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Marine debris will likely worsen in the 21st century
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Current measures to prevent and reduce marine debris are inadequate, and the problem will likely worsen, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. The United States and the international ...
Help for climate-stressed corals
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the ARC Centre ...
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Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends
Mar 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Monitoring for endangered right whales off New York harbor is ending because the project has lost financing in the current budget crunch.
Dolphin population at risk in Britain
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May 16, 2007 |
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A report from the Wildlife Trusts and an animal charity has found that commercial fishing in Britain is placing the regional dolphin population at risk.
Critically endangered porpoise is focus of new research report
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Jan 15, 2008 |
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An international research team, including biologists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service, reported in the scientific journal Conservation Biology, that the estimated population of vaquita, a porpoise found in the Gulf of Califo ...
Fishing boat crew acquitted
Nov 06, 2005 |
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The crew of a fishing vessel have been acquitted in Australia of illegal fishing for the Patagonian tooth fish, known on restaurant menus as Chilean seabass.
Right whale sedation enables disentanglement effort
Mar 11, 2009 |
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On Friday, March 6, 2009, for the first time ever, a North Atlantic right whale that had been severely entangled in fishing gear, was administered a sedation mixture that made it possible for rescuers to remove 90 percent ...
Changing the course of nature: Are fisheries directing the evolution of fish populations?
Sep 10, 2009 |
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For many of the types of fish we buy in stores or order in restaurants, the chance that an individual dies from fishing is several times higher than dying of natural causes. This may seem obvious to most (they had to get ...
Study says 'middle class' coral reef fish feel the economic squeeze
Feb 10, 2009 |
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The economy isn't just squeezing the middle class on land, it's also affecting fish.
Thieving whale caught on video gives rare clues about hunting strategy, sound production
May 21, 2009 |
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For decades scientists have been intrigued by the variety of sounds emitted by sperm whales, partly due to a popular theory that suggests that the sounds might contain information about the animals' size. ...
EU OKs tougher penalties for illegal fishing
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.
Can certain metals repel sharks from fishing gear?
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Apr 22, 2008 |
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Sharks in captivity avoid metals that react with seawater to produce an electric field, a behavior that may help fishery biologists develop a strategy to reduce the bycatch of sharks in longline gear. Shark bycatch is an ...
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