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Fishermen worry about plan for wind farm off New York coast
2016-06-20 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A long-stalled plan to build a forest of power-producing windmills off the coast of New York may finally be gathering momentum, and that is sparking concern among commercial fishermen who fear the giant turbines will ruin an area rich with scallops and other sea life. Federal officials announced earlier this month that they would auction off the rights to build the wind power farm on a 127-square-mile wedge of the Atlantic Ocean. The tip of the wedge begins about 11 miles south of Long Island's...
South China Sea: Natuna Island fishermen call for protection of disputed seas
2016-06-17 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Fisherman Idris, 42, untangles a rope in his boat off the Natuna islands. (ABC News: Samantha Hawley) Related Story: China lodges 'stern representations' over Indonesia's seizure of fishing boat Map: Indonesia At the very top of Indonesia's sprawling archipelago sits a group of islands at the forefront of an intensifying dispute with China over the South China Sea. Key points: Natuna's nearby seas causing dispute between China and Indonesia Local fishermen say they cannot compete with...
VIDEO: The UK fishermen wanting to leave the EU
2016-06-01 00:43:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Sarah Smith visits a British fishing port to see why the UK fishing industry is fighting to leave the EU.
Chile's red tide outbreak recedes, giving fishermen a break
2016-05-30 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An unusually widespread and deadly "red tide" outbreak in southern Chile's fishing-rich waters is abating, a top scientist said on Monday, giving some reprieve to communities that depend on the Pacific Ocean for their livelihoods. The red tide - an algal bloom that turns the sea water red and makes seafood toxic - is a common, naturally recurring phenomenon in southern Chile. But abnormally high water temperatures spurred by the El Nio weather system this year helped fuel the current outbreak...
World Bank lending arm sees off lawsuit by Indian fishermen
2016-03-30 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Washington DC judge has ruled that the World Bank cannot be sued in a case brought by Indian fishermen and farmers who said that an investment by the Banks private sector arm in a giant coal-fired power plant had destroyed their livelihoods. In 2008 the International Financial Corporation (IFC) branch of the Bank announced a $450m loan for a subsidiary of the Tata Group conglomerate to build the power plant in Gujarat, billed as an essential project to help fuel Indias ongoing economic development....