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Tag: overfishing

Feasting whales fuel ocean ecosystems
Ecology

Feasting whales fuel ocean ecosystems

Baleen whales eat a lot. Can their appetites help marine ecosystems recover from overfishing?
November 24, 2021December 22, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
Could sharks and rays be headed for a global extinction?
Biology

Could sharks and rays be headed for a global extinction?

A new study finds that over one-third of sharks and rays are threatened and may be at risk of extinction.
November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Elena Gadoutsis
Sea-sick – Examining ocean diseases through literature
Methodology

Sea-sick – Examining ocean diseases through literature

From coral bleaching to sea star wasting disease, stories of an unhealthy ocean have been all over the news. But…
December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Commercial fishing in Marine Protected Areas highlights the need for careful management
Conservation

Commercial fishing in Marine Protected Areas highlights the need for careful management

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) increase biodiversity and preserve ecosystem health when they are properly managed. But researchers have detected destructive…
December 24, 2018 Ashley Marranzino
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

Marine Protected Areas need more than just a name

It is no secret that the Earth’s oceans are in trouble. Every day there is a new article on rising…
April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
Human impacts

Go Green for Earth Day!

Do Mother Nature a solid with these helpful tips & tricks to go green today!
April 22, 2016April 21, 2016 Brittney G. Borowiec
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Fisheries

The Codfathers: Holding the Keys to Success in Warming Oceans

Atlantic cod stocks have struggled to recover from overfishing for decades. Warming oceans will make a cod recovery even more…
January 12, 2016 Derrick Alcott

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