University of British Columbia releases a new study that presents global warming as a major threat for the already weak fish population, implying further losses for major fisheries. Unless authorities implement stricter regulations to overcome the effects of this phenomenon, the economical viability of such operati... |
21 November 2011
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) scaled up its efforts to protect the Coral Triangle's unique ecosystem by launching a very creative strategy. Officials from the foundation thought it would be an excellent idea to virtually sell pieces of this region to buyers all across the Globe, for only $5.
The idea mig... |
3 November 2011
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It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the world's oceans are currently on the brink of becoming inhabitable for the animals they house. An important portion of all marine life in the water today could soon go extinct, due to a large variety of factors that conspire to make the Earth's oceans inho... |
29 July 2010
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On account of the fact that fish stocks from all over the world are currently under threat because of overfishing, a group of experts has conducted a survey focused on analyzing the history of fishing in Europe. The conclusion of their investigation is troubling – the Old Continent has been harvesting more fish... |
25 May 2009
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Increased worldwide temperatures, triggered by global warming and climate change, would take a heavy toll on the Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations announced on Tuesday. The Pacific islands will be the most severely affected, as their yearly harvests are heavily dependen... |
3 December 2008
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Though many US citizens don't know this, the eastern part of the Bering Sea is the most productive fishery for America, yielding by itself more than a third of the amount of fish the market requires yearly. The Alaska pollack, also known as the walleye, is one of the species that can be found in almost every sup... |
25 November 2008
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The group of most threatened animal species on Earth was extended recently to include the corals, which, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, will lose more than 25 percent of all species within the next couple of decades. Currently, there are 845 registered species of corals, out of w... |
11 July 2008
05:44 GMT |
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Global warming and overfishing come with unpleasant surprises. Packs of aggressive and large squids have invaded waters off California's central coast, destroying local fish populations. Humboldt or jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) is an aggressive carnivore up to six feet (2 m) long and 100 pounds (45 kg) nickname... |
24 July 2007
04:10 GMT |
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Penguins have turned into a symbol of the fight to protect the pristine Antarctica against contamination and overexploitation. But their abilities and ecology have made them a good tool for the scientific research of the effects of the global warming.They can dive hundreds of meters into the dark, icy waters of the S... |
19 April 2007
10:25 GMT |
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