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EU Fisheries & Politics : European Commission sets out position on ecosystem-based approach to fisheries
The European Commission (EC) has published Friday (April 11th) a Communication on the role of fisheries management in implementing an ecosystem approach to marine management. In this text, the Commission outlines how the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) can help implement a more joined-up approach to protect the ecological balance of our oceans as a sustainable source of wealth and well-being for future generations. The key objectives are to minimise the impacts of fishing on the wider marine environment by reducing the overall level of fishing pressure, and to ensure that fisheries measures are used fully to support the cross-sectoral approach defined by the EU's Marine Strategy and Habitats Directives.
Source: 
 Seafood Intelligence, 11 April, 2008
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Something's fishy as Europe dines
January 14. China is one of the largest suppliers of West African fish
to Europe. Chinese National Fisheries, which first sent boats to the
Atlantic in 1985, now has offices up and down the coast of West Africa.
It also has a huge compound in Las Palmas. 'Europe's dinner tables are
increasingly supplied by global fishing fleets that are depleting the
world's oceans to feed the ravenous consumers who have become fish's
most effective predators' says an article in the International Herald
Tribune. About 50 percent of the fish sold in the EU originates in
developing nations, and much of it is laundered like contraband, caught
and shipped illegally beyond the limits of government quotas or
treaties.
Source:
International Herald Tribune, January 14th, 2008
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Europe: une drôle d'odeur dans l'assiette
14 Janvier. La Chine est un des plus gros fournisseurs du marché
européen en poissons provenant d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Chinese National
Fisheries, qui a pour la première fois envoyé des bateaux en Atlantique
en 1985, a aujourd'hui des bureaux tout au long de la côte ouest
africaine. La compagnie a également une immense enceinte à Las Palmas.
"les tables de l'Europe sont de plus en plus approvisionnées par des
flottes mondiales qui épuisent les ressources des océans pour nourrir
des consommateurs voraces qui sont devenus les plus grands prédateurs du
poisson" explique un article publié par le International Herald Tribune.
Près de 50% du poisson vendu en Europe vient de pays en développement,
et une grande partie vient de la contrebande, est capturé et transporté
de façon illégale au delà des limites données par des quotas
gouvernementaux ou des traités.
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International Herald Tribune, January 14th, 2008 |
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Empty Seas - Europe Takes Africa’s Fish, and Boatloads of Migrants Follow
KAYAR, Senegal — Ale Nodye, the son and grandson of fishermen in this northern Senegalese village, said that for the past six years he netted barely enough fish to buy fuel for his boat. So he jumped at the chance for a new beginning. He volunteered to captain a wooden canoe full of 87 Africans to the Canary Islands in the hopes of making their way illegally to Europe.
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New York Times, January 14, 2008
Related:
Empty Seas: Europe’s Appetite for Seafood Propels Illegal Trade (January 15, 2008) |
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The King Of Sushi
Growing Demand For Sushi Is Having A Big Impact On The Bluefin Population
(CBS) We've come a long way in America from the days when hamburgers and hot dogs were the fast food we all craved. Now it seems that every month there's a new food fad. But there's one distinctly un-American food fad that seems destined to stick around: sushi.
Sushi wouldn't be sushi without tuna and as correspondent Bob Simon reports, the Japanese have turned it into a multi-billion dollar international business. For them, tuna is an object of reverence, particularly when it comes to bluefin tuna, which they call the "king of sushi."
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CBS January 13, 2008
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Retail revolution: 100% sustainable MSC-labelled fish in the Netherlands
The Hague - In a pioneering move the Dutch retail sector has united to work towards selling only sustainable fish and seafood. From 2011, all wild-caught fish and seafood at every food retail chain in the Netherlands will come from sustainble fisheries that are certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard.
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Seafood Intelligence, 13 December 2007 |
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Study: Cooperative Fisheries Make Cash
Study Finds Cooperative Fisheries Promise More Money for Less Work Than Competitive Model
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- At a time when a quarter of the world's fisheries are considered depleted, can commercial fishermen make more money by fishing less?
A study published in the Friday edition of the journal Science says they can -- with one condition.
Source:
AP, December 7, 2007
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WTO proposal limits fisheries subsidies, bans fuel subsidies
30 Nov 2007. New negotiating proposals at the World Trade Organisation
(WTO) impose tough limits on subsidies on fisheries, a move that
delighted environmentalists concerned about overfishing. The proposals
from the chair of the WTO negotiations on "rules" do not propose a
blanket ban on all subsidies to fisheries. But they list a large number
of subsidies, including those for the construction of new vessels, and
for operating costs of fisheries, including fuel, that would be banned.
Both the European Union and Korea subsidise fuel for fishing vessels.
Certain subsidies in developing countries, where many poor people depend
on fishing for their livelihoods, are exempted from the proposed bans,
but countries benefiting from waivers must operate fishery management
systems to conserve fish stocks.
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Reuters, November 30, 2007
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Une proposition de l'OMC limite les subventions pêche, demande l'arrêt
des subventions au carburant
30 Novembre 2007. De nouvelles propositions de négociations au sein de
l'OMC imposent de fortes limites aux subventions pêche, ce qu'approuvent
les environnementalistes inquiets de la surpêche. Les propositions,
faites par le président du groupe de négociation sur les "règles" ne
propose pas un arrêt complet des subventions à la pêche. Mais elle
listent un grand nombre de subventions qui devraient être bannies,
incluant les subventions pour la construction de navires et pour les
coûts de fonctionnement, comme le carburant.
Tant l'Union européenne que la Corée subventionnent le carburant pour
leurs flotets de pêche. Certaines subventions pour les pays en
développement, où beaucoup de populations défavorisées dépendent de la
pêche pour vivre, seraient exemptées, mais les pays bénéficiant de ces
exemptions devraient avoir des systèmes de gestion de pêche
opérationnels en vue de la conservation des stocks de pêche.
Source
Reuters, November 30, 2007
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e-discussion about ICT, Fisheries & Aquaculture
WorldFish and FAO are holding an e-discussion about ICT, Fisheries & Aquaculture
from Monday 26thNovember for two weeks. They have gathered together examples from
around the globe of how ICTs can be and are being used to enhance the
lives and
livelihoods of fisherfolk and fishing communities. The aim of
the Forum is to gather
together people interested in the issue, share
information and develop ideas for
future action. Please join and share
your ideas and experiences.
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Worldfish center/e-agriculture, November 2007 |
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Groups oppose ‘ocean fertilization’ in Sulu Sea
Agence France-Presse
MANILA, Philippines -- Environmental groups condemned on Monday an Australian company's plan to dump hundreds of tons of fertilizer into Philippine waters as part of an experiment to combat climate change.
The groups, including Greenpeace and civil society organizations, called on the Philippine government to stop the experiment, known as "ocean fertilization."
"This is not a solution and is a dangerous diversion to the real solutions to address climate change," said Jasper Inventor, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner.
"It is also extremely irresponsible to test a speculative and unproven method, which potentially has high impacts to the environment."
