Leading pangasius exporter: 800 tonnes per day.

Profits exacerbated, holding the fishing industry.Hung Vuong Corporation processes some 800 tonnes of pangasius per day. Leading pangasius exporter to enter HCM Stock ExchangeThe company targets a net profit of VND...

Japanese whaling fleet sets sail for Antarctica

Please God, Save the whales and dolphins!President Obama made an election pledge to “work diligently to end Japan’s scientific whaling programme”, and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)...

Potentially deadly infections in consumers of oyster

The FDA suspended its proposal on the processing of raw oysters.  FDA backs down on raw oyster proposal Last month, the  FDA  planned a proposal to mandate the processing of...

Krill investors lose billions

This week's 9 per cent decline in Aker Biomarine stock follows a devastating 12-month trend for the krill harvesting company.Billions of Norwegian kroner have so far been lost for...

Salmon spawning in the US Northwest - a weakened phenomenon.

Salmon spawning in the US Northwest - a weakened phenomenon in the Sacramento River these days due to a recent stocks collapse there."It's a credit to the Central Coast fishing industry that it voluntarily...

A bluefin tuna marked for auction.

NGO lambasts Japan’s role in bluefin tuna delay “Japan silenced the data to prevent the Commission from being pressured to protect the tuna,” Tudela added. Between 6 and 16 November in Brazil, ICCAT...

Whales and Faroese consumers in danger.

ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS CONDEMN FAROESE PILOT WHALE HUNT “The Faroese Government is ignoring the terrifying health warnings of its own Chief Medical Officer. Allowing around 85 tonnes of toxic meat and blubber...

Robotic fish to be released to test pollution in our water

Robot fish are set to be released into rivers, lakes and seas around the world as part of a three year project based in Spain, that will help scientists determine the level of pollution found in the water. The fish...

Australian oil spill reaches the beaches: endangers wildlife

Oil and fertiliser that spilled out from a cargo ship off the coast of Australia yesterday have now reached the beaches on Australia's northeast coast. Moreton Island is most affected as well as the beaches on the...

31 chemical containers go overboard off Australia

A ship hit by a tropical cycone today off the coast of Australia lost 31 containers off the side and they could be now leaking chemicals into the ocean. The containters were holding ammonium nitrate, which is a toxic chemical used for making fertilizer and explosives, and...

'Gunshot' Shrimp Found in British Waters

"Great BritainThe shrimps, which are native to the sub-tropical seas of the Mediterranean, have only been recorded in UK waters a handful of times. They are INCREDIBLY RARE in British waters because the...

Hong Kong cake found with melamine

The tainted milk scandal in China is widening outside of baby milk, with the toxic chemical malamine now being found in a cake in Hong Kong."The Hong Kong government says melamine has been detected in a locally...

Attack of Jellyfish Swarm:Ocean's Alarm for Help

"Beware of the attack of the jellyfish swarm". Sounds like a cheesy tagline of a grade-B movie isn't it? Well rest assured that this isnt a movie review and before you squirm away from reading the rest, try...

Humpback whale seen in German seas, experts stunned

This is a very exciting story!A humpback whale has been spotted off Germany's Baltic coast for the first time in 30 years, which scientists are calling a 'scientific sensation'.If this whale is there for a reason...

Global warning: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes

Some more wildlife animals are on the brink of extinction because of  global warming. "Polar bears may not be the only Arctic wildlife threatened by global warming. Scientists have discovered that Arctic foxes also struggle as the ice disappears because they rely on the...

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