News tagged with crab population

Global warming brings crab threat to Antarctica

The sea floor around the West Antarctica peninsula could become invaded by a voracious king crab, which is on the march thanks to global warming, biologists reported on Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 12

Chesapeake Bay's crab population up 60 percent

The Chesapeake Bay's iconic blue crab population soared by 60 percent since last year, Maryland officials announced Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

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Decline of shorebird linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs

Declining numbers of a shorebird called the red knot have been linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs.

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18 endangered dolphins spotted off Borneo: WWF

Conservation group WWF said it spotted 18 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesian waters off Borneo island Tuesday and called for greater protection of the species' habitat.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Satellite tracking reveals sea turtle feeding hotspots

Satellite tracking of threatened loggerhead sea turtles has revealed two previously unknown feeding 'hotspots' in the Gulf of Mexico that are providing important habitat for at least three separate populations of the turtles, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Testing of seafood imported into the US is inadequate

Finfish, shrimp, and seafood products are some of the most widely traded foods and about 85 percent of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported. A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea'

A big fight is brewing over a little fish - a fish that no one wants to eat but that many regard as the most important in the sea.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Genomic sequence and comparison of two macaques reveal new insights into biomedical research

The South China Center for Innovative Pharmaceuticals, Sun Yat-Sen University, and BGI, the world's largest genomic organization, announced that they were among the research organizations from China, US and UK comprising ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taking the pulse of marine life in stressed seas

The Earth currently has more than 400 so-called "dead zones"--huge expanses of deep ocean that, because of human activities, become too oxygen-starved during the summer to support most life.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Biologists fish for reasons behind endangered grouper's comeback

In the waters along Florida's east and west coasts, Florida State University marine biologists are collecting new data on the once severely overfished Atlantic goliath grouper, a native species that is making ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Challenge theoretical models, Crab pulsar beams most energetic gamma rays ever detected from a pulsar

A thousand years ago, a brilliant beacon of light blazed in the sky, shining brightly enough to be seen even in daytime for almost a month. Native American and Chinese observers recorded the eye-catching event. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 36 | with audio podcast

Fish kills trigger red tide alerts, first responders

Acting on a tip from a constituent, Cameron County Commissioner Sofia Benavides recently drove out to a section of the Gulf Coast within her jurisdiction, Boca Chica Beach, between the mouth of the Rio Grande ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Help scientists record invasion of Chinese mitten crabs

Its name might sound cuddly but the Chinese mitten crab is one of the worlds worst invasive species and scientists need help recording sightings in the UK.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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