News tagged with fishery managers


Overfishing: Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Years before an economic crisis taught everyone the risks of runaway growth, marine fishermen and fishery managers were already getting a crash course.


New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing.





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World interest in Australian fishery impact test

World interest in Australian fishery impact test

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide.


New technologies help scientists track fish species

New technologies help scientists track fish species

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New tracking and observing technologies are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, ...


Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weak enforcement combined with fishermen facing serious economic hardships are leading to widespread violations of fisheries regulations along the Northeastern United States coast. This pattern of noncompliance threatens ...


New study finds catch shares improve consistency, not health, of fisheries

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catch share programs result in more consistent and predictable fisheries but do not necessarily improve ecological conditions, according to a new study published online this week by the journal Proceedings of the National ...


To manage a fishery, you must know how the fish die

To manage a fishery, you must know how the fish die

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Recreational anglers and commercial fishermen understand you need good fishery management to make sure there will be healthy populations of fish for generations to come. And making good management decisions ...


Pension fund switch to decentralized management right way to go, landmark study finds

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.


Sonar monitors California squid fishery

Space & Earth /

created Feb 07, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

California's $30-million-a-year squid industry has quadrupled during the past decade and now scientists are using sonar to assess squid stocks.


Scientists conduct shark survey off US East Coast

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists ...


Deep-sea fish stocks threatened

Deep-sea fish stocks threatened

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Commercial fishing in the north-east Atlantic could be harming deep-sea fish populations a kilometre below the deepest reach of fishing trawlers, according to a 25-year study published on ...


Researchers offer new theory for dogfish and skate population outburst on George's Bank

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 27, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New research by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory questions the long-held belief that a lack of predators and competitors was the primary cause for ...



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