"Salmon-Eating Sea Lions Sentenced to Die"
"For the crime of snacking on endangered salmon, dozens of sea lions have been sentenced to die."
Source: Green (NYT), 05/17/2011
Fish & Fisheries
Gulf Science Teams Offer Conflicting Reports on Health of Red Snapper
"Despite the reports of diseased fish that are circulating among some commercial anglers and within scientific circles, Alabama researchers fishing within 15 miles of Dauphin Island Thursday caught more than 300 red snapper and found no sign of infection."
Source: Mobile Press-Register, 05/16/2011
"Fraser River Sockeye Face Chemical Soup of 200 Contaminants"
"Sockeye salmon are exposed to a soup of chemicals in the Fraser River, and some of the ingredients are accumulating to potentially lethal levels in eggs, while others may be disrupting the sexual function of fish, according to a scientific review conducted for the Cohen Commission."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 05/12/2011
Ocean Issues Highlighted at 'Blue Vision' Summit May 20-23 in DC
The event will cover everything from the Gulf of Mexico's struggle to recover from the BP oil spill to protection of over-exploited commercial fish stocks … to ocean acidification, marine protected areas, offshore energy, and coastal ecosystem restoration.
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FWS: Climate Change Is Affecting Fish and Wildlife in Every State
To illustrate those impacts in each state — and related attempts at mitigation and collaborative projects — the US Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a new article every weekday for fifty consecutive days. For example, one story is on Wisconsin's innovative native prairie restoration program.
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"Another Side of Tilapia, the Perfect Factory Fish"
"AGUA AZUL, Honduras — A common Bible story says Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish, which scholars surmise were tilapia."
Source: NY Times, 05/03/2011
Reports: Fish Habitat Seriously Degraded
A National Fish Habitat Board report, which includes maps and mitigation efforts, identifies the primary human sources of US fresh- and saltwater habitat degradation as urban development, livestock grazing, agriculture, point source pollution, and areas with high numbers of active mines and dams.
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"Sacramento Valley Anglers Gear Up for Salmon Fishing's Return"
"Tackle shops are restocking custom lures, guides are booking trips, and anglers are getting ready: Salmon are coming back to the Sacramento Valley."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 04/22/2011
"Entire Gulf of Mexico Reopened to Fishing a Year After BP Spill"
"Federal regulators [Tuesday] reopened commercial and recreational fishing in all federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico that were closed to fishing due to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill."
Source: ENS, 04/20/2011
"Mediterranean Fish Species Threatened With Extinction"
"Mediterranean fish, including bluefin tuna, sea bass and hake, are in danger of extinction from overfishing, marine habitat degradation & pollution, according to a report Tuesday from the International Union for Conservation of Nature."
Source: Green (NYT), 04/20/2011
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