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08/04/05

Oyster Isn't Endangered, Fishermen Tell Congress - Read Story

Falling Hook, Line And Sinker For Local Halibut - Read Story

Record Fall Salmon Run Begins on Sacramento River - Read Story

Beaver Dams Inspire Fish-Friendly Hydropower Design - Read Story

Lobster Soup to Debut at Hong Kong Disney
HONG KONG, China -- Lobster Soup And Seafood Bouillon Will Replace The Controversial Shark Fin Soup at Hong Kong Disneyland Wedding Banquets, a Disney spokeswoman Said Friday. - Read Story

Scientists Wary of Red Tide Recurrence - Read Story

Working to Bring Back The Coaster Brook Trout - Read Story

Tribes, Fishermen, Conservationists Returning to Scotland to Argue Against Dams - Read Story

Lake Washington Sockeye Salmon Go MIA - Read Story

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07/12/05

Scientists: Cod Off Nova Scotia Declining - Read Story

Spain's Beloved Anchovies Off the Menu for Summer - Read Story

Warm Water Temps May be Harming Sockeye - Read Story

Big Fish Important in the Gene Pool
LONDON — Anglers chasing big fish and leaving the small fry might be doing far more harm than good according to marine scientists in the United States. Charles Birkeland at the University of Hawaii and Paul Dayton at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California have discovered that big fish are vital to maintaining populations, and taking them does crucial damage. Not only does the fertility of big females increase dramatically compared with small fish, but the offspring of big fish tend to grow bigger and faster than those of little ones, New Scientist magazine reported. This means that taking the big fish weakens the gene pool by effectively favoring the fish that grow more slowly and stay small. - Read Story

Task Force to Develop National Standards for Ocean Aquaculture Announced by The Pew Charitable Trusts and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WASHINGTON, DC— The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announce the establishment of the Marine Aquaculture Task Force—comprising leaders from the worlds of science, industry, conservation and government—to recommend national aquaculture standards for the future development of our oceans. To address aquaculture’s risks and benefits, the members of the Marine Aquaculture Task Force will be guided by the principle that marine aquaculture must be conducted in a way that does not harm fish and wildlife and the ecosystems on which they depend. The Task Force is made possible through the generous support of the Lenfest Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts. - Read Story

U.S. Seeks to Change Overfishing Standards
Activists Critical of Approach Allowing 'Socio-Economic' Factors - Read Story

EarthNews Radio: Sensible Seafood Choices - Read Story

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02/11/05

Rebuilding Fisheries Will Add to Asia's Problems - Read Story

Prominent Scientists Join Call for UN Moratorium on Longline Fishing
World renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, has added her voice to 705 international scientists from 83 countries who are urging the UN to implement a moratorium on longline fishing in the Pacific Ocean to prevent the extinction of the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle. The scientists are joined by 230 non-governmental organizations from 54 countries. The list of signers includes biologist E.O. Wilson, oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, and former U.S. astronaut Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. - Read Story

Fishing at Northwest Isles Open For Public Discussion
Five years after then-President Clinton called for greater protection of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, conservationists and fishing interests are still at odds over how much, if any, fishing should be allowed there. Meetings this week across the state are seeking public comment on proposals that range from keeping fishing at current levels or increasing it. Those opposed to fishing in the near-pristine waters of the 4-million-acre Northwestern Hawaiian Islands EcoSystem Reserve are testifying against the plans put forward by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Westpac), which is holding the meetings. - Read Story

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02/4/05

Some Baltic Sea Fish Too Toxic to Eat, WWF Says - Read Story

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01/26/05

Canada to Host International Talks on Overfishing - Read Story

Fishermen Barred from Spawning Grounds of Rare Species in U.S. Virgin Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — U.S. authorities have barred fishing in areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands where rare species spawn, officials said Monday. The Caribbean Fisheries Management Council has banned fishing at the Grammanik Bank, a shallow stretch of sea south of St. Thomas. - Read Story

Dutch Salmon Giant Eyes New Fish To Fry - Read Story

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01/14/05

Oil Contamination Closes Fisheries in Bering Sea Near Grounded Freighter
ANCHORAGE — State regulators have banned commercial fishing in the Bering Sea near the wreckage of a grounded freighter where fuel oil has been seeping since early this month. The order affects the Makushin Bay and Skan Bay tanner crab fishery, which had been scheduled to open Jan. 15. Also closed will be Pacific cod, black rockfish and fisheries for other groundfish that would have opened Saturday. The waters closed by the Division of Commercial Fisheries stretch from Spray Cape to Cape Kovrizhka along the western side of Unalaska Island, about 800 miles southwest of Anchorage. - Read Story

EU Cuts 2005 Fish Quotas To Save Depleted Species - Read Story

EU Fishing Talks Spark Protests - Read Story

Male Fish Growing Eggs Found In Potomac - Read Story

Big Crab Catch Sparks Overfishing Worries - Read Story

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