Newsroom (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
3 September 2008 – After two years of preparation and negotiation FAO Members have adopted international guidelines aimed at limiting the impact of fishing on fragile deep sea fish species and habitats.
Sea Fishing (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
Lure fishing in the UK for saltwater species has always been a very popular technique. I have covered lots of angles over the past few years here at the fishing blog. Methods and species for lure fishing There are lots of methods which entail the use of lures for UK sea fishing, which include; trolling, shore spinning, [...]
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
A study of Stone Age fish unearthed on an island in the Baltic Sea suggests overfishing by humans is causing fish populations to evolve and driving commercially valuable species like cod to the brink of economic extinction.
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
In the Indo-Pacific area, a 5.7 million square kilometre triangle contains over one-third of all known coral species on earth, over half the world's coral reefs, over 3,000 fish species, the greatest extent of mangrove forests of any region in the world, and the spawning ground for the largest tuna fishery in the world.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
A U.S. biologist hopes to find the largest freshwater fish in the world. His project could help protect the species. Rushing across a temple parking lot, British angler Rick Humphreys yells, "We've got a fish."
About Animals / Wildlife (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
Numerous native fish species of the Colorado River (such as Razorback Sucker, Roundtail Chub, Humpback Chub, Bonytail Chub, and Pikeminnow) have suffered significant declines over recent decades. During that same...
Sea Fishing (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Targeting a species and learning all the methods and situations that can increase your catch rate can be a very important learning curve to increasing you catch rate when sea fishing. I want to look at Pollock fishing to start off. Its a very diverse fish that can be found in many marine environments and [...]
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Damming of the Colorado River over the last century, alongside introduction of game fish species, has led to an extensive decline in numbers of native fish whilst introduced species have flourished. Scientists have found that physical changes which occur to a river when it is dammed have had an adverse effect only on native fish, due to differences in their life histories. Armed with this knowledge,...
angels in marble (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
The head of environmental responsibility for Seafish, said: "Choosing alternative species helps to ease the pressure on stocks of more traditional fish." ..." a bland white fish you can add flavours to is fine. People don't want strong-tasting fish by and large." The attempt to put us off a nice piece of haddock, or cod, the aim of decrying a finest cuts tinned salmon on a fresh lettuce from the garden...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Endorsed by top chefs, cheaper species such as pollack and sea bass catch up with cod
Marine animal news (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
A federal plan to reduce water flows in the Apalachicola River won't irreversibly doom four federally protected species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.
ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008
Tim Finnigan, a professor of ocean engineering at the University of Sydney in Australia designed a radical oceanic energy collector inspired by the design of shark tails. Mimicking the successful evolutionary design of the fish species, he constructed a device that seizes the power of the sea. “I realized the systems that function the best are the ones that already exist there,” said Finnigan.
Sea Fishing (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
HEY - thank you all very much for voting. We had 254 votes regarding which species you fish for. The results are as follows. Sea fishing poll results What species do you fish for? Bass - 79 votes - 31% Cod - 23 votes - 9% Ray - 2 votes - 1% Pollock - 5 votes - 2% Conger - 2 votes [...]
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 15/05/2008
A report released today, "The Status of Fish Populations and the Ecology of the Hudson," produced by Pisces Conservation Ltd., reveals that many Hudson River fish are in serious long-term decline and at risk of collapse if quick and aggressive measures are not taken. Of the thirteen key species studied, ten have declined in abundance since the 1980s: shad, tomcod, bay anchovy, alewife, blueback herring,...
