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PhysOrg
May 22, 2012
With up to 25% of fish catches being caught illegally across the world, and with an estimated cost to Europe of up to €10 billion by 2020, the EU were eager to address the problems facing the European fishing industry. One major initiative was to fund the EU project behind the latest development: a three year, four million Euro pan-European project, called “FishPopTrace” led by Bangor University, UK.
FIS
By Analia Murias
May 22, 2012
The anchovy fleet consisting of about 60 purse seiners based in Galicia expressed concern and disappointment at the weak current season as the specimens are small and unattractive for the industry.
Because of the smaller size of the anchovies caught in the Bay of Biscay, the price of each kilogram fell from EUR 3 to EUR 1.
The Washington Post
By Brad Plumer
May 20, 2012
Want to see how severely we humans are scouring the oceans for fish? Check out this striking map from the World Wildlife Fund’s 2012 “Living Planet Report.” The red areas are the most intensively fished (and, in many cases, overfished) parts of the ocean — and they’ve expanded dramatically since 1950:
To measure how intensively these areas are fished, Swartz et al., (2010) used the fish landed in each country to calculate the primary production rate (PPR) of each region of the ocean. PPR is a value that describes the total amount of food a fish needs to grow within a certain region.
The Canadian Press
By Terri Theodore
May 20, 2012
The Canadian government has raised the ire of American tuna fishermen by cutting off their Canadian port privileges just as exploratory talks are set to start over the lucrative Canada-U.S. albacore fishery.
Hope is fading that the 31-year-old treaty allowing Canadians and Americans to fish across borders can be resurrected for this season’s fishery.
FIS
May 17, 2012
New analysis of updated data has shown that 8 per cent of US waters are currently designated as marine protected areas (MPAs), with the vast majority of these areas open to fishing and other activities, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). US sites are catalogued in the recently updated MPA Inventory, available online.
“These data show that the US has a representative network of MPAs, both geographically and for different purposes, and 8 per cent is good progress,” says Lauren Wenzel, acting director of the National Marine Protected Areas Centre. “We need to make sure that we’ve protected examples of all of our diverse ecosystems and habitats and that existing MPAs are effectively managed.”
Ecotrope
By Cassandra Profita
May 21, 2012
A bill that passed in the 2012 Oregon Legislature promises to deliver more fish to the Oregon Food Bank.
House Bill 4068 makes it legal for the food bank to pay fish processors…
Vancouver Sun
By Tiffany Crawford
May 20, 2012
There could be an all-aboriginal fishery on the Fraser River this summer, following early predictions that not enough salmon will return to allow for a commercial catch, say fishery managers.
Only between…
PhysOrg
May 22, 2012
With up to 25% of fish catches being caught illegally across the world, and with an estimated cost to Europe of up to €10 billion by 2020, the EU were eager to address the problems facing…
FIS
By Analia Murias
May 22, 2012
The anchovy fleet consisting of about 60 purse seiners based in Galicia expressed concern and disappointment at the weak current season as the specimens are small and unattractive for the industry.
Because of…
CNN Money
By Jennifer Alsever
May 22, 2012
Joe Rizzi first heard the underwater songs of humpback whales a decade ago while scuba diving near Hawaii. Enthralled, he decided to pipe their migration music into his beachfront home.
Here’s the…
PhysOrg
May 21, 2012
PhD student Vivienne Johnston is working with Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer at Plymouth focusing on the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems close to volcanic carbon dioxide vents.
Her research published today (18th May) in the journal…
The Phnom Penh Post
By Shane Worrell
May 21, 2012
A study the Lao government has used to claim the Xayaburi dam would be harmless if redesigned has been criticised for not addressing concerns about the project’s effect on fish…
FIS
By Natalia Real
May 18, 2012
The yearly two-and-half month-long fishing ban began this week in most of the South China Sea to restore marine resources, fishery authorities informed. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries which…
MSNBC
By Miguel Llanos
May 22, 2012
In a bid to track sea pollution by mimicking how fish navigate and work together, scientists on Tuesday moved their robotic fish from the lab to the sea.
The technology could reduce the…
Capital Public Radio
By Kathleen Masterson
May 21, 2012
More than a century after the Gold Rush, California is still dealing with the toxic remnants of the mining industry. There are an estimated 47,000 abandoned mines in the state; some…
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