Tag: Fishing - Page 12
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Greenpeace Activist Harpooned by French Fisherman (Video)
A Greenpeace protest against tuna fishing in the Mediterranean turned violent yesterday when an activist was harpooned in the leg by a French fisherman. Armed with sandbags, Greenpeace members planned
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Massive Orgy Tracked On Weather Radar In Wisconsin
"The bugs are showing up as bright pink, purple, and white colors along the Mississippi River mainly south of La Crosse. After the bugs hatch off the water and river areas, they are caught in the south-southeast winds while airborne for about 10-20
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Hooray! Hawaii Outlaws Shark Fin Soup
Shark fin soup is one of the primary reasons why sharks are disappearing from our oceans at frightening rates. The nearly tasteless fins are carved
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'Y'all Ain't Gonna Be Able To Eat Shrimp Like You Used To & We Ain't Gonna Be Able to Catch It' (Video)
Another good video coming out of OnEarth: In this quickie, the Philippe's tell the story of how their family has live on Louisiana's Grand Bayou for "centuries upon centuries." As part of the Atakapa-Ishak tribe, they have relied on this land and water
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Canada Considering a Plan to Slaughter 220,000 Seals
What is a troubled industry to do in order to survive? Well, if you're a lobbyists for Canadian fisheries, the answer may be to simply massacre the competition. A recently disclosed proposal calls for the killing of a whopping 220
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US Petitioned to Place Bluefin Tuna on Endangered Species List
With the Gulf oil spill threatening Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning grounds, and rampant and ongoing overfishing wiping them out with abandon, the Center for Biological Diversity has filed a formal petition to the
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Oceans Without Fish by 2050? UNEP Says Yes, At Current Fishing Rates
I have to say that this one just really depresses me (but please look straight at this one): AFP writes that a new report by the UNEP shows that at current fishing rates, and if we don't do anything to stop it, in 40 years there
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We're Taking 100 Million Tons of Sea Creatures From the Ocean & Replacing Them With Plastic: Sylvia Earle
photo: Future Atlas via flickr. Sylvia Earle, TED Prize winner and National Geographic Explorer in residence, frequently makes her way into TreeHugger posts and with good reason. She's just right on. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Earle spells
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Scary, Ancient, Jelly-like Sea Squirt Found Off Oregon Coast
An ancient, jelly-like invasive organism from Japan has been discovered along Oregon's coast. It's being called "very, very scary" by an invasive species specialist and can smother shellfish beds and coat boat hulls, docks and water
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Conservation Works: NOAA Declares Four US Fish Stocks Rebuilt to Healthy Levels
Here's an example of how a modicum of restraint and forward thinking can bring conservation success: NOAA's 2009 Status of US Fisheries report shows that four fisheries
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Fishing Charter Boat Captain Sings the Deepwater Disaster Blues (Video)
There's an increasing amount of good video coming out of the Gulf documenting the BP Oil Spill, including some dramatic aerial footage yesterday. That was literally the bird's eye perspective. But this new video from Greenpeace takes us out with a
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Dear G-20: Stop Overfishing Subsidies
Last month I participated in the Mission Blue Voyage to the Galapagos, a first-of-its kind conference hosted by TED and led by legendary oceanographer Sylvia
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population Shrinking at 'Alarming Rates' Due to Continued Overfishing
The bulk of the focus on the plight of the bluefin tuna has been on the Atlantic population. Understandable considering that at current fishing levels the iconic species will be extinct within a couple of years.
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US Government Spends $500,000 To Get "More Kids in the Woods"
The US Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has a program they call "More Kids in the Woods." We first mentioned it back in 2007. This year they'll contribute $500,000 USD to 21
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Istanbul Chefs, Diners, and Fishermen Unite to Save Iconic Species from Extinction
Fearing the eventual disappearance of an iconic fish, a Turkish Slow Food group has initiated a campaign to increase the minimum catch size for lüfer -- and secure vows from local restaurants and shops not to serve or sell the smaller fish.
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Interpol, Blue Rage, The Mafia & Non-Violence at Sea: Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Talks With TreeHugger
Last week when Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin was docked over at the Chelsea Piers in New York City I had a chance to sit down with the ever compelling, ever verbose and ever polarizing Captain Paul Watson. We talked about
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The Gulf Coast Oil Spill & Your Health: The Basics
Shrimp boats tow fire-resistant oil-containment boom as their crews conduct in situ burn training off the coast of Venice, La.The training is designed to help the local fisherman prepare to assist with possible future in situ burn operations. Photo:
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UK Fish Stocks Down 94% From a Century Ago - Amount of Fish Caught Peaked Before World War Two
A new study done by scientists from the University of York and the Marine Conservation Society shows that the UK's fishing trawlers have to work 17 times harder today to catch the same amount of fish as they did in the late 19th
