FishWatch: Same trusted resource, new look

A modernized version of the NOAA FishWatch website went live in March during the 2012 International Boston Seafood Show.Its designers hope that the facelift in appearance as well as in some of its content will better engage consumers to make health-smart, sustainable seafood choices.

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10th International Seafood Summit to be Held 6 - 8 September 2012 in Hong Kong

The sustainable seafood movement has collectively created what is arguably the biggest paradigm shift ever witnessed in seafood markets. The Seafood Summit is designed as a forum to cultivate such progress.

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Marine Science Review: Marine Industry - Offshore Renewable Energy

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Gone Overboard

Shrimp trawling in the Gulf of California results in enormous amounts of by-catch, including highly unsustainable numbers of juvenile sharks, rays and commercial fish. After sorting the shrimp out of the catch, the remaining organisms (most of which are already dead) are swept overboard to huge flocks of seabirds and groups of hungry sea lions following the boat.

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Fishermen using industrial fishing methods in the EU are discarding between half and 66 percent of the fish they catch in order to bring back a haul concentrated with fish that fetch the highest price.