A new global review led by the University of Exeter that set out to investigate the hazards of marine plastic pollution has warned that all seven species of marine turtles can ingest or become entangled in the discarded debris ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2015
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Conservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes. DNA barcodes are short genetic sequences that efficiently distinguish ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2009
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The setting up of a network of Marine Protected Areas, developed since the 1960s in the Mediterranean, has proved to be an effective way of protecting some species such as fish. However, despite the efforts made, more attention ...
Ecology
Jul 12, 2011
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An online mapping and knowledge platform prototype could soon offer free and easily accessible information on the migratory patterns of endangered species in the ocean.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2019
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Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands.
Environment
May 28, 2021
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(AP) -- Flies buzz everywhere and the stench is overwhelming as biologist Lyndsey Howell stops to analyze the remains of yet another endangered sea turtle washed up from the Gulf of Mexico.
Ecology
Apr 30, 2010
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About 95 million years ago, a river turtle adapted to marine environments and made an extraordinary migration from the ancient continent of Gondwana, which grouped what is now Africa and South America, to Laurasia, of which ...
Ecology
Dec 18, 2017
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The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a best-practices guide—based on years of ISSF scientific research and fleet collaboration worldwide, including at skippers workshops—to help tuna ...
Ecology
Sep 26, 2019
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A trial of underwater sound devices called pingers reduced the number of dolphins caught in fishing nets—but did not deter humpback whales.
Ecology
May 12, 2022
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University of the Sunshine Coast researchers and wildlife rescuers have joined forces as they deal with a large increase in stranded, sick, and deceased marine turtles from recent floods and the discovery of a mystery disorder ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2022
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