Changes to Canada’s environmental protection laws in the federal budget implementation bill will offer new tools to “authorize” water pollution, while allowing the government to outsource services to protect the country’s waterways, says Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield. Continue reading
Tag Archives: fisheries
Global warming linked to penguin decline
This would be reasonable – if only southern hemisphere sea ice were actually in decline rather than increase. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged antarctic sea ice, fisheries, krill populations, penguins
In Its First Life, an Oil Platform; in Its Next, a Reef?
The dormant oil platform known as High Island 389-A rises out of the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles southeast of Galveston. Below the surface, corals, sea fans and sponges cover its maze of pipes. Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Development, Oil and gas
Tagged fisheries, offshore drilling
Willie Soon: Bad science behind Florida mercury phobia
Proposed rules could raise electricity costs while harming human health Continue reading
Posted in Chemophobia, Coal, Mercury, Public health miscellany
Tagged fisheries, irrational fears, rogue agency
Killer whale at risk due to inadequate prey population
Southern resident killer whales, found along the northwest coast of North America, are in trouble mostly because of inadequate prey, the number vessels in their habitat has much less impact, according to work published June 6 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Continue reading
Senate Says ‘Frankenfish’ Don’t Need More Testing
Despite strong lobbying from northwestern senators for a measure that would require more testing of genetically engineered salmon before it’s introduced in the US, the Senate on Thursday voted it down. The “frankenfish” measure, introduced by Alaskan Republican Lisa Murkowski, failed by a 46-50 vote. Continue reading
Hoopa ask feds to speed Klamath dams removal plan
Frustrated that a deal to remove a string of hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River in Northern California has stalled, the Hoopa Tribe has petitioned federal authorities to restart the bureaucratic process in hopes it will get the dams out of the river more quickly. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Clean energy, Water rights, Water scarcity
Tagged fisheries, hydro power
Radioactive Tuna Won’t Kill You—but Should We Be Concerned About Mercury?
In a word, no. That isn’t the message Daniel Stone wants you to take away though: Continue reading
Posted in Chemophobia, Mercury, Public health miscellany, Radiation
Tagged fisheries
Scientists slam federal changes to Fisheries Act
“Up to 80 per cent of fish at risk of extinction wouldn’t be protected, letter to government warns“
Gosh. That’s like, really a shame. Continue reading
Research suggests marine reserves might be working
International researchers are reporting they have the first evidence that marine reserves are helping to sustain commercial Australian fisheries. Continue reading
Ed Struzic: Melting Sea Ice Could Lead To Pressure on Arctic Fishery
With melting sea ice opening up previously inaccessible parts of the Arctic Ocean, the fishing industry sees a potential bonanza. But some scientists and government officials have begun calling for a moratorium on fishing in the region until the true state of the Arctic fishery is assessed. Continue reading
Organic certifications for Canadian fish farms unveiled
Canadian farmed fish can now be certified as organic with the release of made-in-Canada standards. Continue reading
Warm water marine species spreading northwards into British waters
Higher sea temperatures around UK mean bluefin tuna, thresher sharks and anchovies among others are increasingly common Continue reading
Prince Charles warns of threat to Britain’s iconic fish and chips
Perhaps the messenger makes a difference after all. Now that Charlie has said this I feel so much more relaxed about the state of global fisheries. Odd, huh? Continue reading
How to sustainably turn Canada’s resources into wealth
Step 1: Harvest the resource (I’ll get letters) Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Development, Economics, Mining, Sustainability, Tar sands
Tagged fisheries, forestry, natural gas, oilsands
Salmon revival in sight as Elwha River dams fall in U.S. Northwest
In the wilderness of Washington state’s Olympic National Park, hydraulic hammers chip away at the Glines Canyon Dam in the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history. Continue reading
Controversial revamp of fisheries law a plum for pipeline, critics say
The Harper government unveiled a massive omnibus budget-implementation bill Thursday that includes Fisheries Act amendments that would strip the term “habitat” from the most crucial section of the law. Continue reading
Some question whether sustainable seafood delivers on its promise
Seafood counters used to be simpler places, where a fish was labeled with its name and price. Nowadays, it carries more information than a used-car listing. Where did it swim? Was it farm-raised? Was it ever frozen? How much harm was done to the ocean by fishing it? Continue reading
Arctic marine mammals and fish populations on the rise
Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council’s biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference. In fact fish populations have risen dramatically, according to the findings of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, the Zoological Society of London, and the World Wildlife Fund. Continue reading
Jellyfish on the rise: UBC study
Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world’s coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers. Continue reading
