By Shanta Barley The world’s coral reefs “earn” $172 billion every year, but they’re on the brink of collapse, economist says The world’s coral reefs save us $172 billion every year, but they’re on the brink of collapse (PDF) because of political inertia, an ecological economist has told the global Diversitas biodiversity conference in Cape […]
Fishermen should cut their catches of cod by around a quarter to stop the species from disappearing from the seas around Britain, the European Commission has recommended. EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg is recommending the cuts after measures introduced in recent years failed to lead to a significant recovery in stocks. Fishermen have been told […]
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tuesday, October 13, 2009 A heretofore undisclosed underground flow of mine pool water between Consol Energy’s Blacksville No. 1 and No. 2 mines may have contributed to the highly salty, polluted discharges that caused the massive, month-long fish kill on Dunkard Creek. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said stream […]
CORVALLIS, Oregon, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – Climate change is likely responsible for the formation of a large dead zone that has formed off the coast of Oregon and Washington for the past eight years, researchers from Oregon State University said today. Dead zones are ocean expanses that lose most of their marine life during […]
Change in maximum catch potential from 2005 to 2055 under doubling of greenhouse gas concentration by the year 2100. Cheung, W.W.L., Lam, V.W.Y., Sarmiento, J. L., Kearney, K., Watson, R., Zeller, D. and Pauly, D., Large-scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the global ocean under climate change. Global Change Biology. OCTOBER 2009. Summarized […]
Major shifts in fisheries distribution due to climate change will affect food security in tropical regions most adversely, according to a study [pdf] led by the Sea Around Us Project at The University of British Columbia. In the first major study to examine the effects of climate change on ocean fisheries, a team of researchers […]
From TreeHugger: From the Arctic to the Rockies to the Mediterranean, species large and small are changing their migratory patterns and seeking more hospitable homes. Why? Climate change affects weather conditions, hunting grounds, and the availability of water and favored food supplies. Those that can up and move are the lucky ones–for now–but each […]
By RUSSELL SADLERJournal of the San Juans Correspondent NORTHWEST OF YELLOW ISLAND, SAN JUAN CHANNEL — “Lost” gill nets are never really lost. Fishing boat operators cut loose snagged nets and get their boats free and head for port. The derelict nets remain where they were snagged — often for decades — catching and killing […]
The catastrophic decline around the world of ‘apex’ predators such as wolves, cougars, lions or sharks has led to a huge increase in smaller ‘mesopredators’ that are causing major economic and ecological disruptions, a new study concludes. The findings, published today in the journal Bioscience, found that in North America all of the largest terrestrial […]
Demand for halt to hunting after decline in salmon stocks is blamed for bears starving to death By Tracy McVeigh First it was the giant panda, then the polar bear, now it seems that the grizzly bear is the latest species to face impending disaster. A furious row has erupted in Canada with conservationists desperately […]
