News tagged with productive fishery

Alternative animal feed part of global fisheries crisis fix: study

Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the world's dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, according to University of ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

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.

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created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 2




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Taiwan uses DNA mapping to save endangered sharks

Taiwan has begun testing DNA from shark fins sold in local markets in a bid to protect endangered species such as great whites and whale sharks, an official from the Fisheries Agency said Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New means of safeguarding world fish stocks proven

Powerful and versatile new genetic tools that will assist in safeguarding both European fish stocks and European consumers is reported in Nature Communications. The paper reports on the first system proven to identify popula ...

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Construction of new rock spawning reefs will help Great Lakes native fish

(Phys.org) -- The first of nine rock reefs is under construction in the St. Clair River delta northeast of Detroit. The goal of the project, which is led by Michigan Sea Grant, is to boost populations of lake ...

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created May 14, 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 ...

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

Peru probes mystery pelican deaths

A team of ornithologists were investigating the mysterious death of nearly 600 sea birds found on the beaches of northern Peru, government officials said.

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reef shark populations in steep decline: study

Many shark populations have plummeted in the past three decades as a result of excessive harvesting – for their fins, as an incidental catch of fisheries targeting other species, and in recreational fisheries. ...

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created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Action needed to keep fish on the menu in 2050

The latest study suggests we may still be able to eat as much fish as we do today 40 years from now. But for that to happen, we'll have to change our ways, say scientists.

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

A study points to the importance of seeking new pine varieties resistant to climate change

The radiata pine is the tree species par excellence in the Basque Country's forests. Like other types of pine, the lack of water is one of the factors having the greatest effect on its survival and productivity. Until now, ...

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl

As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists warned today that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia's rice production and ...

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Loss of predators in Northern Hemisphere affecting ecosystem health

A survey done on the loss in the Northern Hemisphere of large predators, particularly wolves, concludes that current populations of moose, deer, and other large herbivores far exceed their historic levels ...

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created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8


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