The collapse of Central California Coast coho salmon population is imminent, according to a report by the National Marine Fisheries in late December 2009. Numbers of returning coho may be…
Environmental Health News reported today that: “People who ate enough contaminated fish to raise methylmercury levels in their bodies to levels still considered “safe” had subtle changes to their heart…
The celebrated salmon of west Marin County are taking advantage of the badly needed rain and are wriggling their way in surprising numbers toward the creekside communities where they typically…
Turtle Island Sues U.S. Fishery Managers to Reverse Hundreds of Loggerhead Deaths in Florida Fishery
Conservation groups went back to court Thursday in their continuing battle to protect hundreds of imperiled loggerhead sea turtles from death and injury in the Gulf of Mexico bottom longline…
Climate Change a Triple Whammy for Sea Turtles With no action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, could out-of-control sea level rise and warmer waters submerge the famous mermaid in Copenhagen…
Spawning salmon are back in Lagunitas Creek in Marin County. Naturalists are leading creek walks to see the fish – some up to 2 feet long – at 10 a.m….
Deadly Longline Hooks Snag Sea Turtles, Whales, Sea Birds and Sharks Today, conservation groups Turtle Island Restoration Network, Center for Biological Diversity, and KAHEA, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit…
Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Today President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force released the second part of its Draft National Ocean Policy that focuses on coastal and marine spatial planning….
Yesterday, the US government announced it will loosen rules on the Hawaii Longline swordfish fishery, allowing more fishing effort and increasing the annual allowable number of loggerhead sea turtles that…
By AUDREY McAVOY (AP) HONOLULU — The federal government said it will loosen regulations on Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishermen that are designed to protect sea turtles. The revisions, announced Thursday…