Fish

Fishy consignment

South Africa has seized 235 tonnes of the rare Patagonian toothfish in Cape Town. The illegal haul, estimated to be worth us $2.5 million, was probably headed for China, Hong Kong and Los Angeles.

Publication Date:

29/04/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030430

pp:

0

Tags:

Marine Life, Fish, Trade, South Africa

Agriculture

Safeguard against savagery

The European Union (eu) recently approved a plan to control the fishing and landing of sharks. The proposal aims to curb the repulsive practice of "finning', by which fisherfolk hack the fins of

Publication Date:

29/04/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030430

pp:

0

Tags:

Fish, Compensation, Legislation, China, European Union (EU)

Water Resources

In Short

flawed trials: Yet another controversy has erupted over genetically modified (GM) crops

Publication Date:

29/04/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030430

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Water Resources, Fish, Diesel, Petrol, Nuclear Power, Waste Disposal, Chemical Leakages, Crop Biodiversity, Auto Industry, Power Industry, Genetic Engineering, China, United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, India, Vehicles

India

In Brief

Philippines joins CNG bandwagon: Yet another country attempting to switch its

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Food Crops, Food Supply, Food Contamination, Fish, CNG, Medicinal Plants, Mercury, Genetic Resources, Africa, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, United States Of America (US), California, India, Delhi

Environment

Posterity at peril

CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CCHE) . New York Times . Between June 6 and August 15 . 2002 In what is being termed as the most extensive advertising campaign ever done to promote

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Food Contamination, Fish, Child Health, Pesticide Residues

India

Fishy situation

Fish oil supplements in Europe extensively contaminated by dioxins

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Food Contamination, Fish, Dioxin, Oil, Europe, European Union (EU)

India

Casting the net wider

The succulent Patagonian toothfish is the bone of contention in the war between poachers and fishing patrols

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Fish, Endangered Species, Poaching, Australia

Agriculture

According to the WWF Living Planet 2002 report, people are consuming more natural resources than nature can produce, and some more so than others. At this rate, the world may soon come to a grinding halt.

Publication Date:

30/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020831

pp:

0

Tags:

Freshwater Ecosystems, Fish, Population, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Africa, Asia, Statistics

India

Fun park, fatal foundation

Large-scale fish deaths have sparked a livelihood crisis in the Penny Bay region of Hong Kong. The cause of the fatalities is said to be reclamation work on about 160 hectares of land along the

Publication Date:

30/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Fish, Fish Marketing, Fish Poisoning, Fisherfolk, Compensation

Water Pollution