Tag: Fish - Page 9
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Asian Carp Almost Migrate from U.S. to Canada, in a Big Truck
How will invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes? Via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, maybe another flood? They almost made it via a semi-tractor trailer crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the U.S. to Canada. The
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Sustainable Fish Farming Through Traditional Salt Water Ponds
From Growing Power's urban aquaponics to India's expansion of aquaculture, TreeHugger has offered many posts on ways to make fish farming both more sustainable and more productive. But some of the best ideas may be the oldest. Geoff Lawton—the
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Years After Mating, Stingrays Finally Give Birth (Video)
The marine biologists at Australia's Oceanworld Manly aquarium may be well-versed in the facts of life, but it's never too late to learn a bit more about how exactly babies are made. Recently, twelve healthy baby stingrays were
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Campaign Against Destructive Fishing Enjoys More Success
With 639,581 supporters so far, and an early commitment from a major supermarket to switch to line-caught tuna, the Fish Fight campaign for sustainable fishing is going from strength-to-strength. In fact, the group's demand to
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Aquaponic Growing of Desert Plants Too? (Video)
From keeping stingless native bees to exploring the secrets of abundant, healthy soils, the folks at Eco Films Australia have some great permaculture-related content online. This latest one is no exception, offering a
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Carl Safina on Expanding the Circle of Compassion (Podcast)
Things can look pretty grim these days. But to lose touch with wonder, with the mysterious perfection of what's all around us--then we're really in trouble. The newest book from ecologist Carl Safina, The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an
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Record Amounts of Fish Consumed in 2008 - 80% of World's Fisheries Fully Exploited or Overfished
New data in from the UN FAO on the state of the world's fisheries. The verdict: Global consumption of fish reached an all time high in 2008 (the stats in these sort of reports are always a few years behind...) and about one-third of all the world's
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Gloomy Predictions Made On Effect of Climate Catastrophes in London
Photo: Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones: Parliament Square Time Out, London's weekly events-listing magazine, has asked experts to describe the impact of great catastrophes on the capital city. Many are related to climate change and the outlook is
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Hawaii Proposes Legislation to Bring Devastating Fish Farms Under Control
The State Legislature in Hawaii is trying to fight the devastation that factory fish farming is bringing to local ecosystems. Two bills were introduced on Monday, one to stop the reckless expansion of the farms, and another
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Celebrity Chef Responds to Fish Fight Critics
Last week I reported that some folks were criticizing Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Fish Fight campaign for its lack of specific demands or goals. It was, said critics, a case of breaking "the first rule of campaigning"—namely knowing what
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Leading Chefs Join Bluefin Boycott, While Random Tuna Testing Shows (Again) High Mercury Levels
Leading chefs (and sustainable foodies) Alice Waters and Dan Barber have joined the movement to save the endangered bluefin tuna and signed a pledge not to serve the fish in their restaurants, Chez Panisse in
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Sustainable Fishing War Hits UK TV with "Fish Fight"
In his charming and intelligent way he has spearheaded a campaign called "Fish Fight" in response to the "insane waste"
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Liberating Illegal Fish, Rethinking Fish & Chips - Fish Fight Kicks Off (Video)
When Bonnie originally wrote about Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's campaign to stop the discarding of 50% of the North Sea fish catch, and when I followed up with a video launch of the Fish Fight campaign, some commenters
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Asian Carp Study Largest Since Reversal of Chicago River
This $2 million project, funded mostly with private money, is billed as the most comprehensive look at the Chicago waterway system since the reversal of the Chicago River more than 100 years ago. This
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Fish Fight Campaign Claims Early Victory. Gears Up for More. (Video)
As Bonnie reported back in October, celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Fish Fight Campaign is gearing up to tackle the insane waste inherent in the fishing industry—where more than half of all fish
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"Sustainable" Japanese Tuna Company Found Worst for Marine Life by Greenpeace
Continuing its unofficial role as a fishing industry watchdog, Greenpeace is calling attention to the most environmentally destructive tuna brand in England, a Japanese company that uses destructive fishing methods while falsely
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Marine Stewardship Council "Dupes" Consumers on Sustainable Seafood: Greenpeace
One of the main bodies that issues certifications for sustainable seafood, the Marine Stewardship Council, is potentially doing more harm than good, according to Greenpeace. Mat's written about the skepticism of MSC
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Dying to Catch Lobster: Another Industry Secret
If you're a scuba diver, you know there's a limit to how many times a day you can dive, how long to wait in between dives, etc. The "bends" is not something you want to fool with. But in Nicaragua, where a lot of the lobster
