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Oceans are 'worth US$24 trillion'
Marine scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg explains the rationale behind pricing the ocean.
- Daniel Cressey
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Fishing drives population decline
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Fisheries: Eyes on the ocean
Daniel Pauly is sounding the alarm over global fish harvests, but others think he is making too much noise.
- Daniel Cressey
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World’s whaling slaughter tallied
Commercial hunting wiped out almost three million animals last century.
- Daniel Cressey
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Correspondence |
Biodiversity: Sharks and rays in peril too
- Peter M. Kyne
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US ocean sciences told to steer a new course
Major report calls for cuts to infrastructure, including fledgling Ocean Observatories Initiative, to increase spending on science.
- Alexandra Witze
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Ocean biology: Marine dreams
Scientists in a glamour field offer tips — and reality checks — for the next generation of marine biologists.
- Chris Woolston
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First clues found in mysterious sea star die-off
DNA analyses link outbreak along North America's Pacific Coast to a densovirus.
- Danielle Venton
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Green List promotes best conservation areas
Project puts spotlight on protected reserves that boost biodiversity.
- Natasha Gilbert
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African penguins put researchers in a flap
Controlled fishing experiment raises controversy over cause of birds’ decline on Robben Island.
- Michael Cherry
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Correspondence |
Social change affects Antarctic priorities
- Nick Gales
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Invasive-species control: Bounty hunters
Destructive lionfish are invading coral reefs in the Americas, but fishing competitions can help to keep the problem species in check.
- Hannah Hoag
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US Arctic research ship ready to cast off
Long-awaited vessel Sikuliaq joins an ageing fleet.
- Alexandra Witze
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Longlines better for deep seas
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Illegal fishing hooks online attention
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Mapping pinpoints turtles' danger zones
Satellite and fisheries data show areas in Atlantic Ocean where leatherback turtles and fishermen clash.
- Virginia Gewin
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Use of ‘fish aggregating devices’ could be unsustainable
Scientists are beginning to assess impact on fisheries.
- Daniel Cressey
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Cash wanted to help monitor Fukushima ocean radioactivity
Scientist launches crowd-funded survey of US west coast but says health concerns are overblown.
- Daniel Cressey
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EU fishing vote foments anger
Failure to impose a ban on deep-sea fishing jeopardizes the future of vulnerable ecosystems, say researchers.
- Daniel Cressey
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Australian shark-cull plan draws scientists' ire
Baited hooks in Western Australia could damage vulnerable white shark populations.
- Daniel Cressey
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Humans are becoming more carnivorous
Study reveals global shift towards animal-based diet — a bad omen for the environment.
- Hannah Hoag
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Changes to Canada's fisheries law alarm biologists
Revisions that take effect today remove protections for 80% of endangered freshwater species.
- Anne Casselman
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Third time unlucky for Antarctic protection bid
Failure to create marine reserve in Ross Sea raises questions over polar conservation.
- Daniel Cressey
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Oarfish’s misfortune is scientists’ boon
Beached giant fish make for unusually fresh specimens of poorly studied deep-sea creature.
- Daniel Cressey
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Europe debates fisheries funding
Campaigners want subsidies to be focused on conservation.
- Daniel Cressey
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New measure shifts biodiversity focus
Some temperate waters rival tropical reefs in new analysis.
- Daniel Cressey
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World View |
Deep-sea trawling must be banned
Industry interests should not be allowed to derail a European Union vote on whether to prohibit a destructive fishing technique, says Les Watling.
- Les Watling
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Author defends controversial seal-hunting report
Animal-welfare researcher tells critics his report was based on a wide-range of evidence.
- Daniel Cressey
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Pacific fisheries meet 'fails to end tuna overfishing'
Conservation body accused of failing to take responsibilities seriously.
- Prime Sarmiento
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Government 'confusion' is harming sockeye salmon
Report criticizes dual role for Canada's fisheries department.
- Gayathri Vaidyanathan
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Questioning tuna marine reserves
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Ploughing the deep sea floor
Bottom trawling is a fishing technique whereby heavy nets and gear scrape along the sea bed, and is shown here to disturb sediment fluxes and modify the sea floor morphology over large spatial scales.
- Pere Puig
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European fisheries reform stumbles forward
Discarding unwanted fish will be banned, but questions remain over how and when rules will be enforced.
- Daniel Cressey
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Seafood labelling under fire
Study finds that some stocks certified as 'sustainable' are overfished.
- Daniel Cressey
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Mystery of Canada's missing salmon continues
Multi-million dollar judicial inquiry expected to offer few solutions to declining fish stocks.
- Anne Casselman
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Seafood suffers from fishy eco-labelling
Chilean sea bass certified 'green' aren't necessarily so.
- Amanda Mascarelli
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Cod genome reveals unusual immune system
Missing molecules show evolutionary flexibility, and may help fish farmers.
- George Wigmore
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Transient dynamics of an altered large marine ecosystem
- Kenneth T. Frank
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Commercially valuable fish species hit the red list
Study shows perilous state of fish stocks as management meeting begins.
- Daniel Cressey
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World View |
Fishery reform slips through the net
Upcoming change fails to tackle the pernicious relationship between government advisers and the fishing lobby, says Rainer Froese.
- Rainer Froese
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Too few fish in the sea
Scientists and NGOs wary amid ambitious European fisheries reform.
- Daniel Cressey
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Cod ranching could keep fishermen flush
Analysis shows training wild fish to herd is economically advantageous.
- Daniel Cressey