"Last Rites in Salmon Country?"
Fishermen like walrus-mustached Larry Collins, captain of the Autumn Gale in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, face an agonizing choice.
Source: High Country News, 05/24/2010
Fish & Fisheries
"EPA Will Limit Pesticides Near Salmon Streams"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will impose restrictions on spraying three agricultural pesticides to keep them out of salmon streams after manufacturers refused to adopt the limits voluntarily."
Source: AP, 05/18/2010
"Sea Shepherds Aim for Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Poachers"
"The Sea Shepherds have set sail for the Mediterranean to protect another giant of the sea being hunted to extinction -- and this one isn't making the sushi industry very happy."
Source: Ecopolitology, 05/06/2010
"UK Study Shows 94 Percent Fish Stock Fall Since 1889"
"British fish stocks have dropped by 94 percent in the past 118 years and commercial fishing has profoundly changed seabed ecosystems, leading to a collapse in numbers of many species, scientists said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/05/2010
"Oil Spill: What Is the Threat To Gulf of Mexico Seafood?"
"Along with officials' consistently cautious predictions about the scope of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, another group has been calling for a tempering of dire oil-spill forecasts: the Gulf of Mexico seafood industry."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 04/30/2010
Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards
Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.
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"Court Turns Down Michigan Over Great Lakes Carp"
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a legal request by Michigan aimed at keeping voracious Asian carp out of the Great Lakes where they are considered a threat to fisheries."
Source: Reuters, 04/27/2010
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