Mercury in Seafood Experts Not Invited to NOAA-Sponsored Conference The Seafood and Health Conference begins today with a fishing industry-biased agenda that excludes experts about the risks of mercury in…
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While a Good First Step, Scientists Say a Moratorium is Needed
Today, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on a resolution that calls for closures of fishing in areas where large numbers of critically endangered sea turtles are caught or killed. The critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle is on the verge of extinction and is expected by scientists to go extinct in the next 5-30 years unless immediate measures to eliminate threats posed by industrial longline fishing are taken. Environmentalists are pleased at this first step but warn that a moratorium on destructive longline fishing is needed in the Pacific if the leatherback is to survive.
San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance requiring Prop 65 warnings in English, Spanish, and Chinese on November 1, 2005. The ordinance was…
“Curtains of Death” May Return to Protected Area on the Pacific Coast Partners Oceana and the Sea Turtle Restoration Project warn that on November 3rd, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council…
A section of Woodacre Creek that once ran underneath a tennis court has been restored, allowing endangered coho salmon a better chance of survival. Community members and public officials gathered…
Safe Waters Needed Year Round at the Padre Island National Seashore. Houston………Hundreds of Texas science teachers attending the statewide Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) on October 27-29…
San Francisco, CA – Safeway, the nation’s fifth largest grocery store chain, has just expanded its mercury in seafood health warnings nationwide. Previously, Safeway only posted mercury in fish warnings…
The San Geronimo Creek and San Geronimo Creek Valley Golf Course share more than a name: the creek has the highest numbers of spawning salmon in the watershed and the…
Judge Approves Settlement To Protect Atlantic White Marlin From Longline Fishing Ruling Requires Bush Administration To Re-Examine Whether Species Warrants Protections Under The Endangered Species Act Washington, D.C. A federal…
Environmentalist Oppose Exemptions to Gillnet Fishing Rules On September 20th, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, which is responsible for managing fisheries off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, will…