Special meetings held today on commercial fisheries permits. The board will review the proposed orders in the following contested cases: 9 a. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. The Oregon Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will hold special meetings by telephone conference today (Friday) Public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Headquarters Building, 3406 Cherry Avenue NE, Salem.

Overfishing of the ancient predators has lead to a sudden uprising of species they prey on, causing an abundance of skates, rays and smaller sharks, which are steadily devastating populations of shellfish, including scallops, oysters and clams, the researchers claim. Scientists sound alarm as marine food chain is hit Shellfish being devastated by thriving prey species Ian Sample, science correspondent Friday March 30, 2007 The Guardian A young smooth hammerhead shark caught in a net....

At Ocean Farm Technologies of Searsmont, which exports fish cages designed to withstand rough ocean conditions, company President Steve Page says Maine's experience with inshore salmon farming, combined with research at the University of New Hampshire and the University of Maine, gives the region an opportunity to be an industry leader. At Ocean Farm Technologies of Searsmont, which exports fish cages designed to withstand rough ocean conditions, company President Steve Page says Maine's...

Before they debated the document, whose final version will be given to the government to serve as a guideline on what strategies it should use when reacting to the changes, two consultants, Bent Larsen and Richard Hess of Imani Development Ltd who did the study, made presentations on it. Before they debated the document, whose final version will be given to the government to serve as a guideline on what strategies it should use when reacting to the changes, two consultants, Bent Larsen and...

It makes sandwiches and casseroles tastier and is particularly good in any dish that showcases the flavor of the fish itself, such as tuna cakes or salade ni oise. Cast a line for best-quality canned and jarred varieties of tuna, and reel in fresh-from-the-sea flavor for more than just sandwiches. Tuna in olive oil usually has no vegetable-broth filler (common in fish packed in soybean oil or water), so the flavor is better. Not long ago, tuna in olive oil was found only in specialty food...