Fishing
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Technology
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AnimalsAnimals USA
PCR Test: From Identifying COVID, to Trafficked Fish Species!
Ports across the United States will soon deploy PCR tests – similar to those used during the Covid-19 pandemic – to identify marine species, including threatened or near-threatened ones, to crack down on seafood fraud and fish trafficking.
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AnimalsAnimals South Africa
No Fishing Here, for the Sake of Our Penguins
An agreement was finally reached between South Africa’s conservationists and the fishing industry, aimed to halt and reverse the African penguin’s declining population by establishing no-fishing zones around six of the penguins’ major breeding colonies.
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EnvironmentEnvironment Ecuador
Ocean Gets Legal Rights (Like Us!) – Here’s What It Means
In Ecuador, coastal marine ecosystems have been granted legal rights, on an equal footing with humans and corporations, implying that authorities must put stricter limits on harmful activities, like commercial fishing, detrimental to marine life.
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Animals
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Animals
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Animals
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EnvironmentEnvironment Portugal
Hand-in-Hand Efforts to Save Beloved Octopus
In the Algarve region of Portugal, local fishery communities are participating in elaborating and enforcing two new projects aimed at preserving the country’s largest rocky reef, home to 70% of the region’s indigenous species, including the iconic octopus.
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Animals
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EnvironmentEnvironment Greece
Pledging Billions, All to Protect Our Oceans
At the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece, delegates from states, organizations, and philanthropic funds pledged $11.3 billion to protect oceans through commitments such as establishing marine protected areas (MPAs), combating illegal fishing, protecting marine biodiversity, and fighting climate change.