Source:
Inquirer, Nov 14 2007
Read more:
Nature, Nov 12 2007 "Convention discourages Ocean fertilization"
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The law of the land goes fishing
Who owns the water or the fish or the right to fish?
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International Herald Tribune, Nov 8 2007 |
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Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Fisheries Management - new Web site
launched
18 octobre 2007. The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has launched a
Web site to increase knowledge on the contribution of Marine Protected Areas
(MPAs) to fisheries management.
Source:
FAO website, October 18, 2007
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Les aires marines protégées comme outil de gestion des pêcheries - nouveau
site web
18 Octobre. Le Département des Pêche set de l'Aquaculture de la FAO a lancé
un site web (en anglais) pour améliorer les connaissances sur la
contribution des aires marines protégées (AMP) à la gestion des pêcheries.
Source:
site web FAO 18 Octobre , 2007 |
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EU crackdown needs to go further
CONSERVATION group Oceana has welcomed today's publication by the
European Commission of a Proposal for a Regulation to eliminate illegal
fishing.But millions of euros of subsidies have already reportedly ended
up in the hands of pirate fishers. Meanwhile, WWF say the plans must be
extended and bolstered by more port controls to be effective.
Source:
 Fishupdate, Oct 17, 2007
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[European] Commission must heed cod warning, says WWF
The European Commission and the Fisheries Ministers must heed the
warning launched today by the scientists of ICES (the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea) to give North Sea cod stocks a
chance to recover, according to the international conservation
organisation WWF.
Source:
Fishupdate, October 16, 2007
ICES Pressrelease, October 15, 2007
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Legatum, a private firm that invests in the global financial markets and in initiatives that support sustainable development, announced Sept. 17 a structured gift of $50 million to create a new center at MIT. The establishment of the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship will support aspiring entrepreneurs from the developing world who have a strong commitment to development entrepreneurship, helping them to acquire the knowledge and skills required for successful business development and civic leadership around the world.
"MIT believes that an innovative entrepreneurial approach, practically implemented from the bottom up, provides an effective route to the creation of businesses and jobs, and to meeting essential human needs." said Phillip L. Clay, chancellor of MIT.
"We seek a balance in the debate on what constitutes effective development, which has traditionally been overwhelmingly out of balance in favor of top-down thinking." Says Iqbal Quadir who will serve as the executive director of the center.
The Legatum Fellows, drawn from across the five MIT schools, will engage in a cross-faculty program drawing upon the expertise of all of MIT's programs and laboratories. The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship is now seeking
applications for Legatum Fellowships for the 2008-2009 academic year from
graduate students at MIT.
Source:
MIT News,
September 17, 2007
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Fish farming: dangers and solutions
September 19. Close to 40% of the seafood consumed today comes
from aquaculture. But to create 1 kg of high-protein fishmeal,
which is fed to farmed fish, it takes 4.5 kg of small pelagic
fish. "Aquaculture's current heavy reliance on wild fish for feed
carries substantial ecological risks," says a leading scholar at
Stanford University. "Unless the industry finds alternatives to
using pelagic fish to sustain fish farms, the aquaculture
industry could end up depleting an essential food source for many
other species in the marine food chain".
Industry and research have significantly reduced the percentage
of fish and oil in fish feed, but such improvements have been
offset by the industry's explosive growth. In the salmon
industry, the amount of wild fish required to produce one unit of
salmon was reduced 25% between 1997 and 2001, but total industry
production grew by 60% during the same time.
Were people simply to eat more fish that live lower down in the
food chain, it would mean significant ecological pluses with no
real diminution in human health benefits. "The fish species at
the core of the millennia-long tradition of fish-farming in Asia
and parts of Africa — catfish, carp, ... — actually require less
fish input than is ultimately harvested, because they are
herbivorous or omnivorous.... Ultimately that is really where the
solution is — to cut back on these carnivorous species and turn
our attention to these plant-eating ones," says a bioeconomist at
the University of British Columbia (UBC).
That calculus may already be helping to recharge the allure of
the modest shellfish, including the oyster. Not only are oysters,
along with other mollusks, good for you — oysters are freakishly
high in zinc — they feed themselves. And by being able to thrive
even in slightly polluted water, they provide an invaluable
ecological service; a single adult oyster can filter 189 liters
of water a day.
Source:
Time Magazine, September 19th, 2007
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Aquaculture: dangers et solutions
19 Septembre. Près de 40% des produits de la mer consommés
aujourd'hui proviennent de l'aquaculture. Mais pour créer un kilo
de nourriture, qui est ensuite donnée aux poissons d'aquaculture,
il faut 4,5kgs de petits pélagiques. "La forte dépendance
actuelle de l'aquaculture par rapport aux stocks de poissons
sauvages génère des risques écologiques substantiels", dit un
chercheur de l'Université de Stanford. "A moins que l'industrie
de trouve des alternatives à l'utilisation de poissons pélagiques
pour perenniser les activités aquacoles, l'industrie de
l'aquaculture pourrait finir par décimer une source essentielle
de nourriture pour la chaîne alimentaire marine".
L'industrie et la recherche ont d'ores et déjà réduit
significativement le pourcentage de poisson sauvages dans la
nourriture des poissons d'aquaculture, mais ces progrès ont été
annulés par la croissance explosive du secteur. Dans
l'aquaculture de saumon, les quantités de poissons sauvages
nécessaires pour produire un kilo de saumon ont été réduites de
25% entre 1997 et 2001 mais, dans le même temps, l'aquaculture de
saumon à augmenté de 60%.
Si les gens mangeaient plutôt du poisson qui se trouve plus bas
dans la chaîne alimentaire, cela amènerait de grands bénéfices
écologiques, sans réelle diminution des bénéices au point de vue
de la santé humaine. "Les espèces qui sont au coeur de la
tradition millénaire d'aquaculture en Asie et dans certaines
parties de l'Afrique, - le poisson chat, la carpe, etc -
demandent moins d'apport en poissons que les quantités de
poissons finalement récoltées, parce qu'ils sont omnivores ou
herbivores.... Finalement, c'est là que se trouve la solution -
arrêter d'élever ces espèces carnivores et se tourner vers celles
qui sont herbivores", déclare un bioéconomiste de l'Université de
Colombie britannique (UBC).
Ce calcul pourrait déjà redorer l'image des modestes
coquillages, incluant l'huître. Non seulement l'huître, comme les
autres mollusques, est bonne pour la santé - les huîtres sont
très riches en zinc - mais elles se nourrissent toutes seules.
Et, en étant capables de prospérer même dans les eaux modérement
polluées, elles rendent un service écologique insetimable: une
seule huître adulte peut filtrer jusqu'à 189 litres d'eau par jour.
Source:
Time Magazine, 19 Septembre, 2007
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Carribean first Common Fisheries Policy
August 10th. Since CARICOM Heads of Governments identified a need for a common fisheries policy in 2003, major progress had been made and a draft agreement had been produced. 27 sections are covered in it, including the common fisheries zone, access to fisheries resources within the zone, the implementation arrangements including the powers of the implementing agencies, conservation and management of fishery resources, data collection and research, intellectual property rights, dissemination of information, registration of fishing vessels, marketing and trading in fisheries resources. A key success factor in realising the objectives of this policy is going to be an improved level of understanding and co-operation among all stakeholders, fishermen, government officials, technocrats, students and all the people of the Caribbean.
