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The MAP News, 223rd Ed., 30 October 2009
Dear Friends,
This is the 223rd Edition of the Mangrove Action Project News, October 30, 2009.
For the Mangroves,
Alfredo Quarto
Mangrove Action Project
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FEATURED NEWS:
AFRICA
Fish breeding Area Chokes on LitterKENYA - When Coast fisherman Juma Kombo found packages of mysterious grey powder washed up on the beach near his village, he thought it was foodstuff and took it home. Not long after, his family developed headaches, started sneezing, and experienced breathing problems. Read More
Source: Daily Nation 10/21/2009
Atlantic Rising: Planting Mangroves to Fortify Coastlines
SENEGAL - The world's largest ever mangrove planting project is underway in Senegal, providing work, habitat and coast defense all in one. 'Become a superhero:plant your mangrove today', declared a poster. Read More
Source: Ecologist 10/27/2009
SE ASIA
Mangroves Disappearing Fast with Global Appetite for Shrimp
INDONESIA - A large area of mangrove forests in Lampung, which acts as a buffer for coastal residents from tidal waves, has been depleted rapidly over the past year, especially in South Lampung, East Lampung and Tanggamus regencies, where only 25 percent of the original forests remain. Read MoreSource: Jakarta Post 10/16/2009
Shrimp Producers, Researchers Demand End to Imports
INDONESIA – Shrimp producers and academics from the Indonesian Aquaculture Community (MAI) protested Wednesday the government’s policy of importing shrimp. At a press conference held at the Hotel Sheraton Mustika in Yogyakarta, the more than 250 participants from regions across Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java denounced the impact the imports were having on the local shrimping industry. Read More
Source: Jakarta Post 10/31/2009
Coastal Areas in Bataan Deforested with Mangroves
PHILIPPINES – In line with the coastal-management program of the provincial government of Bataan no less than 45 hectares of coastal areas here have been reforested with mangroves. The said coastal areas are from Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga, Pilar, Orion, Limay and Mariveles. Read More
Source: Discover Bataan 10/23/2009
A Youthful Take on the Iloilo River
PHILIPPINES - How do you instill on the minds of the students the value of the environment? Through activities that heighten their awareness on such. One of these is the poster-slogan painting and essay writing contest organized by the Iloilo City Government and implemented by the Iloilo River Development Council (IRDC) recently. Its theme was “Where goes Iloilo River? Flow of Iloilo City’s Future Generations.” Read More
Source: News Today 10/21/2009
Bataan Continuously Educates Residents, Students on Mangrove Reforestation of Coastal Areas
PHILIPPINES - Villagers and students here are continuously educated on the importance of mangrove reforestation in the environment that eventually encourage them to actively join in the greening of Bataan coastal areas. Read More
Source: Business Mirror 10/29/2009
Planting Mangroves to Save Thailand’s Gulf Coast
THAILAND – While the climate-change talks in Bangkok have considered as failing to ensure a global pact for December's Copenhagen summit, the recent visit by UN officials and major environmental groups has offered an important reminder for Thais - distracted by political woes and moves to avoid a "second" financial crisis - of the serious challenges this country is facing. Read More
Source: The Nation 10/17/2009
SOUTH ASIA
European, US Demand for Indian Seafood Drops
INDIA - While October and November tend to be busy months for Indian seafood exporters, this year they are feeling the full impact of the recession. Seafood demand from the US has dwindled in that the value of the dollar depreciated by 13 per cent against the rupee in the recent past. Read More
Source: FIS 10/23/2009
Rare Species of Mangrove Tree Found in Sindhudurg
INDIA - City-based amateur botanist and photographer Shrikant Ingalhalikar and Narendra Page, a doctorate student of forest ecology from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, recently came across the Sundari (Heritiera littoralis), a rare mangrove tree, along the Sindhudurg coast. Read More
Source: Times of India 10/26/2009
“Democracy and Good Governance vital in fighting climate change" – President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives
