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Cameras for dead fish? No deal. Commercial fishermen face off with ocean conservation group	Andrew Sharpless	25 May 2007	Gristmill
Like characters in an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, the research crew aboard Oceana's research catamaran, the Ranger, found themselves in peril amidst the clutches of a seven-ship band of angry fishermen wielding hooks. The Ranger, at sea now for two weeks photographing the use of illegal driftnets in international waters off of France, was sailing peacefully when seven ships surrounded it, demanding cameras and other incriminating evidence. The ang ...
Topics: fishing, oceans, scientific research (all these topics)

A Kodak moment indeed Satellite images reveal scale of destruction	Andrew Sharpless	10 May 2007	Gristmill
To you, this picture may look like ants marching in a desert, but among ocean experts, it has gone as viral as Britney's shaved head. What you're seeing is an image of shrimp trawlers off the coast of China, taken from space. Those teeny tiny specs are responsible for destroying huge swaths of seafloor, and thanks to these images, which appeared in the prestigious journal Nature yesterday, scientists now have irrefutable visual evidence to prove what they could ...
Topics: China, fishing, oceans (all these topics)

Victory in the South Pacific Limits set on high seas bottom trawling	Andrew Sharpless	09 May 2007	Gristmill
More than 20 nations recently met in Chile to set up a regulatory body to watch over a huge swath of ocean. The meeting, which was targeted by the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts, and included staff from Oceana's South American office, also netted (no pun intended) a landmark agreement that reels in high seas bottom trawling fleets. New regulations set to take effect next September will severely limit the destructive fishing ...
Topics: Antarctica, Australia, fishing, oceans (all these topics)

Cutting the purse (seine) strings Senators call for a worldwide end to fishing subsidies	Andrew Sharpless	09 May 2007	Gristmill
The only thing worse than overfishing our oceans and driving species to the brink of extinction is the government paying to do it. That's been the case for far too long, as upwards of $30 billion (that's billion, with a 'b') worth of subsidies are handed over to the fishing industry every year. A whopping $20 billion of that is used for things like boat repairs, fishing equipment, and fuel -- expenses that allow for increased and intensified fishing practices.Thi ...
Topics: endangered species, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

Roller Curby High seas of South Pacific protected from bottom trawling		07 May 2007	Daily Grist
Roller Curby High seas of South Pacific protected from bottom trawling A landmark agreement between 21 countries will restrict the controversial practice of bottom-trawling in the high seas of the South Pacific. The deal, which takes effect in September, affects a quarter of the world's oceans, and is the first step toward implementing a U.N. resolution on bottom-trawling from December. "It ...
Topics: agriculture, fishing, international politics, news, oceans (all these topics)

Zero tolerance for shark fin soup No more compromise	Jason D Scorse	30 Apr 2007	Gristmill
This is one issue where there can't be any compromise at this point: the demand for shark fin soup is decimating shark populations and marine ecosystems, and must stop. Whereas most forms of animal consumption put strains on ecosystems, this practice is extreme and environmentalists should continue to wage a "zero tolerance" campaign against it. It's not cultural imperialism or Big Brother, it's common sense and respect for life.
Topics: endangered species, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

Hot planet, poison fish This one will hit harder in the global south	Tom Philpott	04 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Climate change is affecting the oceans in any number of unpredictable ways. For example, under pressure from rising ocean temperatures (and toxic waste), coral reefs -- those glorious engines of biodiversity -- are degrading. I knew that. But this one was new to me: They also become breeding grounds for poisonous algae. And that poison accumulates in the big fish that eat the little fish that eat the algae -- making coral-dwelling fish toxic and sometimes even deadly ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

How to save the oceans? Major reductions and a paradigm shift	Jason D Scorse	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Yes, a major reduction in fishing subsidies (currently in the tens of billions a year), the establishment of property rights over the ocean commons, a massive reduction in overall catches, and, as this amazing article in National Geographic makes clear, we need an entirely new way of thinking about the ocean. That is, we need a paradigm shift with respect to how we view marine ecosystems. Read the article and let the journey begin ...
Topics: fishing, oceans (all these topics)

Swum of the Time Michael Boots, director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, answers readers' questions		02 Mar 2007	InterActivist
How are you faring with convincing bottom trawlers that their modus operandi is harming the future of overall ocean health? ��-- Howard Nelson, Portland, Ore. Michael Boots, Seafood Choices Alliance. We have to be careful not to paint the issue with such a broad brush -- not all bottom trawling is equally destructive. Bottom trawling of hard-bottom and complex surfaces is more damagi ...
Topics: fishing, InterActivist, interview, oceans, Seafood Choices Alliance (all these topics)