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Barbados advocate, August 10
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Première Politique Commune de la Pêche pour les Caraïbes
10 Aout. Depuis que les chefs d'Etat du CARICOM ont identifié le besoin pour les Caraïbes d'avoir une politique commune de la pêche, en 2003, de grands progrès ont été enregistrés et une proposition d'accord a été produite, qui comprend 27 sections, incluant la détermination des zones de pêches communes, l'accès aux ressources de pêche à travers la zone, la mise en application des accords et les pouvoirs conférés aux agences de mise en application, la conservation et la gestion des ressources de pêche, la collecte de données, la recherche, la dissémination de l'information, l'enregistrement des embarcations de pêche, la commercialisation des ressources de pêche, etc. Un facteur clé pour la réalisation des objectifs de cette politique, c'est une amélioration du niveau de compréhension et de collaboration entre les différents acteurs: pêcheurs, officiels, technocrates, étudiants et toute la population des Caraïbes.
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Barbados advocate, 10 Aout |
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Europe's costal resorts battle a Jellyfish invasion
From Cannes to the Costa del Sol, holidaymakers are under attack. As millions of toxic jellyfish lay siege to the beaches of the Mediterranean, coastal communities are battling to turn the tide
Jellyfish are a natural part of the marine environment, but the scale of what's happening now is a warning that something's going very wrong," says Dr David Santilo, a marine biologist for the Greenpeace research laboratories at Exeter University.
The French-Canadian biologist Daniel Pauly paints an apocalyptic vision of oceans taken over by jellyfish: "We are moving from a marine ecosystem dominated by big fish to a soup of small organisms. If we carry on like this the only things in the sea will be jellyfish and plankton soup."
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The Independent, August 1 2007 |
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Divers, villagers join forces to rebuild reefs
Experienced volunteer divers, along with the assistance of local villagers, have constructed an artificial reef in the Sunda Strait under the Build Your Own Reef project organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia. These "man-made" reefs will accelerate the restoration of the area's marine life and ecosystem while supporting the local fishing communities.
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The Jakarta post.com, July 17, 2007
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Shilling for Sea Lice
Here is what well-known fish biologist John Volpe had to say: "The independent scientific community speaks with a single voice with regards to sea lice and their impact on wild salmon. Salmon farms kill wild salmon. There's no debate around that. It's been known and acknowledged in Europe for more than a decade."
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The Tyee.ca, July 17, 2007 |
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Orange roughy catch is not a sign fishery is back in shape [New Zealand]
Gisborne fishermen are getting good catches of orange roughy at the moment, but the Ministry of Fisheries warns that the fishery is a long way from a healthy state and no increase in quota is being contemplated any time soon.
The Ministry’s manager of deepwater fisheries Stefan Leslie says talk about the catch is quite misleading, as orange roughy collect in large schools during the spawning season and this is not any indication of the true state of the fish population.
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Gisborne Herald, July 17 2007 |
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Tourist boat bust at sea for poaching
The skipper of a chartered Kalk Bay fishing boat was fined R7 500 by Table Mountain National Park's marine unit for letting tourists catch a boatload of undersized fish in a marine protected area. Some of the fish were not only undersized but on the endangered list.
The incident on Sunday angered members of the public and has jolted Cape Town Tourism, along with Marine and Coastal Management and Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) into launching an awareness campaign about responsible environmental tourism.
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IOL.co.za, July 16 2007 |
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G8 Stalls as others battle climate woes...
While the GGH nonsense continues, another important day passed almost unnoticed Friday -- World Oceans Day -- replete with more warnings about the fragile state of the globe's great water and fish resources.
The University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre, under director Daniel Pauly, has taken a leading role on the world stage in researching overfishing, discovering that much of it flows from government subsidies to fisheries that would otherwise be unprofitable.
Source:
June 10, 2007 The Province
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Seafood giants join forces to battle pirate fishing in Barents Sea
Eight of Europe's largest and most influential seafood companies, including McDonald's and Bird's Eye, are demanding better controls on pirate fishing in the Barents sea.
Pirate fishing is estimated to take approximately 25 percent of the global fish catch annually. It's a lucrative business worth some US$9 billion a year. In the Barents Sea, it's estimated that one in every five cod landed are caught illegally.
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HULIQ, May 2007 |
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International presentation of the Stockholm Resilience Centre
Stockholm Resilience Centre was successfully presented on May 8, during the 15th session of the Commission of Sustainable Development in New York.
Thomas Elmqvist, and Sverker Sörlin from the Stockholm Resilience Centre gave an introduction to the new centre and emphasized that the centre has the mission to address sustainable development and advance research for improved governance of social-ecological systems.
Many of the member states delegates representing countries where the centre has projects or collaboration, were present. The delegate from South Africa, in particular, expressed appreciation of the fact that the centre has a global research agenda that also addresses the Millennium development goals.
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Stockholm Resilience Center, May 8, 2007
Inauguration, May 29, 2007
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Major German retailer Lidl supports sustainable fishing by offering MSC-labelled products
Lidl, one of the largest German retailers, has introduced a range of seven frozen and one smoked fish products carrying the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) bold blue eco-label to help customers make the best environmental choice in seafood. The company has initially introduced the products to its 3,000 stores in Germany and Austria and intends to grow this range and extend its use of the eco-label into other European countries. Lidl is also committed to encouraging its supply fisheries to seek certification to the MSC’s environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
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Marine Stewardshp council, MSC, January 2007
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Fish volume unloaded in
S. Mindanao up, Bfar says:
Production estimated at 4,315 metric tons that is 2,189 metric tons above of the volume in 2006. The establishment of deep-sea fish shelters, locally known as payaos in the different provinces in Davao Region by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) Southern Mindanao, has contributed a lot in the increase in the volume of fish unloaded in the region during the first quarter of 2007.
Source:
SunStar, Davao, May 21, 2007
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How Global Warming Could Affect The World's Fisheries
Science Daily — Watching the ebb and flow of populations of fisheries around the world can provide some insight into understanding the effects of global warming on our planet, according to a group of researchers writing in the summer 2007 issue of Natural Resource Modeling. The fact that fisheries are closely tied to human health and species health across the globe adds to their significance.
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Science Daily, May 16, 2007 |
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The Ultimate Life List
Hands up if you've heard this before: An ambitious new project promises to create an online compendium of all 1.8 million or so described species. It can already claim participation by premier institutions, a wad of start-up cash, and huzzahs from biodiversity guru Edward O. Wilson. Although some confess to a wary sense of déjà vu, taxonomists hope that the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) can provide the long-awaited comprehensive species catalog. Even enthusiasts agree that it faces some tall hurdles, however, such as signing up curators and getting permission to use copyrighted material.
