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August, 2008

  • 26 August

    State officials planning to harvest ocean’s fishing litter

    Trapped an abandoned fishing net - Wikipedia

    (From signonsandiego.com) Sacramento – The state is preparing to launch a fishing expedition, but it”s not angling for tuna, squid or flounder. In this case, the catch is tons of fishing equipment lost or discarded in the ocean every season, posing serious danger to marine life.

  • 26 August

    New York State says nuke plant kills too many fish

    Nuclear Plant cools by direct exchange with the ocean.

    (From money.cnn.com) Indian Point, New York – The huge numbers of fish sucked to their death by the cooling system at the Indian Point nuclear plant prove that the system harms the Hudson River environment, a New York state official has ruled. The finding by J. Jared Snyder, assistant commissioner …

  • 25 August

    Government wants slower ship speeds to aid whales

    Right Whale breaching - Wikipedia

    (From ap.google.com) Washington – The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. The rule would set a speed limit of 11.5 miles per hour (10 knots) within 23 miles (20 nautical miles) of …

  • 25 August

    New fish population of Mediterranean

    Overfishing

    (From turkishdailynews.com.tr) – Istanbul Bilgi University has launched a campaign to respond to threats to the Mediterranean Sea. The campaign, titled “Mediterranean is Crying,” involves both local and foreign volunteers. The result is that the Mediterranean Sea is giving us an SOS signal.

  • 25 August

    Queensland bans shale-oil mine, protects barrier reef

    Oil Platform

    (From bloomberg.com)- Australia”s Queensland state banned shale-oil mining for 20 years, blocking a plan for a strip-mine 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the nation”s World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. State Premier Anna Bligh yesterday said she blocked plans by Queensland Energy Resources Pty, owner of the McFarlane deposit, to dig …

  • 25 August

    Fussy Cats Threatening Fish Supplies

    Wet (Canned) cat food example (Fish flakes in jelly)

    (From news.com.au) – Deakin University scientist Dr Giovanni Turchini has discovered an estimated 2.48 million tonnes of forage fish – a limited biological resource – is consumed by the global cat food industry each year.  Wild forage fish, which includes sardines, herrings and anchovies, are an important link in the …

  • 24 August

    Beaches reopen after hundreds of needles wash up on N.J. shore

    Medical Waste from Wikipedia

    (From myfoxphilly.com) North Carolina – Officials have reopened the beaches in Avalon that were closed after medical waste washed ashore. The discovery was made Saturday around 10a.m. Mayor Marty Pagliughi said beachgoers found several hundred IV needles on the beach between 19th and 24th Streets.  Crews picked up the needles …

  • 24 August

    State facing serious challenges in future, FWC study says

    There is only one planet and it has its limits from Wikipedia

    (From jacksonville.com) – The study starts with the assumption that Florida”s population will double between now and 2060, from 18 million to 36 million people. By 2060, around 7 million additional acres will be converted from rural to urban land – an amount about the size of the state of …

  • 24 August

    Bottom trawlers to get less access to Bering Sea

    A modern Icelandic trawler from Wikipedia

    (From ap.google.com) – Come Monday, nearly 180,000 square miles of the Bering Sea will be closed to bottom trawling, bringing the total in the Pacific Ocean to 830,000 square miles. “It basically is taking a net and raking it on the bottom, and anything that sticks up from the bottom …

  • 23 August

    Fishing industry facing changes

    Seabirds with longline fishing vessel - Wikipedia

    (From bclocalnews.com) – Development of the worldwide fishing industry has followed a trajectory much like that of farming; from a simple, low-technology beginning, it has become increasingly sophisticated, using the most modern electronic devices and equipment.

  • 23 August

    Shielded fish hook saves marine mammals

    Black-browed Albatross hooked (Wikipedia)

    (From thedaily.com.au) – An invention with the potential to save the lives of thousands of sea birds and turtles is on the line. The hook ensures endangered species such as the albatross, giant petrels and turtles do not die as they attempt to share in the anglers’ catch.  If used …

  • 22 August

    Whaling under fire as Norway catches only 50% of its quota

    File photograph from 1999. Photograph: John Cunningham/Getty

    (From guardian.co.uk) – Norway will not catch enough whales to meet its quota this year. Since the whaling season started on April 1, fishermen have caught around half the number of animals allowed by the authorities – 533 common minke whales out of a quota of 1,052.