Hundreds of sharks and rays tangled in plastic
Hundreds of sharks and rays have become tangled in plastic waste in the world's oceans, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2019
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News tagged with commercial fishing
New model suggests ocean pH falling more rapidly
(Phys.org) -- A new computer model developed in Switzerland shows that the pH of the ocean waters off the west coast of the US will fall over the next four decades faster than previously thought. The region studied is on ...
Global analysis shows where fishing vessels turn off their identification devices
Data from the shipboard Automatic Identification System (AIS), which was created as a collision avoidance tool, can provide information about global fishing activity, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2022
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Indonesia makes its fishing fleet visible to the world through Global Fishing Watch
This week, at the United Nation's Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the first nation ever to publish Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data revealing the location and activity of its commercial fishing fleet. ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2017
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Sharks off the menu and on the tourist trail in Palau
In many places swimmers might prefer to avoid sharks, but wetsuit-clad tourists in Palau clamour to dive among the predators thanks to a pioneering conservation initiative that has made them one of the country's main visitor ...
Ecology
Sep 2, 2014
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Lake Michigan perch quickly changed course of 'reverse evolution'
Over-fished yellow perch in Lake Michigan have recovered much quicker - by hundreds of years - in reaching reproductive maturity at a later age and larger size than scientists previously thought was possible, according to ...
Evolution
Aug 11, 2015
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Human impacts on the deep seafloor
Scientists have for the first time estimated the physical footprint of human activities on the deep seafloor of the North East Atlantic. The findings published in the journal PLoS ONE reveal that the area disturbed by bottom ...
Environment
Sep 14, 2010
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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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Overfishing: Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?
Years before an economic crisis taught everyone the risks of runaway growth, marine fishermen and fishery managers were already getting a crash course.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2009
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Palau bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen
Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that also include one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries.
Ecology
Jan 1, 2020
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