Tag: "ocean"
Has overfishing ended? Top US scientist says yes
By editor on Jan 8, 2011 | In Conservation, Threatened Species, Species related, Fisheries Management | Send feedback »
For the first time in at least a century, U.S. fishermen will not take too much of any species from the sea, one of the nations top fishery scientists says. The projected end of overfishing comes during a turbulent fishing year that has seen New England fishermen switch to a radically new management system. But scientist Steve Murawski said that for the first time in written fishing history, which goes back to 1900, As far as we know, we've hit the right levels, which is a milestone. more »
UN nature meeting agrees on land, ocean protection
By editor on Oct 30, 2010 | In Conservation, Closures, Land Management, Endangered Species, Species related | Send feedback »
Representatives to a U.N. conference on biodiversity agreed early Saturday to expand protected areas on land and at sea in the hopes of slowing the rate of extinction of the world's animals and plants and preventing further damage to its ecosystems more »