Fish & Fisheries

"Alaska Native Leaders Call For Legal Overhaul To Protect Subsistence

"The crash of salmon stocks in Western Alaska’s Kuskokwim River has sparked a bitter court fight between the federal and state governments, and now Alaska Native leaders are calling for congressional action to ensure that Indigenous Alaskans have priority for harvests when stocks are scarce."

Source: Alaska Beacon, 10/23/2023

Factory Fishing In Antarctica For Krill Threatens A Fragile Ecosystem

"The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of massive glaciers. But as a patrol of environmentalists approaches the Chilean super trawler in an inflatable boat, the cruder realities of modern industrial fishing come into view."

Source: AP, 10/17/2023
October 18, 2023

Webinar: Chemical Recycling — It’s Not What You Think It Is

Join Ocean Conservancy policy expert Dr. Anja Brandon and colleagues from GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) and Eureka Recycling to discuss the science, policy landscape and industry push around chemical recycling. Audience Q&A to follow. 2:00 p.m. ET.

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‘Without Water, There Is No Life’: Drought In Brazil’s Amazon

"Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore. And thousands of lifeless fish float on the water’s surface."

Source: AP, 10/10/2023

"The High-Tech Hunt For One Of The World’s Most Elusive Sharks"

''Nicolas Tomasi has never laid eyes on it. He has worked these waters for years without seeing one but has heard the tales from old-timers — of a patient predator, hiding under the sand off this French island’s shores, waiting for the right moment to strike."

Source: Washington Post, 10/04/2023

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