25/03/09 21:36 Filed in:
Ocean
In
elementary school, I was taught there are four
oceans--the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian and the
Arctic. Each one was neatly labeled on the pull down
map that covered the chalkboard. And while it was a
little more ambiguous on the globe where waters
merged together unaware of the man-made lines
dividing them, I grew up confident in my knowledge
that there are four oceans.
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Tags: Ocean, southern ocean, international hydrographic
organization
23/03/09 10:37 Filed in:
Fishing
Industry | Regulations
Are
you sure that's haddock you are eating? A new report
out from the Government Accountability Office says
seafood fraud is rampant, and cites a lack of
coordination between the panoply of agencies charged
with overseeing the fishing industry.
Read the story from USA Today
here.
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Tags: NOAA, seafood, National marine fisheries
service