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Sciencemag.org, May 11, 2007 |
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B.C. government commits $1 million for a sea-floor laboratory
VICTORIA (CP) - The B.C. government has committed almost $1 million for a sea-floor laboratory that will help researchers study important environmental issues such as climate change, earthquakes, fish conservation and energy sources.
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Canadian Press, May 06, 2007 |
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S Pacific to stop bottom-trawling
A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor, South Pacific nations have agreed. The landmark deal will restrict bottom-trawling, which experts say destroys coral reefs and stirs up clouds of sediment that suffocate marine life.
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BBC News, May 5, 2007 |
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[Philippines and] Thailand in pact against illegal fishing
Bali (Agencies) - Thailand and nine other Asian and Pacific nations pledged Friday to work closer to tackle rampant illegal fishing in the region in the wake of rapidly dwindling fish stocks.
Fishing ministers from the 10 countries signed an agreement to share information on illegal fishing and step up surveillance in their waters in an increased effort to reduce poaching and overfishing.
They also pledged data-sharing on the levels of fish stocks in their waters and the catches of their fishing fleets so they could work together to determine what amount of future fishing was sustainable.
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Bankok post.com, May 5, 2007 |
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Researchers say Nemo really can find way home
THE cute clownfish made famous by the hit cartoon feature Finding Nemo really can find his way home after spending months at sea, researchers have found.
The team of Australian, American and French scientists say they have achieved a world breakthrough that could revolutionise the sustainable management of coral reefs and help restore threatened fisheries.
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Herald Sun, May 4, 2007
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EU must "halve" fishing to save tuna
ROME, Italy - - Thousands of people across the world have joined a growing list of retailers and organisations - led by WWF - in their call on EU countries to cut fishing quotas in half for the urgent conservation of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean.
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Fishupdate.com, May 4, 2007 |
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It’s a free-for-all rape of the sea
[Guernsey.] The fishing industry’s nightmares came true yesterday when a Privy Council judgement ruled that the States did not have the power to legislate out to 12 miles. That means Jersey and UK vessels can now fish the three- to 12-mile zone with impunity.
Guernsey Fishermen’s Association vice-president Willie Falla said his worst fears had been realised.
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Guernsey Press and Star, May 4, 2007 |
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[Aquaculture] Legislation creates renewed interest
SAN DIEGO – Predictions of a “blue revolution” where fish farms off the U.S. become a major food source have remained fanciful speculation.
In California, entrepreneurs can now pursue sea ranching – raising certain types of fin fish in offshore pens – thanks to passage last year of the Sustainable Oceans Act.
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20 Nations Agree on New Fishing Limits
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 20 nations agreed Friday to discourage unregulated and destructive bottom trawling on the South Pacific high seas, a victory for environmental groups.
The agreement, which takes effect Sept. 30, is intended to protect about a quarter of the world's high seas, a vast area extending roughly from the Equator to the Antarctic Circle and from Australia and New Zealand to the west coast of South America.
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WTOP News.com, May 4, 2007
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South Africa: Interim Relief Measures Announced for Fishers
Bongani Mlangeni; The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk on Thursday announced an interim relief measure, to accommodate fishers along the western and southern Cape coastline. This comes after fishers made several pleas for access to marine living resources. The agreement with regard to interim relief was reached with Masifundise, a non-governmental organisation.
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Allafrica.com, BuaNews (Tshwane), 3 May 2007 |
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Rebuilding cod stocks in the Baltic Sea
The Fisheries Committee is proposing amendments to a Commission plan for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea, in a report adopted on Thursday. Cod is the most important fish species in the Baltic, but its current mortality is between two and three times target levels. MEPs in the committee aim to maintain an appropriate balance between rebuilding stocks and maintaining the conditions for fishing communities to continue their activity.
The two cod stocks in the Baltic Sea are suffering from unsustainable levels of exploitation. The Eastern cod stock has declined to levels outside safe biological limits according to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Approximately 35-45% of the cod landed in the Eastern Baltic Sea is caught illegally. The Western cod stock, although in a somewhat better state, is also exposed to very high levels of fishing.
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Pesca, May 3, 2007 |
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At the End of the Line
Worried About Overfishing, Chefs Take Sustainability From Ocean to Plate
Barton Seaver has bags under his eyes for a reason: Besides the exhaustive work it takes to get any new restaurant up and running, he spends his nights surfing the Web to determine which fish he can serve his customers with a clean conscience.
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Washington Post, May 2, 2007 |
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Tracking plan to safeguard world’s fish stocks
Every portion of fish for sale in Britain will soon be traceable back to the boat which caught it under a scheme supported by the government to end illegal fishing in the developing world.
At a ground-breaking meeting at Westminster yesterday government ministers, representatives from the country's largest supermarkets and the food and drink industry agreed on measures to eliminate illegal fishing.
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The Herald, May 01 2007 |
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Study finds island fishing unsustainable everywhere
OTTAWA — Most of the world’s island countries overfish their coral reefs and many will likely see their sole source of protein disappear within a few decades, says a new report.
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Canadian Press, April 21, 2007
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Coral reef collapse spells danger for million
Island communities that depend on coral island fisheries could face a hungry future, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), and Simon Fraser University in Canada, published in Current Biology.
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CEFAS, 3 April 2007 |
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Report sees 'climate divide' between rich and poor
Up to 250 million people across Africa could be facing water shortages by the year 2020 as a result of global warming, and the output of water-fed agriculture could fall by 50 per cent during the same period, according to the latest international assessment of the impact of human-induced climate change.
The warning comes from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which says that developed countries aren't spending enough to limit the effects of climate change on developing countries ― making it harder for poor countries to deal with the impact of global warming.
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Report summary from IPCC workgroup II
IPCC
SciDevNet, April 6, 2007 |
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Still waters, the global Fish crisis
The Mediterranean may lose its wild bluefin tuna. High-tech harvesting and wasteful management have brought world fish stocks to dangerous lows. This story explores the fish crisis—as well as the hope for a new relationship between man and the sea.
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National Geographic, April issue, 2007 |
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IPCC, Panel to Report Species Will Be Lost Due to Global Warming
From the micro to the macro, from plankton in the oceans to polar bears in the far north and seals in the far south, global warming has begun changing life on Earth, international scientists will report next Friday. "Changes in climate are now affecting physical and biological systems on every continent," says a draft obtained by The Associated Press of a report on warming's impacts, to be issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the authoritative U.N. network of 2,000 scientists and more than 100 governments.
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Fow News, Saturday, March 31, 2007 |
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Marine madness may be at an end
Earthlog: Charles Clover's weekly column which takes an inside look at the environment.
It is hard to take the announcement that the EU proposes to stop the insane waste of hundreds of thousands of tons of fish thrown dead over the side by fishermen each year with the solemn seriousness that is presumably intended.
It is rather as if the Pope had announced that, after a year-long consultation period, he was planning to become a Protestant. Or if someone had announced that bears were henceforth going to have to use indoor lavatories.
