In the search for sustainability of the ocean's fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 23, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 4 |

Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world's seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, etc. ...

Biology - Ecology

May 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Conservationists have expressed alarm over the low number of turtles arriving on the coast of east India and Bangladesh for the nesting season, blaming overfishing and climate change for the decline.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 21, 2012 not rated yet 2

(Phys.org)—A longterm study conducted by researchers at George Mason University may be a benchmark in determining health threats to marine mammals.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 02, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- How do you protect two species facing extinction when one begins to prey heavily on the other?

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 24, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2

(AP) -- Several wildlife protection groups are suing the federal agency that regulates fishing in U.S. waters, claiming the government isn't doing enough to protect endangered sea turtles from drowning in shrimp nets.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 14, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- Flies buzz everywhere and the stench is overwhelming as biologist Lyndsey Howell stops to analyze the remains of yet another endangered sea turtle washed up from the Gulf of Mexico.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 30, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 1

Spanish scientists have studied interactions between the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and fishing gear such as longline hooks used at the water surface, mass beachings, and the effects of climate change ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 26, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Critically endangered hawksbill turtles are no longer being sold as tourist souvenirs in the Dominican Republic after a powerful government campaign cracked down on shops illegally trading such items. More ...

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Mar 25, 2009 not rated yet 0