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Small-scale fishing in Mexico rivals industrial fisheries in accidental turtle deaths

Industrial fishing operations take plenty of blame for both depleting fish stocks and inadvertently catching innocent bystanders such as dolphins, sharks,…

EC unveils new EU maritime policy

European Commissioner in charge of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Joe Borg said: “This is a crucial first step for Europe's oceans and sea – unlocking the…

Global Environmental Change – The Role of the Arctic Region

The theme for the conference is Global Environmental Change with the focus on the Arctic Region. The organizers are the European Science Foundation, ESF, along…

Newfound Ancient African Megadroughts May Have Driven Evolution Of Humans And Fishes

Learning that now-lush tropical Africa was an arid scrubland during the early Late Pleistocene provides new insights into humans' migration out of Africa and…

Hydrothermal vents: Hot spots of microbial diversity

Thousands of new kinds of marine microbes have been discovered at two deep-sea hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast by scientists at the MBL (Marine…

Arctic sea ice shatters record low: diminished ice leads to Northwest Passage opening

Arctic sea ice during the 2007 melt season plummeted to the lowest levels since satellite measurements began in 1979, according to researchers at the…

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