On the 6th February, six Hainanese fishermen caught a 12 metre, 5 tonne whale shark. Article (in Chinese) can be found HERE Horrible scenes of the dead whale shark A study by Living Seas Hong Kong is showing
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Legco Panel discusses commercial fishing ban
The Legco panel on environmental affairs met on the 21st January 2009 to discuss the proposed ban on commercial fishing in marine parks (amongst other items) This is an important step towards the implementation of this vital legislation. The agenda
Read moreBush sets-up huge National Marine Monuments
Finally, some good news from President G.W. Bush. On January 6th 2009 the White House announced that 195,000 mile2 of the Pacific Ocean will be designated as National Marine Monuments. The provisions in this declaration include the banning of
Read moreNo ban on Marine Park fishing until 2010
The Chief Executives policy direction to ban commercial fishing in Hong Kong’s few marine parks will not be implemented until 2010 at the earliest. This is disappointing and is the result of a need to make changes to legislation. These
Read moreHorseshoe crabs at Sai Kung restaurants
Judy L-Eastham from Explore SaiKung has informed Living Seas of a horrific event in Sai Kung regarding Horseshoe crabs, a species listed on government websites as needed preservation, highly endangered locally but unfortunately there is no actual protection under Hong Kong legislation. This illustrates the lack of protection for locally endangered marine species in Hong Kong and the lip service paid by the Hong Kong government to locally important marine species.Â
Read moreSharkwater video showing 19th Nov 2008
There will be a special showing of the globally acclaimed documentary, Sharkwater, to highlight the critical issues that the ocean ecosystem faces, partly due to the shark finning industry. When: Wednesday, November 19th, 8:30pm (the movie is about 80min)
Read moreCommercial fishing to be banned in marine parks
(fishing boats such as these will not be able to operate in the park)
Some great news announced as part of the Chief Executive’s policy address for 2008-09.
Read moreContinued opposition to Tai Po beach project
There is continued opposition to the proposed artificial beach project at Lung Mei in Tai Po. Living Seas has reported on this previously. The major objections are: Waste of tax payers money, the waters in this area are highly
Read moreUN report on fisheries cost and the growing trend of “rights based management” of fisheries
An article in the SCMP on Friday 10th October pointed out that according to a report released from the World Bank and the FAO there are $50B of potential economic benefit lost each year in the fisheries industry through poor management, overfishing and inefficiencies.
Read morePollution and overfishing – the biggest threat to coral reefs
An article in the SCMP of 2nd October 2008 pointed out that pollution from sewage, farm runoff and overfishing will cause the world’s reefs to die off decades before global warming does. The article points to overfishing which causes an
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Living Seas Hong Kong response to CSF proposals
Corals and vibrant fishlife, the promise of full implementation
Living Seas is support of the direction of the Committee on Sustainable Fisheries (“CSF”). We are certain that the proposals outlined by the CSF are very positive, we are concerned however about the details of the implementation and we want to ensure that the proposals are not weakened by political pressure from non conservation minded groups.
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