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Telegraph.co.uk, March 30, 2007 |
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131 Governments Set Their Nets for Illegal Fishers
ROME, Italy, Illegal fishers beware - 131 governments agreed Friday to create a legally binding accord establishing control measures in ports where fish is landed, transhipped or processed in order to combat illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
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ENS: March 12, 2007 |
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EU Communication on reducing unwanted catches by 2008
The EU Commission has adopted a long-awaited Communication on reducing unwanted catches and eliminating discards in European fisheries, proposing the adoption of a progressive fishery-by-fishery discard ban and the setting of standards for maximum acceptable by-catch (rather than measures to regulate landings). The Commission foresees a period of debate during 2007, and has suggested that the first measures could be introduced in 2008.
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MegaPesca FishFiles, March 2007 |
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China's hunger for reef fish threatens stocks
Early this month, the IUCN World Conservation Union issued a warning that 20 species of grouper --- a delicacy often served at Chinese banquets -- were threatened with extinction unless conservation measures were introduced. Large parts of reefs in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia are becoming void of marine life as a result of overfishing and the use of cyanide to catch fish alive.
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CNN.com, March 25, 2007 |
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Commission launches debate on rights based management tools in fisheries.
The Commission launched a Communication on rights-based management tools in fisheries, with the objective of improving the understanding of how fishing rights such as licences, individual fishing quotas, days at sea and/or limited access to fishing grounds are set up and used within the EU, and to discuss best practices and their contribution to meeting the aims of the Common Fisheries Policy.
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Fishfiles lite, March 4, 2007 |
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EC Joint Research Centre reports on climate change and marine resource impacts
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre presented a report “Marine and Coastal Dimension of Climate Change in Europe: A report to the European Water Directors”, detailing the effects climate change has on Europe’s coastal waters and regional seas. Policies designed to mitigate climate change impacts will have to address human exploitation of the seas and coasts, to ensure sustainable management of marine resources.
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Fishfiles lite, March 4, 2007 |
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Caution: Don't Eat Fish as Old as Your Grandmother
"The harvest of deep-sea fishes is a lot like the harvest of old-growth timber," Heppell said, "except we don't ‘replant' the fish. We have to depend on the fish to replenish themselves. And the habitat that used to provide them protection—the deep ocean—is now accessible to fishing because of new technologies."
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LiveScience, 18 February 2007 |
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Newly discovered West Coast arrhythmias cause
Oceanographers, climatologists, and ecologists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting report that unusual ocean conditions and marine die-offs are changing the way scientists think about the future of ocean resources off the US West Coast.
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Huliq.com, 17 February, 2007 |
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Electronic version of fish and chips planned to track sea life
WASHINGTON — In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
Following pilot testing in the north Pacific, the Ocean Tracking Network will expand to the Atlantic, Arctic, Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico.
Details of the expansion were scheduled to be announced Monday at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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USA Today, Feb 12, 2007 |
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Whales off the Red List
The World Conservation Union’s action has placed a number of whales species into the Least Concern category for “widespread and abundant” species. Amongst the species transferred to this category is the main target for current whale hunts - the minke whale. Until this assessment the minke whale was listed in the intermediary category Near Threatened. “This is one more proof that sustainable whaling is a superb means of providing ecological food,” Rune Frøvik, secretary of High North Alliance says.
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High North News, Jan 29, 2007
For more information: IUCN, The Red List |
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What fish is really good for me to eat? What fish can I buy at the market with good conscience? What fishes can I eat while abroad?
The International Seafood Guide is the one-stop answer to all your questions about what seafood is sustainable and healthy to eat from around the world. Consumers interested in health and sustainability are overwhelmed with information about what choices to make.
Source: INCOFISH, January 29, 2007 |
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Agreement by all regional fisheries organisations to protect tuna Many articles commented on the outcome of the first Joint Meeting of Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, held in Kobe (Japan) for five days. About 300 members of fishing-related organizations and governments of 60 countries and regions adopted the first joint plan to combat overfishing of tuna.
Another joint meeting of the tuna RFMOs will be held in January 2009 in
Spain.
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 Atuna press article, Jan 26 2007 |
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Update fish regulations on the web now available
Globefish has published on the web an update on fish regulations. The web site hosts a portal providing links to the relevant web pages of institutions shaping the regulatory framework on trade in fishery products. Links within the portal are ordered per general policy framework, geographic area, institution, policy of the institution and commodity. Links to the main (global, regional and national) tariff databases and trade statistics databases online are also provided.
http://www.globefish.org/index.php?id=3206 |
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Une mise à jour des réglementations concernant le poisson est maintenant disponible
Globefish a publié sur le web une mise à jour (en anglais uniqument) des réglementations concernant le poisson. Le site web est l'hôte d'un portail qui indique les liens vers différentes sites d'institutions qui font le cadre réglementaire pour le commerce des produits de la pêche. Les liens fournis sont classés suivant le cadre politique général, la zone géographique, l'institution, la politique de l'institution, et le produit. Des liens vers les prinicpales bases de données (globales, régionales, nationales) concernant les tarifs et les statistiques commerciales sont aussi fournis.
http://www.globefish.org/index.php?id=3206
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NOAA Top Tens: The Breakthroughs
"The [ECOPATH] model’s simplicity and its ability to accurately identify ecological relationships have revolutionized scientists’ ability worldwide to understand complex marine ecosystems."
Source: NOAA, 200th anniversary celebration, December 12 2006 |
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Seafish taking part in North Atlantic Seafood Forum
SEAFISH is taking an active role in the upcoming North Atlantic Seafood Forum.
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Fishupdate, Dec 09, 2006 |
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USA leads the way with eco-friendly fish
THE United States is leading the world in eco-labelled fish pushing the UK and Switzerland into second and third places respectively.
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Fishupdate, Dec 09, 2006 |
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First MSC eco-label for scallop fishery goes to Argentina
THE Patagonian scallop fishery is the first scallop fishery in the world to be rewarded with certification to the Marine Stewardship Council's
(MSC) environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
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Fishupdate, Dec 09, 2006 |
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MSC passes on farmed fish eco-label
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) decided this week at its board meeting in Thailand not to expand its eco-labeling program to include farmed seafood at this time.
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Fishupdate, Nov 22, 2006 |
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In autumn, China's new rich crave the rare hairy crab
[BACHENG, CHINA]Crab is prized in China year round - it's a dish with "special moment" written all over it in the Chinese family. But in November, when the hairy crabs of the Yangtze delta start developing egg roe, a special passion takes hold. And this fall, it has reached new depths.
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The Christian Science Monitor, Nov 22, 2006
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Greenpeace calls on Fiji to act over bottom trawler
GREENPEACE has called on the Fijian Government to take firm action against a Belizean flagged Chinese high seas bottom trawler by revoking its permit to discharge its catch in the Port of Suva for transhipment to China.
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Fishupdate, Nov 22, 2006
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Grimsby processor attacks quota system
A TRENCHANT attack on fish quotas has been made by Grimsby-based Faroe Seafood UK on the grounds that they lead to landings of black fish and generate an unquantifiable waste of valuable fish stocks.
