They have another name, a more truthful name - factory farms, although they have nothing to do with farming and lots to do with manufacturing. They've reduced animal husbandry to an industrial process, right down to knowing exactly how long an animal gets to live (used to be, chickens had exactly 60 days of life, according to an old boss who worked in the business perhaps, through the marvels of efficiency, they've even managed to knock that down a few days since) During the course of the...

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Thanks to tight management, the vast over fishing of the past has not been repeated, and efforts to open commercial fishing in federal "exclusive economic zone or EEZ, have so far fizzled. Watch out for the wake! So this is probably as good a time as any to cast an eye on the health of the fish stocks in New England waters. But from now on as increasing water temperatures drive the bass into deeper, cooler waters, boaters will dominate the fishing scene on the Sound. In-shore anglers, the...

Anne Kapuscinski, professor of fisheries and conservation biology at the University of Minnesota, indicated the ocean s fish species have an incredible ability to rebound. Palumbi told conferees that it won t be long before clams, lobsters, crab and popular tasty big fish will become scarce if we continue to fish the oceans like we ve been doing. Seaweed like the nori used in sushi restaurants is an important item in the growing aquaculture industry, as are oysters and tilapia, a fish...

Coastguards across the region are to continue a campaign of industrial action in a row over pay. Union general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Management could have avoided damaging industrial action by negotiating seriously and offering decent pay to those who deliver a vital emergency service. These include issuing fishing vessel certificates, inshore waters bulletins and incident reports. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said the withdrawal of non-essential services was a...

FORUM Fisheries will recover, but Maine has lost its place at sea Fisheries management has devolved into resource allocation, and those who made a grab benefited. During that decade, I have seen a remarkable turnaround in fishing mortality and total biomass, and yet the industry is in the worst shape I have ever seen in my 27 years in the seafood business. While we did finally roll up our sleeves and make some very hard choices to bring about recovery, we were forced to cede control to...