Hammerhead shark refuge found in Galapagos
A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said.
Ecology
Mar 8, 2019
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News tagged with commercial fishing
Why North Carolinian boats are fishing off New Jersey's coast
As the oceans warm in response to climate change, fishing boats in the Mid-Atlantic that focus on only one or two species of fish are traveling more than 250 miles farther north than they did 20 years ago, while others catching ...
Ecology
Feb 19, 2019
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Scientists investigate the uncontrolled expansion of invasive blue crabs in the Mediterranean
The American blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is an invasive voracious alien species, with no known predators and with high reproductive and survival rates, which has now spread throughout the Mediterranean. Since it appeared ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2019
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Upper Mississippi River commercial fishery is sustainable
Commercial fishing along the Upper Mississippi River has been sustainable over the past 60 years and hasn't negatively influenced fish populations or recreational fisheries, according to a University of Idaho-led study published ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2018
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Sleuthing leads to new findings about peculiar ocean fish
The fish buyer noticed something different about the large, colorful disc-shaped opah waiting to be sold at the auction house in Honolulu. Among the differences: one fish had a bigger eye than the other.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2018
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As whales fade, movement they spawned tries to keep up hope
Regina Asmutis-Silvia, a biologist who has dedicated her career to saving right whales, is cleaning out a file cabinet from the early 1990s, and the documents inside tell a familiar story—the whales are dying from collisions ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2018
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Australia to open more marine parks to commercial fishing
Australia recommended opening more of its marine parks, including near the Great Barrier Reef, to commercial fishing Wednesday in a decision slammed as the worst downgrading of a protected area in the world.
Ecology
Mar 21, 2018
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Study reveals changes in seabirds' diets dating back 130 years
Today, the Monterey Bay Aquarium introduces another "first" – a new Ocean Memory Lab – as part of its scientific research program to protect the global ocean, its ecosystems and wildlife.
Ecology
Feb 15, 2018
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Declining species of shark added to endangered species list
The federal government says the oceanic whitetip shark will be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act to help the species recover.
Ecology
Jan 30, 2018
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Marine invertebrates have noisy human neighbors
Just like humans, marine life experiences constant stress. They face threats of competition, the fear of predation and a growing list of anthropogenically induced stressors. Humans have contributed to rising ocean temperatures, ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2017
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