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Fishupdate, Nov 22, 2006 |
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Lecture gives insight into the impact of gene research on fish farming
AT the University of Aberdeen last night, renowned fish biologist Professor Rene Stet described the major impact that immune gene characterisation has had upon the fish farming industry.
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Fishupdate, Nov 22, 2006 |
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NEAFC not tough enough, say critics
THE intergovernmental commission responsible for managing deep-water fishing in the North East Atlantic was said today to have made some progress on improving the protection of deep-water fish and corals. But it was also slated for allowing the tougher decisions to be hijacked by the short-term fisheries interests of isolated Contracting Parties.
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Fishupdate, Nov 21, 2006 |
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Leading retailer rolls out sustainable seafood to Japan
THE Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced that leading Japanese retailer Aeon is to introduce a sustainable seafood range at 660 stores.
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Fishupdate, Nov 21, 2006 |
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Impressive salmon breeding gains are "in the pipeline"
SALMON breeding developments will deliver significant gains over the next few years says Dr Alan Tinch, Breeding Programme Director with the Scotland and Chile-based breeding company, Landcatch Natural Selection Ltd. (LNS).
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Fishupdate, Nov 17, 2006 |
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WWF tells ICCAT: It's now or never to save tuna
HUGE responsibility is weighing on representatives of world governments as they gather tomorrow in Croatia to decide the future of one of the most majestic fish species, the Atlantic bluefin tuna, subjected to massive illegal overfishing in the Mediterranean, says WWF.
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Fishupdate, Nov 17, 2006 |
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Fuel subsidies keep trawlers 'strip-mining' sea, report says
High-seas trawlers said to be "strip-mining" the world's fisheries are being financially subsidized by Japan, Russia, Spain, Australia and several other countries, says a University of British Columbia report sure to raise eyebrows at the United Nations.
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Vancouver Sun, Nov 17, 2006
CATCHING MORE BAIT: A BOTTOM-UP RE-ESTIMATION OF GLOBAL FISHERIES SUBSIDIES (.pdf, 2018KB) |
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More fishing vessels needed, say Norwegian scientists
SEVERAL problems must be solved in order to increase deliveries of live fish. One of these is to increase the capacity of the fishing fleet, according to Norwegian researchers.
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Fishupdate, 18 Nov 2006
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Declining fishstocks shows importance of fish farming
[Hawaii]The Big Island company that grows fish in cages off the Kona coast says what it does is the solution to the threatened collapse of fish stocks by 2048.
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Pacific Business News, Nov 13 2006
Related news: United Nations report found that half the seafood consumed worldwide is now farmed (Sep2006).
FAO:"State of the world, Aquaculture"
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Unique seamount ecosystems destroyed by trawling
Zoological Society of London(ZSL) reveals startling new evidence that deep-sea trawling is destroying seamount ecosystems which are home to an astonishing diversity of species, many of which are new to science.
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UNEP:"Seamounts, Deep-sea corals and Fisheries: vulnerability of deep-sea corals to fishing on seamounts beyond areas of national jurisdiction – UNEP WCMC Report.", Nov 2006
PDF file (to be made available within 2006)
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Japan begins annual whale hunt
SIX Japanese whaling ships have set sail for their annual hunt in the south Atlantic.
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Fishupdate, Nov 11, 2006 |
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Norway and Russia reach agreement on cod quota
A CATCH quota for cod will be reduced by 10 per cent next year under a deal reached between Norway and Russia during this year's negotiations in Tromso when the Russians dropped a demand for fisheries inspectors to sail on board Norwegian vessels.
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Fishupdate, Nov 7 2006 |
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CONSCIENTIOUS SEAFOOD BUYERS MAY REVERSE DESTRUCTION OF FISHERIES
From Chinese universities that refuse to serve shark fin soup, to U.S. supermarkets that feature sustainably harvested shrimp, to Japanese consumers who are restoring wild oyster beds, a well-informed population of seafood eaters, distributors, restaurants, and supermarkets is playing a growing role in fostering a more sustainable, lower-impact fishing industry.
But this growing movement is still fragile; The commitments of many participants, from retail giant Wal-Mart to the Red Lobster restaurant chain, remain incomplete. Wal-Mart’s recent pledge to sell only certified sustainable fish in the next 3–5 years involves no commitments with respect to farmed salmon and Asian-farmed shrimp, which constitute the bulk of its sea food sales.
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Worldwatch Institute, 6 Nov 2006 |
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Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services
"Human-dominated marine ecosystems are experiencing accelerating loss of populations and species, with largely unknown consequences.
//...We conclude that marine biodiversity loss is increasingly impairing the ocean's capacity to provide food, maintain water quality, and recover from perturbations. Yet available data suggest that at this point, these trends are still reversible."
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Science, Nov 3, 2006
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European Fisheries Fund (EFF) replaces FIFG, seven year budget of EUR 3.849 billion
The European Commission has indicated the funds per Member State to be made available under the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), which from the beginning of 2007, will replace the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) as the EU's core instrument for financial support to the fisheries sector and fishing communities. It will run for seven years with a budget of EUR 3.849 billion. EUR 272 million has been set aside for Bulgaria and Romania when they accede to the European Union, on 1 January 2007. Around EUR 2.6 billion have been allocated under the EFF to less developed regions of the EU.
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PRELIMINARY DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (.pdf, 1,626 KB) |
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What fishing does to fish
Fishing depletes fish stocks by removing fish from the sea. Clear enough, but in the late 1970s, theorists suggested that it also reduces the resilience of fish populations in the face of change. Discussion on the topic has remained theoretical until now: the availability of a 50-year larval fish survey of waters off California, begun when sardine populations there collapsed in the 1940s, provides the data. And it seems that fishing does magnify population variability (reducing resilience) in ways that extend beyond the removals themselves.
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Nature, Oct 19, 2006
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EC set to "deepen" fish policy
EU fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has said that the latest fisheries scientific advice points to the need to "deepen" the long-term management approach. He said that while clearly, much remains to be done to extend their long-term approach to fisheries management, there are some positive elements in this week's news from scientists which should be welcomed.
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Fishupdate, Oct 18, 2006 |
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Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks, from the Institute of Medicine (released Oct 17)
The new report provides a summary of current seafood consumption patterns and how those patterns have changed over time. The report is based on available data on contaminants and the nutrient content of some types of seafood. The report also compares nutrient intakes when seafood is substituted for other animal protein sources. The report summarizes recommendations for seafood consumption by government and nongovernment groups in the United States and abroad.
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The National Academies News, Oct 17, 2006
An 8-page report brief (.pdf, 835 KB)
A fact sheet with consumer guidance
An archived audio webcast of the public briefing to release a new report, Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks, from the Institute of Medicine. |
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GOOD NEWS FOR NORTHERN HAKE AND NORWEGIAN SPRING SPAWNING HERRING - BUT SANDEEL, ANCHOVY AND NORTH SEA COD STILL DEPLETED
This Friday, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) will release a report on the status and perspectives of some of the most important Northeast Atlantic fish stocks. The 22 international scientists of the Advisory Committee on Fishery Management (ACFM) analysed the status of commercial fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic. The experts came to the conclusion, that the overall status of the fish stocks has not changed much from 2005 to 2006. Sustainable exploitation can be stated for Norwegian Spring Spawning herring, and there are indications of recovery of the Northern hake stock. However, there are still numerous stocks that are too heavily fished and stocks that are depleted – notably cod stocks and sandeel in the North Sea.
