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Ocean Issues Are Profoundly Important, Though Mostly Invisible

Keith Addis | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Arianna Huffington, Pacific Ocean, Oceans, Oceana, Deepak Chopra, Climate Change, Overfishing, Global Warming, Green News
Keith Addis

Ocean issues have always been hard to get people to care about even though they function as the primary battery for the planet's climate, generate millions of jobs, and produce food for billions of people.

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Sacramento Fisherman Arrested In Sea Lion Shooting

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, California, Larry Legans, Crime, Verona, Larry Allen Legans, Shotgun, Sea Lions, Sea Lion Shot Sacramento, Sea Lion Shot, Sacramento River, Fisherman, Fishing, Overfishing, Rio Vista, Sea Lion, Green News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head. California game war...

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WTO And the Future of Fish

Julie Packard | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, World Trade Organization, Ted Danson, Climate, Julie Packard, Seafood Watch, Subsidies, Sustainable Seafood, Wto, Climate Crisis, Fisheries, Overfishing, Seafood, Oceana, Green News
Julie Packard

Solving our global fisheries crisis will require global solutions, and involvement from everyone. Making good choices about the seafood we eat is a great way for each of us to do our part.

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Will Overfishing Leave The Tuna Industry Dry? (VIDEO)

Posted 11.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Phillipines, Food, Tuna, Overfishing, Sushi, Sustainable Seafood, Green News

As global demand for sushi and canned tuna escalates, fishermen are struggling to bring in a sizable catch. Tuna companies' shipments have halved due ...

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How To Choose Healthy Fish

cnn.com | Denise Mann | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Salmon, Omega-3-Fatty-Acids, Health, Epa, Fish, Mercury, Heart Health, Fda, Tuna, Overfishing, Living News

Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast--some types of fish h...

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Turning the Tide for Seafood

Julie Packard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Seafood, Healthy Seafood, Ocean-Friendly Seafood, Ocean, Oceans, Fish, Fishing, Sustainable Seafood, Aquaculture, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seafood Watch, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Julie Packard, Seafood Report, Super Green Seafood, Super Green List, Celebrity Chef, Celebrity Chefs, Bycatch, Overfishing, Turning the Tide, Green News
Julie Packard

Ocean life is today threatened as never before. Human activities are taking their toll, and nothing exacts a greater price than the industrial scope and scale of fishing to feed our growing appetite for seafood.

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The EU Is Cracking Down On "Ruthless" Overfishing Of Cod, But Not Threatened Bluefin

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Fishing, Bluefin, Sustainable Seafood, Overfishing, Bluefin Tuna, Cod, Food Politics, Green News

BRUSSELS — Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts ...

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Japan: Thousands Of Dolphins Killed As Hunting Season Returns

Global Post | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Japan Fisherman, Japan Whales, Dolphins, Taiji, Bottlenose-Dolphins, Dolphins Killed in Japan, Fisherman, Fishing Villages, Bottlenose Dolphins, Japan Dolphins, Whales, Illegal-Fishing, Overfishing, Japan, Animals, World News

TAIJI, Japan �" Taiji reveals its Janus face as soon as you emerge from the road tunnel on the town's periphery. Bottlenoses leap out of the water i...

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Green News Report - September 3, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Accce, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Clean Coal, Wind Energy, Green News Report, China, Project Kaisei, Geoengineering, California Wildfires, Climate Change, Green News, Duke Energy, Mercury, Wolves, Endangered Species, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Business, Overfishing, Solar Power, Global Warming, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California burning; Killing wolves; Recycling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch... PLUS: A Fracture in the Clean Coal Coalit...

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A Future Without Fish: End of the Line Casts Scary Forecast for the Sea

Louise McCready | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Charles Clover, Mitsubishi, Nobu Bluefin Tuna, The End of the Line, Overfishing, Nobu, Bluefin Tuna, Prince Albert of Monaco, Green News
Louise McCready

According to the documentary The End of the Line, we won't need to worry about eating too many McDonald's fish sandwiches because, quite simply, there will be no more fish to eat.

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The Pescatore's Dilemma

Cathy Erway | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: By-Catch, Farmed Seafood, Aquaculture, Red Snapper, Trawling, The End of the Line, Farmed Fish, Farmed Salmon, Finning, Endangered Species, Overfished Species, Pescatarian, Overfishing, Bluefin Tuna, Seafood, Green News
Cathy Erway

Seafood has enjoyed a long history of acceptance among people who otherwise do not eat meat. Yet today's food gurus are placing pescatarianism at the height of ravenously irresponsible eating.

