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Open letter to Mrs Damanki

by: Jürgen Oeder
Open Letter to: European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki Dear Mrs Damanaki, I am a journalist and author of a book on the deep sea fishing and would like to thank for your work on behalf of...

European Commission proposes full ban on driftnets

by: Kopp
The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015. Although rules are already in place to forbid using driftnets to catch certain migratory fishes, the...

Ocean acidity is dissolving shells of tiny snails off the U.S. West Coast

by: Kopp
A NOAA-led research team has found the first evidence that acidity of continental shelf waters off the West Coast is dissolving the shells of tiny free-swimming marine snails, called pteropods, which provide food for pink salmon, mackerel and herring, according...

El Nino Outlook Neutral Into Spring

by: Jürgen Oeder
Due to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the El Nino phenomenon is unlikely to cause extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere into spring 2014. Atmospheric and oceanic conditions over the last month indicated a neutral El Nino forecast heading...

Slow pitch jigging

by: Kopp
The biggest difference between the jiggnig techniques is, that slow pitch jigging is a lot less physical than normal speed jigging! The movement of the rod is a lot less, and it uses the elasticity of the rod to impale...

The ugliest animal in the world – the blobfish

by: Kopp
Granted, he doesn't look like George Clooney. But is that a reason for nominating the poor blobfish to be the ugliest animal in the world? In any case, that is precisely what the Ugly Animal Preservation Society (UAPS) in the...

INTERPOL in action for the first time to detect illegal fishing

by: Kopp
INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police organization has intervened to raise alert towards the fishing vessel SNAKE, believed to be engaged in illegal fishing activities. INTERPOL published a Purple Notice, which is a request for cooperation allowing police in member...

Tagged Bluefin Tuna Caught Again in Croatia

by: Kopp
The world is small and finite - even for a bluefin tuna that was tagged almost a year ago on the Croatia coast and then caught again (joe) The world is small and finite - even for a bluefin tuna...

Tagged bigeye tuna tuna recaptured after 13 years

by: Jürgen Oeder
A bigeye tuna has been re-captured nearly 13 years after it was originally caught, tagged and released as part of a scientific experiment. The 100-kilogram tuna was caught 1000 kilometers east of Fiji, and the tag returned to fisheries scientists...

Jellyfish

by: Kopp
Surges in jellyfish populations may be one reason for a drop in fish stocks observed in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, according to a new report published by FAO. (FAO) - Surges in jellyfish populations may be one reason for...