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Cyborg Lobsters Foil Poachers
Lobsters outfitted with special microchips easily allowed Canadian fisheries officers to catch some poachers in the act. The chips are emitters that are implanted in each lobster, who then wander into unmarked and... 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... Fisheries, Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of Fish
The argument that increasing whale populations are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said today as the International Whaling Commission opened its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile.For... Lakes across Canada to be used as toxic dump sites
Mining companies may soon have 16 Canadian lakes at their disposal, despite a Fisheries Act that makes it illegal to pollute fish-bearing waters. A very disturbing trend."CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes... The truth about the European Constitution, now called the Lisbon Treaty
"the European Constitution "What need we fear who knows it, When none can call our power to account?" Lady Macbeth (Macbeth, Act V Scene 1) What is the Constitution? The Constitution is a document that would define the relationship between ...Fishermen net 20-foot, 500-pound giant squid
Someone's going to have a lot of ika sushi leftovers..."MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian fishermen have hauled up a six-metre-long giant squid off the country's southeastern coast.Skipper Rangi Pene says the... Sharks swim closer to extinction
More than half of the world's ocean-going sharks are in danger of extinction, threatened largely by fishing, according to conservationists. "Specialists with IUCN (formerly the World Conservation Union) found that 11... Fight erupts over sale of Scottish fishing quotas
The UK's fisheries minister, Jonathan Shaw, has formally warned theScottish executive that in his opinion the moratorium on fishing quotes is illegal and not allowed under devolution rules. The Scottish Parliament is... BC First Nations face salmon shortage
This summer is predicted to be a very poor season for salmon fishing in the West Coast. First Nations fear that low catches will have a dramatic effect on their diet, of which much is based on salmon. "Although... Govt needs legal umbrella for confiscated foreign vessels
"Pontianak (ANTARA News) - The government needs a legal umbrella for determining the `fate` of confiscated foreign fishing vessels in addition to making perpetrators wary of poaching in another country`s waters, a minister said."Like in Australia where any seized Indonesian...RI, Australia coordinate patrols to target illegal fishing
"Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, has described the latest coordinated patrols by Australian and Indonesian authorities as 'concrete evidence' of the seriousness with which both countries were addressing the threat of illegal fishing in the region, according...Salmon Fishing Closed on West Coast of U.S.
Although the Alaskan and B.C. salmon stocks are faring slightly better than those further south, consumers in the United States and Canada should expect to be paying a lot more for salmon.So, if salmon is no longer a...Coastal Loss, Coastal Cost
This sounds like a reasonable idea.Who else agrees?The oil and gas companies should help repair what they damaged."Mr. Bill creator Walter Williams turns his camera on the oil and gas industry and asks for help...British Columbia: New TOP COP "Teatless"
By Barry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMeet the Honourable John van Dongen, once again another "Former Dairy Farmer " and British Columbia's New Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety and TOP COP for Police...Govt to sink foreign poaching fish in RI waters: minister
""We have to be strict. Foreign fishing boats or any foreign ship entering or operating in Indonesian waters illegally will be sunk," he said after witnessing the signing of an agreement on Standard Operating Procedures between his ministry, the National Police and the...
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