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June 6, 2011

National Security, Economic Well-Being, and the Law of the Sea [1]

Sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute, the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Capitol Hill Ocean Week, this seminar in DC features international ocean management experts exploring the relevance of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to national security and economic well-being.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [4]
Pollution [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Climate Change [9]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
National (U.S.) [11]

"Oregon And Washington Suspend Sea Lion Killings" [12]

"The states of Oregon and Washington agreed on Wednesday to suspend euthanizing sea lions caught feasting on endangered Columbia River salmon until September while the courts consider a lawsuit challenging such killings."

Biodiversity [13]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 05/26/2011
  • Read more about "Oregon And Washington Suspend Sea Lion Killings" [12]

"Seafood Fraud Hurts Ocean Conservation: Report" [16]

"U.S. seafood fraud -- where farmed, imported or endangered fish is sold as wild, local and sustainably-managed -- is hurting efforts to preserve ocean diversity, conservation advocates said on Wednesday."

Food [17]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Reuters [18], 05/26/2011
  • Read more about "Seafood Fraud Hurts Ocean Conservation: Report" [16]

"Report Faults FDA Over Risks From Imported Seafood" [19]

"The Food and Drug Administration is doing a poor job ensuring that imported seafood doesn't pose health risks to Americans, failing to properly assess foreign producers and inspect the products they ship to the U.S., according to a congressional research report released Monday."

Chemicals [20]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [17]
Public [3]
International [21]
Source: Wall St. Journal [22], 05/18/2011
  • Read more about "Report Faults FDA Over Risks From Imported Seafood" [19]

"Salmon-Eating Sea Lions Sentenced to Die" [23]

"For the crime of snacking on endangered salmon, dozens of sea lions have been sentenced to die."

Biodiversity [13]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
California [24]
Source: Green (NYT) [25], 05/17/2011
  • Read more about "Salmon-Eating Sea Lions Sentenced to Die" [23]

Gulf Science Teams Offer Conflicting Reports on Health of Red Snapper [26]

"Despite the reports of diseased fish that are circulating among some commercial anglers and within scientific circles, Alabama researchers fishing within 15 miles of Dauphin Island Thursday caught more than 300 red snapper and found no sign of infection."

Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Mobile Press-Register [27], 05/16/2011
  • Read more about Gulf Science Teams Offer Conflicting Reports on Health of Red Snapper [26]

"Fraser River Sockeye Face Chemical Soup of 200 Contaminants" [28]

"Sockeye salmon are exposed to a soup of chemicals in the Fraser River, and some of the ingredients are accumulating to potentially lethal levels in eggs, while others may be disrupting the sexual function of fish, according to a scientific review conducted for the Cohen Commission."

Chemicals [20]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
Canada [29]
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail [30], 05/12/2011
  • Read more about "Fraser River Sockeye Face Chemical Soup of 200 Contaminants" [28]

Ocean Issues Highlighted at 'Blue Vision' Summit May 20-23 in DC [31]

The event will cover everything from the Gulf of Mexico's struggle to recover from the BP oil spill to protection of over-exploited commercial fish stocks … to ocean acidification, marine protected areas, offshore energy, and coastal ecosystem restoration.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [33]
Disasters [34]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about Ocean Issues Highlighted at 'Blue Vision' Summit May 20-23 in DC [31]

FWS: Climate Change Is Affecting Fish and Wildlife in Every State [35]

To illustrate those impacts in each state — and related attempts at mitigation and collaborative projects — the US Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a new article every weekday for fifty consecutive days. For example, one story is on Wisconsin's innovative native prairie restoration program. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Wildlife [36]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Climate Change [9]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about FWS: Climate Change Is Affecting Fish and Wildlife in Every State [35]

"Another Side of Tilapia, the Perfect Factory Fish" [37]

"AGUA AZUL, Honduras — A common Bible story says Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish, which scholars surmise were tilapia."

Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
International [21]
Source: NY Times [38], 05/03/2011
  • Read more about "Another Side of Tilapia, the Perfect Factory Fish" [37]

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