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Out of Tuna
Bluefin tuna, unable to swim inside the lines, at risk of extinction |
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03 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Out of Tuna Bluefin tuna, unable to swim inside the lines, at risk of extinction Apparently western Atlantic bluefin tuna don't understand the concept of fisheries quotas, and may soon face extinction because of it, marine scientists report in the journal Nature. Bluefin tuna can grow up to 10 feet in length and weigh 1,500 lbs., and, due to high demand for sushi, they can fetch as much as $98,000 on the Tokyo fish market ... |
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| Topics: Atlantic Ocean, marine life, news (all these topics) |
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Bycatcher in the Eye
Iconic Galapagos Islands threatened by longline fishing, other stuff |
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31 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Bycatcher in the Eye Iconic Galapagos Islands threatened by longline fishing, other stuff The Galapagos Islands are iconic for biologists and conservationists, home to a dizzying array of rare and endangered species that inspired Charles Darwin's seminal work on evolution. Today, the entire marine ecosystem surrounding the islands may be in jeopardy. The militant fishing unions that hold sway over the adminis ... |
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| Topics: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, marine life, news (all these topics) |
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A Little Crab'll Do Ya
New Chesapeake Bay conservation ads appeal to appetites |
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29 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Little Crab'll Do Ya New Chesapeake Bay conservation ads appeal to appetites The Chesapeake Bay Program's current public-education campaign features the catchy, slogan "Save the Crabs ... Then Eat 'Em," sure to enrage easily enraged animal-rights activists everywhere. Via billboards, TV commercials, and print ads, the campaign asks area residents to wait until fall to fertiliz ... |
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| Topics: advertising, animal welfare, business, marine life, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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The Strife Aquatic
Concerns about sea critters grow as ocean noise levels increase |
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22 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Strife Aquatic Concerns about sea critters grow as ocean noise levels increase As the world's shipping traffic more than sextupled between 1948 and 1998, scientists say the oceans' noise levels have increased by some 15 decibels -- and as the impact of decibels is calculated exponentially, that's nothing to sneeze at. Researchers worry about the possible threat to many marine organisms that depend on their sense of hearing to ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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That's Trawl, Folks
Bottom-trawling ban proposed for sensitive Alaskan waters |
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14 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| That's Trawl, Folks Bottom-trawling ban proposed for sensitive Alaskan waters Paving the way for the largest fishing ban of its kind, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously last Thursday to ban bottom trawling on more than half a million square miles of ocean near Alaska's Aleutian Islands -- an area more than twice the size of California. Bottom trawling involves dragging weighted nets along the ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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