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Fisheries Study Shows Unhealthy Cod Population
26 May 2012, 7:17 am
Scientists and commercial fishermen are at odds over a new report on
overfishing in the Gulf of Maine. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study gives a dire assessment of the health of the codfish population. At a meeting in Portsmouth, federal regulators met with fishermen to discuss the study that has yet to be peer reviewed.
More Concerns About overfishing
22 May 2012, 2:59 am
The Guardian newspaper in the UK is reporting that observers monitoring European fish quotas are regularly intimidated, offered bribes and are undermined by the fishing crews they are observing.
OVER £1.1MILLION CONFISCATED AFTER GUILTY PLEAS TO overfishing
18 May 2012, 9:54 am
At the High Court in Edinburgh today, May 18 2012, four fishermen, who had previously pled guilty to landing undeclared fish at Fresh Catch Ltd and Alexander Buchan Ltd between 2002 and 2005, were the subject of confiscation orders totalling over £1,100,000.
Northeast has good, bad news on overfishing
16 May 2012, 7:45 pm
A new report on the status of U.S. fisheries contains some good news for New England fishermen and others with an interest in the health of fish stocks in and around Long Island Sound. But the good news shares a net with a host of challenges.
Consumers are paying for their fish many times over through subsidies
14 May 2012, 5:40 am
Environmental coalition OCEAN2012 has sharply criticised excessive EU fishing subsidies ahead of an EU Fisheries Council Meeting to be held in Brussels this week. Ministers at the meeting will debate how future subsidies should be spent and how to reach sustainable fishing limits.
Tuna in danger of overfishing
8 May 2012, 10:16 am
Believe it or not, success is endangering the continued existence of the tuna, the fish that has brought so much wealth to fishermen, traders and canning companies in the Socsargen (South Cotabato, Sarangani, General Santos) region. There is a scramble to catch the highly valued fish by deep sea fishing companies from 35 countries that there is now a danger of
overfishing.
Planners told of fishing 'madness'
3 May 2012, 11:24 pm
overfishing and aquaculture are triggering the massive loss of species in the ocean similar to what has already happened on land, English writer and environmental activist George Monbiot said during his keynote presentation at the New Zealand Planning Institute annual conference in Blenheim yesterday.
World - overfishing
Waiter! There's a Shark Fin in my Soup! - Forbes
21 May 2012, 6:54 pm
Shark fin, no matter how legal it is, can sell for more than the price of caviar. But Americans are catching on that
overfishing for this unlikely delicacy can have devastating consequences for ocean life. So it’s no wonder the fishing ...
The Bottom Line: Even Fish Need Yearly Checkups - Huffington Post
16 May 2012, 9:15 pm
Last year, thanks to our system of science-based management, six U.S. ocean fish stocks were fully rebuilt to healthy levels, others continued their recovery, and significant progress was made in ending
overfishing. These conservation gains occurred in ...
Report: Amid problems, US fish stocks rebound - msnbc.com
14 May 2012, 8:13 pm
Emily Menashes, acting director of NOAA's sustainable fisheries office said, overall, the report shows, "We are turning the corner on ending
overfishing." But New England is defying the positive trends and it's unclear how that can change ...
Tuna in danger of overfishing - Global Nation
7 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Believe it or not, success is endangering the continued existence of the tuna, the fish that has brought so much wealth to fishermen, traders and canning companies in the Socsargen (South Cotabato, Sarangani, General Santos) region. There is a scramble to ...
