(From newsday.co.tt)- Some of Trinidad and Tobago’s beaches have been an important nesting area for many species of turtles such as the Leatherback, Loggerhead, Olive Riddley, Green and Hawksbill. However, due to marine by-catch, slaughter for meat, illegal poaching of eggs, natural predation on eggs and hatchlings, habitat change and …
August, 2008
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25 August
Fussy Cats Threatening Fish Supplies
(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 …
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25 August
Fishing and boating a threat to penguins
(From thewest.com.au) Western Australia – Penguin Island’s future as a breeding ground for little penguins is in danger, with a local expert warning that fishing and boating are increasingly threatening the Rockingham island’s unique population. “We are encroaching on their territory,” Murdoch University penguin researcher Belinda Cannell said. “If we …
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24 August
Beaches reopen after hundreds of needles wash up on N.J. shore
(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 …
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24 August
Great artists unite to save sharks on the Great Barrier Reef
(From westender.com.au)- The artists have joined forces for the sea and the Australian Marine Conservation Society”s (AMCS) annual charity art auction on Friday September 12th 2008. All proceeds from the auction will go towards the marine charity”s campaign to stop targeted shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef.
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24 August
Dead humpback whale washes up in popular Kodiak Park
(From newsminer.com)- A dead humpback whale that washed ashore at Fort Abercrombie State Park last week may be there to stay. “The Marine Mammal Protection Act, and more importantly, the Endangered Species Act protects those guys, even after death. So collection of soft or hard parts, bone or baleen or …
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24 August
State facing serious challenges in future, FWC study says
(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 …
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24 August
Bottom trawlers to get less access to Bering Sea
(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 …
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23 August
Fishing industry facing changes
(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.
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23 August
Shielded fish hook saves marine mammals
(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 …
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23 August
Seals snatchers may face fine
(From whidbeyexaminer.com)- A week after Concho the harbor seal died at a San Juan Island rehabilitation center, charges had yet to be be filed against those who first took the pup from the water. Possessing, harassing or even feeding a marine mammal is a violation of the federal Marine Mammal …
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23 August
Banned shark hunters to become sea rangers
(From divemaster.com)- Shark patrolling is being seen as a possible alternative for Indonesian fishermen. Researchers say Indonesian fishermen who”ve been banned from hunting certain species in the waters off Northern Australia could work as sea rangers monitoring vulnerable whale shark populations. The fishermen are considered a rich source of information …