Aquaculture News
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Pew: Governments Incapable of Managing Tuna
Shark protections important, but not enough PARIS - Dr. Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued this statement today in response to decisions made at this year's meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. "ICCAT member governments today adopted measures to protect oceanic whitetip and hammerhead sharks, but ...
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`Wonder food` spreads to middle east
A nutritious blue-green algae, known as spirulina, has been added to school meals in Jordan to combat chronic malnutrition and anaemia among children. Almost one in ten Jordanian children suffer from chronic malnutrition, or long-term protein or energy deficiency, while a third are anaemic, according to a survey by the Jordanian Department of Statistics (DOS) made public in March. The ...
By SciDev.Net
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Scientists question fisheries health test
The findings – published this week in Nature – followed an examination of whether changes in fishery catches reflect changes in the structure of marine food webs, and therefore are a suitable guide to assess the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystem health. CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship scientist, Dr Beth Fulton, and Dr Sean Tracey from the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries ...
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Pew Calls for Strong, Immediate Action to Protect Tuna, Sharks
Mismanagement Fails Atlantic Fish and Fishermen PARIS - As the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) begins in Paris, the Pew Environment Group is urging ICCAT member nations to create spawning ground sanctuaries for Atlantic bluefin tuna, suspend this imperiled fishery, strengthen conservation measures for sharks and stop illegal fishing. ...
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Protecting Whales From the Sky: EcoHealth Alliance`s Annual Aerial Surveys of Endangered Right Whale Populations
Getting a bird's eye view of North Atlantic right whales in a bid to save them from extinction; Charleston, S.C. survey flights from November 15, 2010 through April 15, 2011; St. Simon's Island, Ga. Survey flights from December 31, 2010 through March 31, 2011 NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2010 - EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust), is gearing up for the organization's annual aerial surveys for the ...
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Game development-based education gets another lift with latest AMD Foundation grant to institute of play
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD Foundation, in support of AMD Changing the Game, has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Institute of Play for the creation of a social impact game community within the Gamestar Mechanic game development platform. Gamestar Mechanic, published through a partnership between Institute of Play and E-Line Media, is a new, free, game-based digital learning platform ...
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EPA Denies Petition that sought a Ban on Lead in fishing gear (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition calling for a ban on the manufacture, use and processing of lead in fishing gear. In a letter to the petitioners, EPA indicated that the petitioners have not demonstrated that the requested rule is necessary to protect against an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, as required by the Toxic Substances ...
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Muckbuster Changes Runoff from Problem to Profit
Free-range pig farms near coastal regions are an example of a farming practice, which has resulted in a change in the local ecosystem, which can be dangerous to humans. When the slurry from free-range pig farms is not contained and moves into the streams, which empty into the rivers, and finish in the sea, the enormous increase in nutrients in the water creates a huge population of seaweed, and ...
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Botswana gets Thailand`s help with mystery fish disease
A lack of laboratory equipment and technical expertise has left Botswana unable to find the cause of a fatal disease that is ravaging its largest and most important fishery. Fishing is the main source of protein and revenue for many people in the Okavango Delta in the north of the country. This makes fishing an important socio-economic activity in the area, according to Keta Mosepele, a senior ...
By SciDev.Net
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Botswana gets Thailand`s help with mystery fish disease
A lack of laboratory equipment and technical expertise has left Botswana unable to find the cause of a fatal disease that is ravaging its largest and most important fishery. Fishing is the main source of protein and revenue for many people in the Okavango Delta in the north of the country. This makes fishing an important socio-economic activity in the area, according to Keta Mosepele, a senior ...
By SciDev.Net
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Algal Biomass Organization Applauds U.S. Navy’s Successful Demonstration of Algae-based Fuel
Algae-based Fuels Hit another Key Performance Milestone as Navy Seeks to Reduce its Reliance on Fossil FuelsThe Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today applauded the U.S. Navy’s successful test of a vessel powered by a 50-50 blend of the Navy’s traditional shipboard fuel and algae-based renewable diesel. ABO member Solazyme, a renewable ...
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Scientists warn of livestock greenhouse gas boom
Soaring international production of livestock could release enough carbon into the atmosphere by 2050 to single-handedly exceed 'safe' levels of climate change, says a study. Scientists combined figures for livestock production in 2000 with Food and Agriculture Organization projections for population growth and meat consumption by 2050. They found that the livestock sector's emissions alone ...
By SciDev.Net
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Testing Laboratory Solves Mystery Disease in Fish
EMSL Analytical’s laboratory identifies microbial growth at a major university’s research laboratory that was utilizing fish and fish eggs for important research. Cinnaminson, NJ, October 4th, 2010 The medical center at a university relied on fish and fish eggs to conduct research, but they had a problem. Their supply of both of these appeared to be infected with some type of white ...
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Algae Industry Conference Welcomes OriginOil Expert Services
Veteran team will help algae developers achieve commercial scale LOS ANGELES - OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced that industry attendees welcomed its launch of algae expert services at a recent gathering of the National Algae Association, highlighted in ...
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Algal Biomass Organization Hails Passage of H.R. 4168 - Legislation Removes a Major Barrier to Commercialization of Algae-Based Biofuels
WASHINGTON - The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4168, the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act. ABO specifically recognized Reps. Harry Teague (D-NM), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA) for leading efforts to give algae-based biofuel tax ...
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Foraging for change in the food system
Just as individuals set goals for themselves so that they may reach their full potential, so too must companies. Food service provider Bon Appetit Management Company has set an ambitious goal of partnering with 1,000 Farm to Fork vendors by next year. By 2011, the sustainably minded onsite restaurant company will have 1,000 local farmers or suppliers that provide fruits, vegetables, meat and more ...
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MOM`s organic market founder calls on whole foods to act more quickly on sustainable seafood program
MOM's Organic Market founder, Scott Nash, is calling on Whole Foods to act more quickly on their new sustainable seafood labeling program. "Whole Foods has set a goal to stop selling all red-labeled endangered seafood species by 2013. These species are in immediate danger of collapse. Whole Foods' color label system shows consumers that they mostly offer red and yellow species of seafood - and ...
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Registration open for Oct. 2 cornell pond fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass. (MA)
Registration is now open for the 13th annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass., on Saturday, Oct. 2. The derby takes place at Cornell Pond between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon. The first twenty local fishermen who sign up will be able to participate in the fish monitoring event at Cornell Pond, Saturday, Oct. 2. Weston Solutions Inc. will oversee the fishing derby and distribute ...
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Adapting agricultural water to climate change
This policy brief, published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), examines the relationship between climate change, water and food security and outlines potential adaptation strategies and policy priorities for developing countries. Agriculture in developing countries is already under pressure from growing populations, industrialisation and environmental degradation. Climate change is ...
By SciDev.Net
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Retired Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn to Keynote 2010 Algae Biomass Summit - National Security Expert to Discuss Links Between Energy and International Security
PHOENIX, AZ - The 2010 Algae Biomass Summit, the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) and the algae industry's premier event, today announced Retired Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn as a keynote speaker. Admiral McGinn will speak on "Energy, Climate Change and National Security: Challenges and Opportunities for America." Policy makers, investors, entrepreneurs and researchers ...
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