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Chile establishes largest marine sanctuary

Posted by miguel on Sunday, 11 October 2015 in Fishing

Opening the Our Ocean conference, host nation Chile declared a 243,630-square-mile sanctuary around Easter Island in the South Pacific off its eastern coast, marking the largest marine reserve in American waters. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the designation will protect 27 endangere...

Seafood Industry Threatened By Ocean Acidification

Posted by Tiny on Thursday, 29 May 2014 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

The global seafood industry is under threat from climate change and ocean acidification, and reducing CO2 emissions is required to safeguard the industy's future, according to a report jointly published Wednesday by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, the University of Cambridge's Institute for S...

Eating Sustainable Seafood

Posted by acox on Monday, 14 January 2013 in Food

In the sea, almost everything that swims, burrows or crawls can be presented on a plate and eaten. Yet many marine species aren't well known among chefs and diners. The lack of variety on the menu represents not only a loss of culinary opportunity, but also a potential source of ecological i...

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Ocean Hoarding Putting Eco Systems At Risk

Posted by McCormick on Thursday, 15 November 2012 in Fishing

All over the world, food systems and the ecosystems they rely on are coming under pressure from the over-exploitation of natural resources. But nowhere are these impacts occurring as rapidly and dramatically as in the world's oceans. Between 1970 and 1990, buoyed by generous fuel and boat...