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Tuesday 03 April 2012

Expert task force recommends halving global fishing for crucial prey species
EurekAlert | 03 Apr 2012
Fishing for herring, anchovy, and other "forage fish" in general should be cut in half globally to account for their critical role as food for larger species, recommends an expert group of marine scientists in a report released today. The Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force conducted the most comprehensive worldwide analysis of the science and management of forage fish populations to date.

New comparison of ocean temperatures reveals rise over the last century
EurekAlert | 03 Apr 2012
A new study contrasting ocean temperature readings of the 1870s with temperatures of the modern seas reveals an upward trend of global ocean warming spanning at least 100 years. The research led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego physical oceanographer Dean Roemmich shows a .33-degree Celsius (.59-degree Fahrenheit) average increase in the upper portions of the ocean to 700 meters (2,300 feet) depth.

Global Warming | Sea Surface Temperature

Tsunami ship becomes hazard in Alaskan waters
New Zealand Herald | 03 Apr 2012
A derelict Japanese ship dislodged by last year's massive tsunami was drifting toward Alaska, the US Coast Guard said.

Pacific Ocean | Marine Debris | Sea Transport

Corals 'could survive a more acidic ocean'
EurekAlert | 03 Apr 2012
Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought - giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation. In new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change, an international scientific team has identified a powerful internal mechanism that could enable some corals and their symbiotic algae to counter the adverse impact of a more acidic ocean.

Acidification | Climate Change | Coral

The future of sustainable mackerel in jeopardy
World Wide Fund For Nature | 03 Apr 2012
Gland, Switzerland: WWF is disappointed that the final round of negotiations over Northeast Atlantic mackerel quotas between the European Union (EU), Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands failed to result in an agreement, seriously jeopardizing the future of this fish stock.

Atlantic Ocean | Fish | Fisheries

Sampling the Pacific for Signs of Fukushima
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 03 Apr 2012
Researchers release findings from June 2011 cruise off the coast of Japan

Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Water Pollution

Global warming began in oceans 135 years ago, suggests study
Christian Science Monitor | 03 Apr 2012
The world's oceans have been warming for more than 100 years, twice as long as previously believed, new research suggests. The findings could help scientists better understand the Earth's record of sea-level rise, which is partly due to the expansion of water that happens as it heats up, researchers added.

Global Warming | Research | Sea Level Rise

NFI Crab Council Hires Asia Liaison
fishupdate.com | 03 Apr 2012
New position will help coordinate sustainability work.

Pacific Ocean | Fisheries

Melting Arctic may redraw global geopolitical map
Reuters | 03 Apr 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This year's frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Non-Living Resources

Total to send expert team to assess gas leak soon
Reuters | 03 Apr 2012
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - France's Total plans to send a team of experts on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning to assess the steps needed to stop a large and potentially explosive gas leak at its North Sea Elgin platform, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills

Will overfishing by foreigners drive Senegalese fishermen to piracy?
Guardian Unlimited | 03 Apr 2012
The complaints made by Somali fishermen some years ago about illegal fishing are very similar to those being voiced by the fishermen of Senegal today.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries

Where have all the bubbles gone? An oceanographer prays for rougher seas
Guardian Unlimited | 03 Apr 2012
A becalmed Helen Czerski in the Southern Ocean hopes for winds to whip up the sea and create the bubbles she is studying.

Southern Ocean | Research

MSC suspends mackerel certificates
World Fishing | 03 Apr 2012
The certifiers for seven MSC certified mackerel fisheries in the North East Atlantic ocean have suspended the fisheries' certificates.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Seafood Certification

Greenpeace: WPFC meeting fails tuna
World Fishing | 03 Apr 2012
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting ended having failed to reach agreement on necessary conservation measures, putting Pacific tuna populations on coarse to collapse, says Greenpeace.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries

WWF: Commission blind to bigeye fate
World Fishing | 03 Apr 2012
Deadlocked talks and a deferral of key conservation and management measures for high value tuna stocks mark a disappointing outcome for the annual meeting of The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries

New pole & line organisation launched
World Fishing | 03 Apr 2012
A new organisation has been launched to ensure the fast growing demand for pole-and-line caught tuna can be met without compromising the sustainability of the fisheries.

Fish | Fisheries

Aussies increase fishery catch limits
World Fishing | 03 Apr 2012
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reported positive scientific trends in fish stocks resulting in the increase of catch limits for key species at the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.

Pacific Ocean | Fish | Fisheries

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