The minister announced a program to support an integrated Pacific commercial fishery that will be environmentally and economically sustainable. The plan will also include clearer harvest-sharing arrangements for the commercial salmon fishery, although no details were released yesterday. Measures in the five-year program include a plan to help the federal government retire the licences and quotas of those who want to leave the commercial fishery, and use those resources to help first...

The success of the export trade in fish from Lake Victoria all but crushed the small scale fisherman's domestic sales and set the stage for overexploitation. Exported fish, which is only half the volume pulled out of the lake, accounts for 90 per cent of the value in the Sh4-billion-a-year fishing industry. But it represents an interesting study of economic behaviour, with key actors caught in a classical "tragedy of the commons" The 'tragedy' is a type of social trap that involves a...

SUN WUKONG A fake story about fake buns By Wu Zhong, China Editor HONG KONG - For China's media, a major event in this unbearably hot summer must be the exposure by government-run Beijing Television (BTV) of the bogus news story claiming that some food vendors in the capital used filthy chopped cardboard as filling for steamed buns. SUN WUKONG A fake story about fake buns By Wu Zhong, China Editor HONG KONG - For China's media, a major event in this unbearably hot summer must be the...

The Minister said the decision also provides for the establishment of strict measures and penalties to ensure the protection of the water quality in these areas. This important measure will improve the water quality around our entire coastline and safeguard the future of the Irish aquaculture industry. There were previously there were 14 designated areas but today's decision brings the number to 54. I will be ensuring speedy and full implementation of the decision as soon as possible. The...

The eight- to 10-part History Channel series on the rugged men and women who make their livings in the woods begins production this fall, according to an Original Productions press release. Tower logging crews, logging truck drivers, logging barge operators and mill workers are invited to interview with producers at the following times and places: 3 p. During production, cameras will follow the adventure of the logging process from cutting to yarding to hauling and milling. When viewers...

He lives on eastern Long Island, where he enjoys spending time with family while covering topics ranging from fresh water and saltwater fishing to hunting and conservation. There's little doubt summer heat and humidity can take a bite out of local fishing prospects, but blueclaw crabbing is a powerful exception to the rule. Through his writing, photography, and seminars, "Outdoor Tom" continues to introduce both young and old to the beauty, mysteries and pleasures of the great outdoors....

The delivery was one of the first as part of the LMN s community salmon freezer program being offered to elderly and disabled members not able to obtain their own salmon. Something fishy LMN president says fishery denial political, not conservational KENN OLIVER The Labradorian Labrador Metis Nation president Chris Montague isn t condoning a protest fishery by the LMN membership, in fact he says he would very much like to avoid one. Something fishy LMN president says fishery denial...

Established industries like mining and agriculture have been joined by new ventures such as aquaculture, viticulture and intensive livestock production. SOUTH Australians should celebrate the resurgence of the state's regional areas, which figures show are experiencing population growth for the first time in decades. Population drift into Adelaide from these centres, particularly by the young, has been a significant problem for decades. Importantly, increasing numbers of young people now...

However, because they're large and put up a good fight, carp have become the species of choice in many parts of Europe where a lucrative catch-and-release industry has developed. Under Ontario fishing regulations, individual fishermen and women are restricted to one line in the water at any given time. Meant to limit game fish catches, the rule also applies to carp, an unprotected species with no limits shunned by most Canadian anglers. Until American carp promoters started pushing the...