(AP)—A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to take northern Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list.

Biology - Ecology

May 03, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 0

Long-life batteries and satellite tagging have been used to fill in the blanks of female white sharks' (Carcharodon carcharias) lifestyles. Research published in the launch edition of BioMed Central's open a ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Palau's president has proposed banning all commercial fishing in the Pacific nation's waters to create one of the world's largest marine reserves, covering an area roughly the size of France.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Salmon runs are notoriously variable: strong one year, and weak the next. New research shows that the same may be true from one century to the next.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org)—The earbones, or 'otoliths', help fish to detect movement and to orient themselves in the water. Otoliths set down annual growth rings that can be measured and counted to estimate the age and ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 28, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Engineers at Stanford's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed autonomous underwater vehicles that can photograph regions of ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Marine scientists working in the Celtic Sea have discovered a natural refuge for the critically endangered flapper skate. Many elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are highly vulnerable to ov ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

British oil company BP said Thursday it is in advanced talks with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 15, 2012 not rated yet 1

Counting every single fish in the European seas may sound as likely as finding a mermaid, but it seems the world of technology has no boundaries.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

A just-published study provides a first-time analysis of the value of forage fish, which are small, schooling species such as sardines, herring, and anchovies. Three kinds of contributions of forage fish ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 10, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Fish populations around the world could soon be full of slow growing, unproductive 'couch potatoes' if the current levels of intensive fishing continue, according to Deakin University research.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 10, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) -- Protected ocean areas known as marine reserves jumpstart the recovery of nearby commercial fishing areas after an environmental event, concludes a study of abalone by researchers from Stanford ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 20, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- A new computer model developed in Switzerland shows that the pH of the ocean waters off the west coast of the US will fall over the next four decades faster than previously thought. The region ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 15, 2012 3.7 / 5 (24) 23 |

Scientists on Monday urged Arctic rim nations to set fishing regulations for the Arctic Ocean, and order a moratorium on fishing until stocks are assessed, before trawlers soon start dropping nets in the pristine ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 23, 2012 not rated yet 0

A coalition of environment groups called Tuesday for the world's largest marine reserve to be declared in Antarctica's Ross Sea to prevent "industrial scale" fishing ruining the pristine ecosystem.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0