Predicted climate change impacts on the Australian marine environment include increases to sea surface temperature (especially in the waters off south-eastern Australia); rises in sea level; altered ocean current, wind and rain patterns; increases in ocean acidification; and increases in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones and storm events.
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Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Friday, June 3, 2011
New Bluefin Tuna Management Zones Implemented
TheFishSite, 2 June 2011
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has announced that Southern Bluefin Tuna management arrangements were put into place on 21 May 2011 after catches of Southern Bluefin Tuna were recorded off the east coast of New South Wales.
Spring Chinook Fishery above Bonneville Dam on the Columbia Extended
The Seattle Times, 01 June 2011
The spring chinook fishery above Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River mainstem will now remain open through June 15. The area stretching 163.5 miles above Bonne-D was originally scheduled to close on June 3,
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
SAMOA - Climate Change May Half Pacific Islands' Coastal Fish Catches
Samoa News, 5 March 2011
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia, Friday 4 March 2011 - Heads of Pacific Islands' fisheries agencies heard yesterday that climate change is predicted to cause big declines in coastal fisheries resources in the region, with potential production cut by as much as 50% by 2100.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Vietnam: Seafood Industry, A year of Blooming Harvest
The Vietnamese Seafood News, 25 February 2011
In 2010, Viet Nam’s fisheries industry achieved its targets in almost all fields of business with the total fisheries output reaching 5.2 million tons, including 2.8 million tons from aquaculture and 2.4 million tons from capture fishery.
India Looks To Barramundi
The Vietnamese Seafood News, 1 December 2010
India looks to barramundi Some 230 kilometers from the east coast hub of Chennai, 200 acres of barren land is set to become India’s first commercial-scale barramundi farm.
Sulu Gets Modern Fish Port, Cold Storage
zamboangajournal, 25 February 2011
Filipino Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala flew to the Muslim autonomous province of Sulu in the southern Philippines where he led government officials in the groundbreaking ceremony of a huge fishing port complex and cold storage facility in the town of Maimbung.
The Gulf Oil Spill's Toxic Legacy
theage.com, 26 February 2011
SMALL trucks noisily patrol the beach behind Steve Fourrier's home in Grand Isle, Louisiana. From his deck he watches them dump sand into screening machines. Crews follow close by, dragging rakes along the beach.
Costly Regulations Threaten Jobs and Access to Fishing
American Banking News, 25 February 2011
The California Association for Recreational Fishing (CARF) announced its opposition to new regulations being unveiled at the March 3rd California Fish and Game Commission hearing being held in Los Angeles.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Chile-Significant Decline in Fish Landings During 2010
fis.com, 21 February 2011
Accumulated landings of fishery and aquaculture products upto December 2010 totaled 3.7 million tonnes, ie 21.5 per cent less than in the 12 months of 2009, when 4.5 million tonnes were landed. According to the latest Report on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector by the Subsecretariat of Fisheries (Subpesca),
EU Must Prioritize Mediterranean Fisheries: WWF
fis.com, 21 February 2011
The EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Maria Damanaki, was urged by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) fisheries experts to put the sustainability of Mediterranean fisheries and recovery of fish stocks in the region at the heart of a reformed European fisheries policy, due for completion in 2012.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Science Shows Planned Area Closure off Georgia and North Florida NotNecessary
NOAA, 17 February 2011
Updated scientific data on red snapper populations in the South Atlantic show that the planned area closure for all snapper and grouper species off southern Georgia and northern Florida is no longer needed.
Environment Lobbyists Hopeful of WTO Fish Deal
Reuters, Feb 17, 2011
Environmental activists are hopeful that negotiations at the World Trade Organization to curb fisheries subsidies, especially those on fuel, can produce a deal that will help end overfishing.
Fisherman Wants Peers To Consider Options
nmbtimes.com, 17 February 2011
Matt Ruby is a commercial fisherman from Little River. For 15 years he has supported his family through the snapper grouper fishery. Concerned with the new fishing limits, Ruby and other fishermen have been meeting in order to help preserve their occupations.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Subantarctic Islands To Become Marine Reserves
TheFishSite, 18 February 2011
NEW ZEALAND - Three huge marine reserves totalling 435,163ha are to be established in the Subantarctic Islands, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced this week.
Put Mediterranean At Heart Of EU Fisheries Reform
TheFishSite, 18 February 2011
The EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Maria Damanaki, was urged today in Rome by WWF fisheries experts to put the sustainability of Mediterranean fisheries and recovery of fish stocks in the region at the heart of a reformed European fisheries policy, due for completion in 2012.
Sea Shepherd May Have Brought Japanese Whaling To A Halt
fis.com, 18 February 2011
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) has successfully interfered with and caused the halt of Japan’s whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean, a Fisheries Agency (JFA) official said this week.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Arctic Climate Variation Under Ancient Greenhouse Conditions
ScienceDaily, Feb. 14, 2011
Tiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold clues about Arctic climate variation during an ancient episode of greenhouse warming. Based on reconstructions of Arctic climate variability in the greenhouse world of the Late Cretaceous,
Deep-Sea Volcanic Vents Discovered in Chilly Waters of Southern Ocean
Science Daily, Feb. 14, 2011
Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that deep-sea vents may be more common in our oceans than previously thought.
New Way to Estimate Global Rainfall and Track Ocean Pollution
ScienceDaily, Feb. 15, 2011
A study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science suggests a new way to estimate how much of the ocean's pollution is falling from the sky.
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