Fish from the high seas are too valuable to be eaten, as they lessen climate change through the carbon they carry down to the ocean depths. The carbon benefits are worth $150 billion every year - almost ten times the value of high seas fish landings.
… Stop fishing the high seas, say scientists, for climate and ecology … Fish' by Elena Caldera. Fish from the high seas are too valuable to be eaten, as they … year - almost ten times the value of high seas fish landings. Marine biologists have …
What's the solution to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it altogether, argues Reg Watson. It would make little difference to the total fish catch, poor coastal countries would reap huge benefits, and the fishing fleet's fuel burn would be slashed. The main losers? Rapacious industrial factory-fishers.
… End high seas fishing for fairness and sustainability … to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it … industrial factory-fishers. The 'high seas' - the area outside any country's …
Fresh or dried wild seaweed may be on sale in a supermarket near you, writes Fiona Bird. But much better than supporting what may be unsustainable harvesting, gather your own at low tide on rocky shores, picking just enough for your needs. Once a poverty food, seaweed is now a sought after ingredient that expresses the 'fifth taste', umami.
… Seaweed on the shore, seaweed in the kitchen Fiona Bird | 26th … dulse on kelp-cut.jpg Fresh or dried wild seaweed may be on sale in a supermarket near … enough for your needs. Once a poverty food, seaweed is now a sought after ingredient that …
The UK Government has announced 27 new Marine Conservation Zones covering an areas three times the size of Wiltshire.
… New conservation zones for UK seas The Ecologist | 21st November 2013 News … are conserved. Coral reefs, jellyfish and seahorses are just some of the marine life … Zones will safeguard a wide range of precious sea life from seahorses to oyster beds and our …
Under the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last August, Gaza's fishers were meant to be able to work up to six miles from the coast, writes Charlie Hoyle. In fact, Israel is routinely attacking boats within the zone, arresting fishermen, and seizing boats and nets, never to be returned. Only last week, one fisherman was shot dead after allegedly straying over an invisible boundary.
… the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea, and Palestine's only access to the ocean, … in Gaza, says only a third of those go out to sea regularly. Promise to expand fishing zone … which is the justification for the land and sea closure" , Shaqqura says. PCHR reports …
The UK Government has recently expanded its network of marine protected areas. But as Horatio Morpurgo discovers, the focus on protecting only specific 'features' from intensive fishing is leaving entire ecosystems at risk.
… Bay has indeed fared better than most. When researchers, civil servants, fisheries … Joan Edwards, of the Wildlife Trusts Living Seas programme - a committed and long term … 5-10 years of closing an area to dredgers. Seagrass beds also return, sometimes. Once you …
The world is facing the imminent threat of severe climate disruption from the warming Arctic, write Robert & Jack Hunziker, leading to a global crisis. But the response of the powerful is only to increase fossil fuel exploitation - and damn the consequences.
… dead, circa 1350. The integrity of Arctic sea ice is essential to prevent the risks of … throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Arctic sea ice continues its decline According to … food and water. Origin of food & water wars Research conducted by Jennifer Francis, PhD, …
The more EU politicians try to look in control of the Mediterranean refugee emergency, the more it's obvious they aren't, writes Assaad W. Razzouk. A key driver of the crisis is climate change, which is causing drought across North Africa. Europe must now tackle the root causes of the crisis, and admit its own culpability in precipitating it.
… and people are moving around the region searching for jobs, food, water and shelter. … program. Acute vulnerability to drought- sea level rise The Middle East is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise, which could impact 24 of its …
The UK government's insistence of pursuing fracking is based on a flawed and utterly misinformed vision of our future, write Alex Russell and Peter Strachan. Rather than delivering the prosperity they promise, large scale fracking would cause massive pollution of air and water, undermine vital export industries, and leave us with an irretrievably damaged economy and natural environment.
… biggest reason for the loss of 120,000 North Sea oil-related jobs. An alternative and … both scenarios US action has led to UK North Sea job losses. Incredibly, Westminster has … UK government is happy to abandon the North Sea to focus their full attention on fracking …
You may think that by avoiding the near-extinct bluefin you're off the hook and can tuck into other types of tuna. Think again, says Pat Thomas
… that these types of tuna are the ‘rats of the sea' (though I dare any of them to use this as … toxins that have been dumped into our seas - such as mercury. Mercury is released … which is touted as a ‘safer', lower mercury seafood choice, can be unsafe. Six percent of …
As the US and EU apply sanctions on Russia over its annexation' of Crimea, JP Sottile reveals the corporate annexation of Ukraine. For Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto, there's a gold mine of profits to be made from agri-business and energy exploitation.
… announced the purchase of a stake in a Black Sea grain terminal at Novorossiysk on Russia's Black Sea coast. The port - to the east of Russia's … investing in ports around the Black Sea , both in Russia and Ukraine. Cargill has …
Seagrass provides a key marine habitat, writes Richard Unsworth - it stablises the sea floor, sustains rich ecosystems, soaks up excess nutrients, sequesters carbon dioxide, feeds dugongs, and nurtures young cod. Hadn't we better stop wiping out some 1,500 sq.km of seagrass meadows every year?