Boots Camp Michael Boots, director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, answers Grist's questions		26 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Michael Boots. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, which is the largest program of the communications-based organization SeaWeb. What does your organization do? Seafood Choices Alliance is a global trade association that works on the issue of ocean-friendly seafood. The alliance helps the seafood industry -- from fishers ...
Topics: fishing, InterActivist, interview, oceans, Seafood Choices Alliance (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Tuna catch atlas A visual history of the industry	Sarah van Schagen	09 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Avast, me hearties! Seems the landlubbers 'round here have it in for me column. But I refuse to Arrr. I. P. I've returned, peg-leg and all, with a quick post about the atlas resources on the fisheries pages of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. These maps illustrate tuna and billfish catches over time and by fishing method. As you can see below, the use of purse seine nets -- a method that results in large amounts of bycatch (including dolphins, shar ...
Topics: fishing, oceans (all these topics)

Something Fishy: A Fish Story airs on PBS tonight The film will explore the conflicts between the fishing industry and the environment	Sarah van Schagen	02 Jan 2007	Gristmill
Ahoy mateys, and a happy new year to ye. I celebrated me holidays with some good booty -- givin' and receivin' -- and some pirate-style parrrtying. Here's hopin' ye did the same. And now that we be recovered from our rum-induced stupor, I've got news of an oceans-related documentary airing on PBS tonight. Part of the Independent Lens series, which also brought you Two Square Miles, the film A Fish Story goes behind the scenes to chat with politicians, environment ...
Topics: fishing, oceans, TV (all these topics)

A Different Angle On eco-choices	Umbra Fisk	20 Dec 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, While I usually love your column, I have to take issue with encouraging people to eat sushi. This is the second "green" site I have seen that proposes the solution to overfishing is to eat different fish. Saying "of course you can continue to eat at sushi restaurants without feeling guilty" amounts to pandering to people who are concerned about environmental problems but are not willing to make meaningful ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fishing, food and agriculture, oceans, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

Wake Up, Little Sushi On sustainable sushi	Umbra Fisk	29 Nov 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, My wife and I love sushi, but we're increasingly concerned about sustainable harvesting. Although we treat ourselves to sushi only once or twice a month, it adds up, and we can't help but wonder about the impact. There's no sensation in the world like letting a slab of sashimi salmon dissolve in your mouth, but can my wife and I continue to enjoy sushi without feeling guilty? What can people like us -- environmental ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fishing, food and agriculture, oceans, toxics (all these topics)

Fish story Worldwatch releases a hopeful plan for saving the world's fish.	Tom Philpott	07 Nov 2006	Gristmill
There's no shortage of reasons it would really suck if present trends continued and the world's oceans stopped supporting a robust fish population. For one, it would deal a devastating blow to human nutrition and cuisine. The sea provides us with high-quality protein and many other valuable nutrients. Poof? Gone? (Don't be smug, vegans. Fish emulsion -- ground-up fish -- is a common and valuable input for organic vegetable farming.) As for cuisine, can anyone ...
Topics: fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

