News articles tagged with 'fisheries'
New findings show increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters
— 14 Aug 2009 12:11 | EnvironmentThe same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a... — full story
New analysis of global fisheries data suggests marine ecosystems can recover
— 31 Jul 2009 09:10 | EnvironmentAn international team of scientists with divergent views on ocean ecosystems has found that efforts to rebuild many of the world's fisheries are worthwhile and starting to pay off in... — full story
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska and New Bedford, Mass., remain top fishing ports
— 22 Jul 2009 16:32 | EnvironmentCommercial fishermen unloaded 612.7 million pounds of fish and shellfish at the port of Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska, in 2008, mostly pollock, making it the country's top port for... — full story
Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems
— 22 Jul 2009 15:52 | EnvironmentA reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according... — full story
Time to get serious for tuna nations
— 28 Jun 2009 13:05 | EnvironmentInternational tuna treaty parties have totally failed to come up with ways to cap fishing capacity, are mostly failing to follow the advice of their own scientists and are making only... — full story
Policy transparency key to saving world's fisheries
— 22 Jun 2009 10:36 | EnvironmentA new study provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence fisheries' sustainability. The study assessed the effectiveness of the world's fisheries management... — full story
Subsidies contribute to harming Baltic Sea instead of saving it
— 18 Jun 2009 12:51 | EnvironmentThe majority of subsidies given to Baltic Sea fisheries and agriculture have a negative impact on the health of the sea, a new WWF report says... — full story
Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses
— 18 Jun 2009 09:41 | EnvironmentChanges in ocean chemistry - a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity - could cause U.S. shellfish revenues to drop significantly in... — full story
Protecting mangroves for the nation
— 10 Jun 2009 11:02 | EnvironmentThe Brazilian government yesterday officially declared a new conservation area that will help protect one of the world's most important coral reefs, and benefit thousands of people... — full story
World's large marine ecosystems heating up, altering fisheries catches
— 20 May 2009 16:50 | EnvironmentA new United Nations report, with key contributions from NOAA, found that 61 of the world's 64 large marine ecosystems - large coastal ocean waters adjacent to continents - show a significant... — full story