Month: August 2023

There has been much buzz about the warming planet's melting Arctic region opening shipping routes and lengthening travel seasons in ocean passageways that ice once blocked. Expanded fishing, trade and tourism is envisioned. Operative word: Envisioned. Scientists at Michigan State University and other institutions report in Climatic Change where vessels are traveling in the ice-covered waters of…

In late June, Madagascar and the European Union struck a new four-year deal allowing fishing vessels flagged to EU countries to resume harvesting tuna in Madagascar’s waters after an unusual four-and-a-half-year gap.The EU says the deal benefits Madagascar by providing key funding to support fisheries governance, and civil society groups praised the Madagascar government for…

A fisherman has been rescued 12 miles off the coast of Florida after 'struggling to stay alive' for 38 hours in a partially submerged 12ft boat - while sharks stalked the drifting vessel.Charles Gregory, 25, was out on a routine early morning fishing trip on Friday off the coast of St. Augustine in Florida when a wave…

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a well-known conservation group, used Twitter’s logo change to highlight the problems real bird species are facing. Birds around the world are in danger due to climate change, habitat loss, illegal wildlife trade, and overfishing. In North America alone, 3 billion birds have disappeared since the 1970s. WWF…

Oregon has extended rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim thereSALEM, Ore. -- Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in…

Fisherman pulls in massive 400kg tiger shark off Queensland coast Ryan Selvey reeled in 'a proper bucket list' catch on K'Gari IslandBy Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:00 BST, 5 August 2023 | Updated: 08:04 BST, 5 August 2023 A 'stoked' fisherman has reeled in a whopping 400kg shark at popular angling spot after…

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A new study of the Mesoamerican Reef in the Caribbean found that marine protected areas (MPAs) are not only beneficial for conservation but can also lift up the socioeconomic status of the local and Indigenous communities that live near them.Led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the study used data from the Healthy Reef Initiative…

Last month we got to see gameplay for the upcoming social MMO Palia, and it left me feeling excited. The developers at Singularity 6 invited me to jump in and take a look at Palia ahead of its closed beta launch today. Excited for the opportunity to make some friends and go fishing, I pounced on…

A New York swimmer who was swept out to the Atlantic Ocean on Monday tread water for five hours before being rescued — thanks to a makeshift flag he built with his shirt and a fishing pole that was floating by, police said.Dan Ho, from Copiague, New York, embarked on a morning swim around 5…