A specialist with the county wastewater program agreed, saying the county would want to reduce its use of wastewater injection wells and use the treated effluent elsewhere. Sparks and Parabicoli presented the data on the apparent impact of wastewater injection wells on the nearshore reefs during a recent Kihei Community Association meeting, hoping to educate the public on the benefits of effluent reuse with information on the cost to the reefs. We will always need some type of alternate...

Dye in some imported catfish a concern, state fish farmers say Thursday, May 24, 2007 By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - The discovery of an antifungal agent in some imported catfish in the state is a major concern for the catfish industry in the state, the director of aquaculture and fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff said Wednesday. Dye in some imported catfish a concern, state fish farmers say Thursday, May 24, 2007 By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau...

Rebollido CARRYING a huge tuna on his shoulder, a burly man burnt by the sun breathes heavily as he finds his step on a boat's gangplank to get the fish to a scale. Local tuna industry leaders view the re-flagging as detrimental because it will eventually limit the access of Philippine fishers to tuna rich waters inside the Indonesian exclusive economic zone (IEEZ) All these moves, DTI said, are anchored on the vision that GenSan, which was practically built by the fishing industry, "will...

So far, the only farmers who are interested are in Montana, where more than 50,000 acres of camelina were planted this season. Researchers say that camelina, planted on millions of acres of marginal farmland from eastern Washington state to North Dakota, could help power the nation's drive for cleaner energy. It stretches from a Puget Sound biotech firm that's working to increase camelina yields by up to 50 percent to Capitol Hill, where lobbyists hope to persuade Congress to cover...

Once classified as a dead lake by fisheries officials, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Upper Red Lake Chippewa Band and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shut down the body of water for sport angling and commercial fishing, rejuvenated it by stocking 100 million walleye fry and then reopened it in grand fashion for the 2006 walleye season. About 100 miles to the north in tiny Waskish, Upper Red Lake enjoyed its second year of favored lake status with anglers giddy over a...

A total of 39 projects ranging from small scale vessel modernisations to major port improvements were agreed under the FIFG scheme run by the Marine and Fisheries Agency. North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee - 30,000 for the first phase of a lobster stock monitoring project with the overall goal of ensuring the sustainability of commercial shellfish species and achieve MSC accreditation on lobster within the district. There is a bright future for those who are willing to work at...