Archive for ‘fisherman’
Calif. Salmon Collapse Roils Fishing Industry
February 4th, 2008
Federal fishery regulators say the number of chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento River and its tributaries last fall was astonishingly low. The figures could trigger economic hardships from Central California to the Canadian border.
Popularity: 3%
Balinese farm coral to boost fish catch, income
December 9th, 2007
Algae-covered lumps of cement would make a strange catch for most fishermen, but they have helped revive a Bali fishing village devastated by reckless tourist development and ‘mining’ of reefs for building materials.
Popularity: 5%
State Lifts Fishing Ban Prompted By Oil Spill
November 30th, 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger and state officials have lifed a fishing ban in San Francisco Bay imposed after a massive oil spill November 7th. Manuel Ramos reports.
Popularity: 5%
Bay Area Crab Fishermen Awaiting Fishing Go-Ahead
November 28th, 2007
Bay Area crab fisherman are two weeks behind on the crab fishing season while they await test results on the safety of the water.
Popularity: 4%
Oil profits trickling down? Not for Cameroon fishermen
November 14th, 2007
While world oil prices surge to record levels — bringing unheard-of profits to international oil majors — African communities complain that they are not getting their share of the cash. Four years after the opening of a 1,000 kilometre pipeline bringing crude from Chad to an export terminal on the coast of Cameroon, fishermen working near the multi-million-dollar facility claim …
Popularity: 3%
Dolphins Slaughtered in Brazil
August 23rd, 2007
Brazil’s environmental agency has revealed, what it calls the illegal slaughter of dolphins off the country’s northern coast. Many dolphins are sold to other fisherman even before the boats return to land — the meat is typically used as bait for sharks. In some Brazilian towns, the dolphin’s eyes and teeth are sold as lucky charms and jewelry in the …
Popularity: 2%
