fishing industry
Alaska initiative to protect wild salmon could kill off a massive open-pit mine
Proposition 1 would protect rivers the salmon need to spawn but the oil, gas, and mining industries say it would make new projects a "deal killer."
The Only Way to Preserve Eels Is to Eat Them All
I joined the few remaining fishermen who are hoping to give the eel population in the Netherlands a helping hand.
Gender Equality is Necessary For a Sustainable Fishing Industry
Just like any other male-dominated industry, women fishers face discrimination, harassment and other gender-based disparities.
Leonardo DiCaprio Is Tracking 35,000 of the World's Fishing Boats
DiCaprio says that the technology, called Global Fishing Watch, will "empower citizens across the globe to become powerful advocates for our oceans."
Obama's Marine Monument Could Spell Disaster for New England Fishermen
Although conservationists are hailing the president’s move as “phenomenally exciting,” fishermen in the area are not so psyched.
Obama Just Created the First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean
The monument will preserve 4,913 square miles of underwater canyons, coral reefs, extinct volcanos, and exotic wildlife off the coast of Massachusetts.
Undocumented Fishermen in Hawaii Are Being Paid 70 Cents an Hour
An Associated Press investigation has found that Hawaiian fishing boats are being manned by hundreds of undocumented workers, subjected to inhumane conditions.
We Are About to Hit the Point of No Return for Sustainable Fishing
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization just released its biannual State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report and the findings are unsettling to say the least.
Egypt's Expansion of the Suez Canal Could Ruin the Mediterranean Sea
Scientists fear that Egypt's $8.5 billion plan to expand the 101-mile canal will lead to the spread of invasive species from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
Science Press Releases Are Amazing (Salmon Lice Content Within)
Not all science news is "OMG Higgsbosongodparticle" or about boning or fashionable topics in nutrition. A great deal of it is really pretty boring, at least to most of us that aren't directly involved in the particular field of less-sexy science being...