A World Without Seafood? November 3, 2006
Posted by Tim Raines in: wholesale, business, agriculture, fishing, government, retail , add a commentAccording to a report in today’s issue of the journal Science, if trends of overfishing and pollution continue, just about all the world’s seafood populations will be gone by 2048.
From the Associated Press:
While the study focused on the oceans, concerns have been expressed by ecologists about threats to fish in the Great Lakes and other lakes, rivers and freshwaters, too.
[Lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia]…and an international team spent four years analyzing 32 controlled experiments, other studies from 48 marine protected areas and global catch data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s database of all fish and invertebrates worldwide from 1950 to 2003.
The scientists also looked at a 1,000-year time series for 12 coastal regions, drawing on data from archives, fishery records, sediment cores and archaeological data.
The solutions suggested by the researches include better management to prevent overfishing, tighter controls on pollution and new marine reserves.
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Voice of the Fishing Industry Silenced June 8, 2006
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Nelson R. “Hammer” Beideman, founder of the Blue Water Fishermen’s Association, a strong proponent of working fisherman, died on May 25th of heart disease complications.
According to this article,
As president and executive director, Mr. Beideman spoke out on commercial fishing issues, sometimes clashing with environmental activists and government officials. He argued that a nationwide boycott of swordfish disproportionately hurt working fisherman in the United States. He testified before Congress and served on international commissions.
Memorial donations may be made to the Blue Water Fishermen’s Association, Box 398, Barnegat Light, N.J. 08006.
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Commercial Whaling Making a Comeback
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Commercial whaling is set to make a comeback thanks to pro-whaling nations Japan, Iceland and Norway. The three nations are poised to take control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), according to this article.
The pro-whaling lobby was expected to gain the numbers last year with the induction of Nauru, Gambia and Togo to the 66-nation organisation. However Togo and Gambia failed to arrive in time to cast their votes. This year, Japan has been able to lure Guatemala to become pro-whaling so as to ensure its margins.
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