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Model microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized

Model microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among the many changes in the ocean is the expansion of oxygen-deficient or oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), also known as dead zones, which affect the processes by which carbon is captured and sequestered on ...


New hope for fisheries on the horizon?

New hope for fisheries: Scientists document prospects for recovery

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists have joined forces in a groundbreaking assessment on the status of marine fisheries and ecosystems. The two-year study, led by Boris Worm of Dalhousie University and Ray Hilborn of the University ...


Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses

Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 2

hanges in ocean chemistry -- a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity — could cause U.S. shellfish revenues to drop significantly in the next 50 years, according ...


Feds release Calif. plan to protect chinook salmon

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal fisheries regulators on Thursday released a court-ordered plan to help struggling chinook salmon that includes opening California dams and restricting pumping, which would reduce the amount of water available ...


Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weak enforcement combined with fishermen facing serious economic hardships are leading to widespread violations of fisheries regulations along the Northeastern United States coast. This pattern of noncompliance threatens ...