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Nothing New Under the Sea
After days of negotiations, U.N. fails to pass high-seas bottom-trawling ban |
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27 Nov 2006 |
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| Nothing New Under the Sea After days of negotiations, U.N. fails to pass high-seas bottom-trawling ban In a roughy outcome for conservationists, the U.N. failed to adopt a high-seas bottom-trawling ban supported by countries including the U.S. and Australia. The controversial fishing method, currently used by 11 countries including ban-busters Iceland and Russia, involves dragging vast nets and coral-crunching ro ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, oceans, United Nations (all these topics) |
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You Can Call Them Algae
Marine 'dead zones' on the rise around the world |
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20 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You Can Call Them Algae Marine "dead zones" on the rise around the world There are now at least 200 oxygen-starved "dead zones" in the world's seas and oceans, a rise of more than a third over the past two years, the United Nations Environment Program announced yesterday. The algae blooms that suck up oxygen and cause dead zones -- killing off or driving out fish, oysters, sea gra ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, pollution and waste, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Aquaculture Shock
Farmed-fish supply rises, but still may not match demand |
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05 Sep 2006 |
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| Aquaculture Shock Farmed-fish supply rises, but still may not match demand Farmed fish have nearly caught up to wild-caught fish as a source of the world's seafood, reported the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization yesterday. In 1980, just 9 percent of human-consumed fish came from aquaculture; now the number is 43 percent. "Catches in the wild are still high, but they have leveled off, probably for good," say ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Waves of Mutilation
Oceans are in deep trouble, says U.N. |
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19 Jun 2006 |
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| Waves of Mutilation Oceans are in deep trouble, says U.N. Human exploitation of the oceans has outpaced conservation efforts, the United Nations said Friday. It warned that ocean degradation is "rapidly passing the point of no return." The watery deep, home to more than 90 percent of living organisms, faces danger from pollution, litter, overfishing, shipping, and climate change. Populations of large fi ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, oceans, United Nations (all these topics) |
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