Fishing/Grazing Hotlist

Fishing/Grazing Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on Fishing/Grazing Issues

created by Jane Orbuch
San Lorenzo Valley High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Fishing Issues, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Seafood Choices

EDF--Oceans Alive - Click on Eat Smart--check out Seafood selector on left and choose your fish
Fish Dishes--the Unacceptable Face Of Seafood -
Fish Phone--text 30644 with message FISH - FishPhone is Blue Ocean’s new sustainable seafood text messaging service.
Fish to Eat--Marine Stewardship Council - Click on your fish--if listed
Got Mercury? - Mercury calculator
Greenpeace--Seafood - Supermarket survey--check out best places to buy fish in Santa Cruz, Check red fish/green fish--for your seafood choice
Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood -
How Green is my Seafood - Sierra club quiz
International Seafood Guide -
Legal Seafoods -
Nature: Net Losses -
Ocean Trust--Save the Ocean, Feed the World - Click on Fish Facts--click on US Fishery Highlights
Oceana Northamerica-Seafood Contamination -
Seachoice: Choosing Sustainable Seafood -
Seafood Choices - Check out the interactive fish cards. Lots of info, if your seafood is listed: salmon, tilapia, catfish, mollusks, halibut, bluefin tuna, shrimp, swordfish
Seafood Choices Alliance -
Seafood Guide: Blue Ocean Institute -
Seafood Watch on Iphone -
Seafood Watch--Best site - Do a search or Under 'Which Seafood to Buy & Why'--browse all seafood. Not sure about fishery methods? Check 'Issues and What you can Do' then Click on Learn about the issues--at the top is a hyperlink to fishing
Sustainable Fisheries--Sustainable Seafood -
Trident Seafood--species - Under consumer--select products--search
USFDA- Seafood Information and Resources -

Fisheries

Big Marine Fish - Marlin, blue fin, swordfish, big eye tuna, sail fish, sharks
Billfish Foundation -
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets -
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets: teacher and activity guide -
FishBase--Takes awhile to load--but worth it - 29100 Species, 210400 Common names, 40500 Pictures, 37400 References, 1290 Collaborators, 26 million Hits/month
Fishing Game--Interactive -
Greenpeace--Deadliest Catch--Game in Bering Sea -
Habitat Media--Empty Oceans/Empty Nets -
Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project--UC Davis -
Oceana Homepage--North America - Lots of info and reports
Oceana-Cut the Bait--Trade/WTO issues -
Oceana-Dirty Fishing - Bycatch
Oceana: Destructive Trawling -
ROVing the Waters to Protect Our Oceans - In September 2009, The Nature Conservancy and partners will launch a five-year study to assess the impact of trawl fishing in soft-bottom seafloor habitats in Morro Bay, using cutting-edge technology — a remotely operated vehicle (ROV)
SeaWeb -
The End of the Line: Imagine a world without fish - film, newsroom, campaign
UN Ocean Atlas_Fisheries Issues - May need to register
Underwater World-Fish and Aquatic Life-Canada -
WWF-Bycatch--slideshow -

Grazing

An Educational Tool About Cattle Grazing - Before and After images
BLM: Grazing Information -
BeefGraze.com - Public lands grazing solution
Factsheet on the BLM's Proposed Grazing Rule -
Forest Guardians--preserve and restore native wildlands - Grazing reform
Grazing Controversies in the American West - The sites available through the links on this page offer information about grazing controversies in the American West. Included are sites concerned with ranching, management of rangeland, preservation of grasslands, and mitigation of cattle caused disturbances to grasslands and riparian habitats.
How Meat Contributes to Global Warming - Sci Amer 2/2009
NWF: New Federal Grazing Rules will rip up Public lands -
Newshour: New Grazing Rules 8/10/05 - streaming video
Oregon Natural Desert Association--Grazing -
Sierra Club: Grazing -

Ocean Issues/Laws

Altered Oceans--5 part LA Time story 8/06 - Ocean chemistry, toxic algae, red tides, plastic, acidic seawater
Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems -
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act -
Map of Toll on World Oceans -
White House Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act 2006 -

Marine Protected Areas

Aquaculture

Content by Jane Orbuch, jorbuch@slvhs.slv.k12.ca.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listfishingja1.html
Last revised Sun Aug 9 13:09:08 US/Pacific 2009