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Megan Jungwi
Sep 3, 2009
The Dangers of Fish Farms
Aquaculture has been touted as a way to ease the pressure on wild fish populations, but fish farms cause a variety of problems that must be addressed.
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Aug 18, 2009
Reasons Ocean Conservation is Important
The ocean is a great provider to humans and people depend on the seas for a variety of reasons. There are several selfish reasons to protect the ocean.
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Aug 12, 2009
Reasons to Not Eat Tuna
It should seem obvious that endangered species should be protected not eaten. Unfortunately many people don't realize some tuna species are threatened.
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Jul 27, 2009
Cleaning Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is where many plastic bottles go once emptied and thrown away. Unfortunately that plastic is killing sea life. Its time to clean it up.
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Jul 23, 2009
How Often Sharks Attack Man and Vice Versa
Sharks are perhaps not as violent as the media portrays them. In fact, sharks need protection from humans, not fear.
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Jun 17, 2009
The Effects of Carbon Emissions on Oceans
Carbon dioxide emissions are affecting the oceans by changing ocean chemistry. Marine life are struggling to cope.
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Apr 20, 2009
Tuna Farms Are More Like Ranches
Tuna farms do not raise fish from eggs to maturity and are more akin to ranching than farming.
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Marine Conservation
Nov 19, 2009
Coral Reefs and Coral Bleaching
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Karin Cox
Coral reefs' sheer diversity makes them biological and tourism hotspots, but despite that many are threatened by overfishing, pollution and climate change.
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Nov 18, 2009
Australia's Great Barrier Reef
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Karin Cox
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most fascinating natural habitats in the world, but can we protect this abundant underwater ecosystem from coral bleaching?
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Oct 6, 2009
Recovering Whales to Save Seabirds?
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Sophie Morgan
As Gray Whales on the Eastern Pacific Coast recover, their feeding activities have been shown to have positive and previously unnoticed effects on threatened seabirds.
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Sep 17, 2009
What is Bycatch?
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Kristina Bjoran
Mass-scale fishing sees up to 60% unwanted species in its nets. When these creatures are discarded, they are often dead or fatally injured.
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Sep 14, 2009
Aquaculture
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Holly Anderson
Global production of fish and shellfish through aquaculture is steadily increasing. However, some scientists fear the industry may not be environmentally sustainable.
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Sep 14, 2009
Sea Turtles of the U.S. Gulf Coastal Waters
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Sara Wittenberg
Of the five species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters, all of which are listed under the Endangered Species Act, two nest fairly regularly on the beaches of Alabama.
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Sep 14, 2009
Alabama's Share the Beach Program
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Sara Wittenberg
Of the five species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters, all of which are listed under the Endangered Species Act, three nest on the beaches of Alabama.
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