Fishing

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Octopuses galore for lobster catchers

Creatures from the Mediterranean and Pacific such as skeleton shrimps and red blenny are thriving in the once chilly waters of Scotland
A guide to eating fish the sustainable way

Jessica Aldred looks at the fish to avoid and what you can eat instead

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Great Lakes face $200m annual economic risk from invasive species

Jul 17 2008:
Ocean-going vessels have brought 57 invasive species to the region, creating risk for local fishing industry, according to federally funded US study
What are the fish species that require the most and least amount of fuel to catch?

Jul 10 2008:
Leo Hickman: Methods of fishing, rather than specific species of fish, that lead to the often huge variations in fuel use
More pressure on global fish stocks as scientists warn of underreporting of catches

Jul 9 2008:
The amount of fish being caught worldwide has been dramatically underreported as official figures do not include subsistence fishing for food by poorer nations, according to a new study warning that many fisheries may be perilously close to extinction
Carping about fish farming blinds us to its vital role

Jul 9 2008:
Mike Parker: In a long-term food supply strategy, aquaculture will be an important component of supplying good quality protein to developing nations
Healthy eating plan for public sector workers, patients and prisoners

Jul 8 2008:
Canteens will be expected to meet new guidelines on nutrition, lower fat, salt and sugar content
Trawlermen cling on as oceans empty of fish - and the ecosystem is gasping

Jul 8 2008:
George Monbiot: Europe is propping up an unsustainable industry in an extreme example of short-termism that our children will pay for
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Trawler fishing blamed for dolphin deaths

Jul 7 2008:
Study finds majority of strandings due to industrial fishing but climate change could also be factor
In praise of pollack

Jul 4 2008:
Alex Renton, food writer, on the growing appeal of pollack
Pollack and bass on the menu as UK acquires taste for greener fish

Jul 4 2008:
Championed by top chefs, once unloved species close gap with cod and haddock
The green agenda: July

Jul 1 2008:
Giulio Sica rounds up this month's green-themed debates, campaigns and activities
Will jellyfish rule the world?

Jun 25 2008:
Leo Hickman: Well, in terms of a straight head count against humans, they already do
Invisible killer threatens oyster farming in US Pacific

Jun 18 2008:
Bacterium refuses to leave shoreline risking US$57m oyster industry in US
The salvation of high prices

Jun 4 2008:
Peter Melchett: Capitulating to demands for cheaper fuel and food will only ensure that both run out sooner and inflict untold damage on the poor
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Violence flares as fishers protest over fuel prices

Jun 4 2008:
Demonstrators clash with police outside EU headquarters in Brussels
UK fishers stage fuel prices demonstration

Jun 3 2008:
Federations urge government to put together short-term survival package for fishing industry