Climate change threatens largest sea turtles
July 2nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) Climate change could nearly wipe out the leatherback turtles, the largest on earth, which grow up to a length of seven feet and weigh 900 ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Steve Murawski Asserts That Overfishing In America Has Come To A Close After A Lengthy Time
January 11th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 11, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): Steve Murawski is an American, who had ascended to the uppermost post of chief scientist for the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is an entity ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Alaska Governor Parnell urges DFA to deny application to market genetically engineered salmon
September 26th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by BNO News
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- Alaska Governor Sean Parnell on Saturday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deny the approval of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon for human consumption.Governor Parnell ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Ambitious project to lift a generation of sea turtles out of oil spill’s way
July 6th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6 (ANI): In another ten days time eggs from nearly 800 sea-turtle nests in Alabama and the Florida 'panhandle' will be lifted out of the oil spill's way.The plan's objective ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Clam Boat Canisters Make Crewmen Fall Sick
June 8th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by GD
A fishing boat which had been dredging for clams back at the Long Island of New York accidentally netted 10 canisters. Out of them, one was broken and it released a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Fishing nets could wipe out dolphin populations
October 20th, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Fishing nets often trap so many dolphins around the world that their numbers are falling below levels where they can maintain their populations, as shown most recently by ... Read more...
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Genetic study confirms disocvery of new fish in Pacific waters
August 22nd, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 22 (ANI): A new genetic study has confirmed the discovery of a new species of fisha grouper that reaches more than six feet in length and can weigh nearly ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
A recipe for saving the worlds oceans from an extinction crisis
August 14th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 14 (ANI): A scientist has outlined a number of steps that could reverse the demise of the oceans.According to Jeremy Jackson, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
US Navy agrees to limit sonar use
August 14th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, Aug 14 (DPA) The US Navy has agreed to further limit use of low-frequency active sonar to prevent possible harm to whales and other creatures, according to reports. The new ... Read more...
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Junk food harming marine animals health
June 18th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Biologists have determined that marine animals might be losing weight because of feasting on junk food in the oceans, which is a result of human activities like ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Leatherback turtle tracked on epic 13,000-mile journey
February 10th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Us researchers have tracked a leatherback turtle that swam for an epic 13,000-mile journey, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle faces extinction unless shifted to other habitable areas
January 2nd, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 2 (ANI): The next few decades might bring with it the extinction of the endangered Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle, whose encounters with fishing gear meant to catch swordfish, has resulted ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |