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Monterey Bay Aquarium: Seafood Watch Program - Online Seafood Watch Guides for Sustainable Seafood Choices
U.S.) Squid (Worldwide) Squid, Jumbo (Gulf of California) Squid, Shortfin (U.S. Atlantic) Sturgeon, White (Oregon, Washington wild-caught) Swai (Imported farmed) Swordfish (U.S. including Hawaii longline) Swordfish (California, Oregon drift gillnet) Tilapia (Central America, South America farmed) Tilefish, Golden (U.S. Mid-Atlantic) Trevally/Jack (Hawaii) Trout, Lake (Lake Superior) Tuna, Albacore ...
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NOAA Fisheries Feature
Coast trap/pot fisheries, addition of high seas fisheries to the List, and splitting the Hawaii longline fishery into two fisheries. Comments on this rule must be received by August 12, ...
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Press Conference
Risso's dolphin (right) as they are caught by longline fishermen In May, 2000, the National Marines Fishery Service announced they would be abolishing 12 of ... environment by providing more jobs for the citizens of our State. In February, 1994, the mandatory Hawaii Longline Observer Program was established to monitor the incidental take of sea turtles from vessels ...
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Letter to Congress
Union of the Pacific and on behalf of the people and the environment of this beautiful and great State of Hawaii, I am writing to ask your assistance in obtaining a solution to the tragic loss of our Hawaii Longline Fisheries Observer Program. Recently the Administrators of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service decided to not fund ...
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SoundNet - Ocean Crisis Caused by Destructive Fishing
United Nations to issue a moratorium on longline and gillnet fishing, methods they say are wiping out populations of fish, turtles, marine mammals ... in the Pacific," said Dr. Larry Crowder, Duke University Marine Laboratory researcher, "and the impact of longline fishing on these and other marine species can't be understated." This year's return ...
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The Oceanic Resource Foundation: Underwater Photography / Marine Conservation
Also, a return to the use of harpoon is recommended, rather than longline, as virtually no subsize swordfish or endangered species will become bycatch. And as a consumer, ... been identified on populations near the Indian River Lagoon in Florida and Honokawai, West Maui, Hawaii. Both of these areas appear to have significant amounts of nutrient pollution associated with agriculture ...
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NOAA Fisheries - National Marine Fisheries Service
Atlantic shark dealers are required to attend the shark identification workshops in order to maintain valid Federal permits. In addition, special workshops for commercial fishermen who use bottom longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet gear will help them learn new techniques for releasing any protected species (e.g. sea turtles) that are caught accidentally. These "safe handling" workshops are ...
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2007 IUCN Red List – 2003 Photo Gallery
BirdLife International’s "Save the Albatross” campaign is trying to reduce the accidental bycatch ... as Critically Endangered, Caesalpinia kavaiensis is a forest tree found only on the islands of Hawaii and O’ahu. Only 60 individuals are known, however, many of these are old and ...
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Success Stories - Defenders of Wildlife
Gov. Signs Law to Protect California Condors Years of hard work finally paid off for California's beleaguered condors as Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a law to protect them. Longline Fishing Dangers It is estimated that longline fishing is responsible for approximately 180,000 seabird deaths each year. Defenders is working to end this. Bald Eagles Because of Endangered Species Act of 1973, the ...
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Environment News Service News Index January 2008
Caps Shrink by Half in 50 Years Cuba Bans Harvesting of Endangered Sea Turtles Feds Help Hawaii Move to 70% Renewables by 2030 New York Sets Guidelines for Wind Turbine Harm to ... York Capital Region Cities Funded to Restore Riverfronts Home Furnace Efficiency Standards Challenged as Weak Longline Fishermen Scare Seabirds for Their Own Protection Sea Shepherd Crewmen Released by Japanese Whaler U.S ...
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