“A new study suggests seafood consumers across the globe are united in thinking that the biggest threat to the oceans is pollution, followed by overfishing.
The study, the second of its kind to be commissioned by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), also showed that younger consumers (18-34) show a slightly different profile, eating less seafood on average and being more worried about the effects of climate change on the oceans than their older counterparts.”
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Fonte: The Fish Site, 7 de agosto de 2018
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“Governo francês pretende começar a aplicar a partir de 2019 um imposto sobre os produtos de plástico que não tenham sido reciclados.
“Yesterday I wrote about how scientists had recently determined that Atlantic mackerel along the U.S. East Coast were both overfished (at a low population level that requires rebuilding) and subject to overfishing (too much fishing for the population to sustain). This should not have surprised those who follow the Atlantic mackerel fishery. Science had suggested for decades that the species was declining. This year’s analysis—a benchmark stock assessment, the most rigorous and complete scientific analysis for federal fisheries—was just the latest and most irrefutable evidence of this decline.”
“A push by the Greens and Labor to tighten the protection of fisheries in Australia’s marine parks has failed for the second time.
“A biennial report released by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in July has stark implications for the world’s ocean: Ninety-three percent of fish stocks are fully fished or overfished, with more than a third of stocks taken at unsustainable levels.
“O portão é aberto e o cheiro espalha-se: é peixe podre, é lodo que a maré baixa deixou para trás no areal, é lixo há dias esquecido de ser despejado. Entranha-se na pele, agarra-se aos cabelos, há desconforto no estômago, o abdómen contrai. Algo sobe pelo esófago. O peito arde e os lábios fecham-se instintivamente. Num impulso, a mão tapa a boca como se impedisse algo de sair. Há náusea, vontade de vomitar. O cheiro continua mas aos poucos habituamo-nos. Mentira. É tão forte que nunca passa. Há segundos que trazem novas nuances daquele fedor.”
“Interdições atuais
“A prospecção de petróleo ao largo de Aljezur, marcada para o início de Setembro, foi suspensa. O Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Loulé (TAF) pronunciou-se ontem a favor dos argumentos da Plataforma Algarve Livre de Petróleo (PALP), que alegou existir um “risco grave” para o ambiente, mesma na fase preliminar. A decisão judicial sobre a providência cautelar, interposta pela PALP há cerca de ano meio, vem suspender o título de utilização particular do espaço marítimo, concedido pelo Governo ao consórcio ENI-Galp.”
“Recent international negotiations have highlighted the need to protect marine diversity on the high seas—the ocean area beyond national jurisdiction. However, restricting fishing access on the high seas raises many concerns, including how such restrictions would affect food security. We analyze high seas catches and trade data to determine the contribution of the high seas catch to global seafood production, the main species caught on the high seas, and the primary markets where these species are sold. By volume, the total catch from the high seas accounts for 4.2% of annual marine capture fisheries production and 2.4% of total seafood production, including freshwater fisheries and aquaculture.”
“Após a descoberta do Campo Hidrotermal Luso, pela equipa científica da expedição organizada pela Fundação Oceano Azul em parceria com a Waitt Foundation e a National Geographic Pristine Seas, a expedição Oceano Azul volta ao Campo Hidrotermal Luso com campanha científica francesa Transect./https://public-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/58/24/58243445-e601-49ec-ae0d-72f052a21ac3/credit_talia_cohen.jpg)
“Anyone who’s ventured beyond the sight of land or looked down from a jetliner could easily imagine most of the vast ocean as a wilderness, a place that human influence could barely reach, even if we tried. But that is definitely not the case. The impact of human activity on the ocean is pervasive, deep and on the rise. Industrial fishing has reduced fish stocks in coastal waters and in every corner of the high seas; shipping lanes wrap around the globe; agricultural runoff and industrial pollution are impacting coral reefs and creating dead zones; drilling rigs dot coastal shelves; and microplastics are everywhere. A new industry of seafloor mining will likely begin in the near future.”