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US Takes The Lead On Protecting Arctic Fisheries

nytimes.com | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Fishing, Us Fisheries, Arctic Fishing, Overfishing, Global Warming, Climate Change, Commerical Fishing, Green News

This was also the first time the United States shut down a fishery because of climate change rather than overfishing. Mr. Locke's objective is to buy ...

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Fish For Our Future

Julie Packard | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Boris Worm, Ray Hilborn, Bill Monning, Sustainable Fishing, Seafood Watch, Oceans, Fishing, Sustainable Seafood, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean, Over-Fishing, Ocean-Animals, Overfishing, Green News
Julie Packard

The oceans are incredibly resilient. Given a chance to recover, they can produce a remarkable abundance of marine life -- much more than we see today.

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Urgent Need for an Underwater Park System

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Seafood, Overfishing, Fish, Marine Protected Areas, Oceans, Pollution, Marine Life, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

Grossly polluted, overfished to the point of near collapse of many fish stocks, and home to giant "dead zones" incapable of sustaining life, the oceans are in a state of dire threat.

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Protecting the Earth's Blue Heart

Sylvia Earle | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Point Reyes Headlands, Ocean Policy Task Force, Environmental Degradation, Fish & Game Commission, Marine Life Protection Act, Farallon Islands, Sustainable Fishing, Ocean-Pollution, Obama Administration, Fishing, Oceans, Fisheries, Overfishing, Green News
Sylvia Earle

Obama's new ocean policy task force, launched in June, is exactly what is needed: a coherent national policy based on science and informed by local economic interests.

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The Cove: Why Is the Japanese Government Hell-Bent on Killing Dolphins?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Taiji, International Whaling Commission, Dolphins in Captivity, Dolphin Hunting, Dolphin Killing, Save Japan's Dolphins, Whaling, The Cove, Flippertv, Hayden Panettiere Dolphins, Flipper, Fishing, Illegal-Fishing, Overfishing, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Filmmakers can't really figure out why Japanese fishermen and the Japanese government are still hell-bent on killing dolphins.

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Fresh Hope For World's Fisheries

BBC NEWS | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Fishing Study, Overfishing, Fisheries, Fish, Food Politics, Green News

There is fresh hope that the world's depleted fisheries can be saved from collapse, says a team of researchers. They said that efforts introduced t...

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Ted Danson Narrates Ocean Documentary "The End Of The Line" (VIDEO)

MSNBC | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Ted Danson, Eating Matters, Fish, Environment, Oceans, Overfishing, Oceana, Green News

Ted Danson narrates "The End Of The Line," a grim look at overfishing and the state of the world's oceans. He talks about the movie and what we can do...

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Environmental Damage: 85 Percent Of All Oyster Reefs Gone

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 06.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Oyster Reefs, Oysters, Environment, Overfishing, Australia, China, Green News

BANGKOK — Overfishing and unchecked coastal development have resulted in the disappearance of 85 percent of all oyster reefs, making the ecosyst...

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Here There Be Pirates and Illegal Fishing

Daniel Kessler | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Oceans, Seafood, Somali Pirates, Chilean Sea Bass, Illegal-Fishing, Greenpeace, Overfishing, Green News
Daniel Kessler

As Somali pirates have captured the world's attention over the past week, I've been up to my neck in pirates of a different sort.

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Frank Mundus -- The Old Man and the Sea (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Irrational Fear, Jaws, Commercial Fishing, Circle Hook, World's Largest Shark, Last Interview, Montauk, American Original, Monster Fish, Sharks, Cricket II, Steven Spielberg, Overpopulation, Star Island Yacht Club, Shark Attack, Shark Hunter, Summer Blockbuster, Overfishing, Great White Sharks, Frank Mundus, Video, Entertainment News
Tom Gregory

In 1986 Frank Mundus and angler Donnie Braddock caught a 3, 427 lb great white off Montauk NY -- a world record with a rod and reel.

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You Are Being Lied to About Pirates

Johann Hari | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

Read More: Piracy, Nuclear Waste, Somalia, Pirates, Overfishing, Somali Pirates, Somalia Pirates, You Are Being Lied to About Pirates, Dewey Lamdin, Pirates of Somalia, Pirates in Somalia, Johann Hari Pirates, Pirates Huffington Post, The Independent Somali Pirates, Somali Pirates Nuclear Waste, Pirates Somalia, Lied to About Pirates, Somali Pirates Fisherman, Huffington Post Pirates, Johann Hari, Truth About Somali Pirates, Somali Pirates the Truth, Somalia Nuclear Waste, World News
Johann Hari

The people our governments are labeling as "one of the great menaces of our times" have an extraordinary story to tell -- and some justice on their side.

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