Fish & Fisheries

Policy [5]

Laws & Regulations [6]

Region:

National (U.S.) [8]

"Seafood Company Fined for Polluting Water in Aleutians" [9]

"A Seattle-based seafood company that operates mostly in Alaska will pay $1.9 million in penalties as well as cleanup costs for the ammonia and other waste it discharged from its processing plant in the Aleutians."

Pollution [10]

Public [3]

Alaska and Hawaii [11]

Source: McClatchy [12], 03/11/2011

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Millions of Dead Fish Collect in Redondo Beach Harbor [13]

"Redondo Beach's King Harbor is inundated with dead fish. Experts believe the sardines sought safe harbor from a storm, but consumed the oxygen in their small refuge."

Public [3]

California [14]

Source: LA Times [15], 03/09/2011

Read more about Millions of Dead Fish Collect in Redondo Beach Harbor [13]

June 8, 2011

DEADLINE: IJNR Puget Sound Institute — Western Washington State [16]

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources will select 14 journalists for this expenses-paid learning expedition, July 8-16, 2011. Explore the Puget Sound estuary and its surrounding shores and uplands, including Hood Canal, the Duwamish Waterway and the Port of Tacoma, as well as fisheries, wetlands and farms along the Skagit River delta. Deadline extgended to June 8.

Workshops and Fellowships [17]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Energy & Fuel [18]

Region:

Canada [20]

Local Hunting, Fishing, and Recreation Projects Get Funded [21]

States and territories have just been allocated about three-quarters of a billion dollars for their use in building facilities, providing services, and conducting planning and research related to fishing, hunting, wildlife conservation, and recreational opportunities. This is a gold mine for local environmental stories.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Wildlife [23]

Natural Resources [24]

Visibility:

Public [3]

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"The Death & Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival" [25]

SEJ Publication Types:

BookShelf [26]

Topics on the Beat:

Region:

California [14]

Visibility:

Public [3]

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"Predator Fish in Oceans on Alarming Decline, Experts Say" [27]

"Over the past 100 years, some two-thirds of the large predator fish in the ocean have been caught and consumed by humans, and in the decades ahead, the rest are likely to perish, too."

Public [3]

International [28]

Source: Wash Post [29], 02/21/2011

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Oyster Populations Have Plummeted in US and Globally [30]

Down about 85% from their levels around 130 years ago, according to researchers from the US, China, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia, the decimation of native oysters — a contributor to healthy ecosystems and an indicator of ecosystem health — has largely been caused by overharvesting, disease, and introduction of exotic species.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Food [31]

Visibility:

Public [3]

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"Wild Oyster Reef Death Doesn't Equal A Bivalve Shortage" [32]

"Screaming headlines this week threatened of a wild oyster 'apocalypse' and told foodies to eat up before these precious bivalves become extinct. ... But Julie Qiu, who writes an all-things-oyster blog called In A Half Shell, says, 'Stop panicking and get the facts.'"

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [8]

Source: NPR [33], 02/11/2011

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"Tribes Take Aim at Stronger Water Pollution Rules" [34]

"The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are leading the drive to push Oregon to adopt the nation’s strictest rules against toxic pollution of the state’s waters."

Environmental Health [35]

Pollution [10]