“England’s largest seabird colony will soon benefit from stronger protection as Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey confirms the Flamborough Head and Filey Coast Special Protection Area (SPA) will be extended by over 7,600 hectares.
“The “swarm” of earthquakes that has plagued Surrey for months has prompted scientists to call for a temporary ban on oil drilling in the county.
“Brussels, Wednesday 1 August 2018 – The European Commission today stated that the goal of biologically diverse, clean and healthy seas by 2020 is unlikely to be achieved through the measures put in place by Member States under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
“Over the years, a number of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing nets have found their way around the coral reefs of Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Concerned that this may impact their business, divers operating within the protected marine park have removed the discarded fishing gear. But despite their best efforts, more and more abandoned or lost fishing nets are slowly drifting into the state marine park and threatening the coral reefs and marine life there.”
“Adam Feinberg had no sooner made a bright yellow thin sheet of plastic than he had to shred it into little pieces. He chose an “I”-shaped mold for the logo of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is a chemist. Then, he filled it with the plastic bits and stuck it in a hot oven.
“Com o lema “não ao furo por um futuro”, reuniram-se este sábado cerca de 800 pessoas, na praia da Cova do Vapor, em Almada, distrito de Setúbal, num protesto pacífico contra a exploração de petróleo e gás em Portugal.
“Intertidal ecosystems and the small-scale fisheries they support are an important part of coastal economies, environments, and cultures. Globally, fisheries such as the soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), face multiple stresses related to climate change, invasive species and unsustainable land use.
“Para o norte-americano Alan Friedlander, esta aventura começou com um convite do espanhol Enric Sala, director dos Mares Prístinos e agora explorador-residente da National Geographic Society. Estava a convidá-lo para uma expedição no Pacífico ainda antes do início deste programa, que seria lançado em 2008.
“If nothing is done there will be more plastics (by weight) in the ocean than fish by 2050.
“Sweden’s coast guard was on Monday working to clear up an oil spill caused by heavy winds after a large freight ship ran aground off the country’s southeastern coast.
“Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel to fishing grounds since 1950 but catch only a third of what they did 65 years ago per kilometre travelled, a new study has found.
“As Organizações Não Governamentais (ONG) que integram a PONG-Pesca entregaram ontem, data em que terminou a consulta pública, os seus pareceres negativos ao Plano de Situação do Ordenamento do Espaço Marítimo (PSOEM), que consideram «não ser um plano».
“Com a União Europeia confrontada com um prazo até 2020 para acabar com a sobrepesca, medir o progresso permanece uma tarefa complexa. As tendências apontam na direção certa e foram feitos progressos quantificáveis ao longo da última década no sentido de reduzir a pressão da pesca e restaurar as unidades populacionais de peixes.
“Members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas met in Bilbao, Spain last week, and the bigeye tuna assessment was a key topic of discussion.
“In a potential boon for fishing industries around the world, researchers have found that inexpensive magnets can reduce the number of sharks caught in fish traps and significantly increase the amount of fish caught.
“Much is known about human impact on land wilderness, but until recently, less has been known about how human activity and climate change have affected marine vitality. In a study published Thursday in Current Biology, researchers have determined that marine wilderness accounts for only 13 percent—some 34 million square kilometers—of the ocean.
“Fish are losing their sense of smell as rising carbon emissions turn the water they live in to acid.
“Cinzeiros portáteis, copos, talheres, garrafas e palhinhas reutilizáveis, sacos de rede ou tecido e guardanapos de pano para embrulhar os alimentos são algumas das sugestões que a Quercus dá para reduzir o consumo de plástico descartável, produzir menos lixo e optar por hábitos mais ecológicos em diferentes atividades comuns durante o verão. São quatro ‘kits’ diferentes: para ir a uma esplanada, à praia ou piscina, para um festival ou até para acampar ou fazer um piquenique.”
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“Environmentalists in Lebanon dropped military tanks into the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend in an offbeat effort at marine conservation.
