News tagged with global seafood

Aid for sustainable fisheries is key to global food security

Lack of governance threatens global seafood supplies and the food security of billions of people who rely on fish for protein or livelihoods.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Marine scientist champions Blue Carbon

Seagrasses could be the oceans’ best-kept secret, and a multibillion-dollar marketplace, for mitigating global climate change, according to a study published this week.

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Growing risks from hatchery fish

A newly published collection of more than 20 studies by leading university scientists and government fishery researchers in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Russia and Japan provides ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Auburn scientists find tar balls are better left alone

(PhysOrg.com) -- The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the waves of tar balls deposited on the beaches shortly thereafter prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to produce ...

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created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

One solution to global overfishing found

A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that "co-management"—a ...

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Smithsonian NEMESIS tracks marine invaders online

Mitten crabs, zebra mussels and rock vomit: These and hundreds of other non-native species have invaded coastal regions throughout the United States, often causing dramatic changes to coastal ecosystems and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World Bank proposes global coalition to save oceans

The World Bank was on Friday to propose a coalition of governments, global organisations and other groups to protect the oceans, aiming to raise $1.5 billion in the next five years for the purpose.

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created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Window into world's future oceans unveiled

An international team from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus program has unveiled the first global model of life in the world's oceans, allowing scientists and policymakers to predict – and ...

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created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Tiny shrimp leave giant carbon footprint: scientist

Measured by environmental impact, a humble shrimp cocktail could be the most costly part of a typical restaurant meal, scientists said Friday.

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created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Maryland Commission recommends 'common sense' immigration policy

Immigrants to Maryland contribute significantly to the state's economy, and were vital to its workforce expansion in both technical and less-skilled occupations from 2000 to 2010, concludes a new report by a Maryland commission. ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New integrated building model may improve fish farming operations

Today's "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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