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ICES, Oct 16, 2006
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Greenpeace: New European fishing vessels should be banned from Pacific
Despite two key Pacific tuna stocks already being in serious trouble, the European Union (EU) has licensed 96 new boats to fish in the Western Pacific region.
The licensed vessels include three of the largest and most modern tuna seiners in the world. Known as super seiners, they have the capacity to freeze 200 tonnes of tuna a day and can hold up to 2,200 tonnes at a time.
In order to protect Pacific tuna stocks from collapse, Greenpeace is calling for the number of fish caught to be halved, for a ban on construction of any new super-super seiners, and for none of the existing ones to be allowed into the region.
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Fishupdate, Oct 17, 2006 |
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Bluefin tuna scandal:
Scientists have discovered that some fishing fleets are reporting bluefin tuna catches more than 50 per cent in excess of their official allowance. "French fishing fleets are simply declaring officially their illegal activity. And we suspect that other EU fleets - such as Italy, for example - are not declaring their real catches. ICCAT has the duty to stop this piracy," said Paolo Lombardi, Director of WWF Mediterranean.
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wwf, Oct 6, 2006 |
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| United Nations to Consider Deep Sea
Trawling Ban
The United Nations needs to stop the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand and Palau, joined by actress Sigourney Weaver, said Tuesday.
The 192-member United Nations General Assembly is due to begin debating this week an Australian-led plan to ban deep sea bottom trawling in unmanaged high seas and impose tougher regulation of other destructive fishing practices.
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Reuters, Oct 3, 2006 |
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In Tonga, pigs fish but don't fly - yet.
(TALAFO'OU, TONGA)Travelers who think they have seen it all should head to the island kingdom of Tonga for one of the Pacific's strangest tourist attractions: "fishing pigs." Hogs on the archipelago's main island, Tongatapu, have conquered their fear of the ocean and now forage at low tide for crabs, mussels, seaweed, and fish marooned in rock pools.
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csmonitor, Sep 21, 2006 |
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Chinese academy branches out to coastal cities
China has announced plans to create five new science institutes in coastal cities in the hope that they will boost regional economies.
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Economics of the whaling debate
"It seems to me that the real issues behind the debate about whaling are economic and should be addressed as such. Developed countries should not be forcing small islands and developing countries into a position where they need to use the fate of a species as a negotiating tool." (Gina Moss, New Zealand)
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Small Islands Voice, Sep 19, 2006 |
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RESEARCHERS FIND UNDERWATER LOST WORLD
Two recent expeditions off the coast of Indonesia have revealed a
remarkable "lost world" of marine species that researchers believe are new
to science, including a shark that "walks" on its fins. "It was
extraordinary," said Roger McManus of Conservation International, which
conducted the expeditions along with the Indonesian government. "These
expeditions uncovered what we believe are almost 60 new species to science."
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Clayton Sandell, ABC News, Sep 17, 2006 |
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EU’s approach of implementing fisheries sustainability questioned
The Fisheries Directorate of the European Commission is holding today [Sep 15 2006] a consultative meeting on its latest communication entitled “Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through Maximum Sustainable Yield” (MSY).
Dr Sidney Holt, considered one of the "father" of the MSY approach, has been nominated by NGOs to participate to that meeting. In his interim comments (herewith), Dr Holt insists that:
“...any management procedure that relies on fitting mathematical models to population data in order to calculate Total Allowable Catches and the like, without fully recognizing the implications of great uncertainty as to how realistic are those models, as well as the uncertainty of estimates for values of their parameters, is doomed to catastrophic failure”.
Read more... Sep 15, 2006
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Interrim commentary by Dr Sidney J Holt on "Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield" (.doc, 39 KB)
EU Communication on “implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)’ (.pdf, 166 KB)
Interrim commentary by Dr Sidney J Holt on EU Commission staff working document (.doc, 38 KB)
[English] EU Commission staff working document on EU Communication »Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)’» (.pdf, 309 KB)
[Français]Communication de la Commission «Application du principe de durabilité dans les pêcheries de l’Union européenne au moyen du rendement maximal durable (MSY)»
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No to Storm Sewer Runoff Says Fishing Village
The residents of a picturesque fishing
village in northern Colombia are up in arms against a storm
drain system being built by a majority Spanish-owned water and
sewage company that will serve shantytowns in the nearby port
city of Santa Marta discharging the runoff into the cove where
their village is nestled.
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IPSNews, Sep 14, 2006 |
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Fishing trade helps Africa
Eating fish imported from poor African countries can help rather than harm those economies according to new research by scientists at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, working in partnership with the University of East Anglia.
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UEA, Sep 9, 2006 |
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Cutting government support will help ensure a sustainable future
for the fishing sector, says OECD report.
Fishermen in developed countries need to reduce their dependency on government financial support to ensure a sustainable future for the industry and for their communities, says a new OECD report.
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OECD - Paris, Aug 25, 2006
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Namibia links jellyfish explosion to 'regime change'
[WINDHOEK] Namibia has dismissed claims by scientists that an "explosion" in jellyfish numbers off the country's coast is due to overfishing. It says the trend is instead due to 'regime change' among marine species.
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Science and Development Network, Aug 17, 2006
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Britain Thwarts Airline Terror Plot
LONDON, Aug. 10 -- British authorities said Thursday they have disrupted a sophisticated and well-advanced terrorist plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners using liquid explosives, arresting 24 people who police said had planned to commit mass murder over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Washingtonpost.com, Aug 10, 2006 |
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Good Fish, Bad Fish
The conflicting health information about seafood can make you feel ready to go off the deep end. First, fish are touted for their health benefits. Then, sometimes soon after, they're condemned for containing too much mercury, PCBs or other contaminants.
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Washington Post, Aug 8, 2006
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Tasmania's abalone industry backs $1.2m fine
21 July, 2006 - TASMANIA's Abalone Council has welcomed a $1.2 million fine imposed on a man convicted of illegal abalone trading, ABC News Online has reported.
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Fishupdate, Jul 21, 2006 |
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Be prepared for a tough year, says Norwegian Fisheries Minister
28 July, 2006 - FISHERMEN and others in coastal communities will experience a tough time in 2007 Norwegian Fisheries Minister Helga Pedersen has said.
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Fishupdate, Jul 29, 2006 |
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| Health check for Malaysia's coral reefs
28 July, 2006 - THE UK Government is providing £18,000 to support the establishment of a sustainable Reef Check Centre in Malaysia.
Announcing the funding during his visit to Malaysia, UK Biodiversity Minister, Barry Gardiner, said that the project will improve the availability of information on the status of Malaysian coral reefs and enable better management of marine ecosystems.
