News tagged with fish survey

Public-private partnership helps monitor fish populations

Managing commercial and recreational fisheries is a complex and sometimes contentious process in which fishing interests, scientists, and regulatory agencies don't always see eye-to-eye.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mysterious seaweed dump chokes S.Leone's coastline

Massive piles of seaweed have washed ashore along Sierra Leone's coastline, covering the white sand and raising fears for tourism and the fishing industry, officials said Monday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Commercial fish species discovered in Arctic

Spurred by the rush to develop the Arctic's offshore oil and gas riches, scientists are unlocking some mysteries about the marine environment off Alaska's northern coast.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Snail mail beats phones as feds try to sustain ample fish stocks in U.S. coastal waters

(PhysOrg.com) -- Old-fashioned snail mail and a postage stamp might be the answer for federal officials struggling to keep the waters off the U.S. coast from being overfished.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish

(AP) -- Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0