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Mid-Atlantic Governors to Sign Landmark Agreement to Protect Ocean

Sarah Chasis | Posted 06.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Mid-Atlantic, Shipping, Virginia, Delaware, Fishing, Oceans, Marco, Maryland, Wind Power, Governor O'Malley, Governor Markell, Governor Kaine, Governor Paterson, Offshore Wind, Secretary Salazar, New York, Offshore Renewables, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans, Secretary of Interior, Governor Corzine, Atlantic Ocean, Green News
Sarah Chasis

Our oceans don't recognize borders. That's why it's so significant that these five Governors will agree to reach across state lines to protect them.

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Can Aggressive Fishing SAVE Bluefin Tuna? (VIDEO)

Reuters | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Endangered Species, Tuna, Fishing, Bluefin Tuna, Fish, Green News

This is just about as counter intuitive as they come -- fishermen are trying to catch as many bluefin tuna as possible, in order to throw them back. ...

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Piracy, Geopolitics, and Private Security

Abukar Arman | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Somalia, Fishing, Piracy, Islamic Law, Somali Pirates, Robert Kaplan, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Humanitarian Aid, Phil Carter, World News
Abukar Arman

Piracy is not only disrupting international trade, it is preventing the flow of humanitarian aid to several million Somalis and is perpetuating the very culture that kept Somalia in an abyss of anarchy.

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Chemical-Sponsored Fishing Fest To Donate Contaminated Fish To The Poor

michiganmessenger.com | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Walleye Fest, Saginaw, Eating Matters, Food Banks, Fish, Fishing, Dioxin, Pollution, Green News

Here's an example of a face-saving charity move gone horribly, horribly wrong: According to the Michigan Messenger, Dow Chemical is sponsoring Wal...

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California Salmon Shortage Distressing Fishermen, Salmon

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Salmon Fishing Halted, Environment, Fishing, Animals, Salmon Fishing, California, Green News

MILLBRAE, Calif. — California's commercial chinook salmon fishing season will be called off again after a record low number of fish returned to ...

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Climate Change Changes More Than Just the Weather

Olivier Kamanda | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Climate Change, Fishing, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Africa, World News
Olivier Kamanda

This month, ten underprivileged youth from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in order to draw international attention to climate change in Africa.

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Arctic Commercial Fishing Ban One Step Closer

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Commercial Fishing, Fishing, Water, Arctic, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a move aimed at limiting harm to Arctic waters opened by global warming, a federal advisory board voted Thursday to ban c...

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PETA Does God's Work...

Brandon Snider | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Sea Kittens, Peta Sea Kittens, Fishing, Peta, Sea Kitties, Fish, Living News
Brandon Snider

It's time for us to turn our attention to Spearfish, South Dakota where local Spearfish High School has been asked by PETA to change it's name to...SEA KITTEN HIGH SCHOOL.

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PETA Wants To Rename Fish "Sea Kittens"

canada.com | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Sea Kittens, Sea Kitties, Animal Rights, Eating Matters, Activism, Fish, Peta, Fishing, Animals, Peta Sea Kittens, Green News

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched a marketing campaign to rebrand fish as "sea kittens," a name the organization hopes w...

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Why Obama's Pick for NOAA Matters: Jane Lubchenco

Janet Ritz | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Ecosystem Degradation, Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Fisheries, Economy, Noaa, Ecosystems, Science, Obama Transition, Fishing, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Dick Cheney, Oregon, Green News
Janet Ritz

As reported in The Environmentalist last April, the Chinook salmon run in the Sacramento River has collapsed.

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The Ultimate Ocean Ranch

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 01.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Otec, Next Generation Fisheries, Bergen Declaration, Ultimate Ocean Ranch, Mariculture, Aquaculture, Natural Science Foundation, Green, Sustainable Fishing, Blue Revolution, Fishing, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

Projections show that even with the increasing world population and a shift of nutritional patterns away from red meat towards seafood, actual fish production will decline in the future.

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Endangered Species Sashimi: The Plight Of Bluefin Tuna

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Food Matters, Environmental Policy, Politics of Food, Fish, Food Politics, Environment, Conservation, Sustainability, Sushi, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Endangered Species, Fishing, Oceans, Bluefin Tuna, Nobu, Green News

Bluefin tuna, one of the world's most highly prized marine species, have met their plight. These tuna, which the Monterey Bay Aquarium's reputed Seafo...

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On National Hunting and Fishing Day, Hunters Should Walk the Conservation Talk

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Safari Club, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife, Animals, Nra, Conservation, Polar Bears, Green News
Michael Markarian

On this Saturday, let's recognize that "good conservation" cannot be claimed -- or faked. It must be earned.

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Guaranteeing Fish To Fisherman Helps Protect Fisheries

AP | Posted 10.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Politics of Food, Fisheries, Fisherman, Fishing, Catch Quotas, Catch Guarantees, Catch Share, Green News

WASHINGTON — One way to help prevent overfishing may be to guarantee each fisherman a specified share of the catch, according to a new report. C...

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4 Things Sarah Palin Believes About the Environment

Maura Judkis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil Drilling, Mining, McCain Palin, Mccain's Vice President Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Environment, Oil, 2008 Campaign, Polar Bears, Sarah Palin Vice President, Governor of Alaska, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Fishing, Alaska Oil, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Sarah Palin Vp, Sarah Palin Reaction, Green News
Maura Judkis

Palin believes that we should drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which McCain has previously opposed. She also supports offshore drilling.

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Coastal Erosion Challenges Perseverance Of Louisiana Fishing Community

NYT | Susan Saulny | Posted 09.25.2008 | Green

Read More: New Orleans, Louisiana, Coastal Erosion, Shrimping, Wetlands, Golden Meadow, Fishing, Weather, Extreme Weather, Land Loss, Gulf of Mexico, Patois, Offshore Drilling, Green, Green News, Environment, Green News

GOLDEN MEADOW, La. -- The men still bark orders in a French patois here while at work along the banks of Bayou Lafourche, a watery main street whose l...

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Wasted Fish: British Trawler Dumps 80% Of Catch To Take Advantage Of Quotas (VIDEO)

Guardian | Damian Carrington | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: British Fishermen, EU Fishing Quotas, EU Fisheries, Food Politics, Waste, Food, Fishing, Norwegian Coastguard, Politics of Food, Green News

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's a video worth? A lot more in the case of the film we published today, showing a British trawler dumping...

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Strange Connections: Midwest Farms and Floods Killing Gulf Fish?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Floods, Environment, Fishing, Gulf of Mexico, Red Tide, Fish, Dead Zone, Fish Farming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Ever hear of a "dead zone"? I don't mean the book by Stephen King. I'm referring a typically large swath of ocean that is so depleted of oxygen that most aquatic life caught in one either suffocate or escape the region.

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Mormons, Stu Rothenberg, Mckinsey, Economy, George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, Connecticut, Larry Craig, Dick Cheney, George Hamilton, Thomas Hendricks, Harvard, Charlie Crist, Creationism, Mike Huckabee, Brown University, Hewlett Packard, Ebay, Carly Fiorina, Mississippi, Republican Party, Christians, Mark Foley, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Football, Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hockey, Meg Whitman, Religion, Rudy Giuliani, Sex, Fred Thompson, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Tim Pawlenty, Evolution, Fishing, Senate, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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