Sunday, July 10, 2011
Prospects worsen for at-risk tuna
Two more species of tuna have been added to the Red List of Threatened Species.
< http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/science-environment-14066250 >
Attacks on marine parks blunted by commitment to science
The NSW marine park audit chief (Prof Robert Beeton AM) has vowed to put science before politics in a move which is expected to blunt the anti-conservation fervor being promulgated by some in the industry. Aided and abetted by outdated science from the fishery sector NSW (like SA) has been plagued by a campaign of mis-information around Marine Parks which aims to force government to pull back from a comprehensive commitment to marine conservation in favor of fishing.
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