MALDIVES - Democracy and good governance are vital elements in humanity's struggle against climate change, says the leader of the Maldives, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to sea level rise. "When climate changes, and when you start feeling the actual impacts…you will be wasting all the resources without a proper governance system," cautions President Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected head of state of the Indian Ocean nation. Read More
Source: TVE Asia Pacific 10/23/2009
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA - A recovery vessel working for a fish-farming company recovered about 1,100 escaped Atlantic salmon yesterday, and will continue working over the weekend to catch more of the estimated 40,000 escaped fish. Read More
Source: Times Colonist 10/24/2009
Exotic Shrimp Species Could Threaten Local Waterways
UNITED STATES - The chief concerns Louisiana shrimpers have had about foreign shrimp involved the low prices they forced onto the market. Until now. Wildlife experts say the appearance of giant tiger prawns in Gulf of Mexico waters are reason for alarm, and they want fishermen to let them know if they find any in their nets. Read More
Source: Houma Today 10/21/2009
Julie Packard: Turning the Tide for Seafood
UNITED STATES - Twenty-five years ago, the Monterey Bay Aquarium invited visitors to peek below the surface of the ocean and discover the marvels living there. Since then, we've opened the eyes -- and hearts -- of millions of people to the incredible marine life found in our oceans. Sadly, ocean life is today threatened as never before. Human activities are taking their toll, and nothing exacts a greater price than the industrial scope and scale of fishing to feed our growing appetite for seafood. Read More
Source: Huffington Post 10/27/2009
Good for the Oceans, Good for You: With 'Super Green' List, Experts Aim to Protect both Fish and Humans
UNITED STATES - Many savvy consumers are familiar with the color codes that marine conservationists bestow on fish and shellfish, depending on how they're faring in the environment: red for avoid, yellow for consume sparingly and green for eat without guilt. Now, super green has arrived. Read More
Source: Washington Post 10/20/2009
Benchmark Monterey Bay Aquarium Report Finds Future of Global Seafood Supply at a Turning Point
UNITED STATES - Global prospects for securing a sustainable seafood supply and protecting ocean ecosystems are improving, thanks to a growing consensus on how best to manage fisheries and fish-farming operations, and new commitments by consumers, major buyers and the fishing community. Read More
Source: Reuters 10/20/2009
Seafood Processors Receive FDA Warnings
UNITED STATES - Seafood processing facilities in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Washington State were issued "Warning Letters" on Oct. 15-16th by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (FDA). The letters were released to the public Wednesday. Read More
Source: Food Safety News 10/29/2009
AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA
Bid to Clear Mangroves at Lota, Manly Sparks Row
AUSTRALIA - A battle has broken out on Brisbane's bayside over an application to clear mangroves to improve views at Lota and Manly. The push has come from local councilor Peter Cumming, who wants Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin to authorize removal. Read MoreSource: Courier Mail 10/23/2009
ISSUES ARTICLES
Healthy Oceans New Key to Combating Climate Change (UNEP)
A ‘Blue Carbon’ fund able to invest in the maintenance and rehabilitation of key marine ecosystems should be considered by governments keen to combat climate change. A new Rapid Response Report released today estimates that carbon emissions--equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector--are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Read More
Source: Australia.To 10/30/2009
Critics Slam WWF's Fish Farm Standards Plan
SCOTLAND - Conservationists in Scotland have condemned plans by the WWF, a long-standing critic of fish farming, to launch an accreditation scheme for the industry. The WWF wants to clean up the aquaculture sector by introducing minimum standards to encourage best practice and help protect the environment. Read More
Source: Times Online 10/25/2009
“Freezer Plan” Bid to Save CoralDENMARK - The prospects of saving the world’s coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples to preserve them for the future. A meeting in Denmark took evidence from researchers that most coral reefs will not survive even if tough regulations on greenhouse gases are put in place. Scientists proposed storing samples of coral species in liquid nitrogen. Read More
Source: BBC News 10/25/2009
