News tagged with fish stocks

In cod we trust: DNA test combats fisheries fraud

Scientists on Tuesday said they had devised a DNA test to pinpoint the geographical origins of commercial seafish, in a breakthrough against illegal trawling that threatens fish stocks worldwide.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Action needed to keep fish on the menu in 2050

The latest study suggests we may still be able to eat as much fish as we do today 40 years from now. But for that to happen, we'll have to change our ways, say scientists.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Scientists call for Arctic fishing moratorium, rules

Scientists on Monday urged Arctic rim nations to set fishing regulations for the Arctic Ocean, and order a moratorium on fishing until stocks are assessed, before trawlers soon start dropping nets in the pristine ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skrei fever hits Norway as Arctic cod spawn

Grabbing a cod head, Alexander Leirvold expertly threads it onto a long spike on a wooden pole before cutting out the pearly-white tongue, considered a culinary delicacy.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Conservationists call for huge Antarctic marine reserve

A coalition of environment groups called Tuesday for the world's largest marine reserve to be declared in Antarctica's Ross Sea to prevent "industrial scale" fishing ruining the pristine ecosystem.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

World Bank proposes global coalition to save oceans

The World Bank was on Friday to propose a coalition of governments, global organisations and other groups to protect the oceans, aiming to raise $1.5 billion in the next five years for the purpose.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

New integrated building model may improve fish farming operations

Today's "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Titanium dioxide film enhances the sun's natural disinfection power

The world population is estimated to be seven billion and all these mouths need feeding. With fears about overfishing and the sustainability of fish stocks in our seas fish farming is becoming big business. As with all farming ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ocean acidification may directly harm fish: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fossil fuel combustion, and with it the release of heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2), is still growing globally. Beyond climate change, this is also causing the world’s “other ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

EU launches new 6.5-bln fund to slash over-fishing

The European Commission unveiled a new 6.5-billion-euro fund Friday to help fishermen move towards sustainable fishing as part of an effort to save fish stocks.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Satellite data can help protect bluefin tuna

A new model developed by scientists of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) allows the potential presence of bluefin tuna to be tracked through daily updated maps, helping to protect endangered stocks and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study of Glover's Reef challenges whether corals will benefit from Marine Reserves' protection

The ability of marine reserves to replenish fish stocks has been studied extensively, but evidence of their ability to benefit shallow-water communities to thrive remains a mystery. A team of scientists from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Illusion of plenty' masking collapse of two key Southern California fisheries

The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Some like it hot -- European fish stocks changing with warming seas

The first "big picture" study of the effects of rapidly rising temperatures in the northeast Atlantic Ocean shows that a major shift in fish stocks is already well underway. But it isn't all bad news. The research, published ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Double jeopardy: Tuna and billfish

A new study by top global fisheries experts presents an alarming assessment of several economically important fish populations. The analysis of 61 species of "scombrids," which include tunas, bonitos, mackerels ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fish stock

Fish stocks are subpopulations of a particular species of fish, for which intrinsic parameters (growth, recruitment, mortality and fishing mortality) are the only significant factors in determining population dynamics, while extrinsic factors (immigration and emigration) are considered to be insignificant.

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