Sentences with phrase «on fishing industries»

Beyond threatening ecosystems and human health, plastic waste is already taking a financial toll on fishing industries, urban infrastructure, and tourist economies.

During Lisbon's early history, the economy was based on the fishing industry.

Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Future UK Fisheries Policy last week, Mr Thomas said there were growing concerns amongst more than 160 members of the Newlyn - based Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) about the terms of the UK Government's proposed implementation period for Brexit and its «potentially disastrous implications on the fishing industry.

«If left unchecked, there is the real potential that lionfish will have a negative impact on the fishing industry.

Ekstrom and her team of marine scientists are especially worried about regions including Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and Louisiana that are the most economically dependent on their fishing industry.

This reduces upwelling which has an effect on the fishing industry (offshore Peru catch is the greatest in tonnage worldwide).

It also didn't help those relying on the fishing industry for their livelihoods that Exxon fought its penalty payments to them for years.

Norway's carbon tax on its North Sea oil industry will rise from around $ 37 (210 krone) to $ 71 (410 krone) next year with an additional $ 8 (50 krone) tax on the fishing industry for every tonne of CO2 consumed.

Not exact matches

Farmers, for example, are supposed to first explore loan programs available through the Farmers Home Administration (FHA), while some members of the fishing industry — depending on the nature of their need — should first consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

The job of overseeing the industry touches on issues from protecting water quality for fish in streams near pot grows, to safely collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes from businesses that often operate in cash.

GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.

Failing to protect wild salmon: Despite overwhelming evidence that open pen fish farms are harming wild salmon, the B.C. Liberals ignored the New Democrat - led Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture's recommendation to move the industry to closed containment.

She has worked as a research assistant at Deakin University on the project Sustainable Fishing Families and can now also report on food sovereignty issues in the Australian fishing inFishing Families and can now also report on food sovereignty issues in the Australian fishing infishing industry.

The seafood industry is no different, and Coburn says The Fish Market takes great strides to ensure its seafood comes from sources with integrity and a focus on future sustainability of the fishery resource.

The industry has changed significantly in recent years and, with increasing regulations placed on commercial fishing, companies face a number of challenges.

In fact, in recent years, the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries has put a halt on the sale of imported Asian catfish and related fish because much of the product was contaminated by drugs banned by the FDA, according to the CFA.

Sweeping changes came to the industry, the company states, with the federal government approving regulations focused on reducing the harvest of seriously depleted stocks of fish.

As a fourth generation family owned and operated business, Acme Smoked Fish Corp. has built itself on a foundation of values that continues to bring success to the company in the industry.

A recent conference on the packaging of fish examined at what the industry was doing to meet these concerns.

Food Control Consultants Ltd (The FCC Group) represents a group of experts providing advice on veterinary public health and animal health issues for the food industry (e.g. slaughterhouses, meat processing plants, dairy plants, fish processing plants, milk processing plants) and competent authorities.

In an industry where 90 % of the seafood Americans consume is imported from countries like China, Vietnam, and India — where 50 % all fish are harvested in often - overcrowded fish farms polluted by fecal matter, toxins from agricultural runoff, and banned antibiotics — Three Hands Fish is founded on seafood transparency, honesty, and sustainabilfish are harvested in often - overcrowded fish farms polluted by fecal matter, toxins from agricultural runoff, and banned antibiotics — Three Hands Fish is founded on seafood transparency, honesty, and sustainabilfish farms polluted by fecal matter, toxins from agricultural runoff, and banned antibiotics — Three Hands Fish is founded on seafood transparency, honesty, and sustainabilFish is founded on seafood transparency, honesty, and sustainability.

The latest Seafood Processing Industry Report presents an overview and analysis of the UK seafood processing industry, with particular emphasis on the sea fish processingIndustry Report presents an overview and analysis of the UK seafood processing industry, with particular emphasis on the sea fish processingindustry, with particular emphasis on the sea fish processing sector.

G.U.L.F. has been working on fishery improvement projects across the Gulf of Mexico in collaboration with fishery management agencies and members of the fishing industry.

The National Fisheries Institute, an industry lobbying group, promotes the food pyramid on the front page of its Web site, highlighting the government's suggestion to consume more fish.

Not only is the fishing industry strong, but its impacts on the tourism industry continues to grow as well.

