14
Nov
Fish just outside protected areas make easier targets
‘Naivete radius’ for catching fish extends 500 feet outside protected marine areas.
14
Nov
Fish just outside protected areas make easier targets
‘Naivete radius’ for catching fish extends 500 feet outside protected marine areas.
15
Sep
U.S. fisheries kill 4,600 sea turtles per year
The current annual death rate is a reduction from the estimated peak of about 71,000 before protective measures were put in place.
10
Aug
Fly fishermen, fashionistas fight over rare rooster feathers
A new trend of attaching feathers to hair has spurred a run on the decorative plumage of designer roosters produced at just 3 U.S. farms. Demand for the specialty feathers — a fad fanned by the stars of TV series such as “Pretty Little Liars” sporting the extensions — has left anglers high and dry, but boosted profits for farmers who raise the fowl. But the farmers say they’re stung by the criticism of animal activists, who dislike the practice of euthanizing birds to harvest their feathers.
Weigh in: Is it fashionable or just foul to fowl?
06
Jul
Bahamas bans shark fishing
The country is banning commercial fishing of sharks in its 243,000 square miles of water, along with the sale, import or export of shark products.
21
Jun
Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions
Curbing overfishing is the easiest step the world can take to preserve marine life.
09
Jun
Fly fishermen, fashionistas fight over rare rooster feathers
A new trend of attaching feathers to hair has spurred a run on the decorative plumage of designer roosters produced at just 3 U.S. farms. But animal activists are criticizing the trend because the birds must be euthanized to harvest their feathers.
