Latest news on Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry Agriculture Matters !

13Jul/10

Morning tides favor anglers

Morning tides favor anglers •The Central District has a well-rounded replacement for Ernie Foster, its long-serving Fisheries and Wildlife Board representative. Bonnie Booth has 20 years of natural resource management experience with the USDA Natural...
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

13Jul/10

Gentle giant under threat

Gentle giant under threat Al Janahi explains: “Wild monsters or beautiful mermaids have always been the part of the stories told by sailors returning home from their sea voyages.”...
Source: 7 Days

12Jul/10

Opposition: Minister hypocritical over seafood

Opposition: Minister hypocritical over seafood Mr Gay says more marine reserves mean less local fish are available. "It is just ridiculous, and it highlights...
Source: ABC Online

12Jul/10

Fish fingers, biomass power and energy efficiency: Birds Eye launches new sustainability strategy

Fish fingers, biomass power and energy efficiency: Birds Eye launches new sustainability strategy Speaking to BusinessGreen.com, Peter Hajipieris, chief technical, sustainability and external affairs officer at the...
Source: VNUNet.com

11Jul/10

Preserving a trout fishing ‘mecca’

Preserving a trout fishing 'mecca' Improved stream rehabilitation techniques made for longer-lasting fixes. A wild trout program resulted in better survival of stocked fish. The DNR stocks about 50,000 trout - mostly in ponds - today in the four...
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

10Jul/10

Woman sees family pet eaten by wild animal

Woman sees family pet eaten by wild animal If he can prove it’s a Florida panther, he’ll get the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks involved. “Normally, (panthers) do not go into people’s yards. This is just a fluke, a one-in-a-million...
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

10Jul/10

Colorado trout: Bugs, bruisers and Buddies

Colorado trout: Bugs, bruisers and Buddies Editor's note: Contributor Gary Giudice, who penned Wannabe Trout Bums and The Slam Haunts Me for ESPNOutdoors.com, is back with trout buddy Ed Weber as they scour Colorado which they deem the best trout state searching for its best trout stream. Col
Source: ESPN

8Jul/10

EU ‘consuming far too much fish’

EU 'consuming far too much fish' Fish farming has helped to marginally offset the over-exploitation of wild fish stocks, but has not stopped the EU being increasingly reliant on fish from outside the union, the report said. Aniol Esteban,...
Source: Belfast Telegraph

8Jul/10

Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill

Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill ......the chance of survival and stress that may place the animals at greater risk of injury or death.” Corralling or containing wild dolphins in secluded bays and potentially hand feeding them until an area is cleaned is not practical, logistically feasible,.....
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

8Jul/10

Feeding the geese is a bad idea

Feeding the geese is a bad idea Geese are wild birds but lose their fear of humans, adjust their behavior, become...
Source: Berkshire Eagle Online