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Monday 14 May 2012

First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants
ScienceDaily.com | 14 May 2012
Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists have completed a ground-breaking study on a mysterious ocean giant: The manta ray.

Reform European aquaculture or it will die, warns Damanaki
fishupdate.com | 14 May 2012
EU Fisheries minister Maria Damanaki has said that it was vital to identify and the main hurdles and bottlenecks that prevented Europe's aquaculture industry from flourishing.

Aquaculture | Policy

Fisheries Congress attracts more than 1,300 delegates from 65 countries
fishupdate.com | 14 May 2012
THE 6th World Fisheries Congress has drawn to a close at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, attracting 1,365 delegates from 65 countries.

Fisheries | Governance

OCEANA URGES FISHERIES COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES IN FISHERIES REFORM
fishupdate.com | 14 May 2012
Today, fisheries ministers from the 27 EU Member States will gather in Brussels for the third orientation debate on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

Fisheries | Marine Management | Policy

Anti-whale-hunt activist held by German court
Reuters | 14 May 2012
(Reuters) - A marine conservationist renowned for disrupting whale hunts appeared in court in Germany on Monday facing extradition to Costa Rica over charges arising from a confrontation with a ship that was fishing for sharks.

Pacific Ocean | Activism | Fisheries

Asia-Pacific Human Development Report Discusses Climate Impacts for SIDS
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 14 May 2012
UNDP has released its regional human development report for the Asia-Pacific region, with a special focus on LDCs, including several SIDS, and their climate change-related challenges. The environmental vulnerability index, developed by the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and their partners, describes Kiribati, Maldives and Tuvalu as among the most vulnerable countries to extreme environmental shocks.

Pacific Ocean | Climate Change | Small Island Developing States | United Nations

Sea Shepherd founder 'arrested'
BBC | 14 May 2012
The founder of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, is arrested in Germany and faces extradition to Costa Rica, the group says.

Activism

Migratory Bird Day Celebrates Birds' Cultural Roles
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 14 May 2012
World Migratory Bird Day 2012 was celebrated on 12-13 May, with the theme, "Migratory birds and people - together through time." It was organized by CMS and AEWA, with BirdLife International, Wetlands International and the Secretariat of the EAAFP as main partners. WMBD highlighted the economic benefits of supporting the world's migratory bird species.

Biodiversity | Conservation

Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland
Guardian Unlimited | 14 May 2012
Several thousand kilos of CO2 will be pumped into the seabed off west Scotland from Monday to simulate what happens if a leak occurs from a carbon capture store.

Atlantic Ocean | Research | Seabed

Hain turns to 'vital' barrage bid
BBC | 14 May 2012
The MP who recently resigned from the shadow cabinet reveals he is to back a multi-billion-pound barrage across the Severn estuary that could generate 7% of UK electricity.

Atlantic Ocean | Renewable Energy

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