Wind farm plan in Hokkaido called threat to endangered fish

Wind farm plan in Hokkaido called threat to endangered fish

By TOSHIKI HORIGOME

Source: asahi

1/24/2024

Credit: National Institute for Environmental Studies

Environmental groups are demanding the suspension of a wind power plant project in Hokkaido, saying it could devastate the population of “ito” (Japanese huchen), an endangered species of salmonid freshwater fish.

The Environment Ministry has also cited the need for major revisions to the project.

Japan Renewable Energy Corp. (JRE), a Tokyo-based company affiliated with Eneos Corp., a major oil company, is in charge of the wind power project. JRE has indicated it is open to changes.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3176	Mississippi fishermen find themselves caught after agents say they were over limit by 152 fish	magnoliastatelive	2022-01-09	US
3177	Four swimmers are found dead and covered in bites after spate of terrifying PIRANHA attacks in Paraguay	dailymail	2022-01-06	PY
3178	Indonesia aims for sustainable fish farming with ‘aquaculture villages’	mongabay	2022-01-07	ID
3179	Alaskan fishers intercepting B.C. salmon at 'jarring' rate	delta-optimist	2022-01-11	US
3180	So you caught a fish in Kansas, is it safe to eat?	KSNW	2022-01-03	US
3181	An 'amazing week': Idaho Fish & Game researchers hook three 10-foot sturgeon	ktvb7	2022-01-04	US
3182	Sustainable fishing by 2025: What is the current situation in Indonesia?	dw	2022-01-10	ID
3183	In Norway, Kids Slice Out Cod Tongues for Serious Money	smithsonianmag	2022-01-12	NO
3184	After 33 years, Fish Radio's Laine Welch hangs up her mic	KDLG 670AM	2022-01-08	US
3185	Spanish Party Calls for Demolition of Morocco’s Fish Farm Near Chafarinas Islands	moroccoworldnews	2022-01-03	MA
3186	Tribe works to keep home of endangered fish free of invasive species	nevadacurrent	2022-01-03	US
3187	Local fisherman reels in possible world record haul off coast of St. Augustine	news4jax	2021-12-28	US
3188	Biodiversity: The tale of the 'un-extinct' fish	bbc	2021-12-29	MX
3189	Delta pumps throttled back despite rains, cutting California water deliveries to protect fish	sacbee	2022-01-01	US
3190	Fish fall from the sky during rain in east Texas, city reacts	kxxv	2022-01-04	US
3191	Israeli scientists train goldfish to steer car around room	timesofisrael	2022-01-03	IL
3192	Removing barriers to fish passage	newportnewstimes	2021-12-29	US
3193	Seawatch: Alaska had a tumultuous fishing year	Homer News	2021-12-29	US
3194	Ice Age Canadian Lakes	earthobservatory	2022-01-21	CA
3195	Jordan orders gates opened on Avon River to allow fish passage	saltwire	2021-03-23	CA
3196	What the Petitcodiac River can teach us about Windsor’s controversial causeway	saltwire	2020-09-24	CA
3197	Представлен дрон, способный работать как в воздухе, так и под водой	ixbt	2022-01-20	US
3198	Триллион тонн пресной воды. Ученые составили график разрушения суперайсберга	bbc	2022-01-20	US
3199	‘That fish changes everything’: Inner Bay of Fundy salmon found in Windsor’s Lake Pisiquid	saltwire	2018-08-03	CA
3200	РЖД в 2021 году нарастила поставки дальневосточной рыбы на запад России	kommersant	2022-01-18	RU

127 of [218 - pages.]