Marine and Fishery Information

Hawaii Is Not an Evolutionary Dead End for Marine Life, Snail Study Finds

2011-07-03T22:25:00.000+07:00

ScienceDaily, July 2, 2011 The question of why there are so many species in the sea and how new species form remains a central question in marine biology. Below the waterline, about 30% of Hawai'i's marine species are endemic -- being found only in Hawai'i and nowhere else on Earth -- one of the highest rates of endemism found worldwide. But where did this diversity of species come from? With

Sulu Gets Modern Fish Port, Cold Storage

2011-02-27T06:24:00.000+07:00

zamboangajournal, 25 February 2011 Filipino Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala flew to the Muslim autonomous province of Sulu in the southern Philippines where he led government officials in the groundbreaking ceremony of a huge fishing port complex and cold storage facility in the town of Maimbung.

Environment Lobbyists Hopeful of WTO Fish Deal

2011-02-21T02:45:00.000+07:00

Reuters, Feb 17, 2011 Environmental activists are hopeful that negotiations at the World Trade Organization to curb fisheries subsidies, especially those on fuel, can produce a deal that will help end overfishing. Agreement

Fisherman Wants Peers To Consider Options

2011-02-21T02:39:00.000+07:00

nmbtimes.com, 17 February 2011 Matt Ruby is a commercial fisherman from Little River. For 15 years he has supported his family through the snapper grouper fishery. Concerned with the new fishing limits, Ruby and other fishermen have been meeting in order to help preserve their occupations.

Arctic Climate Variation Under Ancient Greenhouse Conditions

2011-02-18T06:27:00.000+07:00

ScienceDaily, Feb. 14, 2011 Tiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold clues about Arctic climate variation during an ancient episode of greenhouse warming. Based on reconstructions of Arctic climate variability in the greenhouse world of the Late Cretaceous,