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NIWA scientists survey blue cod fishery
The survey, which took place from late September until early November, was carried out on behalf of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to assess the status of blue cod stocks in the region. It included the Queen Charlotte Sound, Pelorus Sound, D'Urville Island and Point Underwood to the northern tip of Arapawa Island, including the Brothers Islands. For the first time NIWA fishery ...
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Europeans call on their decision-makers to end overfishing
Today is World Oceans Day, and OCEAN2012 is launching the third European Fish Weeks, when citizens across Europe will organise public events across the EU to raise awareness of overfishing and of decision-makers' responsibility to end it. Although the situation is slowly improving, many EU fish populations are still being overfished, with 19 percent of assessed stocks below safe biological ...
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Global curbs on overfishing are beginning to work
Australian Beth Fulton, a fishery ecosystem scientist from the CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, was among an international team of 19 co-authors of a report on a two-year study, led by US scientists Dr Boris Worm of Dalhousie University and Dr Ray Hilborn of the University of Washington. The study shows that steps taken to curb overfishing are beginning to succeed in five of the 10 large ...
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MSC opens final round of consultation on fishery standard review
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) today launched a second round of public consultation on its proposals for improving its environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. This online consultation will close on 26 October 2013. This is the second, and final, opportunity for stakeholders to offer their views on proposals for changes to the fishery standard. Stakeholders will ...
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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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Scientists say feeding fish soy, not fish, more sustainable
Research supported by the soybean industry is looking to convert some farm-raised fish into vegetarians. A South Dakota State University fisheries scientist is developing a soy protein feed that's tasty and easily digestible to eventually reduce the industry's need for using wild-caught fish as food for farm-raised fish. Much of the tilapia, Atlantic salmon and catfish that Americans toss into ...
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New Study in Science Sheds Light on Status of World`s Fisheries
The magazine Science has published a study that provides new insights into over a thousand fisheries where scientific data has not been historically available. Data-poor fisheries make up around 80 percent of the world's catch, including some fisheries in U.S. waters. According to this new research, many of these fisheries are facing collapse, but there is still time to turn the situation ...
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Accepting nominations for the 2011 gulf guardian awards!
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program partnership developed the Gulf Guardian awards as a way to recognize and honor the businesses, community groups, individuals, and organizations that are taking extraordinary steps to keep the Gulf healthy, beautiful and productive. The Gulf Guardian Award recipients exemplify what the Gulf of Mexico Program partnership is ...
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Accepting Nominations for the 2015 Gulf Guardian Awards
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program partnership developed the Gulf Guardian awards as a way to recognize and honor the businesses, community groups, individuals, and organizations that are taking extraordinary steps to keep the Gulf healthy, beautiful and productive. The Gulf Guardian Award recipients exemplify what the Gulf of Mexico Program partnership is ...
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Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery is MSC certified
The Russian Sea of Okhotsk walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification from independent certifier Intertek Moody Marine after IMM’s scientific, third-party assessment determined the fishery meets the MSC Standard as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. The target stock is found throughout the northern part of the Sea of ...
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Jim Morrison of freeport, Texas receives gulf guardian award
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that Mr. Jim Morrison of Freeport, Texas will receive a Gulf Guardian Award for 2011 in the Individual Category for his work on the State of Texas’ Artificial Reef Program. The Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting on August 3, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m in the Ballroom at the Westin New Orleans Canal ...
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The gulf coast fund for community renewal and ecological health receives gulf guardian award
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that the Gulf Coast Fund of New Orleans, Louisiana will receive a Gulf Guardian Award for 2011 in the new Cultural Diversity/Environmental Justice Category. The Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting on August 3, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m in the Ballroom at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place in New Orleans. ...
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Scientists discover how low a fish can go
Rarely seen fish caught in the Kermadec Trench have enabled scientists to better understand just how deep fish can survive in the ocean. Five hadal snail fish were caught using specialised equipment at a depth of 7000m and analysed aboard NIWA's research vessel Kaharoa and at its laboratories in Wellington. It is just the second time this species of fish has been caught, the last being more ...
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Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) Receives Third Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-Profit Organization Category
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) will receive a Third Place 2013 Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-Profit Organization Category for its Sarasota Bay Scallop Restoration Project. The awards ceremony will be held on June 26, 2013, at the Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt beginning at 6PM. Sarasota Bay Watch’s created a community-based partnership of engaged ...
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Naval Support Activity Panama City Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced Naval Support Activity Panama City will receive a First Place 2013 Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category for the Panama City Living Shoreline Restoration Project. The awards ceremony will be held on June 26, 2013, at the Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt beginning at 6PM. Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC) discovered an innovative remedy to ...
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Blue Mussel Fishers of Lower Saxony Achieve MSC Certification for Sustainable Fishing
After two years of independent scientific analysis, the blue mussel fishers of the ‘Niedersächsische Muschelfischer GbR’ are entitled to mark their catch with the internationally recognised MSC ecolabel for sustainable fishing. Certification to the MSC standard verifies that there are sufficient mussels for the future, marine ecosystems remain intact and that management rules ...
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Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Program Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Binational Category
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Program will receive a First Place 2013 Gulf Guardian Award in the Binational Category. The awards ceremony will be held on June 26, 2013, at the Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt beginning at 6PM. The efforts of Mexico through SEAMARNAT (Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico) and the National Oceanic ...
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More than 2,000 Scientists Worldwide Urge Protection of Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries
More than 2,000 scientists from 67 countries urged Arctic leaders, in an open letter released today by the Pew Environment Group, to develop an international fisheries accord that would protect the unregulated waters of the Central Arctic Ocean. New maps show that the loss of permanent sea ice has opened up as much as 40 percent of this pristine region during recent summers, making industrial ...
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Jim Gossen, Oresident and CEO of Louisiana foods receives gulf guardian award
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that Jim Gossen, President and CEO of Louisiana Foods of Houston, Texas will receive a Gulf Guardian Award for 2011 in the Individual category. The Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting on August 3, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m in the Ballroom at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place in New Orleans. Native to ...
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Overfishing Threatens Critical Link in the Food Chain
The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain are often overlooked, but they are vital to healthy oceans and estuaries. Collectively known as forage fish, these species—including sardines, anchovies, herrings, and shrimp-like crustaceans called krill—feed on plankton and become food themselves for larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. Historically, people have eaten ...
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