The Central government has issued revised guidelines for deep sea fishing by big ships in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ)—an area of the sea … Revised guidelines for deep sea fishing anger fishersRead more
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World Fish Catch Falls to 90 Million Tons in 2012
by J. Matthew Roney The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s wild fish harvest will fall to 90 million tons in … World Fish Catch Falls to 90 Million Tons in 2012Read more
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Fish Off Japan’s Coast Said to Contain Elevated Levels of Cesium
Elevated levels of cesium still detected in fish off the Fukushima coast of Japan suggest that radioactive particles from last year’s nuclear disaster have accumulated … Fish Off Japan’s Coast Said to Contain Elevated Levels of CesiumRead more
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The slavery behind our seafood
It is a dark and dingy motel on the Burmese border. We are thousands of miles from the UK high street, but the food we … The slavery behind our seafoodRead more
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Why prawns should be blacklisted
A disturbing new investigation by the Ecologist has shone a light on the appalling labour conditions experienced by some Burmese migrants working onboard Thai fishing … Why prawns should be blacklistedRead more
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Stop fishing the high seas
Countries around the world are struggling to find cost-effective ways to reduce their carbon emissions. We’ve found that the high seas are a natural system … Stop fishing the high seasRead more
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Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?
In his 1977 classic The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry described a major change that came along with the post-World War II rise of factory-scale … Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?Read more