Showing posts with label fishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fishing. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Pacific Bluefin Tuna's Population Has Collapsed

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Pacific Prey Wikimedia Commons  Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population Has Dropped By 96 Percent -- Popsci.com  The dark side of sushi'...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Japan Bluefin Tuna Sells For $1.76 Million

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Japan Bluefin Tuna Sells For Record $1.76 Million -- NBC/AP  A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturda...
Friday, August 5, 2011

Atlantic Cod Recovering

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Photo: Cod and similar species on the Scotian Shelf have been eight to 18 per cent more massive for their age between 2006 and 2010 compare...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Tuna Need Urgent Protection, Study Concludes

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A school of bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii). CREDIT: NOAA Fisheries Service From Live Science: Five of the eight species of tuna now qualify...
Monday, March 22, 2010

The Bitter Battle Over Bluefin Tuna

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Glossy and greedy: Bluefin tuna is one of the world's most highly prized foodstuffs. From The BBC: "Welcome to the strange world of...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Acid Oceans Leave Fish At More Risk From Predators

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From The BBC: Ocean acidification could cause fish to become "fatally attracted" to their predators, according to scientists. A te...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Fishing Quota Will Lead To Extinction Of Bluefin Tuna, Warn Conservationists

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From Times Online: Conservationists have accused the organisation charged with ensuring the survival of the bluefin tuna of pushing the fish...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

EPA Study Says Mercury-Tainted Fish Found In 49% Of U.S. Lakes And Reservoirs

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From The Bloomberg: Fish with potentially harmful levels of mercury were found in 49 percent of U.S. lakes and reservoirs studied, the Envir...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

'Last Chance' For Tuna Authority

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Tsukiji market in Tokyo is the final destination for a large proportion of bluefin From The BBC: The annual meeting of the body charged with...
Sunday, November 8, 2009

Hunting For Tuna: The Environmental Peril Grows

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Tuna are unloaded at a wharf in Port Lincoln, South Australia. The town has the highest number of millionaires per capita in the country. Ph...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Tuna Ban 'Justified' By Science

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The bluefin is highly prized for many dishes, notably sushi From The BBC: Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent ...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Half Of Fish Consumed Globally Is Now Raised On Farms, Study Finds

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These are moi, or Pacific threadfin, being sorted for market after harvest from an offshore aquaculture cage in Hawaii. (Credit: NOAA) From ...
Friday, August 21, 2009

Giant Robotic Cages to Roam Seas as Future Fish Farms?

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A worker cleans an Aquapod fish cage off Peurto Rico in an undated photo. Another Aquapod has been outfitted with remote-control propellers....
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Mercury Found In All Fish Caught In U.S.-Tested Streams

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Two USGS scientists analyze fish for mercury in the St. Marys River in northern Florida. By Mark Brigham, AP From USA Today: Sports fisherme...
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Can the World's Fisheries Survive Our Appetites?

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Photo: Scottish fisherman Mike Nichol on board the trawler Carina in the North Atlantic helps haul in the catch. Chris Furlong / Getty From...