The 'freak wave' myth
As a nation "girt by sea," Australians live with the joy and risks of the ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2019
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Sustainable fisheries and conservation policy
There are roughly five times as many recreational fishers as commercial fishers throughout the world. And yet, the needs and peculiarities of these 220 million recreational fishers have largely been ignored in international ...
Ecology
Mar 21, 2019
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Fishing for fun, not food: Study takes stock of recreational fishing impacts
The vast majority of people who fish in the world do so for pleasure, not food. Yet despite the substantial impacts these fishers have on fish populations and aquatic ecosystems worldwide, fishery management approaches still ...
Ecology
Mar 19, 2019
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Apathy towards poachers widespread in world's marine protected areas
A new study has found that nearly half of fishers from seven countries had witnessed someone poaching in marine protected areas in the past year and most of them did nothing about it.
Ecology
Aug 14, 2018
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Catching diversity of fish species means more stable income for fishers
Catching a diversity of fish species—instead of specializing—means more stable income for fishers
Environment
Sep 18, 2017
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New electron microscope sees more than an image
The electron microscope, a powerful tool for science, just became even more powerful, with an improvement developed by Cornell physicists. Their electron microscope pixel array detector (EMPAD) yields not just an image, but ...
General Physics
Mar 31, 2017
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Tapping fishers' memories reveals long–lost fishing trends
A new scientific study is reconstructing long-term data on fish catches using fishers' memories to reveal how their rewards have declined over the past 50 years.
Environment
Jun 22, 2016
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Networking lets sharks off the hook
Tuna fishers who network with their competition may be able to stop thousands of sharks a year from being accidentally captured and killed in the Pacific Ocean.
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2016
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Naive fish easy targets for spear fishers
(Phys.org)—Big fish that have grown up in marine reserves do not seem to know enough to avoid fishers armed with spear guns waiting outside the reserve.
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2012
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Poisons on public lands put wildlife at risk (w/ Video)
Rat poison used on illegal marijuana farms may be sickening and killing the fisher, a rare forest carnivore that makes its home in some of the most remote areas of California, according to a team of researchers led by University ...
Ecology
Jul 13, 2012
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