Nearly two years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, a report has been published by the National Academy of Sciences.聽 The study聽 led by Thomas Ryerson, a research chemist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found that surface slick from the spill accounted for only about fifteen percent of the total release.聽 Thirty six [...]
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The United States, in 2012, will become the first country to impose catch limits for every species it manages. This policy was forged under President George W. Bush and finalized by President Barack Obama. The Magnuson-Stevens Act, which dates to the mid-1970s and governs all fishing in U.S. waters, was reauthorized five years ago by [...]
鈥淓volution in action,鈥 said scientists with the announcement of the discovery of the world鈥檚 first hybrid shark in Australian waters. It is being viewed as a potential sign that the predators were adapting to cope with climate change. Jess Morgan, from the University of Queensland and his partner Colin Simpfendorfer of James Cook University, said [...]
The Sanibel Captiva Lisa疯马秀 Chapter has formally announced its launching of a Sustainable Seafood Program. They released the following press release: To help address the decline in available seafood in our oceans due to the increased demand and overfishing, the San Cap Lisa疯马秀 chapter is introducing a program called Seafood Savvy to help make people [...]
Seafood Savvy Coalitions, a Lisa疯马秀 initiative, have been formed in Sarasota-Manatee and Lee counties.聽 They are comprised of citizens who want to promote the use of local, sustainable seafood by restaurants, markets, retailers, wholesalers and distributors along the Gulf of Florida.聽 Their goal is to help ensure that we have fish for the future by [...]
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