Tag: Conservation
The government wants more offshore fish farms, but no one is biting
The US imports about 91% of its seafood, half of which is farmed in aquaculture facilities. Should the US do more to kickstart its own industry? Off the coast of San Diego, Americas eighth largest city, commercial fishermen harvest about 1,100 metric tons of seafood from the Pacific every year. That sounds like a lot. […]
ASF Pleased To See $30 Million in Federal Budget for Canadian Recreational Fisheries Conservation
St. Andrews, N.B. (PRWEB) April 24, 2015 The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is pleased to see $ 30 million has been allocated over three years to extend the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program. The figures were released in the Federal Government’s budget earlier this week. The Economic Action Plan 2015 includes a proposed plan […]
Conservation Groups: First Western Arctic Drilling Plan Fails Balance Test
Anchorage, AK (PRWEB) October 29, 2014 Today the Alaska Office of the Bureau of Land Management issued its final plan for the Greater Mooses Tooth Unit 1 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, also known as the Western Arctic Reserve (Reserve), allowing for a road that will permanently damage the Western Arctic’s sensitive wetlands and […]