Overfishing

Can the Marine Bill save our seas?

Posted by jossc — 3 April 2008 at 2:58pm - Comments

Will the Marine Bill ensure that the North Sea gets the marine reserves it needs?

Today sees the long overdue publication of the Draft Marine Bill. The Bill presents a key opportunity not just to improve the management of our national waters, but to begin the concerted action that is needed to protect marine biodiversity and reverse the decline in our fish stocks.

But the Marine Bill is only a tool, not the finished product.

Article tagged as: CBD, destructive fishing, marine bill, marine reserves, oceans, OSPAR, overfishing, RCEP

Dead seas: human activities are killing off the oceans

Posted by jossc — 15 February 2008 at 3:14pm - Comments

AAAS map of impacts on the N Sea

It's official; mankind is killing off our oceans far faster than previously thought. The first global-scale study of human impacts on marine ecosystems, published today in the flagship US journal Science, reveals a picture of widespread destruction with few if any areas remaining untouched.

Article tagged as: destructive fishing, marine reserves, north sea, oceans, overfishing, plastic, pollution

'Two a week' under review

Posted by jossc — 7 February 2008 at 12:16pm - Comments

Oily fish - not enough to go round

Yesterday the Food Standards Agency (FSA) finally announced that it's going to review its misguided policy advising us all to eat at least two portions of fish every week. The independent watchdog, which is charged with protecting the public interest on food safety and health issues, has been pushing the 'two a week' figure in recent years - conveniently overlooking the fact that our over-exploited fisheries can't possibly sustain the increases in fishing needed to meet this level of consumption.

Article tagged as: FSA, marine reserves, oceans, overfishing, RCEP, sustainable seafood

Bering witness in a mini-sub

Posted by jossc — 13 August 2007 at 12:05pm - Comments

A Greenpeace research mini-sub in the Bering sea

Article tagged as: bering, oceans, overfishing

Jellyfish risotto, anyone?

Posted by jossc — 8 May 2007 at 10:57am - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

Marlin, swordfish, tuna, snapper, sea bass and cod. What have they all got in common, apart from the obvious? Well, they are all large predatory species which occupy the top spot (or close to it) in the food chain in their respective neigbourhoods. Or at least they used to. Last November, an international group of ecologists and economists, led by Boris Worm of Dalhousie University, published a study that made headlines around the world.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, cod, marine reserves, north sea, oceans, overfishing, scotland, tuna

Tall tales from the fishing fleet

Posted by Willie — 4 May 2007 at 3:00pm - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

Since we left Fetlar we have engaged with a lot of fishing vessels north of Shetland, mostly Scottish boats but also German and Norwegian. Where possible we have tried to communicate with them, particularly those involved in catching cod, either as a target species or as bycatch. And we have had some interesting conversations with them.

Article tagged as: cod, marine reserves, north sea, oceans, overfishing, scotland, shetland

Deconstructing destruction

Posted by Willie — 4 May 2007 at 12:00pm - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

We often talk about 'destructive' fisheries on the oceans campaign - so I thought it was maybe time I explained what that means when we talk about cod. A purist could say that all fishing is destructive, in that it destroys the fishes' life at least, I guess.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, beam trawling, bycatch, cod, destructive fishing, north sea, oceans, overfishing
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