19 Mar 2013

Maritime & Fishing

 

Do not waste that water!

We live in a country in which water is not as plentiful as we'd like, so it makes sense that conserving water is the theme of Green Office Week (GOW). GOW this year takes place from Monday, 22 to Friday, 26 April.

TopTV wants to broadcast porn, and many people and religious groups don't want them to - so it seems there is a TopTV porn boycott looming. In the other camp, there are also many people who are quite happy if the station wins its case and is able to take the porn route.

Looking to the heavens, the SKA Organisation Project Office has issued its pre-construction phase request for proposals. The RFP is an invitation for international consortia to bid for work packages to design the various components of the SKA, such as antennas, receivers, signal processing systems, data transport and high performance computers.

Back on earth, if you're content, we're content here at Bizcommunity. We have been ahead of the curve for years in providing an unmatched vehicle for all of you to get your message out there.

Finally, on the petrol-head front, our glamorous motoring editor Henrie Geyser reckons the new Isuzu KB range scores in the glamour stakes and for those out there who love two wheels rather than four, we are now covering motorcycling news... and to start you off is the new KTM 1190 Adventure range. If this doesn't make your eyes water, then...

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Aquaculture

SA encourages fish farming
According to BDlive's Hopewell Radebe, the South African government is encouraging fish farming as part of the development of the country's aquaculture sector, as well as to protect fish species from overfishing due to Asian market demand. Read more >>


Commercial Fishing

SA signs treaty to protect coastal ecosystem
Government ministers from South Africa, Angola and Namibia have signed an environmental treaty that will promote a coordinated regional approach to the long-term conservation and protection of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME). Read more >>

Tiger buys more of Oceana
Food conglomerate Tiger Brands has snagged another 4.5% of fishing group Oceana in a deal that surprised market watchers. Read more >>


Oceanography

Fluorescent light revealed as gauge of coral health
SAN DIEGO: Coral reefs not only provide the world with rich, productive ecosystems and photogenic undersea settings, they also contribute an economic boost valued at hundreds of billions of dollars. But their decline in recent years due to a variety of threats-from pollution to climate warming-has lent urgency to the search for new ways to evaluate their health. Read more >>

Scripps researcher awarded Symons Gold Medal
SAN DIEGO: Britain's Royal Meteorological Society has awarded Tim Barnett, an emeritus research marine geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, its Symons Gold Medal, the society's premier award. Read more >>


Shipping

Seli 1 wreck reduction well underway
PRETORIA: The City of Cape Town says progress has been made on the Turkish vessel Seli 1 wreck reduction efforts. The city says today's focus will be on weakening the bow that keeps the wreck intact. Read more >>


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