Publication Items

Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [1]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Government [9]
Wildlife [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [13]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Technology [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Wildlife [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [13]
Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [16]

Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
California [22]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [16]
NOAA Is Soliciting Public Comment on Aquaculture Policy [23]

Six public listening sessions in April and May will provide input for the agency's draft national policy on marine aquaculture products.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [8]
Government [9]
Policy [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about NOAA Is Soliciting Public Comment on Aquaculture Policy [23]
Catch Share: Fisheries Management Policy Controversy Heats Up [26]

NOAA's proposal to apply quotas to individual fishing operations, rather than across an entire fishery, lands support from environmental groups, draws opposition from many US fishing operations.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Policy [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Catch Share: Fisheries Management Policy Controversy Heats Up [26]
4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study [27]

Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the US reveal widespread contamination by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Chemicals [28]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Mercury Found in All Sampled Fish in U.S. Streams [29]

USGS researchers have found that it may be impossible for people eating fish caught in US waters to avoid eating mercury-contaminated fish.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Chemicals [28]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Mercury Found in All Sampled Fish in U.S. Streams [29]
NOAA Fishery Advisers Have New Look [30]

If you report for a coastal region where fisheries are important, it's a good time to investigate the membership makeup of your regional Fishery Management Council.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Government [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about NOAA Fishery Advisers Have New Look [30]
Mercury-And-Fish-Contamination Stories Dominate Recent Coverage [31]

By MIKE DUNNE
The Chicago Tribune's series of mercury in seafood (see page 1) was not the only fish story in the news in the past several months. Stories about the safety of seafood ran across the United States and Canada.

Jerry Hirsch of the Los Angeles Times reported on Feb. 27 that shoppers who browse the seafood counters at Holiday Quality Foods' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California find a new Safe Harbor brand, the nation's first line of low-mercury fresh fish.
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Mercury-And-Fish-Contamination Stories Dominate Recent Coverage [31]
Testing Chicago Fish Opens Door Into Big National Story [32]

By MIKE DUNNE
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Testing Chicago Fish Opens Door Into Big National Story [32]

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