Environment: Rivers, Oceans & Water

Facts & Figures
The investigation of the Week : – Survey of the Week :
If you are a fisherman, did you take a fishing license this year? If you are a year angler fishing Have You allowed your year of construction this year?
Survey of 12,154 fishermen in Europe in June 2003 / Survey Carried out on 12,154 anglers in Europe (June 2003) © Sea-River SA.

Questions & Tips
Primer – The unattended channel surfed, the balls of bait can work longer, provided for the incorporation of oily products (ground hempseed cooked) or dried (Belgian coconut, copra, pigeon droppings, etc..). These ingredients into the mass of the balls exploded at different times of the game, according to their clamping (the more they are tightened they explode more late). We can then simply launch an occasional bit of clutter mud worm or maggots to keep the fish in place.

Groundbait – In non-navigable channels balls of groundbait can last for a long time if Oily SUCH products have cooked ground hempseed and Dry products have SUCH copra, coconut and pigeon droppings Belgian, etc. are used. Adding ingredients thesis by the balls at different speeds LUKAS Disintegrate to how tightly compacted They Are (the tight They Are The Slow THEY break up). In this way just a few “worms or maggots Need To Be thrown in now and again to keep the fish in the swim.

How To Save the Planet – You can do many environmentally friendly things to lessen your impact on water. You can be sure to recycle fluids. Don’t pour toxic chemicals down the toilet. If you have a motorboat, you can be more careful about gas or oil discharges. Don’t throw your trash into rivers, lakes, streams or the ocean. If you take a cruise, research what steps the cruise line takes to be a friend of the environmental. Learn more about what you can do save the planet.

Species

Whales - As the 57th session of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has ended Comes to Greenpeace Voices Concerns over the future of whales. Despite the defeat for pro-hunting Countries on key votes in Particular Regarding Increase in Japan Has whaling annonced That It Will not give up efforts ITS and ITS intende to double Catch of whales in the Antarctic. Next December it envisaged killing, in the Name of scientific research, Nearly one thousand “Including the common fin whales WHICH IS Threatened with extinction. Watch Whale Wars on the Discovery Channel.

Source: www.greenpeace.org

Stoup - The Fisheries Service, in collaboration with IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea), has implemented a program of re-seeding of giant clams (huge clam shell which was once the font in the churches) in some lagoons of Polynesia. After the 36,000 already reseeded spat in the islands Fangatau and Tatakota, other operations of this kind should follow.

Giant clams - Fishing authorities, in collaboration with the Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea), Has set up a program for restocking giant clams (in the past-the large shells Were Used as holy water fonts in churches) In Some lagoons of Polynesia. FOLLOWING restocking with 36,000 on the islands of Spats Fangatau Tatakota and Other Transactions cette type “should continue.

USA – In the Narraguagus River, Maine, a team of biologists will take steps to protect the smolts (Atlantic salmon) from cormorants. In mid-April to mid June when the smolt run down the river to spend one or two years at sea, biologists produce sounds and lights will broadcast a half-hour before sunrise and during 10 hours of board and a boat to prevent the birds to gather and feed on salmon downstream from the last dam before the sea (a distance of 5 miles). When biologists will be absent, it will be cameras that will monitor the numbers of cormorants and their eventual return.

USA – Biologists working in Maine Will Be in the lower Narraguagus River to Protect endangered Atlantic salmon smolt from cormorants. From mid-April to mid june, smolt migrate down river to Spend a year or Two living in open ocean. Will The biologists use lights and noises from Half Hour Before Sunrise and Continuing for ten hours from the shore and from a boat to Discourage the birds from congregating and feeding on salmon below the last dam to the sea. Biologists Will use fire cracker shells, pyrotechnics and lasers to Discourage the cormorants from feeding in this five mile stretch of water =. When biologists are not in the field, digital cameras Will monitor Abundance of cormorants and determines whether or how Quickly, the birds return.

Stocking – A restocking Atlantic salmon in the basin of the Arroux was carried out as each year since 1998. Thus, about 40,000 salmon fry from the salmon Chanteuges were dumped on the tributaries of Arroux Thursday, 16 June 2005. This operation was conducted by Logram in collaboration with the Higher Council of Fisheries. The fish were scattered on the various points of spills after making a long journey from their breeding areas Haut-Allier. These fry are expected to stay one to two years in the river to begin their long journey to the sea to return then reproduce in rivers Morvan after 1-3 summers spent on the marine growing areas.

Quiberon Bay – An oyster bay of Quiberon was surprised, May 16, 2005, capture in the dredge a live shrimp such as “prawns” (Marsupenaeus japonicus). This is a good-sized adult male (19 cm long), pigmentation and uropods tiger blue-yellow. Where did that shrimp, how has she survived? The species can reproduce and multiply it? What is its diet and its possible impact on wildlife or oyster? So many questions that we try to provide an initial response. For any possible capture of a shrimp of the same species .

