Wild Atlantic salmon 'under threat' from escaped farmed fish and sea lice
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Apr 2011
Scottish salmon industry criticised by leading anglers group which says government fish farm inspections are 'too lenient'. Fish farms are being frequently hit by parasite infestations and mass escapes that threaten the survival of the UK's wild salmon stocks, a leading anglers' group has said....
 England | Biodiversity | Biodiversity and Trade | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Health | Health and Environment

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: fighting for fish
Guardian Unlimited | 13 Jan 2011
The fishing industry is in a shocking state. We're throwing half our North Sea catch back, dead. We're dyeing our salmon to make it a prettier pink. What's to be done? The premise of my three-part series. Hugh's Fish Fight (shown on Channel 4) is to highlight that the fish-eating habits of this nation are seriously misaligned with the long-term viability of our fisheries. More than half the fish we eat comes from just three species - cod, tuna and salmon.
 United Kingdom | Economy | Fish Farming | Fisheries

Case for GM salmon is hard to stomach
Guardian Unlimited | 27 Aug 2010
Proponents of GM promise bigger cuts of meat, more efficient farming and animals less prone to disease, but is it an unnecessary abuse of nature?• GM salmon may go on sale in US after public consultationThe bid by the US Federal Drug Administration to approve the first genetically modified animal -...
 England

Best film: The End Of The Line
The Independent | 17 Apr 2010
It's a low-budget film, but it's made by people who are clearly very well informed. It was conceived by the environmental writer Charles Clover; you can feel, as you watch, that this is someone who's been intrepid in his research. It's a bit like a thriller.
 United Kingdom | Environmental Impacts | Fish Farming | Science and Environment

Philippines Bans Fishing to Revive Biggest Reef
Planet Ark | 04 Oct 2007
MANILA - The Philippines has tightened laws banning fishing and collecting of species on the country's largest coral reef to help it recover from near destruction, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature said on Tuesday.
 Biodiversity | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Ocean Pollution

UK calls for action to save tuna
BBC | 27 Sep 2006
The UK is pressing the EU for action to stop overfishing of the bluefin tuna, which campaigners say is being fuelled by the demand for sushi.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Urban Ecosystems | Urban Environment

River pollution kills 2,000 fish
BBC | 17 Jul 2006
More than 2,000 fish die in two suspected pollution incidents, the Fisheries Conservation Board says.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Freshwater | Freshwater Pollution | Water Pollution

IUU pushing bluefin tuna to the brink
Green Consumer Guide | 12 Jul 2006
Conservation group WWF has called for an immediate closure of bluefin tuna fisheries in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean, following the publication of a report that showed the level of unsustainable practice in the area.
 Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries

Power station kills 21 million fish a year
Sunday Herald | 09 Jul 2006
More than 20 million young fish from the Firth of Forth are being killed every year by Longannet power station, according to scientific surveys passed to the Sunday Herald.
 Fish Farming | Fisheries | Freshwater

Illegal fishing hits tuna stocks
BBC | 06 Jul 2006
Bluefin tuna stocks in the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean are being stripped bare by illegal fishing, WWF has warned in a report.
 Biodiversity | Biodiversity Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries