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Fraser River First Nations Call For the Resignation of Minister Shea

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 20:24 |

Author: Administrator |

First Nations on British Columbia's Fraser River, from the Interior to the Coast, are demanding the resignation of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans, Gail Shea, over what they describe as DFO's "abject failure to effectively manage Fraser River Chinook".

Their demand for Minister Shea's s resignation comes after what they described as "repeated attempts by the First Nations to get Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) to close both saltwater based sport and commercial salmon fisheries in the period April to June in order to protect endangered Early Run Fraser Chinook". Their view is that Spring Chinook numbers have plummeted over the past few years to the point where some of these stocks face "certain extirpation" if firm measures are not taken immediately to protect them.

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'Profound' decline in fish stocks shown in UK records

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 12:58 |

Author: Various sources |

A new study shows that over-fishing means UK trawlers have to work 17 times as hard for the same fish catch as 120 years ago. Researchers used port records dating from the late 1800s. The study in the journal Nature Communications, says that this implies "an extrordinary decline" in fish stocks and "profound" ecosystem changes.

As waters near the coast became depleted, industrialisation meant the UK fleet could travel further in search of new grounds - a phenomenon that took off after 1918. Despite the growing power and range of the fishing fleet, the amount of fish caught for each unit of effort has gone down drastically , with 17 times more effort required now to catch the same amopunt of fish as compared with the late 1800s.

Greenpeace exposes Spain's ocean destruction

Monday, 03 May 2010 20:48 |

Author: Administrator |

With stocks collapsing in Europe, Spain's fleet is now plundering waters as far away as Antarctica and Africa using European taxpayers' money, according to a new Greenpeace report. The day before fisheries ministers gather in one of Spain's main fishing hubs to discuss EU fisheries policy reform, Greenpeace activists hung banners from La Coruna's iconic Tower of Hercules reading "EU: Save Our Oceans."

Greenpeace’s report, España: The destructive Practices of Spain's Fishing Armada, highlights fisheries mismanagement naming some of the worst Spanish companies and charts a course for policymakers towards sustainable fisheries management. The report states that Spain’s fleet has grown into"a voracious armada, representing nearly a quarter of the entire EU fishing capacity".

New Assessment Shows More Atlantic Cod Endangered

Monday, 03 May 2010 16:40 |

Author: Administrator |

Based on the latest assessment of Atlantic cod by the Committee on the Staus of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), the World Wildlife Fund Canada claims that, nearly 20 years after the collapse, Canada still does not have effective recovery plans for cod.

COSEWIC has concluded that cod stocks are increasingly at risk. It has classified four of the six cod units in Canada as endangered. Recovery plans for endangered cod stocks are urgently needed to enable a profitable fishery in the long-term that meets the standards of eco-conscious retailers and consumers, according to the WWF.

'Premature' For Obama To Change Position On Offshore Drilling

Monday, 03 May 2010 13:36 |

Author: Administrator |

According to the Huffington Post:

Obama administration officials announced on Monday that it remains "premature" to rule out including additional offshore drilling as part of comprehensive energy legislation, even as Senate Democrats warn that such a provision would make the bill "dead on arrival."

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs stated that the president will determine whether to stay with or abandon his call for additional drilling off various parts of the coast once he gets the findings of an investigation into the massive oil spill in the Gulf.