What you eat matters ... big time Go veggie -- a poll	Jason D Scorse	03 Nov 2006	Gristmill
With Science about the collapse of the world's fisheries, I think it's appropriate once again to examine a topic that doesn't get enough attention: our diets. Not only does eating fish exacerbate the collapse of marine ecosystems and lead to the death of millions of other creatures, including turtles, dolphins, and whales, but the energy used to catch deep-sea fish is equivalent to factory-farmed beef.That wasn't a typo. Eating most types of fish is like eating Big Ma ...
Topics: fishing, food, oceans, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Fossil fish catches could be bad news	Sarah van Schagen	23 Jun 2006	Gristmill
Yo-ho-ho, me hearties. 'Tis ye favorite pirate here with a quick news bit to satisfy yer cravin'. Me plundering sked is keepin' me busy these days, and I gotta tell ye, wifi ain't so great out here on the high seas. That said, I've got a tale for ye about the African Coelacanth, an archaic (we're talking tens of millions of years old) species long thought to be extinct until one was caught in South African waters in 1938. I'm pretty sure it was the 'Lord God' of fi ...
Topics: fishing, oceans (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Hooked on toothfish and turtles A new book reveals the truth about Chilean sea bass	Sarah van Schagen	23 May 2006	Gristmill
Ahoy, mateys! Methinks you landlubbers will enjoy this here installment of Something Fishy, as I bring news of a book hitting the shelves this month -- about pirates! That's right, me hearties, it's called Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish, and the 'perfect fish' in question is the Patagonian toothfish (better known to seafoodies as Chilean Sea Bass). As described in press materials, Hooked is an adventure story about toothfish poachers caught in one ...
Topics: fishing, oceans, wildlife (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Nursing Australia's sharks A new breeding program aims to revive the gray nurse shark	Sarah van Schagen	12 Apr 2006	Gristmill
Ahoy once again, me faithful readers! 'Tis been too long since our last voyage, and some interesting goings-on have passed me harbor in the meantime. First, I share some grave news for me fellow pirates -- that happens to be good news for me fellow greens: Greenpeace has been a'pirate huntin' off West Africa! I'd suggest they walk the plank for that, had I not seen this bit here: 'Pirate fishing is a global threat to the oceans and those who depend on them.' Well, ...
Topics: fishing, oceans, wildlife (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Fish and RIPs Tips on seafood consumption from a seafaring wench	Sarah van Schagen	09 Mar 2006	Gristmill
Ahoy there, fellow poop-deckers! I hope the fair seas have treated ye well since me last arrrr-ticle. This one, dear mateys, will focus on grub -- that's food to you landlubbers -- specifically seafood. There's been much to-do lately on mercury advisories and the safety of sushi, so how's a seadog to know what's safe to eat, what's caught (or farmed) sustainably, and what's not? But before I delve into the murky waters of seafood safety, I've a message for any bilg ...
Topics: aquaculture, fishing, food, health, mercury, oceans (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Buried treasure Discover new species in the Caribbean, a new reef off Thailand, and an ocean-centric MoJo issue	Sarah van Schagen	22 Feb 2006	Gristmill
Ahoy, mateys! Welcome aboard the good ship Something Fishy, a biweekly blog column focused on all things, um, fishy, and oceanic, and marine biological, and whatnot. It's sure to shiver your timbers ... if you know what I mean. (Should I have stopped at 'ahoy'? Methinks the eye patch is on a bit tight. Aarrr!) Pirate lingo aside (for now ... there may be mention of a 'poop deck' later on), this first column will focus on the theme of buried treasure -- from new s ...
Topics: biodiversity, fishing, oceans (all these topics)

The Sound and the ... Eh Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas		05 Oct 2005	Daily Grist
The Sound and the ... Eh Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas The much-beloved and much-beleaguered orcas of Puget Sound in Washington state are the focus of a tepid new National Marine Fisheries Service conservation plan. It emphasizes cleaning up the sound, preventing oil spills, and trying to boost the salmon population -- pretty much what the government ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics)

Gone killing Japanese fisherman slaughter their competition	Chris Schults	01 Oct 2005	Gristmill
All over the world people are feeling the effects of overfishing. While I would personally advocate not eating fish to begin with, others have come up with alternative solutions, from establishing sustainably managed fisheries to launching campaigns educating the public on what fish to consume. And then there is this: In the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, fishermen are rounding up and slaughtering hundreds and even thousands of dolphins right now.After driving p ...
Topics: fishing, Japan, oceans (all these topics)

See food, make smart choices	Sarah van Schagen	29 Mar 2005	Gristmill
A new seafood-labeling scheme went into effect yesterday across the U.S. The regulations require that retailers label fish and shellfish with the country of origin and whether they were raised on a farm or caught in the wild. The labels may be put directly on packaging or on signs in the display cases. Proponents say the labels satisfy a consumer's basic 'right to know' about products before purchasing them. Greens should be pleased because the labels will make i ...
Topics: aquaculture, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? A Peruvian activist takes on the fishmeal industry	Michelle Nijhuis	18 Apr 2003	Main Dish
Maria Elena Foronda Farro was born to be an activist. Her father, a union lawyer in Chimbote, Peru, taught her -- through words and by example -- about the importance of social justice. Foronda, who grew up in Chimbote and earned a master's degree in sociology in Mexico, is now applying her father's lessons to her hometown. Maria Elena Foronda Farro. Photo: Richard Goldgewich ...
Topics: air pollution, business, fishing, health, interview, Mexico, oceans, Peru (all these topics)

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