Showing posts with label III Marine Reserves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label III Marine Reserves. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Fisheries business threatened by ocean acidification.

Fisheries business threatened by ocean acidification. Between 2005 and 2009, billions of oyster larvae began dying at hatcheries around Washington state before anyone knew what was going on or could do anything about it. The reason, scientists learned, was ocean acidification. Everett Herald

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Media Let Climate Change Off The Hook In Fishing Debate Media Matters for America

Media Let Climate Change Off The Hook In Fishing Debate

Media Matters for America (blog) - ‎17 hours ago‎
As government scientists and policymakers attempt to safeguard disappearing populations of Atlantic Cod off of the New England coast with stricter catch limits, state and national media continue to ignore the role of anthropogenic climate change in ...

Monday, January 7, 2013

Having Decimated the Species...Japan: World's Most Expensive Fish Sold for $1.8 Million TIME

Japan: World's Most Expensive Fish Sold for $1.8 Million

TIME - ‎4 hours ago‎
World. Japan: World's Most Expensive Fish Sold for $1.8 Million. By Patrick BoehlerJan. 07, 20130. Share. Tuna. Toru Hanai / REUTERS.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

80% of Global Fisheries in STEEP Decline

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 06:25 PM PDT
A new report by the Sustainable Fisheries Group (SFG) has confirmed the suspicions held by many researchers that the thousands of fisheries that there isn’t much data on, that’s nearly 80 percent of the world’s fisheries, are in steep decline but could potentially recover to a degree if they are properly managed.
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The report, titled “Status and Solutions for the World’s Unassessed Fisheries” found that if quick, effective action was taken “to allow depleted stocks to recover to sustainable levels, (it) could result in future catches that are 8 to 40 percent larger than are predicted if current unsustainable fishing practices continue.”

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Northeast, two other US fishing areas declared disasters Chicago Tribune

Northeast, two other US fishing areas declared disasters

Chicago Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
BOSTON (Reuters) - The US Commerce Department on Thursday declared a national fishery disaster for the northeast United States as a result of severely low stocks of key groundfish species such as cod and flounder.
Feds declare fishery disaster in New England
Federal Government Issues Fishery Disaster Declaration in Northeast

Thursday, August 16, 2012

New Mäori marine reserves Fishnewseu

New Mäori marine reserves

Fishnewseu - ‎6 hours ago‎
NEW Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries today announced the approval of five new marine reserves for local Mäori populations, which will come into effect on 13 September.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Oyster industry struggles to adapt to climate change Mother Nature Network

Oyster industry struggles to adapt to climate change

Mother Nature Network - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Oysters on the half shell may be a delicacy, but oysters need their shells to grow and thrive in the first place. Unfortunately, increasing levels of ocean acidification caused by carbon-dioxide emissions and climate change threaten the integrity of

Thursday, August 2, 2012

'Sushi: The Global catch' examines the ruinous impact of ... Austin Chronicle - ‎

The Great Gorge: 'Sushi: The Global catch' examines the ruinous impact of ...

Austin Chronicle -
Since the 1950s, the global population of bluefin tuna has been reduced by 90%. What's driving this massive degradation of the bluefin?

Sunday, April 22, 2012

World's Largest Marine Reserve? Battle of the Coral Sea ABC Online


Battle of the Coral Sea

ABC Online - 
And while Australians will next week commemorate the sacrifices made there, there's a new battle of sorts emerging, this time between the fishing industry and the conservation movement over plans for the world's biggest marine reserve

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Call to open marine reserve to yellow fin tuna fishers ABC Online


Call to open marine reserve to yellow fin tuna fishers

ABC Online - 
By Sean Murphy Australia's newest Commonwealth marine reserve will be the world's largest "fattening paddock" for yellow fin tuna, but critics say only foreign fishing vessels will be reaping the benefits. The one million square kilometre Coral Sea