Say No to Genetically Engineered Salmon

wdtn.com, 15 September 2010

Rick Moonen is an acclaimed chef who runs the restaurant Rick Moonen's rm seafood at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the author of the cookbook Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion. For the past 20 years, he has been one of the country's leading advocates for the sustainable seafood movement.

Watch Your Seas: Marine Scientists Call for European Marine ObservatoryNetwork

scimag.com, 15 September 2010

More than 100 marine scientists, policy makers and members of industry unanimously call for action towards an integrated network of observatories monitoring  Europe’s seas, at the Marine Board-ESF Forum ‘Towards a European Network of Marine Observatories’.

Ending the Oceans' 'Tragedy of the Commons'

ScienceDaily, 15 September 2010

Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world's oceans to rescue them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts.

Melting Ice Sends Thousands of Walruses Ashore

nzherald.co.nz, 15 September 2010

Tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in northwest Alaska because the sea ice they normally rest on has melted. United States Government scientists say this massive move to shore by walruses is unusual in the US.

Global Fisheries Research Finds Promise And Peril

TheFishSite, 15 September 2010

Global fisheries, a vital source of food and revenue throughout the world, contribute between US$225-$240 billion per year to the worldwide economy, according to four new studies released.

Radical Change Needed To Protect Oceans

TheFishSite, 15 September 2010

Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world’s oceans to rescue them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts. Based on a successful experiment in Chile, the researchers say a new approach to marine tenure could help to reverse the maritime ‘tragedy of the commons’ which has led to the depletion of fish stocks worldwide.

Adapting to Darkness: How Behavioral and Genetic Changes HelpedCavefish Survive Extreme Environment

ScienceDaily, 15 September 2010

University of Maryland biologists have identified how changes in both behavior and genetics led to the evolution of the Mexican blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) from its sighted, surface-dwelling ancestor.

Most Penguin Populations Continue to Decline, Biologists Warn

ScienceDaily, 9 September 2010

Penguin biologists from around the world, who are gathered in Boston the week of September 6, warn that ten of the planet's eighteen penguin species have experienced further serious population declines.