Climate change, weather phenomena, nature and other environmental issues http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=4 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:01:38 +0200 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:01:38 +0200 http://www.bymnews.com/rss_banner.gif http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=4 144 42 Coral reefs are in decline around the world. A report issued last month states that the overall live coral cover for reefs in the Florida Keys has diminished by 50 to 80 percent in the past ten years. Many ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56900 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:48:14 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56900 A newly formed collaborative between the private sector and a host of New York State and New York City agencies issued Tuesday a Request for Information (RFI) marking the next step in the development of what could be the ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56888 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:40:49 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56888 Some 50 lakes and waterways and 40 marine measuring stations are now being put to the test. Sweco has been chosen to measure and evaluate the presence of chemicals such as nonylphenol, tributyltin and a number of pesticides. A ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56839 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:20:19 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56839 Coastwest grants worth $639,164 have been awarded to 26 projects, which will rehabilitate and rejuvenate Western Australian beaches and dunes. Planning Minister John Day said the grants were for projects designed to improve the condition and amenity of the ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56825 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:51:09 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56825 The State Government has given a $660,000 research boost, through the Natural Resource Management policy, into coastal finfish species. Fisheries Minister Norman Moore said rising concern about the status of species such as herring, tailor and whiting had prompted ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56824 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:49:15 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56824 The WA State Government has announced significant new rules to protect Western Australia’s most popular recreational fisheries, including new licences and further restrictions. Fisheries Minister Norman Moore said more restrictions on popular demersal (bottom dwelling) scalefish and some nearshore ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56823 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:46:28 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56823 Environment Minister Donna Faragher will announce the final stage in the creation of Western Australia’s first marine park in the south coast. The Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park is the 13th marine conservation area in the State but ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56822 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:41:00 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56822 Environment Agency Wales is working to return  the Grayling, commonly known as the 'lady of the stream' to part of the Afon Ceiriog (Dee). The Brynkinallt weir, near Chirk, prevents the upstream movement of Grayling which limits angling in ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56800 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:03:17 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56800 Following a detailed investigation and survey of the cockle beds on the Dee Estuary, Environment Agency Wales can announce that the season will begin today, 1st July, as scheduled. The survey found that there is still a large stock ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56765 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:34:03 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56765   EDF Energies Nouvelles announced the commissioning of the first 30 MW tranche of the Thorntonbank offshore wind farm developed in Belgium within the C-Power consortium. Eventually, this project, which just reached a key milestone, is set to be ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56752 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:56:54 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56752 The Marine Conservation Society has launched a campaign, supported by Kate Humble on Spring Watch, asking people to nominate places around our coast as marine conservation zones. Sea Vision partner Sea Trust (South & West Wales) is asking people ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56718 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:32:39 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56718 The Environmental Audit Committee has published its report on Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping.... while recognising that shipping ought to do relatively well out of a carbon-constrained world, and that shipping is the most carbon-efficient mode of ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56712 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:14:51 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56712 The first ever visit to the UK of an international travelling exhibition about the mysterious, amazing and fascinating world of the deep sea is officially opened to the general public at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum. The exhibition is a ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56710 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:52:14 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56710 Responsibility for an area of great heritage significance was handed to its traditional owners today at a ceremony at an ancient Aboriginal site in Albany. The fish traps at Oyster Harbour have been managed by the National Trust since ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56651 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:51:34 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56651   A coalition of commercial and recreational fishermen and allied businesses are calling on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to let science and facts be his guide when he meets with growers and water agencies on Sunday in Fresno.  The ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56616 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:46:30 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56616 The U.S. Coast Guard searching for a possible pollution source after approximately 100-150 birds were found dead and another 30-40 birds were found in distress along the Cuyahoga River in the vicinity of the Mittal Steel Plant.  U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received the report from the ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56573 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:41:44 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56573 Officers from Environment Agency Wales have launched an investigation into a a suspected pollution incident that has led to over 200 fish being killed in the River Gwendraeth fach catchment upstream of Porthyrhyd. The incident was reported to the ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56570 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:25:22 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56570 With more than 11,000 whales expected to make their way up Queensland's coast this winter, Mackay's Marine Animal Release Team (MART) is preparing for their arrival and any entanglements between whales and offshore marine equipment. Member for Mackay and ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56558 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:11:10 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56558 On 10 May 1986, following a recommendation by the Mackay branch of the Queensland Commercial Fishermans Organisation, the first three declared fish habitat areas (FHA) were established in the Mackay region. MP for Mackay Tim Mulherin said the habitats ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56557 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:06:09 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56557 Another 110 extra hectares of prime fish habitat along Queensland's coast have been given added protection to help build the State's fish stocks. Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland Tim Mulherin said the land was ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56556 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:05 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56556