Scientists have found alarming levels of mercury in the waters near Antarctica They blame man-made poisons brought on by overfishing in what were once pristine environmental conditions...
Saint Louis, Senegal (AFP) Jan 8, 2012 - Retired fisherman Sada Fall is upbeat. His two sons are returning from sea with a boatload of gold, as he calls shark fins, whose value has near-obliterated the ocean's top predator in these seas.
Hundreds of sharks are caught every year in Senegal, and exported to the far east or elsewhere on the African continent. But scientists are concerned that th...
Destructive fishing practices and overfishing are among the most significant threats facing our oceans today. A single pass of bottom trawl removes up to 20% of seafloor fauna and flora.
BOTTOM TRAWLING: SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN CLEAN: AN INSATIABLE DRIVE FOR PROFITS, DESTRUCTION OF OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS http://sco.lt/6yvlEf
Ocean ecology surrounding Taiwan is threatened by overfishing, a new report warns.
Data from the Taiwan’s Fishery Agency indicate that the annual catch from coastal fisheries last year decreased 42.69 percent compared to 2001’s catch.
Escalating cost may ground N50b fishing industryThe Nation“The supply of this product to the industrial fishing operators requires government's intervention and support, if all the fishing companies must remain in business.
Whales, dolphins and porpoises have no respite from oil and chemicals, fishing nets, shipping, noise pollution and a host of other dangers brought about by man's unrelenting destruction of the oceans says Anthony Wall...
Gearing up to kill over 1,000 whales in internationally protected waters, Japan's senior vice-minister announced tha (981 signatures on petition) (RT @Lorel_EE: Pls sign & RT: Tell Obama to Stop the #Whale Slaughter Now:
The eating of sea mammals is becoming increasingly popular in poor nations across the world as fishermen struggle to make ends meet because of a fall in coastal fish catches.
Press HeraldNew England Cod Crisis Has No Easy AnswersHuffington PostIf they exceed it, they're illegally overfishing and regulators are charged with "immediately" stopping it.
Fishermen, conservationists and scientists have actively debated how best to manage our ocean fish populations for decades. But with so much at stake, it's critical that as many Americans as possible be actively engaged in this discussion.
New York (UPI) Jan 5, 2012 - U.S. and Canadian conservationists say a survey found marine mammals like whales, dolphins and manatees are increasingly on the menu in poor countries.
ABOARD THE AURORA AUSTRALIS, Southern Ocean, Jan 7 AAP - They call themselves Team Acid and are trawling the Southern Ocean with fine nets to see if the shells of tiny marine snails are thinning because of ocean acidification.
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OCEAN ACIDIFYING: RAPIDLY RISING CO2 IN ATMOSPHERE CAUSING POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE http://sco.lt/8LsqbR
For the first time ever, the world’s largest environmental organizations, working with scientists, the business community and international governments, met specifically to develop a comprehensive and achievable agenda to reverse the decline in...
by Bob MarshallEfforts Underway to Stop "Pirate Fishing" It looks like 2012 may be the year the international fishing community begins an aggressive effort to stop "pirate fishing"--that worldwide fleet of boats operating in direct violation of the...
Suggestions that we can dump alkaline chemicals into the oceans to prevent acidification seems dead in the water – it would cost trillions of dollars...
Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market rang in the first auction of 2012 with a record sale when a local sushi company bought a 593-pound bluefin tuna for over $740,000. (This is one very expensive fish, bluefin tuna need more conservation help now than ever!
The Western North Pacific gray whale is currently under threat of extinction and now Sakhalin Energy plans to build an o (609 signatures on petition) (RT @Lorel_EE: Pls sign & RT: Halt #BigOil Exploration in Grey #Whale Habitat:
The ocean makes life on Earth possible, and it needs our help. Most people don't realize the long list of benefits the ocean provides us, nor how much we are...
Profiting From the Destruction of Our Planet Big Industrial Food has taken us to a point of almost no Return. Not only are we consuming ourselves out of existence, but through total disregard ...
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