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BC mine gets green light despite red tape
This mornings news uncovered a story by CBC Canada North that along with the seal hunter stranded on the Arctic ice flow spurred the birth of the following article... ""The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled... 171 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
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... Hong Kong's ghostly seas warn of looming global tragedy
Shark fins for sale.Death in Hong Kong: Polluted seas warn of looming tragedyHONG KONG — The live fish facing death in the glass tanks in Hong Kong's famous seafood restaurants tell a strange and haunting tale of... Illegal wildlife trade!
Scientists back bluefin tuna trade ban: Greenpeace and WWF ...Illegal wildlife trade... Scientists who advise fisheries regulators support a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a sushi staple, to protect... Killer whales leave porpoises for dead
Killer whales leave porpoises for deadWildlife experts say they're trying to determine why fish-eating killer whales roughed up harbor porpoises and left them for dead off British Columbia.Two incidents were... 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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
639 views | 9 recommendations | 7 comments
639 views | 9 recommendations | 7 comments
Entangled humpback whale freed off Port McNeill in BC
An entangaled humpback whale had to be freed after getting trapped in prawn traps off the coast of Port McNeill in British Columbia, and luckily a Department of Fisheries and Oceans official with training in these matters was only 45 minuntes away when it happened. " Paul... 'Local Boys' in Speedboat Free Dolphins
"A group of local men braved dangerous broken ice and frigid waters in a fibreglass speedboat to rescue a small pod of dolphins and help them back to open water, the mayor of Seal Cove, N.L., said Thursday." "We...
created by Mary Richard | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1002 views | 57 recommendations | 21 comments
1002 views | 57 recommendations | 21 comments
Newfoundland Town Appeals for Help for Trapped Dolphins
Dolphins have now been freed. Please see NP story 'Local Boys' in Speedboat Free Dolphins. Seal Cove, N.L. - The mayor of a small town in Newfoundland is pleading with the Federal Fisheries...
created by Mary Richard | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
959 views | 58 recommendations | 10 comments
959 views | 58 recommendations | 10 comments
Sturgeon spearing season under way
Sturgeon are one of the worlds oldest species. They are often called the 'fossil fish' because they have been around for millions of years. This weekend sees the start of the sturgeon spearing season and...
created by Paul Conneally | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
923 views | 16 recommendations | 5 comments
923 views | 16 recommendations | 5 comments
Safety zones for sonar issued to help whales off East Coast
Rules were announced yesterday by the Federal Fisheries regulators to protect marine mammals during sonar training by the Navy off the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The rules require that the Navy conduct... Deadly salmon infection detected
Salmon is now one of the cheaper fish to buy in our supermarkets and this is wholy due to the farming of salmon. Farming fish whilst protecting wild stocks also brings with it problems of infection and ill health...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
334 views | 67 recommendations | 7 comments
334 views | 67 recommendations | 7 comments
EU moves to cut quotas to protect deep sea fish
Europe's fisheries chief called for cuts to deep-sea fishing on Wednesday to protect exotic deepwater species, such as deep-sea sharks and orange roughy, with an emphasis that trawling be banned for them from...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...
created by Rob Walker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
2503 views | 7 recommendations | 64 comments
2503 views | 7 recommendations | 64 comments
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
394 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
394 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
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