Mastodawn

⟦Thorpe & Heath⟧ Seal population recovery and conservation can be reconciled with viable commercial fisheries in the North Sea, although both may be threatened by climate change https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/83/4/fsag041/8651479?login=false 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #Fisheries

Seal population recovery and conservation can be reconciled with viable commercial fisheries in the North Sea, although both may be threatened by climate change

Abstract. Seals are key predators in the North Sea, with the potential to exert top-down control on commercial fish populations and reshape energy flows th

OUP Academic

CBC Prince Edward Island 3d ago

Mik’maw-led fish program teaches Island students about conservation and culture
Grade 4 student Simon Knockwood is from Abegweit First Nation in Scotchfort, and his dream is to become a fisheries officer when he grows up. So the work his class is doing now through a program called Fish Friends is right up his alley — combining his love of fish with his cultural identity.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mikmaw-fish-friends-program-9.7165448?cmp=rss

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 3d ago

Aquatic Disease And Pathogen Repository (Aquadepth) To Track, Evaluate, And Ultimately Predict Aquatic Disease Outbreaks Across The Nation [inc. spatial, USA]
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center/news/aquadepth-merging-aquatic-disease-surveillance-data <-- shared technical article
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#fedscience #publicgood #foodsecurity #health #fish #fisheries #coral #sampling #mitigation #animalhealth #naturalresources #ecosystems #environment #habitat #aquaculture #economics #planning #impacts #humanimpacts #AquaDePTH #aquatic #disease #pathogen #database #spatial #GIS #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #surveillance #monitoring #USA #opendata #biogeographic #nationwide
@USGS

Ika Makimaki Apr 9

Happy to have contributed in a small way to this report out this week. The Hauraki Gulf was included as one of nine case studies around the world. 🌊

The common theme? You'll be surprised! (not)
Bottom trawling does not help with food security or the local environment.

Media article:
Contrary to industry claims, bottom trawling undermines food security
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/contrary-to-industry-claims-bottom-trawling-undermines-food-security/

Report:
The impact of bottom trawling in food security
https://transformbottomtrawling.org/publications/

#protectTheOcean #banBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #HaurakiGulf

Bottom trawling undermines food security, report says

New research finds industrial bottom trawling is diverting nutritious fish and deepening food insecurity in coastal communities

Oceanographic

The Xylom Apr 9

NEW: Entering the fourth month of a health emergency triggered by a mass marine die-off, neglected coastal towns in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, are still waiting on government action.

This story by Rachel Ramirez is produced by The Confluence and co-published by The Xylom:
https://www.thexylom.com/post/papua-new-guinea-new-ireland-ocean-toxic-event-fish-public-health

#oceans #fisheries #environment #health #news

“We Are All Still Waiting for Answers:” Papua New Guinea’s Ocean Crisis Enters Fourth Month

Mass marine die-off triggers health emergency in New Ireland Province as neglected coastal towns wait on government action.

The Xylom

CBC Technology Science Apr 8

Feds' $412.9M renewal of Pacific Salmon Initiative cautiously welcomed
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a statement that the first five years of the initiative has shown what is possible when partners work together to restore habitat, expand hatchery programs, improve management and find new ways to protect vulnerable stocks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pacific-salmon-initiative-announcement-9.7155534?cmp=rss

CBC British Columbia Apr 7

Feds' $412.9M renewal of Pacific Salmon Initiative cautiously welcomed
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a statement that the first five years of the initiative has shown what is possible when partners work together to restore habitat, expand hatchery programs, improve management and find new ways to protect vulnerable stocks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pacific-salmon-initiative-announcement-9.7155534?cmp=rss

MindTGap Apr 1

#KCAW #Sitka #AK
KCAW #RavenRadio
#Salmon #Herring #fisheries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrdQyQzz29s

KCAW Sitka

YouTube

EU Maritime & Fish Apr 1

What has been the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on EU #fisheries & #aquaculture?

A new #EUMOFA study looks into it: https://tinyurl.com/5n77ab2y

Join our #EUMOFATalk for key insights.
🗓️ 22 April, @SeafoodExpo_GL Barcelona
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https://nitter.net/EU_MARE/status/2037529681491116251#m

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, BREXIT and Russian war

CBC Nova Scotia Mar 31

Province not ready to detail how N.S. fisheries will be compensated for offshore wind impact
Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says harvesters will be compensated if their work is negatively impacted by offshore wind developments, but he’s not ready to say how.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-govt-not-ready-to-detail-how-fisheries-will-be-compensated-for-offshore-wind-impact-9.7148443?cmp=rss