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  • September 2008

    • Overfishing Could Force You to Hold the Anchovies

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 4, 08 10:23 AM CDT

      Overfishing Could Force You to Hold the Anchovies

      (Newser) - Anchovies have made a list of "fish to avoid," the Guardian reports—and not for their salty pungency, but because overfishing has left stocks at unsustainable levels. The UK’s Marine Conservation Society—which ranks fish after assessing biology, stock status, and the impact of the farming or fishing method—gave its worst score of 5 to 69 fish, including North Sea cod and Atlantic salmon. More »

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      fishing  • North Sea  • overfishing  • sustainability  • fishery

  • August 2008

    • Bluefin Tuna Tricked Into Spawning

      Time  |  Aug 17, 08 7:22 AM CDT

      Bluefin Tuna Tricked Into Spawning

      (Newser) - A seafood entrepreneur thinks he can solve the world's bluefin tuna shortage by making the fish feel frisky, Time reports. German ex-pat Hagen Stehr, the baron of a $230-million Australian seafood empire, is simulating the tuna's breeding grounds in a hatchery—a "fishy virtual reality" with 14 hours of daylight and water at 73°F—and has succeeded in harvesting fertilized eggs from bluefin breeding stock. More »

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      environmentalism  • endangered species  • fishing  • food industry  • sushi  • tuna  • overfishing

    • Trawler Dumps Endangered Fish, Sparking Eco-Outrage

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Trawler Dumps Endangered Fish, Sparking Eco-Outrage

      (Newser) - Film of a British trawler dumping 10,000 pounds of dead fish caught in Norwegian waters back into the sea has outraged Norway as well as environmentalists, the Guardian reports. The boat dumped nearly 80% of its catch, including cod and other endangered fish, to comply with EU quotas. Conservationists slammed the wasteful practice and called for an overhaul of the rules. More »

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      United Kingdom  • fish  • Norway  • fishing  • overfishing  • fishing boat

    • Jellyfish Surge Is Ocean Call for Help

      New York Times  |  Aug 3, 08 7:01 AM CDT

      Jellyfish Surge Is Ocean Call for Help

      (Newser) - Jellyfish populations are surging because of rising sea temperatures and overfishing, which leaves them with few predators and no competition for plankton, reports the New York Times. Fishermen are finding nets “filled with more jellyfish than fish,” said one, and swimmers are reporting increasing numbers of jellyfish stings, which can take weeks or even months to heal. In Barcelona recently, some 300 people were treated for stings within a few hours. More »

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      ocean  • beach  • animal attack  • overfishing  • jellyfish  • ocean temperature

  • July 2008

    • Fish Found at Record Depth

      BBC  |  Jul 31, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      Fish Found at Record Depth

      (Newser) - Scientists have captured a live fish from a record 7,500 feet under the Atlantic Ocean, the BBC reports. A new device allows recovery of live creatures from much farther down than was previously possible. The expedition to learn more about life around hydrothermal vents deep beneath the ocean also brought back three species of deep-sea shrimp. More »

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      fish  • ocean  • Atlantic Ocean  • marine life  • overfishing  • seabed  • marine biology

    • Blue Crab Disappearing From Chesapeake Bay

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Blue Crab Disappearing From Chesapeake Bay

      (Newser) - Overfishing and water pollution have put the Chesapeake Bay's signature blue crab on the brink—along with fishermen who have long depended on it. Stocks are down 65% since 1990, the AP reports, as officials in Maryland and Virginia struggle to enact a patchwork of laws to reduce the harvest, control waterfront development and provide help for struggling watermen—though many think it's too late. More »

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      environment  • fishing  • Baltimore  • overfishing  • Washington, DC  • Chesapeake Bay

  • June 2008

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