A new study indicates that Omega-3 fatty acids and mercury, both found in fish, appear to have opposing affects on cardiac health and risk of myocardial infarction.
This study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at data from more than 1,600 men from Sweden and Finland. Men with high levels of mercury in their body had an increased risk of heart attacks, while those with a high concentration of omega-3s had a lower risk.
Leatherback sea turtle in line for honor Peter Fimrite Updated 9:11 p.m., Monday, August 13, 2012 The endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle, large numbers of which are currently feeding on…
Legislation Awaits Governor Jerry Brown’s Signature Sacramento, CA‐ Today California Senators voted unanimously to designate the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle as the official marine reptile of California and send…
Fisheries Service finds whales killed at unsustainable levels
The legal publication Law 360 published this story about our legal challenge to U.S. funding of major LNG processing facilities in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This is important…
The Associated Press published this story on Thursday, August 2, 2012. HONOLULU (AP) — Federal wildlife agencies plan to study whether they should reclassify Hawaii’s green sea turtles as a…
Facilities Would Threaten Sea Turtles, Other Endangered Species SAN FRANCISCO— Three conservation groups initiated a legal challenge today to the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s nearly $3 billion in financing for two…
The Associated Press in New Orleans published this story on August 1, 2012. Gerald Herbert / AP FILE – In an Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, shrimpers haul in their…
Feds Greenlight Petition Favoring Turtle Hunts in Hawaii U.S. federal fishery managers today took the first steps toward possibly allowing the hunting and eating of Hawaii’s beloved green sea turtles,…
