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...

Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'

National Shark Sanctuary - Palau Palau is to create the world's first "shark sanctuary", banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters.The President of the tiny Pacific republic, Johnson Toribiong, announced...

Noodling: Bare Hand Sport Fishing has a Television Feature

The sport of bare hand fishing, or noodling, will be featured tonight on ESPN.  The tradition, hobbie, job, or sport of noodling is mostly found in southern U.S.A. where a person dives into water and digs...

750 Pound Shark Video: Mako Shark Caught Off Florida Coast

A 750-pound shark was caught 18 miles off the Fort Lauderdale coast this weekend. On Sautrday, a group of fisherman cam across a 10-foot long Mako shark eating a swordfish. Jamie Bunn filmed friends Danny Massa,...

Bad Harvest - the troubled Great Lakes fishery

As environmental advocates, we encourage people to get to know Lake Ontario. But some parts of the lake are so polluted that touching the water or eating the fish that lived there can be a health risk. We do not...

Mistubishi Corporation Hoards Tons of Endangered Bluefin Tuna

Japanese mega-corporation Mitsubishi is alleged to have been hoarding and freezing thousand of tons of bluefin tuna. Estimates are that Mistubishi controls between 35 and 40 percent of the 60,000 tons caught...

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...

Sri Lanka: The scars of a 30-year civil war

Story of the Victims, coming from their own mouths, reported by the BBC. Some sections of the so-called "international Community" keep refusing to listen to anything that the Sri Lankan people have got to say....

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...

Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament 2009: No Marlins on 1st Day

The first day of the 51st annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament came and went Monday without a single blue marlin being weighed in. One hundred-fifty-three boats left port in perfect weather conditions with only 14 boats catching a marlin. All 14 boats were forced to...

Japan does now jail polluters.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Japan is serious, when it comes to the environment. New legislation right in time for Earth day was passed and has been made law. Those laws are effective has of now with harsh Fines and even...

6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast

6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...

Failure of Public officials to protect the Environment

Regardless of where you live in the state Elected Public officials tend to forget the voters who put them in office in the first place. when  an issue that has great public interest  as the environment  The public officials cater more to the industry and the...

Part of the Mumbai Attack Plan Hatched in Pakistan

After receiving the dossier from the Indian government in early January regarding the Mumbai attacks, the Pakistani government last night officially delivered evidence that part of the plan was hatched in Pakistan. A few other countries have also been named by Pakistan. Peace...

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