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• Canada to investigate disappearing Pacific salmon

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 151
  A sockeye salmon scurries through shallow water in the Adams River while preparing to spawn near Chase, British Columbia northeast of Vancouver October 11, 2006. REUTERS/Andy Clark VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had ...
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• 8 Sustainable Sources of Farmed Fish & Seafood

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 721
  Photo credit: ellievanhoutte via Flickr Farmed fish and seafood has sort of a bad reputation in some green circles. Sometimes -- as with, say, Atlantic salmon -- its for good reason. But there are a number of cases where farming can actually be a good thing -- for water quality, the health of the fish or seafood ...
  5 days ago

• Sushi salvation: Startup sees future of fish farms in giant Kevlar spheres

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 792
  Filed under: Technology , Green That luscious ahi tuna roll you chowed down on at your local sushi joint? Its the same as eating an endangered Siberian tiger. Well, not quite. But scientists are increasingly worried that ahi, the blood-red belle of the raw-fish ball, is being quickly fished to extinction courtesy ...
  6 days ago

• Harsh effects of overfishing: Malaysian statement

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Nik Naizi Husin, The Star 3 Nov 09;KUANTAN: A total of 25 species of fish, including seven species of knifetooth sawfish, have been listed as endangered marine life by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).Also on the list are 18 species of freshwater fish, including arowana, temoleh and kelah.IUCN ...
  1 week ago

• ILDEX introduces ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010

  
  Press About — Authority: 156
  ILDEX introduces ‘ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010’, focusing on sustainable aquaculture, which is in line with Vietnam’s plan for sustainable development of the aquaculture industry. The aquaculture conference will be part of ILDEX Vietnam 2010, which will take place between March 25th and 27th, 2010. ...
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• Tuna ban ‘justified’ by science

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 151
  The bluefin is highly prized for many dishes, notably sushi. Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, an analysis by scientists advising fisheries regulators suggests. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas’ (ICCAT) advisers said stocks ...
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• Fishery Impact Test Developed

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 151
  The Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery is one of more than 30 Australian fishing sectors to be assessed for its environmental impact using the Ecological Risk Assessment method. ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2009) — Aspects of the ‘ecological risk assessment’ (ERA) method have been adopted in the US, ...
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• La. frets about FDA plan on oyster sterilization

  
  EarthNews — Authority: 433
  Greenwire : Louisiana , home to one-third of the oysters caught in the country, is resisting recently announced plans by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will mandate the sterilization of raw oysters for seven months of the year. “The effect of the proposed ban would greatly impact the Gulf Coast ...
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• Philips Design’s ‘Food Probe’ Promotes Healthy Eating With 3 Concepts

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 742
  Home Farming Pesticides. Genetic-modification. Mistreated animals. It could just about kill anyone’s appetite to hear about all the horrible news about food production. Fortunately, the emerging food revolution focuses on both health and re-establishing the connection between people and the food they eat ...
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• Connie Talbot, Britain’s Got Talent’s Youngest Superstar, Teams With Boscov’s Department Stores

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  Connie Talbot, the acclaimed 8-year-old vocal superstar from the U.K., has teamed up with the Boscov’s department store chain in the northeast U.S. for a cross-marketing campaign in support of her Holiday Magic album. Connie will enjoy heavy signage and product merchandising at all of Boscov’s 39 stores. On ...
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• Suzette & Roy Vitangcol : “Make Money Out Of Your Hobby”

  
  Agriculture Business Week — Authority: 131
  A mother and son team tells us how a mere family hobby blossomed into a success story in the making.It was late last vear when BFAR director Malcolm I. Sarmiento Jr., announced his aim to smash the department’s 5-million metric ton production record for aquaculture, commercial fishing and municipal fishing. BFAR had ...
  2 weeks ago

• Clean Seas gets new Chairman as tuna quota slashed

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 512
  Clean Seas Tuna has announced the appointment of John Ellice-Flint to the role of non-executive Chairman of the Australian aquaculture pioneer. The news comes as Australia’s share of the worldwide quota of Southern Bluefin Tuna has been cut - a policy shift that is likely to benefit Clean Seas in the long-term.Mr ...
  2 weeks ago

• Casting a net far into the future

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 151
  Debates surrounding sustainable fishing are often framed in terms of how initiatives do or do not benefit the seafood industry, or fishermen themselves. In this week’s Green Room, Phil MacMullen argues that these distinctions are far less important than the goal of sustaining the ocean ecosystem and the bounties it ...
  2 weeks ago

• 20% Cut in Southern Bluefin Tuna Take Could be Too Little, Too Late

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  A 20% cut in the Southern Bluefin Tuna take could still be too little, too late for the species which is on the brink of collapse, WWF and the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC have warned. Speaking at the conclusion of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin (CCSBT) Tuna meeting in Jeju ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Audrey Mcavoy, Associated Press Yahoo News 24 Oct 09; HONOLULU – Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup companys plan to build the nations first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.Hawaii Oceanic Technology aims to create an environmentally friendly open ocean farm for bigeye tuna, a favorite source ...
  2 weeks ago

• ‘Arid Aquaculture’ In World’s Drylands (Science Daily)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 148
  Read at : Science Dailyhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081111073841.htm‘Arid Aquaculture’ Among Livelihoods Promoted To Relieve Worsening Pressure On World’s DrylandsScienceDaily (Nov. 14, 2008) — “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of ...
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• Miller: An end to scallops’ shell game

  
  Long Island Business News — Authority: 445
  Peconic Bay beach walkers have been seeing a worrisome sight of late: scallop shells. The shells are very small and very many.It’s enough to make even the toughest East Enders tremble. We’ve waited too long for our world-famous scallop fishery to return from its dark ages to endure a die-off or some other ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sleuthing the Chinese green slime monster

  
  ConservationBytes.com — Authority: 113
  I just returned from a week-long scientific mission in China sponsored by the Australian Academy of Science , the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences . I was invited to attend a special symposium on Marine and Deltaic Systems where research synergies ...
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• Farming Fish In Ponds

  
  AgWired — Authority: 527
  There’s more than one way to farm fish. Usually you think ponds of tilapia or catfish right? Well there’s also sports fishing pond management of game fish like bass and bluegill. At Sunbelt Ag Expo they have a “fishing ponds” exhibit area. One of the exhibitors is Southeastern Pond Management . Seen in ...
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• 2048: The Year of No More Fish

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  The demand for seafood has risen eight-fold since the 1950s. As a result, a 2006 comprehensive scientific study predicted that 90% of fish that are commercially confiscated from the world’s oceans could be wiped out altogether by 2048 . But the study was not all doom and gloom. It was chockfull of directions to ...
  3 weeks ago

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