 Stories About: fishing AND news AND oceans AND wildlife
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Club Medusae
Jellyfish are everywhere, and that's not a good thing |
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18 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:33 AM on 18 Jun 2008 Photo: Neil Harmon The natural cycle of Mediterranean jellyfish populations is to swell every 12 years, plateau for four to six years, then subside. But massive groups of gelatinous jellies have been showing up for the past eight years, and they show no sign of flagging. In fact, jellies are proliferating worldwide, and that makes scientists nervous. "Jellyfish are an excellent bellwether fo ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, fishing, news, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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What Would You Do If We Sang 'Out of Tuna'?
E.U. ending bluefin tuna season early amid overfishing concerns |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:25 AM on 13 Jun 2008 The European Union is ending its bluefin tuna fishing season early this year due to concerns that fishers are already nearing their quotas for the popular, lucrative fish. Bluefin tuna are prized for their succulence in sushi, and demand remains strong. Market prices for bluefin in Japan have nearly tripled since last year. However, next week, commercial b ... |
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| Topics: European Union, fishing, news, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Our Jaws Are Dropping
Some shark populations in Mediterranean have collapsed, study finds |
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12 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:39 AM on 12 Jun 2008 Populations of five shark species in the Mediterranean Sea have declined by an average of 97 percent in the last 200 years, principally due to fishing, according to a new study to be published in the journal Conservation Biology. Researchers combed historical records and collected other data to piece together the long-term population trend of the blue shark, thresher shark, ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, fishing, news, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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I Don't Think You're Ready for This Jelly
Northern Ireland and Japan plagued by jellyfish |
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27 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:34 AM on 27 Nov 2007 We're sure you have plenty of fodder for eco-nightmares, but let us add another: killer jellyfish. Last week, a horde of jellies covering an area of 10 square miles (!) attacked Northern Ireland's only salmon farm, killing some 100,000 fish. The mauve stinger jellyfish were well north of their favored Mediterranean habitat, thanks to warmer-than-normal water. Another type, ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, fishing, insanity, Ireland, Japan, news, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Thin Bluefin Line
Bluefin tuna population in Mediterranean declining, sushi blamed |
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02 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:16 AM on 02 Oct 2007 The population of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea is plummeting and could be seeing the start of a collapse, warn experts from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna and the World Wildlife Fund. High-end sushi restaurants in Japan fuel demand for premium catches of the fish, which can net some $15,000 each for the biggest and best. Demand, as ... |
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So Much for Slow and Steady
Loggerhead turtle populations declining |
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24 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 9:59 AM on 24 Sep 2007 Loggerhead turtle populations rose in the 1990s but are now falling again, according to a recent federal review. Thanks, commercial fishing! source: Associated Press From the Archives We're Just Going Through a Phaseout. Faster phaseout of ozone-damaging chemicals agreed to by 191 nations. The Long, Hot Summit. U.N. climate summit kicks off in New York; Bush preps for ... |
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