Tag: Fishing - Page 11
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Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore in Massachusetts As Warm Water Depletes Oxygen (Video)
Thousands of dead Menhaden fish washed ashore on a beach in Fairhaven, MA, a first for the residents living there. The cause, according to marine fisheries, is a lack of oxygen due to warmer waters. This type of fish is particularly sensitive to
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Changes in Ocean Oxygen Levels Mean Coastal Creatures Can't Fight Illness
In normal conditions, marine animals are well equipped to fight off infection from the plethora of bacteria and viruses lurking in the oceans. However, that means having a hearty immune system that can react quickly if
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Are You Eating the BP Gulf Oil Spill?
Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April, everyone from chef Tom Colicchio to President Barack Obama has come out to promise that Gulf Coast seafood is as safe and delicious as it ever was -- and to remind the rest of
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Torpedo-Shaped Robot Deployed for Arctic Marine Life Exploration
Its name is Bluefin, which holds several meanings from homage to the endangered bluefin tuna that represents all we're doing wrong in our fishing industry to the fact that it's going into frigid waters
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Historic Marine Life Census Counts Over 250,000 Species
Back in February, we were excited to know that the Census of Marine Life -- a massive undertaking of accounting for all live in the ocean -- had started to wrap up. But details on findings were still under wraps. Just
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Herpes Virus Strikes UK Oyster Beds, Could Wipe Out Local Stocks
Oysters worldwide have been faring badly. From pollution levels in filthy bays to now a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the populations
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Mekong River Dam Threatens Four of World's Top 10 Biggest Fish Species
A hydropower dam project planned for the lower Mekong River is getting greater attention from conservationists as it nears the final stages of an approval process. The project would cut off the migration route for the
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Floating Plastic Dining Room is Taking Orders
If you are anywhere near Vancouver, B.C. and you have a strong stomach, come on down to the Plastic Dining Room. You will need good sea legs because the "restaurant" is a raft made out of 1,700 plastic bottles.
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Mud-Eating Miracle Fish Holds Together Ecosystem in Southwest Africa
The coastal waters off southwest Africa is going through troubling times, becoming effectively a dead zone with fish populations collapsing, jellyfish populations booming, and oxygen levels dropping. But one tiny fish, the bearded
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Mercury Levels on the Rise in Lake Erie After Decades of Decline
Until 1970, mercury was not classified as a dangerous compound in the United States. Before the metal was regulated, it was used
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Oceana Launches New Campaign for Endangered Bluefin Tuna with Adrian Grenier (Video)
Unless you're paying zero attention to sustainable seafood, you're aware of the plight of bluefin tuna. These apex predators are being fished to the brink of extinction. Ocean has teamed up with Entourage and Alter Eco star
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Genetically-Modified Salmon May Be Declared "Safe" for Human Consumption in US
This proposed commercial genetic trick - inserting the genes of a "pout fish" (as pictured)
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"Fish Dependence Day" Arrives a Month Earlier for European Union & Its Troubled Fish Stocks
The title of a new report from the New Economics Foundation says it all: Fish Dependence: The Increasing Reliance of the EU on Fish from Elsewhere. There are very few places left on the planet where fishing is
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Fish Market App Connects Fishermen to Buyers, Reduce Catch Waste
For fishermen, it can be a challenge to know just how much of your catch will have buyers when you haul it back to the docks. And for Italian fishermen, the problem is especially difficult in summer as
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Yum! iPhone App Pairs Sustainable Seafood with Recipes and Wines
Image via Blue Ocean Institute FishPhone has been around for years. It's a way to text a question about seafood to the Blue Ocean Institute to find out what options are sustainable, all while you're standing in the store isle. But the handy tool has
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Overfishing Pushing Argentine Hake Fishery to Collapse
Overfishing is a problem not limited by national boundary or species, as an interesting piece in Tierramérica illustrates: The Argentine Hake (known in Latin as Marluccius hubbsi and in Spanish as merluza) is the
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The Cove Screenings Canceled in Japan as Protests Mount (Video)
After working diligently to raise money to translate The Cove into Japanese, and advocating like crazy to get it allowed into theaters in the country, the team behind the ground-breaking documentary is finding it is being met with little enthusiasm.
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Elephant Seals Recruited to Track Ocean Health for Scientists
Bull elephant seals are well known for their size and earth-shaking fights during mating season. But what is also notable about them is their long trips to sea. Every year from March to April the
