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Fish
and other Marine Animals
Appetite
for Fish Spells Disaster for Sea Life
Paul Kelbie, The Independent, feature — February 2007
While
seafood is still a popular and healthy part of the
European diet, increasing demand is driving many
marine species to the edge of extinction and traditional
fish dishes that were once a cheap and common source
of nourishment have been declared a recipe for disaster...
No
More Seafood by 2050?
Fred Pearce, New Scientist, feature — November
2006
The
study is the biggest and most all-embracing effort
yet to understand the productivity of the oceans
and predict their future. Uniquely, it combines historical
data on fish catches, some of it going back a thousand
years, with analysis of marine ecosystems and experiments
to bring marine life back to protected areas...
Overfishing
Young People's Trust for the Environment, feature — September
2006
Fishing
using nets is indiscriminate. Any fish which
get in the way of the net will be caught in it
if they are too big to get through the mesh.
For every one tonne of prawns caught, three tonnes
of other fish are killed and thrown away...
Salmon
That Grow Up Fast
Business Week, feature — January 2006
Aqua
Bounty Technologies has created a breed of salmon
that grows twice as fast as normal farmed salmon,
because they carry part of the genetic code of another
type of fish, the ocean pout...
The
Dangers of Hawaii's Aquarium Fish Industry
Keahi Tucker, KGMB, Channel 9, investigation — November 2005
Every
year. more than half a million of the state's most
beautiful fish are taken from our reefs and sent to
aquarium tanks around the world. It's a multi-million
dollar industry that's been mostly unregulated...
Overfishing
is Emptying the World's Rivers, Lakes, 'A Neglected
Crisis'
James Owen, National Geographic, feature ‚ November 2005
"Overfishing
of inland waters is a neglected crisis.... Most
of the focus is on oceans, with inland waters rarely
mentioned," he added. "Yet fish from inland
waters are more threatened than those in oceans"...
Nets
Killing 800 Whales and Dolphins Every Day
Dive Magazine, feature, November
2005
The majority of the 300,000 cetaceans that
die annually in nets drown, die of exhaustion or are
attacked by sharks, according to the report...
What
Fish Feel
Stephanie Yue, University of Guelph, investigation — October
2005
Recent
anatomical, physiological, neuropharmacological and
behavioral studies suggest fish can suffer in ways
similar to "higher" vertebrate animals...
Sudden
Change in Social Status Triggers Genetic Response
in Male Fish
Mark Schwartz, EurekAlert.org, feature — October 2005
Throughout
the animal kingdom, rival males routinely challenge
one another for the right to reproduce.... Now scientists
studying a species of African cichlid fish have discovered
that low-ranking male cichlids can quickly become
leading men without even putting up a fight...
Great
White Breaks Distance, Speed Records for Sharks
John roach, National Geographic News, feature — October 2005
One
surprising find is that great white shark populations
have physical connections with populations half a
world away. But perhaps the most surprising find,
at least for shark experts, is that these connections
appear to be made by females, if not both sexes...
Japan
Students Saving 'Nemo'
Independent Online New Zealand, feature — August
2005
The
school decided to breed the clown fish to prevent it
from being over-fished, a first for Japan on such a
large scale. Children
continue to be the biggest buyers of "Nemo"...
In
Lobster Courtship, Traits Like Humans
Cornelia Dean, New York Times, feature — August 2005
People
who study animal behavior try not to describe their
research subjects in human terms, but that is hard
to avoid when it comes to lobsters...
The
Shark Killers: 'Organized Shark-Killing Melees' Must
End
John Grandy, The Boston Globe, commentary — August 2005
Global shark populations are in steep decline.
Like many other fish species, they are overfished and
undermanaged. The shark may be a fierce and magnificent
predator, but it is no match for humans' high-tech
fishing gear...
Mercury
and Tuna: U.S. Advice Leaves Lots of Questions
Peter Waldman, The Wall Street Journal, investigation — July 2005
A
neurologist ordered tests. They showed Matthew's blood
was laced with mercury in amounts nearly double what
the Environmental Protection Agency says is the safe
level for exposure to the metal. Matthew had mercury
poisoning, his doctors said. The Davises had pinpointed
the suspected source: tuna fish...
Are
Fish Smarter Than Dogs?
Animal Sentience, feature — April 2005
After
watching the fish, the scientists now believe that
they are much smarter than they previously thought.
They also seem to be able to learn faster than dogs...
Ending
the Canadian Seal Hunt:
Boycott Canadian Seafood Campaign
Animal Alliance of Canada and Environment
voters, strategies— 2005
Today,
in Canada, it is in the best political interests of all
MPs and political parties to support sealing...The
political strategy outlined here provides residual political
power to influence other animal and environmental issues
in Canada...
Deep-sea
Trawling's "Great Harm"
Richard Black, BBC News, investigation — October 2004
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition says
the technique of dragging heavy nets across the seafloor
is doing immense harm to fragile ecosystems.... It
has been likened to fishing with a bulldozer...
Aquarium
Fish 'Suffer Abuse and Ill-Health'
Severin Carrell, The Independent, investigation — September
2004
The
society also claims that few aquariums are involved
in genuine marine conservation work, challenging a
key marketing claim by most of the businesses involved.
Caps alleges that more than 80 per cent of aquarium
animals are caught in the wild and are very rarely
used in breeding programmes to save endangered species...
Cutting
the Longline to Extinction:
New Sea Turtle Campaign Takes Aim at Industrial Longline
Fishing and Mercury Poisoned Seafood
Dr. Robert Ovetz, Sea Turtle Restoration
Project, investigation — 2003
Longline
fishing in the Pacific kills tens of thousands of
sea turtles annually to serve up swordfish, shark
and tuna poisoned with high levels of methyl mercury
for lucrative seafood markets in Japan, the US and
Europe...
Trout
Trauma Puts Anglers on the Hooks
The University of Liverpool Precinct, investigation — 2003
A
leading animal sciences academic at The University
of Liverpool has proved hook, line and sinker that
fish feel pain..
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