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Study shows overfishing has cost millions

Posted by MStayman on Saturday, 08 September 2012 in Fishing

fishermen blame fishing limitations The Gulf of Mexico's recreational fishing industry has lost millions of dollars in recent years because of overfishing, a study from a national environmental group says.The economic losses justify annual catch limits to help rebuild depleted populations of fish s...

Super trawler cleared to go fishing off Tassie

Posted by bchristo on Monday, 03 September 2012 in Fishing

by David Wroe The controversial super trawler Margiris could be fishing in Australian waters within days after being given the green light by the Environment Minister, Tony Burke, although it will face strict conditions to protect ocean life. The 142-metre Dutch-owned trawler, which arrived in A...

Changes in fish patterns

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Fishing

by Chris Medlin of The Topsail Island Fishing Guide I know this topic may seem controversial and may receive criticism from some people, but as most of you know I am a fellow who speaks his mind. There are some strange things going on around here. I am worried about our environment. I have seen ch...

Report addresses painful whale deaths by entanglement in fishing line and gear

Posted by henryfool on Sunday, 01 July 2012 in Fishing

By Patricia Sullivan Q: How are a dead baby Humpback whale and our fisherman’s platter related? Read on for clues. In Vancouver, British Columbia a young Humpback whale comes ashore while alive, but dies hours after beaching himself. Necropsy (animal autopsy) results confirm the creature l...

Tuna Show Radiation Contamination

Posted by GreenDog on Thursday, 07 June 2012 in Fishing

From 6,000 miles away, tuna that migrated from the Fukyshima nuclear plant in Japan retained radioactive comtamination according to a story by Alicia Chang, The Associated Press May 29, 2012. While far below the "safe to eat limits, tissue samples tested by Fisher of New York's Stonybrook University...

Six Fish Populations Restored to Healthy Levels in the US

Posted by EarthDude on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 in Fishing

All are aware of the tragic loss of biodiversity that this planet is current going through in various ecosystems. However, a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report shows that when good policies are in place, natural ecosystems can sustain themselves and thrive. NOAA has re...

Clammers on front lines of climate change

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 09 March 2012 in Fishing

ROCKPORT — When it comes to the acid-base balance in human blood or ocean water, a small change can mean a lot. That was the message presented at a March 3 seminar at the Maine Fishermen's Forum. The scale between acid and base conditions is expressed using the term pH, on a range fr...

Report shows deep-sea fishing is unsustainable

Posted by Aaron on Friday, 09 September 2011 in Fishing

The deep sea, the planet's biggest ecosystem, is in trouble, an international research team says, underling the need to stop commercial fishing in such waters and focus on productive waters instead. Presented in the journal Marine Policy, a comprehensive analysis reveals the unsustainability of deep...

Scientists Call for Ban on Deep Sea Fishing

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 09 September 2011 in Fishing

Fishing restrictions near the coast lines have been in place for many years, of which many local fishermen are well aware. These restrictions are understood to be vital in maintaining a stable population of wild fish for harvesting. In recent years, due to these restrictions, many industria...

Mollusc Stocks At Risk From Ocean Acidification

Posted by Wolf on Monday, 29 August 2011 in Fishing

Fishermen in Haiti and some African countries could lose their livelihoods as ocean acidification causes a decline in mollusc populations, a study has found. Human industrial activities release carbon dioxide, which dissolves in sea water, increasing its acidity. This higher acidity damages...

Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch

Posted by bchristo on Saturday, 07 May 2011 in Fishing

MOST angling gear is designed to hold onto fish. But some new equipment is fine-tuned to be more selective — holding tight to some fish and letting go of others, especially if they are Atlantic bluefin tuna — a fish whose numbers have fallen sharply. Starting this month, commercial fishing vessels ...

Seafood Now a Concern for Japan

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 in Fishing

TOKYO -- Fears about contaminated seafood spread Wednesday despite reassurances that radiation in the waters off Japan's troubled nuclear plant poses no health risk. Although experts say radioactive particles are unlikely to build up significantly in fish, the seafood concerns in the country that g...

Find Sustainable Seafood with Seafood Watch

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 February 2011 in Fishing

Many people eat food without thinking much about it, aside from its taste and its nutritional/caloric value. But there are also people who care about more than that, such as where their food came from and how the animal/creature was captured and killed. Unfortunately, that information isn’t generall...

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New Fishing Hook Can Save Tens of Thousands of Endangered Turtles in the Coral Triangle

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 14 February 2011 in Fishing

Thousands of endangered marine turtles could be saved in the Coral Triangle region if the fishing industry started using innovative and responsible fishing gear, a WWF analysis shows. Towards the Adoption of Circle Hooks to Reduce Fisheries Bycatch in the Coral Triangle Region makes a strong case f...

China Fisheries Get More Protection

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 26 December 2010 in Fishing

China will intensify management of the fishing industry in its territory, an annual national fishery conference heard on Thursday. "Normal patrols to safeguard fishing around the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea will be organized in 2011," said Zhao Xingwu, director of the Fishery Admin...

Plan To Save Blue Tuna Fails

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 18 November 2010 in Fishing

BRUSSELS — France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat Thursday from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna. After drawn-out negotiations, the 27-nation EU abandoned a plan to seek cutbacks in fishing quotas based only on scientific a...

NOAA Should Do More to Protect Spawning Bluefin Tuna

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 in Fishing

Atlantic bluefin tuna are remarkable creatures, growing up to 10 feet in length and more than 1,500 pounds, and capable of swimming across the Atlantic Ocean in just over a month. Harried by overfishing along the way, they enter the Gulf of Mexico to spawn, only to encounter longline fishe...

Good News for Gulf Fishermen

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 31 July 2010 in Fishing

In response to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal government closed off vast areas of the ocean to fishing operations. Much of the area was closed off as a precaution, even if it was minimally touched by the spreading oil, to avoid a public health disaster from contaminate...

Fishing for Sustainability

Posted by ekeith on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 in Fishing

by Nicole Makris From a health perspective, fish and seafood offer benefits that are hard to find elsewhere. Unfortunately, the current consumption of seafood, specifically fish, is wrought with controversy and ecological degradation. Conservation biologists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Cent...