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13Jul/10

Calais LNG hearing scheduled to start Monday

Calais LNG hearing scheduled to start Monday Ocean shipping already follows this route, Emery counters. He stated further that the authorities might allow these tankers...
Source: Telegraph Journal-Canada

13Jul/10

DFO plans new rules to police salmon farming

DFO plans new rules to police salmon farming Acting on a 2009 B.C. Supreme Court ruling, the department...
Source: Vancouver Sun

13Jul/10

BP disaster: Rare mix of geological factors created rich but dangerous reserves

BP disaster: Rare mix of geological factors created rich but dangerous reserves Those nutrients help feed thriving ecosystems and some of the richest fisheries in the world. But the gulf is also an isolated sea, almost walled off from the Atlantic Ocean by Cuba and the Florida and Yucatan...
Source: The Washington Post

13Jul/10

Famous Marine Biologist and Artist Guy Harvey to Donate $10 Per ”Save Our Gulf” Fishing T-Shirt to Support Gulf Marine Life

Famous Marine Biologist and Artist Guy Harvey to Donate $10 Per ”Save Our Gulf” Fishing T-Shirt to Support Gulf Marine Life The spawning grounds of bluefin tuna, who have been commercially overfished to the point of near-collapse, as well as...
Source: Street Insider

12Jul/10

Cold Water is Not Fun When You Swim But Ideal When You Catch

Cold Water is Not Fun When You Swim But Ideal When You Catch The official criterion for La...
Source: AllAfrica.com

12Jul/10

Massive Undersea Volcano Mapped off Indonesia

Massive Undersea Volcano Mapped off Indonesia The expedition concludes on August 14. Associated Press Be the first to write your opinion! Click here to log on with your Facebook...
Source: The Jakarta Globe

12Jul/10

Scientists map towering, undersea volcano off Indonesia’s coast

Scientists map towering, undersea volcano off Indonesia's coast Sugiarta Wirasantosa, the chief Indonesian scientist for the expedition, said the research could contribute to protecting ecosystems that support fisheries....
Source: FOX News

11Jul/10

Oil could spoil the ‘salt life’ for Florida sportsmen

Oil could spoil the 'salt life' for Florida sportsmen And, let's not forget, they are delicious to eat, too. According to the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council, commercial and recreational fishermen were allowed to catch 3.4 million pounds of gag grouper this past...
Source: Tampa Bay Online

11Jul/10

Gulf spill a call to action to save fisheries

Gulf spill a call to action to save fisheries To support Guy Harvey's efforts to save the Gulf fisheries: Or send a check to: Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, 10408 W. State Road 84, Suite #104, Davie, Fla. 33324...
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

10Jul/10

Greenpeace marks 1985 Rainbow Warrior bombing

Greenpeace marks 1985 Rainbow Warrior bombing The Rainbow Warrior — whose name comes from a North American Cree Indian prophecy — was a converted British fisheries research trawler built in 1955 and bought by Greenpeace in 1978. The sunken vessel was replaced in 1989 by the Rainbow...
Source: Vancouver Sun