Toothfish numbers declared sustainable

ABC News Tasmania's toothfish fishery has been declared sustainable by two influential bodies following adjustments in fishing methods. Just 15 years ago the fishery was on the verge of being decimated by poachers in the Southern Ocean. In an unusual partnership, environmentalists and the industry campaigned together to encourage consumer boycotts as well as increased surveillance at sea Read More…

California creates a globally significant network of marine protected…

CDFW News California recently completed an historic overhaul of how it manages its coastal waters by revising and expanding its system of marine protected areas (MPAs). This system of MPAs is the largest scientifically based network in the U.S. and second largest in the world. How California accomplished this consequential achievement is the subject of a March special issue of the journal Read More…

‘Sustainable fishing’ certification too lenient and…

PhysOrg The certification of seafood as "sustainable" by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and discretionary, a study by a consortium of researchers has found. "When consumers want sustainable fish there are two options to meet the demand: fisheries can become more sustainable or the definition of sustainable can be watered down to be practically meaningless—with MSC Read More…

Ministers urged to end overfishing

World Fishing & Aquaculture More than 217 civil society groups have written to EU Fisheries Ministers urging them to support the European Parliament’s aim to restore fish stocks by 2020 and end overfishing by 2015. The letter has been sent as negotiations on the reform of the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy enter the final and decisive stage. Although in February the Read More…

Accord would regulate fishing in Arctic waters

The New York Times The governments of the five countries with coastline on the Arctic have concluded that enough of the polar ice cap now melts regularly in the summertime that an agreement regulating commercial fishing near the North Pole is warranted. Talks are scheduled for later this month among diplomats and fisheries officials from Norway, Denmark, Canada, the United States and Read More…

The freshest fish from unpolluted oceans

FIS Argentine fishing company San Arawa performs its fishing operations in the Southwestern Atlantic, mostly in water masses of the Malvinas Currents of under their strong influence. This is the only region in the Southern Hemisphere where certain specific environmental and oceanographic conditions occur, in the southwest of the South Atlantic Ocean, near Cape Horn, at 300-800 metres in Read More…

Concern in Vietnam for ecosystem damage in Mekong River

Prensa Latina The reckless exploitation of natural resources have weakened or completely damaged the ecosystems in Mekong delta, in Vietnam, causing serious future consequences, said experts today, after analyzing the situation there. That conclusion was reached by more than 200 scientists, executives from ministries and the 13 provinces that make up the region, as well as representatives Read More…

‘Strange’ fish caught in Phitsanulok

Bangkok Post 10 April, 2013 Fishermen on the Nan river in Phitsanulok's Prom Piram district were astounded when a large, odd-looking fish was caught near the shore on Wednesday. Somjit Chodchoey, 59, said he and his brother Dao Promkong put out baits on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning he discovered a strange looking fish caught on one of the bait hooks. Mr Somjit said it looks Read More…

Viet Nam Net 4 September, 2013 Water from the upper reaches of the Mekong River is flowing downstream and inundating watershed fields in the southwestern provinces of Vietnam. This is the time people start a harvest season of specialties like snakes, turtles, birds. In the flood season, many species of wildlife lose their refuge so they are easily hunted by people. People catch snakes and Read More…

Mekong study predicts crop shifts

Bangkok Post April 9, 2013 A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand. "For robusta coffee, we found overall the central highlands will have reduced suitability," said Jeremy Carew-Reid, the main author of Read More…