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Fishupdate, Jul 29, 2006
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John Browne announces €13.3 million funding for Irish aquaculture industry
24 July, 2006 - JOHN Browne T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has announced grant aid totalling €13.3m for aquaculture projects under the Aquaculture Development Measure of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2000-2006. The €13.3 million grant aid will support a total investment of approximately €29 million.
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Fishupdate, Jul 24, 2006
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UK: Marine wildlife surveys detect ocean sunfish invasion off Cornish coast
During a routine aerial survey for marine wildlife carried out last Thursday off the most south-western tip of Cornwall, researchers from the University of Exeter’s School of Biosciences, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Cornwall Wildlife Trust counted 19 sunfish in two hours, while the same survey two weeks earlier did not record any.
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Fishupdate, Jul 25, 2006 |
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Commission proposes multi-annual plan to rebuild [the two] Baltic cod stocks
Scientists have long advised that the eastern stock is overfished to the point where it is threatened with collapse, while the western stock, though in slightly better condition, is fished at a very high level which gives yields well below the long-term potential.
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Fishupdate, Jul 24, 2006 |
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Shrinking Fish
Fishermen know they're supposed to keep the big fish and let the little ones go. But that might not be such a good idea after all. As this ScienCentral News video explains, scientists have shown that leaving only the runts to reproduce makes fish smaller and weaker year after year.
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ScienCentral News, Jul 17, 2006
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Are you eating an over-fished species?
Some favourite South African species feature among the dozens on the unsustainable Orange list — Cape salmon (geelbek), kob (kabeljou), red roman, sole and kingklip — they’re all in trouble.
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iAfrica, Jun 19, 2006 |
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World's oceans reaching point of no return, says UN
"Humankind's ability to exploit the deep oceans and high seas has accelerated rapidly over recent years," Achim Steiner, UNEP’s new executive director, said.
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IUCN/UNEP report (.pdf, )
Timesonline, Jun 16, 2006 |
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Action Urged to Avoid Deep Trouble in the Deep Seas.
UNEP-IUCN Report Charts Ways Forward at UN Meeting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Conservation Union (IUCN) have published a joint report, Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Deep Waters and High Seas, which claims swift and wide ranging action is needed if major irrevocable damage is to be avoided.
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IUCN/UNEP report (.pdf, )
edie news, Jun 16, 2006 |
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WTO proposed rules on fisheries flawed, warns WWF
To coincide with the meeting of WTO diplomats last week in Geneva - discussing the release of draft rules on fisheries subsidies - WWF has published a report warning governments against important flaws in the current negotiating proposals. In a critique entitled The Best of Texts, the Worst of Texts, the global conservation organisation compares the promises governments have made for ending subsidised over-fishing with the actual positions they have taken at the negotiating table.
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WWF, Jun 16, 2006 |
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Celebrating World Ocean Day by Looking at Ocean Economics"
“[We] don’t have enough information about the oceans’ impact on our economy,” William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce said back in 1998. “
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AccountingWEB.com, Jun 8, 2006 |
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World Ocean Day: Save fisheries, reduce poverty
The world's oceans are under greater pressure than ever before. More than three-quarters of the world's fish stocks are fished to their maximum capacity, recovering from collapse or over-fished. Important habitats are being lost and damaged. If present rates of destruction continue, 60 per cent of the world's coral reefs will be destroyed within the next 30 years, warns WWF.
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WWF, Jun 8, 2006 |
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“Towards a Future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European Vision for the Oceans and Seas”
The [European ] Commission has published a Green Paper.
The Paper contains a wide range of policy proposals on issues related to management and governance of the marine environment, and calls for comments from interested parties.
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MegaPesca FishFiles, Jun 09, 2006 |
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Government has failed to stop overfishing, study shows
Governments worldwide have failed to prevent over-fishing in the oceans, where a proliferation of bottom-trawling threatens to wipe out deep sea species.
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Today, May 19, 2006 |
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Deep-sea fish stocks 'plundered'
Tuna and other deep-sea fish are on the verge of extinction because of failing fishing regulation. Illegal fishing and bottom-trawling in deep waters are to blame, according to a report from WWF.
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 BBC, May 19, 2006 |
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Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path
Why aren't market mechanisms more widely used to manage fisheries in OECD countries? Despite the demonstrated benefits from instruments such as transferable access rights and individual transferable quotas, there remains some resistance to their further use in many OECD countries.
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OECD news, Apr 21, 2006 |
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Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path
Why aren't market mechanisms more widely used to manage fisheries in OECD countries? Despite the demonstrated benefits from instruments such as transferable access rights and individual transferable quotas, there remains some resistance to their further use in many OECD countries.
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OECD news, Apr 21, 2006 |
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Sénégal: Un Conseil présidentiel se penchera sur le financement de la pêche
Au Sénégal, un Conseil résidentiel se tiendra, dans les prochains jours, sur le financement des industries du secteur de la pêche.
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Article Walf Fadjri, 3 avril 2006 |
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Senegal: the Presidential Council will look into fisheries sector’s funding
In Senegal, a presidential Council is going to look into the fisheries sector’s funding sources.
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Article Walf Fadjri, 3 April 2006 |
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Without drastic measures, Gulf of Maine cod fishery will be lost forever
New England's signature species, the Atlantic cod, is on the verge of collapse on Georges Bank, having fallen 25 percent in abundance since 2002 to only 10 percent of what scientists consider to be a healthy and sustainable level.
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Maine Today.com, Apr2, 2006 |
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| Greenpeace et la Fondation pour la justice environnementale démasquent les pirates
Guinée, 27 mars 2006. Depuis quelques jours, Greenpeace et la Fondation pour la justice environnementale (Environmental Justice Foundation, EJF) ont été les témoins de vol de poisson à l'échelle industrielle dans une des régions les plus pauvres de la planète.
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Greenpeace International Website, Guinée, Mars 27, 2006 |
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Unmasking the pirates
Guinea
, March 27th 2006: After witnessing fish being stolen from one of the poorest regions on the world, Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation are from today collaborating to the arrest by Guinean authorities of pirate-fishing vessels that are laundering their cargo through European ports.
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Greenpeace International Website, Guinea, March 27, 2006
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| La Mauritanie adopte une position forte concernant ses ressources naturelles
Le 13 Mars, le journal Irish Times a informé que la Mauritanie à tenu tête à l’UE concernant sa politique de pêche, en particulier concernant le bateau controversé Atlantic Dawn.
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Irish Times, Mars 13, 2006 |
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Mauritania taking a tough stand on its natural resources
On March 13th, the Irish Times reported that the new government in
Mauritania has faced the EU head on over its fisheries policy, including about the controversial 'Atlantic Dawn'.
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The Irish Times, March 13, 2006 |
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Keine Haifische in 70% der Weltmeere
Eine internationale Studie, an der auch das Kieler Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften (IFM-GEOMAR) beteiligt ist, zeigt erstmals, dass die großen Raubfische unterhalb von 3000 Metern im Meer nicht vorkommen.
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Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, IFM-GEOMAR, März 2006 |
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