A lull in boat traffic and a fishing ban in Istanbul forced by the coronavirus pandemic has proved good news for some of the city's most-loved inhabitants—the dolphins that swim in the fish-rich waters of the Bosphorus ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2020
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US officials Tuesday expanded a fishing ban in the Gulf of Mexico by more than 8,000 square miles (20,000 square kilometers) amid a spreading oil slick.
Environment
May 25, 2010
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Hong Kong has banned trawl fishing in its waters, a decision welcomed by conservationists Friday as a crucial move to save fish stocks and revive the city's depleted marine environment.
Ecology
May 20, 2011
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Mexican authorities faced calls to ban all fishing in the upper Gulf of California or permanently prohibit gillnets to save the vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, from extinction.
Ecology
May 17, 2016
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Costa Rica said Monday there was no health impact from a shipwreck that spilled ammonium nitrate off its coast, but maintained a fishing ban even as it reopened beaches.
Ecology
May 4, 2015
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A great mystery around one of our most unique fish species has been solved by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2019
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Bans on shark fishing are only partially effective in protecting sharks, new research suggests.
Ecology
Dec 17, 2020
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The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution in seas, fields and waterways.
Environment
Oct 24, 2018
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Fishing bans don't have to hurt fishing communities, according to a new study led by Stanford researchers. The group tracked vessels during a short-lived trawling moratorium in the Adriatic Sea and found that fishers maintained ...
Ecology
Aug 2, 2018
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Bangladesh has banned fishing in the Bay of Bengal for the next two months in an effort to replenish stocks, a minister said Tuesday, triggering protests by hundreds of fishermen.
Ecology
May 21, 2019
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