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Feb 21
2012
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Dr Jason Hall-Spencer, of Plymouth University, says that the combination of ocean acidification and rising water temperatures kills off corals, shellfish and other valuable marine life – posing a risk to industries such as fishing and tourism.
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May 26
2011
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Oceana turned its press conference yesterday at the National Press Club into a pop quiz: Organizers laid out skinless fillets of halibut next to skinless fillets of fluke, both without labels, and then asked the gathered audience to identify each fish by sight. Oceana then repeated the test for red snapper vs. hake and for farmed vs. wild salmon.
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Feb 19
2011
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Find Sustainable Seafood with Seafood WatchPosted by: Administrator in Fishing |
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Many people eat food without thinking much about it, aside from its taste and its nutritional/caloric value. But there are also people who care about more than that, such as where their food came from and how the animal/creature was captured and killed. Unfortunately, that information isn’t generally available to the average consumer. Going to a farmer’s market certainly helps to know more about the food you are purchasing, but for a concerned consumer, that isn’t enough.
Image courtesy of Flickr user timpearcelosgatos
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Nov 10
2010
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NOAA Should Do More to Protect Spawning Bluefin TunaPosted by: Administrator in Fishing Tagged in: over fishing
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Atlantic bluefin tuna are remarkable creatures, growing up to 10 feet in length and more than 1,500 pounds, and capable of swimming across the Atlantic Ocean in just over a month. Harried by overfishing along the way, they enter the Gulf of Mexico to spawn, only to encounter longline fishermen targeting other species with thousands of hooks strung for miles behind fishing vessels.
