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Fuel subsidies better spent re-training fishers: UBC researchers
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Skyrocketing fuel costs could lead to long-term sustainable fisheries if governments redirect fuel subsidies currently given to fishing fleets and use them to invest in re-training for fishers, says University of British ...
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Scientists map out potential for restoring California fisher populations
Jan 11, 2008 |
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U.S. Forest Service and U.C. Santa Barbara scientists believe they have identified the habitat needs for Pacific fishers, a rare California mammal that is a candidate for reintroduction efforts and listing under the Endangered ...
Is that sea otter stealing your lunch -- or making it?
Feb 16, 2008 |
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Hunted to near extinction, sea otters are making a steady comeback along the Pacific coast. Their reintroduction, however, is expected to reduce the numbers of several key species of commercially valuable shellfish dramatically, ...
Help for climate-stressed corals
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the ARC Centre ...
'Best hope at sustainable fisheries' short-changed by conservation efforts
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Aug 26, 2008 |
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Small scale fisheries produce as much annual catch for human consumption and use less than one-eighth the fuel as their industrial counterparts, but they are dealt a double-whammy by well-intentioned eco-labelling initiatives ...
Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems
Jul 22, 2009 |
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A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according to a new study from the UBC Fisheries ...
EU OKs tougher penalties for illegal fishing
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.
Economists: Reduce fish catch now for bigger net profits later
Dec 06, 2007 |
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A new and compelling argument for reducing fish harvests – the profit motive – could persuade world fishers to endure the short-term pain of lower catches for the long-term gain of higher returns for their labor, according ...
Greenpeace takes on tuna fishing
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Greenpeace says it confronted a U.S. tuna boat in the South Pacific this week as part of an effort to fight overfishing by commercial fishing fleets.
US Atlantic cod population to drop by half by 2050
Feb 12, 2009 |
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A University of British Columbia researcher put a number to the impact of climate change on world fisheries at today's Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Chicago.
Investigating the trochus 'El Dorado'
Feb 15, 2007 |
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Scientific and indigenous knowledge must join together to better manage disappearing marine resources in developing countries, such as shark, trochus, and sea cucumber stocks on the islands to Australia’s north.
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