A new study of fish stocks around the world found that while 63 percent of commercial species have been fished to perilously low levels, many species have rebounded when fishing pressure is scaled back. The study, which included University of Washington scientists, is the most comprehensive look at fish stocks yet.
By Sandi Doughton
Seattle Times science reporter

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Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
The Pile River flows into Lake Iliamna at the base of the Alaskan Peninsula, headwaters of the Bristol Bay region.

A coalition of village corporations and others files suit to put an end to drilling and exploration for a copper and gold mine above Bristol Bay — a sanctuary for wild Read More …

Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com

In a paper that shows just how strange our modern world has become, Robert P. Friedland, neurologist from the University of Louisville, warns that farmed fish could be at risk of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, or mad cow disease.

Currently, farmed fish are fed cow byproducts—a food source they would never find natural environment (unless society Read More …

Jihad Hashim
This documetnary explores the dire state of overfishing.

The apocalyptic documentary crisply explains the catastrophic consequences of overfishing.
By KENNETH TURAN, Film Critic 
“The End of the Line” is an apocalyptic documentary that is as beautiful as it is damning. The latest in a series of alarmist films that clue us in to an environmental crisis we’d Read More …

 
 
Bycatch
Fish and Animals Caught and Wasted
 
Worldwide, fisheries throw away 25% of their catch
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, one in four animals caught in fishing gear dies as bycatch—unwanted or unintentional catch. Tons of fish are tossed out, dead or dying, because they’re not the kind the fishermen wanted to catch. The discarded animals Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
Consuming wild salmon is extremely healthy due to the fish’s high protein, high Omega-3 fatty acids, and high vitamin D content. Wild salmon is the most widely available source of DHA and EPA Omega-3s, which are vital to brain function, child development, and reducing the risk of heart disease.
The nutritional value of wild Read More …

Liane Faulder, Canwest News Service 

Bruce Edwards / Canwest News Service
Pat Batten, owner of a commercial seafood business in Edmonton, insists that blast-freezing mechanisms have vastly changed how people in land-locked areas can receive fresh fish.

Pat Batten was on her way to a holiday in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico when she was inspired to quit her Read More …

ScienceDaily — Ocean acidification, a direct result of increased CO2 emission, is set to change the Earth’s marine ecosystems forever and may have a direct impact on our economy, resulting in substantial revenue declines and job losses.
Intensive fossil-fuel burning and deforestation over the last two centuries have increased atmospheric CO2 levels by almost 40%, which has in turn Read More …

Fishing News

Published  by Willie MacKenzie

The celeb-favourite sushi restaurant Nobu is back in the media spotlight this week, but with column inches devoted to bluefin tuna rather than A-list diners.
 
As Greenpeace revealed last year, Nobu, who pride themselves as market leaders and an exclusive venue, were serving up bluefin tuna as sushi.
Bluefin is an endangered species, like rhinos, tigers, or Read More …

WAX2003051203 - WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Giant bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. These are the only giant bluefins on display outside Japan. rlw/Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder UPI. | Enlarge 

LONDON, (UPI) – Restaurant chain Nobu has added warnings to the menus of its London locations advising patrons not to order the bluefin tuna because it Read More …