Powerful lobbying by the fishing industry meant that instead of addressing the problem, governments subsidized commercial fishing to the tune of at least $15 billion and perhaps as high as $50 billion a year, worsening the carnage. Mongabay: So has anything come of this since 1991? Sutton: While we've never been successful in winning CITES listing for species like the bluefin tuna, we ve been able to use the prospect of a CITES listing to hold fisheries management bodies accountable....

Proposed ordinance would limit construction near banks in effort to improve water quality Sunday, July 08, 2007 By GUY BUSBY Staff Reporter MAGNOLIA SPRINGS -- Restrictions on construction near the Magnolia River are being considered as a way to protect the waterway from additional deterioration, town officials said. Proposed ordinance would limit construction near banks in effort to improve water quality Sunday, July 08, 2007 By GUY BUSBY Staff Reporter MAGNOLIA SPRINGS -- Restrictions on...

Canned tuna always is in the "market basket" of goods and services whose prices figure into the monthly Consumer Price Index. Houses are not canned tuna. The online shopping comparison marketplace that helps you find discount shopping and compare prices on products and services in your city and around the country. We don't use the price of something we can measure precisely, like tuna fish, to appraise large stocks of fish in people's pantries. Houses are not a standardized product that is...

Mother Teresa's Cupboard is in particular need of canned tuna, canned chicken, canned vegetables, canned fruits, peanut butter and boxed cereals. Riley was a dedicated soccer coach and fan before passing away in October 2006. Please be sure that all donated items are in cans, boxes or plastic and not glass containers. Ross Riley memorial field to be named Broome County United Soccer Association will dedicate Field One at the BC United Soccer Complex in West Endicott to the memory of Ross...

Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 Email ThisPrint This Sewage Line Flows Into Lake Jacksonville By MALENA OGLES Staff Writer With her arms extended like a tightrope walker, Anne Farmer carefully made her way down a wooden plank that extended from her mother's front porch, over her flooded front yard and onto dry ground - she wasn't about to step in the water. Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 Email ThisPrint This Sewage Line Flows Into Lake Jacksonville By MALENA OGLES Staff Writer With her...

Lake Ontario fared the worst over time, with eight categories of fish that became more contaminated between 2005 and 2007, and only one category that improved. Policy director Aaron Freeman says the government should provide specific data on actual levels of contaminants in fish. The report also says the government only lists which fish are dangerous to eat but doesn t adequately explain the decision. Those advisories affected various sizes of carp, rainbow trout, northern pike, chinook...