Editor’s Note: Whales are in the news. The following two articles show that perhaps the oceans are not big enough for whales and us. Shipping Traffic in Sri Lanka Injures Blue Whale From the New York Times By ERIK OLSEN… Read More ›
Fisheries
Community Actions Make An Ocean of Difference
From the Editor: Sometimes it feels like all that we post the bad news about the oceans. But there is a purpose: to help Neptune 911’s readers understand the seriousness of how what we do has consequences that negatively affects… Read More ›
Hardy Jones Reports On Peru Dolphin Die-Off
From BlueVoice.org Hardy Jones, April 26, 2012 An apocalyptic die-off of dolphins is occurring along the coastline of northern Peru. The reasons for the die-off are as yet unknown, though several culprits have emerged. During February of this year… Read More ›
Stockholm Science Study Puts A Value On Oceans
From Planet Ark 3/23/12 The cost of damage to the world’s oceans from climate change could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 if measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions are not stepped up, a study by marine experts said… Read More ›
“Parasites, Pesticides, Sick Salmon,…Dead Lobsters”
From Bangor Daily News /7/11 10:36 pm Updated: 1/7/11 11:48 pm By Bill Trotter BDN Staff Parasites, pesticides, sick salmon and dead lobsters. These four things have become an issue in Passamaquoddy Bay, and no one seems to be happy about… Read More ›
Chef Gordon Ramsay Attacked After Exposing Shark Fin Trading
From: The Toronto Sun Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was doused in gasoline and held at gunpoint as he tried to uncover the dark world of illegal shark fin trading for a new TV show. The Hell’s Kitchen star was shooting… Read More ›
Aquaculture May Be A Sustainable Seafood Choice
And our once common fish like cod, grouper, haddock, rockfish, shark, snapper and swordfish are either overfished or laced with mercury.
Sustainable Seafoods In The News
California passed a sustainable seafood bill. Yeah for Caliyfornia! Watch the two videos below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41TYMH1Ivx0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdjWhFOF36w
Ghost Net Removal Updates
Editor’s Note: Neptune 911 continues following the issue of ghost nets from our original post https://neptune911.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=173 Originally printed at http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/59991982.html PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) – An operation to clear Puget Sound and the North Olympic Peninsula’s waters of derelict commercial… Read More ›
East Coast Salmon Return, Bluefin Tuna Suffers, Sunset Magazine’s Seafood Guide
Seafood Situations brings seafood enthusiasts the good news and the news we wish we did not have to hear.
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