Topic: Marine Ecology And Conservation
Seoul urged Beijing to crack down on illegal fishing and growing violence by Chinese boat crews, after China's foreign ministry expressed regret over the killing of a coastguard officer.The South Korean officer was fatally stabbed on Monday, and a colleague wounded, as ...
The European Commission unveiled a new 6.5-billion-euro fund Friday to help fishermen move towards sustainable fishing as part of an effort to save fish stocks."This new fund will increase economic growth and create jobs in the sector. No more money will be ...
The Australian government has said it plans to establish the world's biggest marine protection zone to safeguard a huge swathe of the Coral Sea, a biodiversity hotspot brimming with life.The proposed Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve off the northeast coast of Australia ...
Bye bye, cod, skate and haddock. Hello, blackbelly rosefish, John dory and splendid alfonsino.Fish-lovers in northern Europe will have to grapple with some unfamiliar names as the greenhouse effect accelerates.Biologists on Thursday report that warmer seas are causing a remarkable turnover in ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's fisheries chief called for an overhaul of the European Union's failing fisheries policies on Wednesday, and warned those EU countries that may seek to resist reform that business as usual is not an option.The European Commission has estimated ...
The reference organisation for the conservation status of Earth's animals and plants said for the first time Thursday that most species of tuna are urgently in need of protection.Five of eight tuna species are now threatened or nearly threatened with extinction due ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive will propose plans to rescue the bloc's over-exploited fish stocks next week, with the aim of achieving sustainability by 2015, draft proposals seen by Reuters show.The plan is part of proposals to reform the EU's ...
The United States on Friday rejected calls to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna as an endangered species, saying that while it was worried about overfishing it did not fear imminent extinction.Environmental groups have repeatedly voiced concern that the global fad for Japanese food ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's fisheries chief sought on Wednesday to clamp down on overfishing by preventing fishermen from taking advantage of poor data on dwindling stocks.Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki proposed tightening fishing limits for stocks where fishermen have not given scientists data ...
Scienists from Conservation International have discovered eight new fish and one new coral species off Indonesia's Bali island.The new species include eels and damsels, the colourful little fish that dart among coral branches and help give reefs their dazzling appearance while playing ...
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Ocean Plastic Vacuum
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Gulf Oil Spill Corals
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BEACH DEBRIS
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