Water

Water Rights – Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement, has been awarded a major contract to operate water services given by the Water Company of Hradec Kralove, the publicly owned waters of Eastern Bohemia (Czech Republic) . It includes the production and distribution of drinking water, customer relations and the collection and wastewater treatment. Concluded for a period of 30 years, it represents a combined turnover for the period of over 525 million euros.

Environment

Guyana – A technology platform to monitor the Amazon region by satellite will be implemented in Guyana to conduct studies on ecosystems, land use and fisheries, said the IRD (Research Institute for Development) . This technology platform is expected to obtain relevant data at different spatial and temporal scales for the census and land management, improved understanding of ecosystems, monitoring of health risk areas in public health, support for resource management (monitoring of fishing), assessment of environmental change (gold mining, urbanization, deforestation.).

French Guiana - The IRD (Institute for Development Research) Announced That TECHNOLOGICAL monitoring yesterday in the Amazonian region by Satellite Is To Be Set Up in French Guiana to study ecosystems, land management and fishing. This platform technologique “should permit the collection of data on spatial and temporal variations for the recording and management of territories, KM Further Reasons to be of ecosystems, to monitor areas of risk to public health, to assist in the management of resources (monitoring of fishing areas ), to monitor exchange in the environment (gold washing, urbanization, deforestation). You will need insect repellent.

Global Warming – The first report ONERC (National Observatory Climate effects of global warming), created two years ago, has just been published. According to the report, climate change will have very strong implications especially in France because the country underwent a warming greater than average warming of the globe. The average temperature was indeed a high degree in the twentieth century against 0.6 for the entire planet.

Eco Tourism – Learn more about ecotourism.

Canada – Due to large amounts of lead left in the river by anglers (several hundred tons), Canada is considering banning the use of weights and jigs to protect the environment .

Canada – As a result of the considerable amount of lead left by anglers in rivers (several tons Hundred) Canada Plans to Prohibit the Use of Lead SINKERS and jigs to Protect the Environment.

Scotland – Pelamis is the name of the new equipment to recover the floating wave energy. Designed to Edinburgh, this snake metal structure produced by the company Ocean Power Delivery “is intended to foster the development of green energy. A single converter “Pelamis” is capable of generating 750 kW (which represents the consumption of 500 households) and to reduce 2,000 tons per year emissions of greenhouse gases.

Ministry of Environment (France) – Thursday, June 23, 2005, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development has described the cause of ecology as a “cause humanist”. She said her concerns including action “on climate change, species loss, the transport of hazardous substances or acid rain.” Nelly Olin also wants the Government to be “exemplary in implementing the Kyoto Protocol” and that “all departments engaged in a proactive policy on ecology and sustainable development.”

Cogema - More than ten years after the complaint lodged by the sources and rivers of the Limousin, Cogema, a subsidiary of Areva, must account to the Criminal Court of Limoges “pollution, abandonment or disposal of waste containing substances Radioactive “resulting from fifty years of mining uranium in the Haute-Vienne.

Miscellaneous Environmental Issues

Norway – The Fishing Club Fiskeklubben was created in 1999 for young anglers under 16 years. Today the club counts 7,000 members, has a site devoted to fishing on the internet and Editta a magazine for members. Stores across Norway and offer organisentdes competitions and fishing trips and other activities.

Norway – The Fishing Club (Called “Fiskeklubben” in Norwegian) Was Established in 1999 for young anglers and Eager Under 16 years of age. Today, There Are More than 7000 members. The Fishing Club Has Given Their Own Youngsters year arena with exclusive membership magazine and Web site Devoted to the topic of fishing. Our local clubs, Which are Located THROUGHOUT Norway, locally offer a Variety of Activities , Including contests and fishing expeditions, as well as “Other Activities. This Provides local Children and Youth with year Established factor for recruitment.

Vendee – As of June, officials of the Maritime Affairs Quarter Les Sables d’Olonne in Vendée verbalize and withdraw as navigation to boaters whose vessels are equipped with lifting equipment with support. For this, they refer to a section of the regulation specifying that it is not allowed to change a yacht, equipped it with an installed hardware cantilever because the risk of capsize is greatly increased. To regain its title of navigation, Boater will produce a new certificate of conformity that is issued by a recognized organization. This organization has verified that the work done on the boat were not damaged marine qualities.
Night Fishing – The prefecture of Cotes d’Armor banned night fishing on the Rance, Dinan and St. between Samson sur Rance in order to protect this part of the river which has become an important spawning ground for many fish species.

Election – Jean Germain, Mayor of Tours, the first Vice-President of the Central Region, 1st Vice-President of the Mission Val de Loire World Heritage was elected President of the Etablissement Public Loire Friday, June 24 at Orleans.