“O cenário dramático é fácil de esboçar: a Terra é composta por 70% de águas de oceanos, sendo que desse número apenas 13% não estão contaminadas pela mão humana. É isto que diz um novo estudo da Wildlife Conservation Society, conta o “The Guardian”./cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/11737991/shark_week_2018_image_sharks_and_fishing_0.png)
“Jaws. Sharknado. Megalodon. Our obsession with sharks peaks every year with nothing less than a week-long immersion into frightening, funny, and outright fin-sane (sorry) television devoted to the apex predators of the ocean.
“Researchers at the University of York are calling for a re-evaluation of the definition of ‘small-scale’ fishing vessels, following a study that shows the impact of these vessels are underestimated.
“Fish is one of the most traded food commodities, and global consumption of fish and seafood has more than doubled since 1973. Over the same period, overfishing increased from 7 per cent to 33 per cent of all fish stocks. To reverse this alarming trend, unsustainable practices in the fishing industry need to be urgently addressed across the entire value chain, from fish to dish.
“The people of Bali have long been of two minds about endangered sea turtles. Some want to save them. Some want to eat them.
“There are a variety of shark dives around the world for divers to enjoy, offering the chance to get up close and personal with different shark species. Whilst some people have concerns that baited shark dives can impact natural shark behaviors, shark diving can be done responsibly with minimal impacts on the sharks. It is also a valuable yet underappreciated conservation tool that contributes to the protection of sharks and the ocean in a variety of ways.”
“NORWAY is to provide 130 million kroners (almost £12-million sterling) to help fight marine pollution from discarded plastic which is affecting fishing grounds and coastal areas. .
“Degradation rates of oil were slower in the dark and cold waters of the depths of the Gulf of Mexico than at surface conditions, according to an international team of geoscientists trying to understand where the oil went during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
“Conventionally, the term “sustainable fishing” implies a harvesting model by which fish are captured at a sustainable rate — i.e. one where the fish population does not notably decline over time due to overfishing.
“A fresh legal row may be brewing over the EU’s trade links with Morocco, after the two sides finalised a controversial new fisheries agreement, following almost three months of negotiations.
“As imagens que habitualmente nos chegam da República Dominicana são de praias paradisíacas, mas nos últimos dias a realidade mostrou-se bem diferente. Uma equipa da ONG Parley Oceans, que se dedica à conservação dos oceanos, registou e divulgou um vídeo com os detritos que deram à costa na praia de Montesinos, em Santo Domingo. Um manto de lixo a boiar no mar trazido por uma tempestade tropical.”
“We the participants of the world’s first One-by-One Tuna Fisheries Conference co-hosted by the Government of the Azores and the International Pole & Line Foundation, held in Faial Island, from the 16th to the 17th of October 2017 issue the following Declaration in support of One-by-One Tuna Fisheries.”
“A workshop recently held by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) simed to teach Spanish captains and crewmembers the best way to avoid bycatch when harvesting tuna.”
“A Portaria n.º 251/2010, de 4 de maio, alterada pelas Portarias n.º 294/2011, de 14 de novembro, nº 173-A/2015, de 8 de junho, e nº34-A/2016, de 29 de fevereiro, estabelece as restrições aplicáveis à captura de sardinha na costa continental portuguesa, sendo que anualmente têm vindo a ser estabelecidas regras para a exploração do recurso, com base numa abordagem precaucionaria.”
“The creation of the world’s biggest ocean sanctuary, protecting a huge tract of remote seas around Antarctica, has come a step closer after major fishing companies came out in favour of the plan.”
“About 3.2 billion people around the world currently rely on fish for nearly 20 percent of their animal protein. That means that humans eat more than 150 million metric tons of fish every year — and as the global population increases by a couple billion over the next few decades, that number will surely rise.
“Everybody is moved by the plastic pandemic, but whenever I bring up the possibility of using something else a chorus of manufacturers and retailers tells me I must not demonise this “miracle material”. After all, it has been included in heart valves, the cockpits of Second World War allied bomber aircraft, bulletproof vests and enabled space travel. It is heroic by implication.”
