Fisheries
FisheriesBrazil greens claim 300.000 sharks have been killed for their fins
Demand for shark fin soup in Asia has been blamed for the illegal killing of nearly 300,000 sharks off Brazil, an environmental group has alleged. The Environmental Justice Institute in Brazil has accused a seafood exporter (Siglo do Brasil Comercio) of illegally killing nearly 300,000 sharks.
Brutal slaughter of pilot whales in Denmark’s Faroe Islands
The disembowelled bodies of brutally slaughtered whales line a dockside just 230 miles from Britain - as families with children wander among them, according to a report from The Sun.
Earthquake forces Chilean fishermen to move: old port too shallow to operate
Chilean fishermen are still feeling the effects of the Feb. 27 earthquake. Infrastructure damage from the earthquake has forced more than 200 fishermen to relocate from the city of Lebu near Concepcion to the port of Coquimbo, a city to the north.
King crab season takes off in southern Chile; 2.600 tons were caught in 2009
Chile’s King Crab season has officially kicked off for this year. The southern king crab is a delicacy in Chile, as 90% of each year’s catch is shipped to markets in Europe, North America and Asia. In Santiago, fresh king crab starts at about 25 US dollars per pound.
Argentina: Toothfish TAC set
Argentine Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) established the total allowable catch (TAC) for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) of 3,250 tonnes for the current year.
Falklands’ Fisheries scientists discover mating habits of deep-sea squid
The mating habits of deep-sea squid have been revealed for the first time, after the discovery of a male squid with a huge elongated and erect penis, according to an article from the BBC credited to Matt Walker, Editor, Earth News.
Japan was prepared to yield and regrets a package regulating whaling was not achieved
Failure to agree a common way forward at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting is “unfortunate”, says Japan's minister attending. In an interview with BBC News, Ms Yasue Funayama said Japan had had to “sweat and bleed” to bring agreement closer.
Lack of compromise questions credibility of International Whaling Commission
Attempts to agree a compromise between whaling nations and their opponents at the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) annual meeting in Morocco have failed. After two days of private discussions, delegates reported they had been unable to reach agreement on major issues.
Whaling summit in Morocco: conservationists divided
Campaigners have unveiled a petition signed by more than a million people calling for maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling. It was presented to Australian minister Peter Garrett outside the International Whaling Commission meeting in Morocco.
Salmon farming in Chile greater environmental threat than estimated
Salmon farms in Chile are a worse threat to the environment than originally thought following on unexpected results from a German scientific research team studying communications among whales in the southern Pacific along Chilean Patagonia.
