Tag: fishing
The environmental and social impacts of fish farming and industrial aquaculture
Often promoted as sustainable, fish farming can increase pressure on wild fisheries, deepen global food inequities, and damage marine ecosystems.
Endangered sea turtle populations on the rise worldwide, new study finds
Of the 48 populations studied, the sea turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean are recovering better than those in the Pacific Ocean, while leatherback turtles are showing the slowest recovery.
US decides to ban seafood imports that do not meet standards...
The ban "will protect numerous threatened species of whales, dolphins, seals and other marine mammals from entanglement in fishing gear used in foreign waters."
Overexploitation rates cause decline in yellowfin tuna in Indian Ocean
“Multiple lines of evidence highlight the dire straits of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.”
As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats...
The salmon shortage has also inflamed a long-simmering legal fight among Native stakeholders, the Biden administration, and the state over who gets to fish on Alaska’s vast federal lands.
After dam removal, Washington state tribe fishes for salmon on Elwha...
For the first time in more than a hundred years, members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe are fishing for coho salmon on the free-flowing river.
Maine’s billion-dollar lobster industry wins reprieve
The lobster industry and environmental groups have been at odds for years over the protection of the endangered North Atlantic whale, but recently won reprieve from regulations.
Sea Shepherd and Peruvian government intercept illegal fishing vessels
The success of this unique government-civilian partnership may provide the blueprint for future enforcement efforts at sea as more governments accept help.
To Native culture, the salmon decision means more than a treaty...
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
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EPA plans to rescind methane Super Emitter Program, citing estimated $45 billion in savings
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan to oil and gas executives in Santa Fe, and the agency's release gives no method for its savings figure.
Companies that saw federal cases dropped gave or pledged $210.5 million to Trump-aligned super...
Public Citizen's tracker lists more than 200 corporations that benefited from canceled enforcement, and the group says its database is not comprehensive.
Ketamine: What to know about the drug at the center of the Cornell case
Ketamine is a powerful drug with promise for treating depression in small doses. Recreational use is risky, especially combined with alcohol.
AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room
A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps.
How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an eerily...
An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.