"Chesapeake Bay Group Cites Pollution Data Concerns"
"The current pace of reducing agricultural pollution in the Chesapeake Bay is off track, an advocacy group said Wednesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2022
Fish & Fisheries
California Must Euthanize 350,000 Hatchery Trout After Bacteria Outbreak
"A bacteria outbreak in two state hatcheries is forcing the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to euthanize about 350,000 rainbow trout, which could affect fishing stock in some state waterways this summer."
Source: LA Times, 06/22/2022
WTO Finally Nets Deal Curbing Fisheries Subsidies, But Tables Key Bits
"Talks aimed at curbing harmful subsidies for fisheries concluded in Geneva in the first multilateral trade agreement the World Trade Organization (WTO) has struck in almost a decade. The body’s Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) was scheduled for June 12–15, but overtime negotiations didn’t conclude until early June 17."
Source: Mongabay, 06/21/2022
Ocean and Climate Change Toolbox
Oceans and climate change intersect with many other issues, a crossover likely to be emphasized in the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference and in future ocean-based climate discussions. This list of resources reflects some of that intersection in order to help environmental journalists better cover the field of “blue climate” solutions.
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Scientists Name Climate Change As Likely Cause For Alaska Snow Crab Decline
"Even as scientists are still trying to figure out why the Bering Sea snow crab stock crashed in 2021, federal managers are working on a plan to help rebuild it."
Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce, 06/17/2022
"Why the Chesapeake Bay’s Beloved Blue Crabs Are at an All-Time Low"
"Scientists on the latest dredge survey said factors like pollution, predation and a sex imbalance in the blue crab population could be among the factors contributing to the decline."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/16/2022
"Family Says Bodies Found In Search For Journalist And Colleague"
"The family of a missing journalist says they have been told by Brazilian authorities that two bodies have been found tied to a tree in the Amazon rainforest. The report came more than a week after the journalist and a Brazilian government official went missing."
Source: Washington Post, 06/14/2022
Supreme Court Winds Up for Another Swing at Clean Water Act
In a second Issue Backgrounder looking at major environmental questions before the U.S. Supreme Court, SEJournal considers the long-standing controversy about the definition of “waters of the United States.” The Clean Water Act case, which the high court could (re)decide during its next term, would have profound environmental and economic implications. The latest Backgrounder wades into the issue.
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"Biden Proposes a New Marine Sanctuary Off the Northeastern U.S."
"Hudson Canyon, a vast gorge in the Atlantic Ocean that is home to endangered whales, sharks, sea turtles, would become a national marine sanctuary under a proposal made by the Biden administration on Wednesday."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2022
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