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Plans rejected for East Antarctic marine park
Negotiations to conserve unique ecosystems fail for the sixth year running.
- April Reese
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Sharks can live a lot longer than researchers realized
Errors in past studies could undermine conservation plans.
- Daniel Cressey
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Anglers' online boasts reveal illegal shark hunting
Researchers fear sport fishing is a serious threat to endangered species — but study of Internet forum also finds awareness of environmental issues.
- Ben Upton
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First genetically engineered salmon sold in Canada
US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait.
- Emily Waltz
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Air guns used in offshore oil exploration can kill tiny marine life
Lethal effects from pulses of sound used to probe the sea floor can travel over a kilometre.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Iron-dumping ocean experiment sparks controversy
Canadian foundation says its field research could boost fisheries in Chile, but researchers doubt its motives.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Controversial microplastics study to be retracted
Authors of high-profile paper strongly criticized by Swedish ethics panel.
- Daniel Cressey
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The race to fish slows down
A fishery can allow participants to fish as hard as they can until its quota is reached, or allocate quota shares that can be caught at any time. A comparison of the systems in action reveals that shares slow the race to fish. See Letter p.223
- Andrew A. Rosenberg
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Fake stars, panda suits and ants on treadmills
February’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
- Daniel Cressey
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Arctic 2.0: What happens after all the ice goes?
Researchers look into the future of the far North for clues to save species and maybe even bring back sea ice.
- Julia Rosen
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Canada's proposed natural-gas plant stirs more controversy
Lawsuits and a new study raise questions about the project's environmental impact.
- Lesley Evans Ogden
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World’s largest marine reserve hailed as diplomatic breakthrough
Antarctic agreement follows years of failed discussions and represents the first major conservation effort in the high seas.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Pangolins and parrots among winners at largest-ever meeting on wildlife trade
CITES conference hailed as a “game changer” for vulnerable species.
- Daniel Cressey
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South China Sea ruling sparks conservation fears
Court decision escalates tensions in ecologically sensitive region, but may also push nations to cooperate.
- David Cyranoski
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Policy: Marine biodiversity needs more than protection
To sustain the seas, advocates of marine protected areas and those in fisheries management must work together, not at cross purposes, urges Ray Hilborn.
- Ray Hilborn
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Farmed fish drive sea change in global consumption
Giant UN report also reveals sustainability problem for wild-caught fish.
- Daniel Cressey
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Mass coral death drives efforts to identify resilient reefs
Widespread bleaching gives scientists new urgency to avert decline of key ocean ecosystems.
- Daniel Cressey
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Massive ocean-observing project launches — despite turmoil
Network of deep-water observatories streams data in real time.
- Alexandra Witze
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Marine ecologists take to the skies to study coral reefs
Satellites and research aeroplanes could offer a better, broader view of coral health.
- Alexandra Witze
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Boaty McBoatfleet: British ship joins wave of rugged polar vessels
Ice-going vessels like Britain’s RRS Sir David Attenborough — named Boaty McBoatface by the Internet — are being built across the world.
- Alexandra Witze
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Cold truths at the top of the world
As it pursues independence, Greenland seeks to develop its economy without ruining one of Earth's last pristine places.
- Julia Rosen
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A path to better fisheries
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Negotiations to tame marine Wild West begin
Nations debate how to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
- Daniel Cressey
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Correspondence |
Keep allowable fish catches sustainable
- Griffin Carpenter
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More to fisheries than catch limits
- John Casey
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Microplastics damage oyster fertility
Plastic litter affects offspring of exposed marine animals.
- Daniel Cressey
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Genetics rewrites story of fish species trapped in single hole
DNA work shows Devils Hole pupfish might have occasionally mingled with relatives.
- Daniel Cressey
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Independent study tallies 'true catch' of global fishing
Huge collaboration raises questions about official reporting.
- Daniel Cressey
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Fishy limits
The European Union has set a worrying trend by ignoring scientific advice on overfishing. It must put long-term sustainability plans ahead of short-term political gains.
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Salmon approval heralds rethink of transgenic animals
Long-awaited decision by US government authorizes the first genetically engineered animal to be sold as food.
- Heidi Ledford
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Salmon is first transgenic animal to win US approval for food
Long-awaited decision authorizes a genetically engineered animal to grace US dinner tables for the first time.
- Heidi Ledford
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Ghost story
The problem of abandoned fishing gear and its effects on marine life deserve greater attention.
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Cuba forges links with United States to save sharks
Improved diplomatic relations feed a budding environmental partnership.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Corals worldwide hit by bleaching
Warm ocean waters combine with El Niño to turn reefs a stark white.
- Alexandra Witze
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South African scientists trial humane shark deterrents
Orca-patterned wetsuits and shark-friendly nets among proliferation of research trials.
- Linda Nordling
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Marine life needs protection from noise pollution
Conservationists call for international regulations to limit noise from shipping and seismic surveys.
- Emma Brown
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Finding a limit for deep-sea fishing
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Evidence supports trawling depth limit
Analysis reveals ecosystem damage and diminishing economic returns below 600 metres.
- Mark Schrope
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North Pacific ‘blob’ stirs up fisheries management
Unusually warm ocean strengthens calls to consider ecosystem variables in setting catch limits.
- Virginia Gewin
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How BP’s $18.7-billion oil-spill settlement could help the Gulf of Mexico
Marine scientist Don Boesch on the fight to restore ecosystems damaged by the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
- Richard Monastersky