So far, however, neither SalmonChile the countrys private salmon farmers association nor corresponding government bodies have come forward with any exact figures. Together the farms may have housed as many as 14 million fish, Oceana (citing an unofficial source in Congress) revealed in recent press release. As if the violent shaking wasnt bad enough, the 30-second quake also caused major landslides around the fjord, producing in turn a horrifying mini-tsunami. In other words, it takes fish...

EU ministers have been disagreeing over ways to replenish stocks of red tuna and eels, with the two major fishing nations affected, France and Spain, resisting measures they consider too restrictive. Scientific reports prepared for the Commission in 2005 said eel stocks had become perilously low and commercial eel fishing could end in the EU by 2015. Last year French fishermen from the port of Marseille clashed with activists of the Greenpeace environmental group, which fears the...

SFGate Home Business Sports Entertainment Travel Classifieds Jobs Real Estate Cars SFGate Web by Tuna in a can deserves respect. There was a bit too much attitude going on in that room for a place that served tuna melts, so I finished my drink, bought a can or two of tuna, and went home to spend time with my old pal. I thought about how I seldom eat tuna melts these days, as I eat my way through far-flung places that offer up dishes I have never tasted before, new flavor concoctions that...

May 16--COLUMBUS -- Ohio could snag the licenses of commercial fisherman who land more fish than their quota allows under a bill unanimously passed by the Senate yesterday. Hailed by supporters as a victory for the ecological balance of Lake Erie and the sport-fishing industry, the bill authorizes the state to yank the commercial fishing licenses of those who have been convicted of felonies and creates a three-strikes-and-out system for those convicted of first-degree misdemeanors. Hailed...

CARP fisheries across Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool are being advised to prepare for the predicted hot summer to ensure their stocks stay fit and healthy. Yes, it is keeping stocks healthy and fisheries sustainable. No, it's leading to cheating on catches and to discards of good fish. Yes, if concentration of fishing rights in fewer hands is accepted as a social price. No, it should be replaced by an effort management system, such as days-at-sea (DAS) Search FISHupdate.com Search...