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Humans kill 100 million sharks a year ...and for what?
Human beings are skilled at justification. Every year humans slaughter over 100 million sharks yet we depict them as vicious and blood-thirsty killers. No more than 12 people a year are killed by sharks worldwide.... Greenpeace Thwarts Bottom Trawlers Drops Boulders Onto Seabed
Greenpeace is making a move to thwart bottom trawlers fishing in a marine protected area by dropping granite boulders onto the seabed. "Using a specially equipped barge, our team is placing a number of large...
created by Barbara McPherson | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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171 views | 26 recommendations | 2 comments
Russian Fishermen's Mammoth Catch, Skull Intact
Fishermen in the Urals caught the big one, an intact skull of what appears to be a mammoth. The rest of the body has yet to be discovered. Experts are heading out there now to examine the situation.In 2007, a baby... Fishing in full swing in Jaffna, Mannar
With the end of LTTE militancy in north and east Sri Lanka, the restrictions on fishing in Northern seas have been lifted. " Following the lifting of all restrictions on fishing, the industry is now gathering...
created by Hiranya Malwatta | 20 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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197 views | 9 recommendations | 7 comments
Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north
The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image. This meeting was attended by several government officials,... Restrictions on fishing lifted
"Restrictions on fishing lifted The government has lifted fishing restrictions imposed on fishermen in the north. "The restrictions placed on fishermen venturing out to sea from... Sri Lankan Navy Attacked Tamil Nadu Fisherman
The Sri Lankan Navy time to time (lately very often) attacks, arrests, tortures and kills the Indian Tamil Fishermen(Indian government is not doing anything to protect them) so far more than 500 Tamil Nadu, Indian fishermen killed so many of them shot, tortured and injured.... Large fish farms off Gulf seem likely to go ahead
Fish farms off the Gulf of Mexico will likely receive approval to become the first ocean large-scale fish farm in the United States. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will vote next week on whether to... Fishermen and Craft "the Patriot" sink off Gloucester Mass.
A family is grieving as two members of the same family tragically loose their lives doing what they must to make a living. "At the center of the tragedy is Matt Russo's wife, Josephine, who is pregnant, and their... Galveston seafood industry impacted by Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike has severely hurt the Gulf seafood industry. I didn’t know this, but 60% of the oysters sold in the Eastern part of the US come from Texas and Louisiana. The hurricane destroyed...Mexico Invests to Save Endangered Porpoise
This is such a great idea.Mexico is investing in its endangered porpoise population. They will invest about 163 million pesos (about $16 million) to save the porpoise in the upper Gulf of California, buy paying...A dying way of life
Imagine if you were living on a First Nations reserve with 50, 60, 70% unemployment and and faced with this.Exactly."A dying way of lifeNew Canada-U.S. treaty and declining salmon stocks could spell the end of... Hundred Thousand Fishermen May Be Forced To Stay Home
Extraordinary increase in diesel prices may force 100,000 crew members of 4,000 boats to stay idle at homes, as the official ban on fishing will end on July 31 (today). This will affect more than 100,000 fishermen...
created by rumana husain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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830 views | 55 recommendations | 26 comments
Lobster caught by Devon fishermen believed to be 100 years old
"The crustacean was so heavy that it broke the winch on board Jack Baker and Mark Tennyson's fishing boat.Weighing in at 5.88kg (12.9lbs) and measuring 32in (81cm) long, the huge creature is the largest of its...Ocean Robbery- Pirates targetting Africa
"There is a kind of theft that happens every day in a majority of the world's poor countries - and in many of the richer ones too. It usually happens out of sight, and most perpetrators get away with it. The...
created by whitesideddolphin | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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307 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
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