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Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses
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 ...
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Feds release Calif. plan to protect chinook salmon
(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 ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?
The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed. A new paper in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ON ...
May 27, 2009 |
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'Super reefs' fend off climate change, study says
The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today a study showing that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resilient to climate change due to improved fisheries management and a combination of geophysical factors. ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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New technologies help scientists track fish species
(PhysOrg.com) -- New tracking and observing technologies are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Lobster Traps Going High Tech
(PhysOrg.com) -- New England lobstermen have gone high tech by adding low-cost instruments to their lobster pots that record bottom temperature and provide data that could help improve ocean circulation models ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Saving the creatures of the deep: A federal government plan aims to protect Florida's reefs before a precious ecosystem
A few miles from the southeast Florida coast, at a depth of crushing pressure and frigid temperatures, lies an eerie world of snowy coral, undiscovered forms of life and rock towers thrusting through ink-dark water.
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Researchers studying spiny dogfish, Gulf of Maine's mini shark
For such a small shark species, there seems to be super-sized confusion about its population status. But for researchers at the University of New Hampshire, one thing is clear - definite changes have occurred ...
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researcher: Culling whales will not boost tropical fisheries
(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades there has been a controversy about whales eating fish in the tropics. The “whales eat fish” debate has been at the heart of policy decisions about the culling of whales and is ...
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Study says 'middle class' coral reef fish feel the economic squeeze
The economy isn't just squeezing the middle class on land, it's also affecting fish.
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Plan would ban U.S. commercial fishing in Arctic Ocean
Federal fishery regulators Thursday approved an unprecedented plan to ban U.S. commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean.
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Scientists discover 'hot spot' for toxic HABS off Washington coastline
A new study funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation reveals that a part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic harmful ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Nile Delta fishery grows dramatically thanks to run-off of sewage, fertilizers
(PhysOrg.com) -- While many of the world’s fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s.
Jan 20, 2009 |
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Nile Delta fishery grows dramatically thanks to run-off of sewage, fertilizers
While many of the world's fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s.
Jan 19, 2009 |
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