Results for keyword: Fishing Industry
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Zine Roundup: Gone fishing
A 38-year-old female deckhand who calls herself Moe Bowstern created the zine called Xtra Tuf to explore the turbulent culture of the fishing industry
by Rebecca Clarren, Oct 02, 2006 -
Ocean fishing ban will be a drastic step
The writer sees a sad future for coastal towns if commercial salmon fishing is halted next month
by Seth Zuckerman, Mar 27, 2006 -
Who owns Klamath water — farmers or the public?
A judge rules that Pacific Coast fishermen can intervene as a third party in a lawsuit between Klamath River Basin farmers and the federal government
by J.M. McCord, Apr 04, 2005 -
Would quotas save the seas, or just big business
Some fishermen fear that individual fishing quotas are likely to enrich corporations at the expense of small fishermen, while doing little to help the oceans
by Rebecca Clarren, Jul 16, 2004 -
Fish farms take to the high seas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Department is plotting a massive expansion of the U.S. fish-farming industry – but concerns are high among Indian tribes, health advocates and environmentalists
by Rebecca Clarren, Apr 26, 2004 -
A new breed of marketers gives fishing towns a leg up
In some struggling fishing communities like Coos Bay, Ore., small companies like John Warner’s K-Lyn Fisheries LLC are buying fish locally from small-boat fishermen and selling it directly to big-city wholesalers
by Rebecca Clarren, Feb 02, 2004 -
Wilderness areas for the ocean
Some fishermen and many environmentalists say the best way to create a healthy ocean is to set up "no-take marine reserves" – wilderness areas for fish
by Rebecca Clarren, Feb 02, 2004 -
Mending the Nets
Port Orford, Ore., is working hard to create a new kind of community-based, sustainable fisheries management for the over-fished ocean
by Rebecca Clarren, Feb 02, 2004 -
How safe is that fillet?
A new label from the Marine Stewardship Council and a pocket guide from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium help consumers pick out sustainably harvested seafood
by Rebecca Clarren, May 12, 2003 -
Expatriate fish could return a hero
The Hofer rainbow trout, a foreign offspring of the Pacific rainbow, may be the answer to the cure for whirling disease, but wildlife managers are concerned about introducing the imported species, fearing it could displace native fish.
by Jon Waldman, May 27, 2002
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