Tag: Fisheries
Fish larvae float across national borders, binding the world’s oceans in...
Nandini Ramesh, University of California, Berkeley; James Rising, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Kimberly Oremus, University of Delaware
Fish populations are declining...
Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting...
Chris Free, University of California, Santa Barbara
Climate change has been steadily warming the ocean, which absorbs most of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases...
How your diet contributes to nutrient pollution and dead zones in...
Donald Scavia, University of Michigan
Every year in early summer, scientists at universities, research institutions and federal agencies release forecasts for the formation of “dead...
High-tech fishing gear could help save critically endangered right whales
Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Hannah Myers, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit the world’s oceans are...
Hydropower dams can harm coastal areas far downstream
Paula Ezcurra, University of California San Diego and Octavio Aburto, University of California San Diego
Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world,...
Mapping the world’s ‘blue carbon’ hot spots in coastal mangrove forests
Robert Twilley, Louisiana State University and Andre Rovai, Louisiana State University
Human actions have boosted carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere to levels...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom lin
Joanne Burgess, Colorado State University and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University
In...
To conserve ocean life, marine reserves need to protect species that...
Heather Welch, University of California, Santa Cruz and Jennifer McHenry, Florida State University
This summer, many Americans will visit national parks and wildlife refuges in...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