Excluding EU fishing vessels from the UK is very likely to result in the EU slapping down high tariffs on fish, causing huge damage to the fishing industry and coastal communities in the UK.

It also estimates membership of the CFP has caused the loss of 97,000 British jobs - 88 in on - shore dependent industries for every one lost in fishing.

Heungoup said the study revealed that attacks were now focused on the northernmost tip of the region, where fighters continued to control part of the fishing industry of Lake Chad amid a labyrinth of waterways.

On the cold store project — six large capacity cold stores along the fishing coast were to be built to support the fishing industry.

The fishing industry subverted [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] announcements of mercury in tuna by resisting its labeling on cans.

Increasing aquaculture production can relieve wild fish stocks; however this positive effect will probably be overwhelmed by a greater demand and technological progress in the fishing industry — both increasing the fishing pressure on wild stocks.

But critics, mostly in the fishing industry, charged that the clampdown was based on flawed science.

The agency's results showed broad similarities with industry's analyses — some effects on silverside fish and mysid shrimp, but no significant disruption of hormonal systems of animals, at least at the cellular level.

Green Planet Films, a nonprofit organization, rents and sells DVDs on topics ranging from the coal and fishing industries to bicycle advocacy and recycling for kids.

In terms of humans, global fish stocks are an example of a communal resource and if fishermen and their governments don't work together to agree on policies that are enforced, then global fish stocks will be exhausted and the industry will collapse resulting in the loss of a common good.»

China's booming aquaculture industry is increasingly dependent on fishmeal made from wild - caught fish, a practice that depletes wild fish stocks.

These tiny plants, called phytoplankton, are fish food — without them, fish populations drop, and the fishing industries that many coastal regions depend on can collapse.

Its migration has set the stage for battle between northern and southern East Coast states on how to share the business of harvesting this tasty, lean fish — valued at $ 30 million per year commercially and untold millions more for the recreational fishing industry.

Jim Bradford of international analytical chemistry organization AOAC tells ScienceInsider that his group is organizing a meeting on 29 June in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to bring together scientists from state agriculture and chemistry labs, the fishing and seafood industry, and analytical chemistry equipment firms.

WWF is holding a 1 - day Symposium on Responsible Consumption of Tuna here tomorrow where it hopes that government officials, seafood industry representatives, and ordinary consumers will listen to talks on how overfishing, capturing juvenile tunas for fish farming, and poor fisheries management has driven bluefin stocks to 15 % of historical levels.

Despite the quotas, overfishing has continued for decades, fish populations have dwindled and the industry is dependent on subsidies.

Yet overall, she says, emissions from fishing pale in comparison to industries on land, such as power generation from coal plants.

But recently, as industry cuts down on its mercury emissions, research has found mercury concentrations in some fish are dropping.

Nevertheless, FAO is sounding an alarm on gradual declines in wild catch fishing production and depletion of stocks, while being careful to note that growth in the global aquaculture industry is largely making up the difference and seems poised to overtake capture fishing as the world's leading source of seafood.

Handeland believes that it is the right time to make a strategic commitment with intensive research conducted during the forthcoming years — even though the fish farming industry is already focusing on sustainability.

They rely heavily on fishing and tourism, she noted — but as the deltas push outward, the harbors that these industries depend on become sandy and difficult to navigate.

BANGKOK (Reuters)- An oil spill that has blackened beaches at a Thai holiday island was having an extreme impact on tourism and could spread to the coast of the mainland and affect the fishing industry, officials and an environmental group said on Tuesday.

NPR reported that Codfish were once so plentiful on Cape Cod as to sustain New England's fishing industry; now, local cod are increasingly scarce and local restaurateurs are switching to serving cod from Iceland.

Members of the OAIE can share resources and engage in online discussions, and, in doing so, will enhance stakeholder interactions and build well - informed communities working to respond and adapt to ocean acidification.The OAIE invites anyone working on ocean acidification to join, including but not limited to government, tribal, and academic research scientists, citizen scientists, experiential and formal educators, NGO employees, marine resources managers, policy makers, concerned citizens, aquaculturists, people in the fishing industry, technology developers, and data managers.

Hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, the symposium will feature talks by more than 30 eminent coral reef and fish scientists on the future of these vital marine ecosystems and the industries and communities which depend on them.