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  • August 2008
  • June 2008

    • Alaskan Salmon Sick of Climate Change

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 14, 08 7:24 PM CDT

      Alaskan Salmon Sick of Climate Change

      (Newser) - Alaskan king salmon are getting sick, and experts have named a culprit: global warming. Marine ecologists say that a rise in "white spot disease" is tied to a 3-decade trend of higher temperatures in the Yukon River, the Los Angeles Times reports. With cold-temperature barriers melting, parasites and bacteria are moving north—and threatening Alaska's prized salmon stock. More »

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      global warming  • Alaska  • disease  • fish  • fishing  • salmon  • parasite

    • It's Time to Give Up Salmon

      New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 8:16 AM CDT

      It's Time to Give Up Salmon

      (Newser) - Salmon is supposed to be the perfect indulgence: low in saturated fats, high in omega-3 fatty acids, cheaper than ever at your local supermarket. But Taras Grescoe thinks you should stop eating it anyway. Wild salmon populations are dying off, he writes in the New York Times , thanks mostly to man-made habitat problems and overfishing. And the farmed salmon that's taken over grocery store shelves is not the healthy alternative it appears to be. More »

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      environment  • fish  • pesticide  • salmon  • omega-3 fatty acids

  • May 2008

    • Fishermen Shoot Sea Lions in Battle Over Salmon

      Associated Press  |  May 5, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Fishermen Shoot Sea Lions in Battle Over Salmon

      (Newser) - Six  federally protected sea lions were shot to death along the Columbia River in Washington yesterday as they lay in traps set to move them to another region, AP reports. Three elephant seals were killed the previous day in California. All were apparently the victims of a battle between fishermen and the animals that feed on endangered salmon. Officials had planned to move up to 85 seals a year out of the Washington area, but have now suspended trapping as they investigate. More »

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      fish  • salmon  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  • elephant seals

  • April 2008

    • Alarmed Feds Cancel Salmon Season

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 11, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Alarmed Feds Cancel Salmon Season

      (Newser) - In drastic action to stop the collapse of the West Coast salmon population, a federal fisheries council is banning salmon fishing off California and most of Oregon for the rest of the year, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . "This is a disaster," said the council chairman. The number of salmon spawning in California's Sacramento River system has plunged some 94% in six years. More »

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      California  • fish  • Oregon  • salmon  • fishing ban  • Pacific Fishery Management Council

  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • Price of Gold: Alaska's Salmon

      Washington Post  |  Dec 25, 07 7:04 AM CST

      Price of Gold: Alaska's Salmon

      (Newser) - The world's largest sockeye salmon fishery, located in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska, is threatened with destruction by a proposed gold mine, which could become the biggest in North America. The planned Pebble Mine has polarized the state; mining companies, on the one hand, and environmentalists and commercial fishing interests, on the other, are waging fierce lobbying campaigns, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Alaska  • fish  • salmon  • sockeye salmon

    • Fish Farming Wiping Out Wild Salmon

      Washington Post  |  Dec 13, 07 11:01 PM CST

      Fish Farming Wiping Out Wild Salmon

      (Newser) - Fish farming could drive some species of wild salmon to extinction, a new study says. Canadian researchers found a direct connection between the growth of such farms in British Columbia and a sharp drop in wild salmon nearby, the Washington Post reports. They attribute the problem to deadly sea lice that thrives in the farms, then spreads to wild salmon that swim by the netted cage.  More »

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      farming  • fish  • salmon  • British Columbia  • seafood  • aquaculture

  • November 2007

    • Japan Sends Mixed Signals on Whale Hunt

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 24, 07 3:25 PM CST

      Japan Sends Mixed Signals on Whale Hunt

      (Newser) - Japan has a ready defense for its internationally maligned whale hunt: Whaling is integral to Japanese culture, embedded in the country's traditional diet, literature, and religion. Yet this argument looks questionable in light of the Japanese government's refusal to allow indigenous people to continue their traditional salmon fishing, writes Bruce Wallace in an analysis for the LA Times . More »

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      environment  • Japan  • fishing  • whale  • whaling  • salmon  • Japanese whale hunt

    • Jelly-cide: 100,000 Salmon Killed

      AFP  |  Nov 22, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Jelly-cide: 100,000 Salmon Killed

      (Newser) - An attack of killer jellyfish has wiped out Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm. More than 100,000 fish died in the seven-hour attack, causing estimated losses of $2.1 million, AFP reports. The 35-foot-deep wave of jellyfish covered 10 square miles. The mauve stinger normally prefers warmer Mediterranean waters and has never been seen off British shores in such numbers. More »

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      agriculture  • fish  • fishing  • nature  • Northern Ireland  • salmon  • jellyfish

  • September 2007

    • Salmon Made to Bear Trout

      Nature  |  Sep 14, 07 6:36 PM CDT

      Salmon Made to Bear Trout

      (Newser) - Cue the world’s most peculiar baby announcement: Masu salmon have produced rainbow trout offspring, with an assist from scientists that could lead to the preservation of rare fish species. Trout sperm stem cells had already been injected into salmon embryos to produce salmon with trout sperm; now the same early sperm cells have been used to produce female salmon with trout eggs, Nature reports. More »

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      fish  • salmon  • breeding  • sperm  • eggs  • trout

  • August 2007

    • 10 Gourmet Restaurant Swindles

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 22, 07 9:51 AM CDT

      10 Gourmet Restaurant Swindles

      (Newser) - As the price of food goes up, what cost-cutting measures at restaurants might end up on your plate? The Independent lists 10 shortcuts, swindles and downright lies you should be wary of. Lookalike fish species Supermarket-bought salads Instant powdered eggs and potatoes More »

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      list  • food  • restaurant  • fish  • salmon  • scam  • gourmet

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

      Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT

      Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

      (Newser) - The first research linking vitamin D directly to cancer prevention shows the nutrient sharply reduces cancer rates in older women. Only 3% of the 1,179 women monitored while taking a combination of vitamin D and calcium developed cancer over 4 years, a 60% lower rate than those given placebos, according to the breakthrough American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study. More »

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      cancer  • doctor  • breast cancer  • study  • Nebraska  • salmon  • Omaha  • vitamin D  • tuna  • vitamins  • cells  • research articles

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