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House of hardy's new rangeHouse of Hardy has released it's 2002 range of products |
UK scientists are calling for urgent research to be carried out into the safety of farmed salmon after research showed some fish contain worrying levels of potentially dangerous chemicals. In a small pilot study, Canadian researchers using a comparison with wild Pacific Salmon found farmed fish contained significantly higher levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The concerns were raised in a programme made for BBC TV, Warnings from the Wild, The Price of Salmon. The production of PCBs is banned in most countries - but the chemicals accumulate in oceans after being released in industrial waste. In high levels the chemicals are thought to affect human nervous, immune and reproductive systems. |
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A pilot study examining contaminant loads in farmed salmon, wild salmon and commercial salmon feed has come to five intresting conclucions that follow: |
An American tourist is in a critical condition in a north Queensland hospital after being stung by an irukandji jellyfish. |
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MARCH |
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Foreign companies would face no legal barrier if they wanted to buy all of New Zealand's fishing quota, a High Court judge has ruled. Justice Ronald Young found that the Government's policy of "New Zealandising" the industry was not enshrined in law. Changes were made to the law in 1999 with the intent of tightening sales of quota to foreigners. A national-interest test had to be applied by the Overseas Investment Commission (OIC) and ministers when approving such sales. |
A great loss in the world of fly fishing |
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JANUARY |
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Fishbooking.com now in English!Fishbooking.com is Norway’s newest wbsite that takes fishing seriously. The site was released in April 2001 and has quickly built a reputation as Norway’s biggest and most advanced fishing web page. We are now ready to release our English and German version. |
