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| NATURE | A Mystery in Alaska | Are Fisheries Guilty? | PBS |
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-mys
tery-in-alaska/introduction/888/ In the
1970s, the pollock industry in Alaska
expanded to become the largest fishery in the
world. Around the same time, sea lions began
to disappear. Despite other possible factors,
many people thought the fisheries had been
caught with the smoking gun. After a July
2000 ruling by the Federal District Court,
the National Marine Fisheries Service
announced that it would close all fishing of
pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel in a
large part of the sea lions’ critical
habitat. But what were the costs of this
decision? And is the solution to disappearing
Steller sea lions really that simple?
NATURE’s “A Mystery in Alaska” airs on
PBS Sunday, August 24 at 8 p.m. (check local
listings), part of the 26th season of the
Peabody and Emmy award-winning series
produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS.
Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc.,
Toyota, SC Johnson, and the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting. For more information,
visit
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-mys
tery-in-alaska/introduction/888/
Tags : alaska cod conservation fisheries lions mackerel marine national nature pbs pollock sea service steller wnet |
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| Bermudians Protest Fisheries Agency of Japan Boat |
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"Today Bermudians demonstrated in front of a
Fisheries of Japan patrol boat tied on the
Hamilton harbourfront. The demonstration was
against the Fisheries Agency of Japan, the
government-owned agency responsible for the
whaling campaign in the Antarctic where over
a thousand whales are being targeted for
'scientific research'. The whale meat is sold
commercially.
Surveys show that only 1% of Japanese
regularly eat whale meat- only 11% support
whaling at all. The Japanese cannot sell the
whale meat they already have. More than 4,800
tons of surplus whale meat is stockpiled in
freezers.
Only 1% of Japanese eat whale meat, which is
highly toxic, and only 11% support whaling."
"I saw a humpback off South Shore today, and
another two yesterday. These humpbacks could
be targeted for 'research' by the Fisheries
Agency of Japan.
Despite a moratorium on commercial whaling
enacted by the International Whaling
Commission in 1986, the Japanese have been
hunting whales in increasing numbers. Japan
has exploited a loophole that allows member
states to kill whales for scientific
research."
"Japan has been 'researching' whales with
great effectiveness, killing more than 25,000
whales in the Southern Ocean and the North
Pacific. This year the Japanese added 50
humpbacks and 50 fin whales to the 935 minke
whales included in the self-imposed total
number of whales to be targeted for their
'research'."
"The "Mihama" is a patrol boat belonging to
the Fisheries Agency of Japan. These patrol
boats are supposed to monitor Japanese long
line tuna fishing fleets to ensure they are
not over fishing. When the same Fisheries
Agency of Japan tells us that they are
killing a thousand whales annually for
scientific research, they lose any semblance
of credibility. How can we believe that a
patrol vessel such as this actually monitors
the Japanese fishing fleets? It's like
setting out the fox to guard the chickens."
"We have already lost 90% of the pelagic
predator fish stocks including marlin, tuna,
swordfish, and the great sharks that existed
before 1950. 100 million sharks are killed
each year just for their fins. Their bodies
are thrown overboard, often alive. Half the
world's reefs are dead or dying. If the
current trends of over fishing continue,
every fishery will collapse by 2048."
"We need to raise our awareness of what is
happening out in our oceans. The high seas
are not governed by any single nation, which
means the rules pertaining to marine life are
often complicated and difficult if not
impossible to police. Out of sight, out of
mind. We can no longer remain in denial. The
world's marine life is on the brink of
collapse. Japanese whaling in the Antarctic
Whale sanctuary is just the tip of the
iceberg.
Continued plundering of our ocean environment
based on greed, cultural traditions or
national pride needs to become a thing of the
past. Today's oceans are in great peril. If
the oceans die, we die."
"This afternoon my 4-year old daughter Elsa
offered the captain and crew of the Fisheries
Agency of Japan patrol vessel 'Mihama' her
humpback whale in token of our appreciation
that the 50 humpback whales were taken off
their list of targeted whales. Perhaps when a
Fisheries Agency of Japan patrol vessel comes
back we will be able to offer the crew a
minke and fin whale."
"The captain and crew of the 'Mihama' did not
accept the whale."
(Video from the ZBM evening news.)
Tags : Whaling ZBM News Overfishing Japanese Japan Humpback Minke Bermuda Bermudian cetacean boat protest whales ocean island |
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| On Beyond: Genomics Water Supply Heart Disease Fisheries |
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Explore the frightening decline in
California's coastal fisheries, the
challenges of ethical use of genomics,
methods to predict and manage the effects of
global climate changes on California's water
supply, and research in predicting and
preventing heart disease, all on this edition
of On Beyond. Series: "On Beyond" [4/2002]
[Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 6151]
Tags : fisheries climate change cardiology |
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Durée : 3570 s |
| Rupert Howes an uncommon hero ensuring sustainable fisheries |
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Meet Rupert Howes. Influenced by
conservationists like David Attenborough,
Rupert Howes was determined to make the world
more sustainable. His financial training and
experience with nonprofit organizations
convinced him "we must work with the grain of
the market to shift our economic system to a
more sustainable footing" to create a world
that operates within ecological limits. As
CEO of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), he
focuses on reversing the decline in global
fish stocks through MSC's marine
certification and eco-labeling programs.
Today 500 MSC-labeled products from 22
certified fisheries are sold in 26 countries.
Learn about his story in this episode of
Uncommon Heroes, funded by the Skoll
Foundation. More information at
www.skollfoundation.org.
Tags : rupert howes social entreprenuership entrepreneurs environment sustainability overfishing fishing msc marine stewardship |
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