… the love of cod, let's save our disappearing seagrass Richard K. F. Unsworth | 4th November … 2014 Comment Oceans Fish Ecology Food cod-seagrass-john-carroll-cut.jpg Seagrass. Photo: Richard Unsworth. Seagrass …
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
… Scilly Islands Cornwall UK England Beaches Seaside Food Bryher Hell Bay holding.jpg Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish … tour of the Scillies Swirls of slippery seaweed jive under a pool of water. Others …
A new report from Oceana warns that plundering the seas to fuel our fish farms is having serious and far-reaching effects...
… News Fish Fish-farming Feed Aquaculture Food Seafood Fishing Crisis Campaigns Food Chain … report from Oceana warns that plundering the seas to fuel our fish farms is having serious … fish such as tuna; and whales, dolphins and seals. Figures released by the Food and …
The Scottish diet is famous for being the worst in Europe, write Pete Ritchie and Miriam Ross. Yet the country has rich land and sea resources, and exports large quantities of high quality food. By treating food as a common good instead of leaving the market to provide, Scots can start to transform their food future.
… Ross. Yet the country has rich land and sea resources, and exports large quantities of … of food, producing far more than it eats. The seas around Scotland are rich in fish and seafood. There is plenty of arable land - …
Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and male voice choirs, says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that
… biggest cities, Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, are located on the industrial south coast … the big towns are largely to be found by the sea, central Wales is full of pretty historic … that stretches out towards the Irish Sea. But whatever you’re looking for, be it a …
Ethical foodie columnist TIM MADDAMS points the finger at fishing practices which may tick the sustainable criteria boxes but which perpetuate an environmentally damaging broken food production system when you take into account the bigger picture
… three major small fish fisheries in the North Sea as ‘sustainable operations.' We are … cleaned up its act quite rapidly of late. Disease, and damage caused by the hi-intensity … we ate the fish that were harvested form the sea directly we could immediately do away with …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
… grinding the fish, which can take place at sea on board factory ships. Sodium Nitrate A … on the basis of yield, resistance to common diseases, and consumer preferences. For … nitrogen in humans has been linked to heart-disease and numerous cancers. Roughly half of …
A tireless crusader for rural revitalisation, Kate Eshelby meets the septuagenarian who beat Tesco out of town and is now at the heart of Suffolk’s local food revival
… the heart of Suffolk’s local food revival A sea of eyes glint as I approach the impressive … this soulless juggernaut by extensively researching Tesco’s potential impact on local … I visit the Wild Meat Company, which sells seasonal wild meats sourced in Suffolk from …
The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at three times the rate reported by the United Nations and urgently needs to be slowed to avoid a crash, reports Christopher Pala. The finding comes in a new study for Nature which quantifies the huge illegal industrial fish pillaging taking place around the world, together with artisanal catches, which in 2010 added over 50% to UN estimates.
… The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at three times the rate … of affordable animal protein dwindle. The Sea Around Us project, supported by the Pew … fishermen. Dyhia Belhabib, the lead researcher for West Africa, discovered that only …
Eating wild plants and mushrooms is a pleasure we should all indulge in, believes open air gastronomist Humphrey Birley - and this new edition of 'Wild Food : a complete guide for foragers' is just what's needed to get us exploring woods, hedgerows, meadows and salt marshes in search of edible delicacies.
… woods, hedgerows, meadows and salt marshes in search of edible delicacies. Amateur … six sections: Mushrooms, Flowers for salads, Seaweed and salt marsh plants, Vegetables, … Gerard's recipe for Candied Eryngoes (Sea Holly) because of its "historical …
Lettuces, peppers and other vegetables grown under 'semi-slavery' conditions in Spain are filling supermarket shelves in the UK, writes Almudena Serpis. Workers are routinely abused, underpaid, sprayed with pesticide, and sacked if they dare complain, an C4News / Ecologist investigation has found. But now they are getting organised to defend their rights.
… is going on a few kilometres away, under a sea of plastic. It looks abandoned but inside … come, that have crossed the ocean and the sea to come and work and make a living, they … with the Ecologist Film Unit . Her research and investigations evolve around social …
As scientific evidence grows of the many ways in which glyphosate - pipe-cleaner, herbicide and antibiotic - damages the environment and health, governments and regulators turn a blind eye, writes Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji, and the EU has even raised allowable residue levels. It's time for us all to put bans in place wherever we can!
… of both people and planet. Scientific research has additionally implicated glyphosate … toxicity is the consistent pattern of diseases associated with glyphosate that has … glyphosate poisoning, with run-offs into the sea persisting for up to 267 days in sea water …
The apparently lower productivity of organic farming systems is caused by research bias, writes Lauren C. Ponisio, and the far greater research spending on 'conventional' agriculture. Funds should be redirected to agro-ecological methods that are highly productive, sustainable and maintain biodiversity.
… of organic farming systems is caused by research bias, writes Lauren C. Ponisio, and the far greater research spending on 'conventional' agriculture. … polluted air and water, dead zones in coastal seas, soil erosion - have profound …