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Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde are now guarding nesting beaches, and the shift has helped drive illegal killings on Boa Vista down from 1,253 in 2007 to just 20 by 2024Once a source of food and income, sea turtle hunting in Cabo Verde has transformed into a remarkable conservation success. Former poachers ...- Researchers stuck a pair of googly eyes on the coast of Denmark and let them sit for 46 days, and here's what happened nextA floating windmill with giant spinning eyes, the Looming-Eye Buoy, was tested to deter seabirds from raiding fish traps in Europe. While i...
- The 400-Year-Old Shark: How the Greenland Shark Outlives Every Mammal on EarthScientists have discovered the Greenland shark, a creature living in frigid Arctic waters. This shark is now recognized as the longest-livi...
- ‘We are seeing a global blue revolution in food, transport and energy now — booming coastal real estate is a true paradox of climate change’Martin Smith, the George M. Woodwell Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics at Duke University, discusses ocean economics with ...
- Want to stop climate change? Leave the fishes aloneThe intricate relationship between climate change and ocean ecosystems was the subject of recent collaborative research - led by researcher...
- WTO talks on fisheries subsidies is as chaotic as a fish marketEfforts to move from a consensus-based decision making to a voting system at the WTO is not good for global fish trade.
- Shark Week starts; here are some interesting facts about sharks that may surprise youSharks, ancient vertebrates dating back 450 million years, comprise over 500 diverse species. They possess cartilaginous skeletons, remarka...
- What is eDNA that lingers in water, even your cup of tea and can be pulled from thin air?It has been clear for decades that fragments of our DNA cover the planet like litter.
- Challenges from Chinese distant water fishing fleets in AfricaAccording to a comprehensive report published by IJ-Reportika, about 20% of the global IUU catch comes from just six western African countr...
- Dutch university team comprising Indians wins Airbus ideas competitionThe group presented their prototype demonstrating application of wireless systems in commercial aircraft instead of traditional wired syste...
- Ten million tonnes of fish get wasted every year: studyIndustrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year - enough to fill about 4,500 Olympic si...
- Turtles skipping mass nesting natural: ExpertDr H R Bustard, an international expert on turtles and crocodiles and their population ecology, said it is perfectly natural for Olive Ridl...
- Marine important bird areas programme in IndiaIndia has one of the longest shorelines in the world and many marine species of birds are found in the Indian seas and on the coastal areas.
- CIFT conducting short term training coursesThe Central Institute of Fisherises Technology (CIFT) here is conducting short term demand based training courses for various categroies of...
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