(par 9.7.3.1.4) How the tuna we buy is killing sharks in Indonesia

How the tuna we buy is killing sharks in Indonesia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/the-coral-triangle/2014/sep/15/how-the-tuna-we-buy-is-killing-sharks-in-indonesia Australia’s shark cull angers conservationists. But in Indonesia, it’s business as usual for the world’s biggest shark fishery Johnny Langenheim The tuna fishermen use a crane to lift the clutch of frozen sharks onto a flat bed truck backed up on the edge of […]

(par 9.7.3.1.4) Empty oceans, empty stomachs

Empty oceans, empty stomachs https://stopillegalfishing.com/press-links/empty-oceans-empty-stomachs/   POSTED BY ORBITAL DESIGN: IMPACTS OF ILLEGAL FISHING Jerome closes the door, fearful of being overheard saying what everyone knows: His village is only just clinging on to life, like the once-plentiful fish stocks that sustained it and other coastal communities in Ghana. “They grab our fishes,” he says. “If […]

(par 9.7.3.1.4) Earth’s overfished oceans in peril

Earth’s overfished oceans in peril http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/earth-s-overfished-oceans-in-peril-1.1664598 By Tony Carnie One of the studies will examine the potentially harmful environmental impacts of pumping large volumes of hyper-salty water back into the sea. Durban – The world’s oceans have helped nourish humanity for hundreds of thousands of years – yet in the space of just a few […]