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- Cold disaster situation of coastal mangrove in Southern China
- The situation of frozen mangrove is presented for the following areas: Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Nansha District in Guangzhou and in Guangdong Province and Hainan, Zhanjiang, Miaoming, Xiamen and Guangxi. (9 Apr 2008) Chinese Academy of Forestry
- DOC to reconsider anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese shrimp companies
- The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), quoting Intrafish, has announced that hundreds of Vietnamese shrimp suppliers have been named on the list of companies subject to tax reconsideration by the US Department of Commerce (DOC). (9 Apr 2008) VietNamNet Bridge
- Saving Mangroves at the top of his to-do list
- Once an engineer for Boeing before leaving for Japan with Greenpeace, Quarto now lives on an organic farm east of Port Angeles. In 1992 he founded the Mangrove Action Project, a local organization with global goals: To reverse the loss of mangroves and promote the rights of indigenous peoples to manage their coastal ecosystem's sustainably. (8 Apr 2008) Peninsula Daily News
- Environmental Group Protests Shrimp Farming in Nigeria
- The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), a rural-based, non-profit making organization working in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria decries the plan by Sulalanka Nigeria Limited to commence industrial shrimp farming in Southern Nigeria. (8 Apr 2008)
- While mangrove plundering bothers villagers, officials say green cover increasing
- Mundra, the greenest taluka of Kutch district, is all set to face a major water crisis and salinity ingress. Thanks to the ruthless plundering of mangroves, the taluka is fast losing its coastal green cover at an alarming rate. (8 Apr 2008) Express India
- Youth Group Environmental Camp - Learning About Nature, in Nature
- Twenty-one members of the Ban Talae Nok Youth Group took part in an environmental camp, organized in cooperation with Andaman Discoveries, the Mangrove Action Project (MAP) and Laemson National Park. (8 Apr 2008) Andaman Discoveries
- Fisherfolk group warns of worsening deficit in food fish
- A group of fisherfolk in the country has warned of a worsening deficit in domestic fisheries production because of the problems of overfishing and unsustainable aquaculture practices that have pushed the local fisheries sector on the verge of resource collapse. (7 Apr 2008) Trading Markets
- Norway developing eco-friendly trawl technology
- The Norwegian fisheries magnate Kjell Inge Røkke and the industry have lately spent around NOK 10 million (EUR 1.25 million) on developing eco-friendlier trawls. (7 Apr 2008) FIS
- Recession May Slow Down Shrimp Consumption In U.S.
- Minnesota shoppers have cut back on shrimp purchases by 3.5% over the past year in the face of rising food inflation. (7 Apr 2008) Seafood News
- Fourth Virgin Islands Mangrove Cleanup Planned
- The Virgin Islands Mangrove Cleanup will hold its fourth cleanup at the Cas Cay Marine Sanctuary April 19 from 8 am until 2pm. (7 Apr 2008)
