EU fisheries ministers began difficult talks Monday on reforms to the bloc's under-pressure fishing regime, with plans to stop the dumping of unwanted fish a key sticking point.

Biology - Ecology

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Many ideas for EU-funded projects are born in the quest to further scientific research, particularly in areas where little information exists.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 30, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org) —In a world first study, researchers have developed a way for governments to balance the needs of society and industry with those of endangered wildlife and environments.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 26, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

Researchers at the University of Bergen and Uni Research have found that a certain type of tunicate - ascidiacea - can be used as a renewable source of biofuel and fish food. This is particularly good news ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

The sight of valuable fish being thrown back into the sea, mostly to die, has been a public relations headache for the fishing industry and driven calls for a discard ban by celebrity chefs and environmentalists.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 24, 2013 not rated yet 1

(Phys.org) —Researchers working with the groundfish fishing industry in the Pacific Northwest have tested a new "flexible sorting grid excluder" – a type of bycatch reduction device that shows promise to significantly ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 20, 2013 not rated yet 0

Palau's president has proposed banning all commercial fishing in the Pacific nation's waters to create one of the world's largest marine reserves, covering an area roughly the size of France.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

U.S. commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in the nation's economy in 2011, according to a new economic report released by NOAA's Fisheries ...

Biology - Other

Mar 08, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Fishers near marine protected areas end up traveling farther to catch fish but maintain their social and economic well-being, according to a study by fisheries scientists at Washington State University and in Hawaii.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 05, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

EU fishery ministers agreed Wednesday to implement a ban on discards—the wasteful practice of dumping unwanted fish overboard—by easing quota limits, much to the anger of environmental groups.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 27, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Peruvian authorities say at least 50 sea lions have been intentionally poisoned with fish laced with insecticides since mid-January off a single beach.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

The European Parliament approved Wednesday a new fisheries accord hailed by environmental groups as a breakthrough in managing a key food resource which has been over-exploited for years.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 06, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

EU fishery ministers began difficult talks Tuesday on the vexed question of 2013 quotas as they sought to balance conflicting demands from environmentalists and fishermen alike.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 18, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Research by scientists at the University of Bath is being used to help inform new EU legislation on levels of underwater noise, with the aim of reducing the impact of noise pollution on marine wildlife.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Be careful what you eat, says University of Notre Dame stream ecologist Gary Lamberti.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 06, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0