1. Announcements Mar. 9, 2011 March 8 @ 12 noon University YMCA | Latzer Hall The Sustainable Student Farm: Learn, Grow Food, Eat It Zack Grant, Farm Manager/Project Coordinator

8. Biomes: Pelagic Marine (cont.)

14. Oceanic Fisheries Worldwide, 25% of animal protein 70% of world ’s marine fisheries are overexploited or in danger of becoming overexploited

20. Overfishing: Bluefin Tuna

23. Overfishing: Bluefin Tuna Population continued to decline, but doubled quota Early 1990s - Sweden wanted to list bluefin on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)

25. Tuna ban 'justified' by science By Richard Black 29 October 2009 Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, an analysis by scientists advising fisheries regulators suggests. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' (ICCAT) advisers said stocks are probably less than 15% of their original size. For a number of years, ICCAT has set quotas higher than scientists' recommendations. The pressure this puts on stocks has been compounded by illegal fishing for this valuable species, which according to some estimates adds 30% to the official quota.

26. Bluefin tuna trade ban gains European Union backing By Richard Black 10 March 2010 EU nations have decided to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover. The bloc has agreed to back a motion for a ban during next week's meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The US has already given its support, but Japan - where most bluefin is eaten - may opt out of CITES controls. The EU is backing exemptions for traditional fishers, and deferring the ban for a year.

27. Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection By Richard Black 18 March 2010 A proposal to ban international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting. Thursday's decision occurred after Japan, Canada and many poor nations opposed the measure on the grounds it would devastate fishing economies. Stocks have fallen by about 85% since the industrial fishing era began. "Welcome to the strange world of globalisation."

28. Is Aquaculture the answer? Aquaculture - breeding and raising of fish and shellfish for food Rapidly increasing industry Provides 1/4 world ’s marine fisheries

30. GMO Salmon GMO fish grow faster and need less food Concern over possible escape from aquaculture “ Trojan gene affect” – Muir & Howard, 1999; Howard et al. 2004

40. Dams and stream modifications 75,000 dams over 2m tall, plus 2.5 million smaller dams in the U.S. alone

44. Human Health Effects of Dams Aswan Dam, Egypt – completed in 1970 Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia ) Parasite passes from humans to snails to humans Irrigation from lake provided more habitat for snails