Fisheries & Oceans

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confirmed the presence of red tide toxins in Carigara Bay in Leyte province.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Thursday 2 September 2010 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu Fisheries Department has stopped accepting applications for deep sea fishing licences starting yesterday.

The NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are working on making changes to current fishing regulations — some for the good and some for the bad.

Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion dollars to African economies every year. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are vital economic drivers.

The world's most established fisheries certifier is failing on its promises as rapidly as it gains prominence, according the world's leading fisheries experts from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego and elsewhere.Established in 1997 by the World Wildlife Fund and Unilever, one of the world's largest fish ...

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is asking fishermen to prepare their boats and fishing gear for Hurricane Earl. The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane watch for Washington, Tyrell, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde, Craven, Pamlico, Carteret...

Tideland News Writer Three widely divergent members of a new N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission sea turtle advisory committee this week expressed strong hope – even optimism – that a consensus can eventually be reached to better protect turtles and allow the commercial fishing industry to thrive.

The short- and long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Jacksonville, the Gulf of Mexico and the world's oceans are the topic of a free presentation at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Florida State College at Jacksonville North Campus' Building E at 4501 Capper Road. Quinton White, executive director of marine science research at Jacksonville University and a member of the Oil ...

PLYMOUTH, England, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A "natural laboratory" in the Mediterranean revealing effects of carbon dioxide levels in oceans paints a bleak picture for future marine life, researchers say. England - Marine biology - Carbon dioxide - Mediterranean Sea - Environment

The Yiddish word shemozzle — meaning a confused situation, a mess — often applies to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Measuring ocean salinity is a bout a lot more than salt; changes in salinity can help us understand how Earth's climate is changing.

Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, is intricately linked to global warming. The largest store of CO2 is the world's oceans. How the oceans sequester or release CO2 to or from the atmosphere is important to understand as mankind alters Earth's climate with the burning of fossil fuels. A new report from researchers at the University of California, Davis offers clues on how that mechanism ...

Re: "Build Oil Refineries to Save Oceans," letter -- Aug. 26. I agree with the concerns raised by the letter's author that we, as a society, must do a better job of protecting our oceans.[...]

Tema, Aug 31, GNA - Members of the Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association (GIFA) have reiterated their call on the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure the total enforcement of the fisheries regulation.

Tideland News Writer Three widely divergent members of a new N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission sea turtle advisory committee this week expressed strong hope – even optimism – that a consensus can eventually be reached to better protect turtles and allow the commercial fishing industry to thrive.

Iceland’s decision to let its fishermen catch 65 times more mackerel than before won’t push the island into a new cod war with the U.K. as it’s only taking what it “deserves,” Fisheries Minister Jon Bjarnason said.

A large-scale check stop operation near Mesachie Lake, Sunday, August 22, resulted in the discovery of what Fisheries and Oceans Canada representative Larry Paike referred to as a surprising level of non-compliance.

Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley is calling on scallop fishers to follow the rules when the season opens in Auckland tomorrow.

A DECISION by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to reopen Castlemaine Harbour in Co Kerry for sourcing mussel seed has been welcomed in the area.

The Ministry of Fisheries is calling for submissions on how best to manage the impact of set net fishing on Maui's and Hector's dolphins.