Why You Should Eat Fish? by: Jennifer McGuire

huffingtonpost, 29 June 2011

Just like the Meryl Streep commercial about alar horrified new moms away from apples in the late 1980s, fear-mongering messages about mercury in seafood contribute to the woefully low amount of seafood women eat today in the U.S.

NOAA Sets Fishing Quotas For Bluefin Tuna

The FishSite, 01 July 2011

NOAA has announced quotas and other measures for bluefin tuna that underscore the nation’s commitment to sustainable science-based management of this vital fish stock. The allocations divide the available 2011 US bluefin tuna quota of 957 metric tons among commercial and recreational fishing sectors for the fishing season that began on June 1.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Canadian Sablefish Fishery Gains MSC Certification

the fishsite.com, 30 July 2010

The Canadian sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) fishery operating within the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of British Columbia (BC) has earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following independent assessment to the MSC standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries.

Fishing Experts Claim: Shark Numbers Could Increase Drastically!

aquaticcommunity.com, 22 July 2010

It has been warned that if a federal fishing ban along the east coast of Australia gets approved, then the sharks will go up in number exponentially, and the price of seafood will more than double.

North Dirty River Water is Spoiling Boat Fishing

Chronicle Live, 22 July 2010

ALL of the fresh water coming down the rivers has ruined boat sport. I was out on the boat on Tuesday and the dirty water coming out of the rivers was at least six miles out and possibly further.

In Wake of Oil Spill, Many Charter Captains Seek Counseling

al.com, 21 July 2010

Early on a recent morning, charter boat captain Randy Boggs looked out the window of his office at San Roc Cay in Orange Beach to see an empty dock. "Normally, by now fish would be showing up on the table from the first 4-hour fishing trip," said Boggs, his voice hoarse from laryngitis.

Sustainable Fisheries

OceanNews

The oceans supply much of the food that we need to survive. The big question we explore in this issue of Ocean News is: How do we ensure that our oceans are healthy and plentiful enough to feed us in the future?

Louisiana Blue Crab Fishery Pursues Sustainability Certification

TheFishSite, 19 July 2010

The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board representing approximately 3,000 commercial crab fishermen licensed by the state, has entered the Louisiana blue crab fishery into the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC)certification program.

Shark Researchers Study Oil Impact

CNN, 28 June 2010

They're at the top of the ocean's food chain -- but it is still a mystery how the oil disaster is affecting the shark population in the Gulf of Mexico. Even if sharks never touch the oil slick, their sources of oxygen and food are at risk.

Tuna Trade Ban Considered by Wildlife Conference

euronews, 18 March 2010

Will tuna disappear from the supermarket shelves?  The question comes before the international conference on wildlife protection in Doha today, which will consider a possible trade ban.

Indonesia - Ministry Aims for $2.9b of Fisheries Exports in 2010

The Jakarta Post, 8 January 2010

As demand from traditional export markets is expected to take an upward turn, the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry expects to increase the total export value of fishery products to US$2.9 billion in 2010, up from last year’s $2.3 billion.

New Virus - a Risk to Wild Salmon

TheFishSite, 14 July 2010

US - Farmed fish are an increasingly important food source, with a global harvest now at 110 million tons and growing at more than eight per cent a year. But epidemics of infectious disease threaten this vital industry, including one of its most popular products: farmed Atlantic salmon.

NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area In Gulf of Mexico

TheFishSite, 15 July 2010

On July 12, NOAA expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northwestern boundary, off the Louisiana federal-state waterline.