Eel populations, which had been declining on the East Coast, are making a comeback on Staten Island, with large numbers of them appearing earlier than normal.
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Apr 14
Eels Visit Staten Island Early and in Great Numbers
Eel populations, which had been declining on the East Coast, are making a comeback on Staten Island, with large numbers of them appearing earlier than normal.
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Dot Earth Blog: Another Round: Conservation on a Human-Shaped Planet
More discussions of ways to sustain the world’s ecosystems as the human footprint spreads.
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Dot Earth Blog: Another Round: Conservation on a Human-Shaped Planet
More discussions of ways to sustain the world’s ecosystems as the human footprint spreads.
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Invasive Species Target of New Ballast Water Rule
A federal rule will require oceangoing freighters entering American waters to install onboard treatment systems to filter and disinfect their ballast water.
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Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What’s to Be Done?
Conservation measures that have been put into place are widely flouted, with a huge black market in the fish making a mockery of international protection efforts.
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Forage Fish Catches Should be Reduced, Report Says
Populations of aquatic life collapsed because of overfishing of sardines and other small fish that are used to feed larger ones, according to a report.
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Green Blog: Ancient Hawaiians Caught More By Fishing Less
Their secret? Strict enforcement of fishing bans, restrictions on certain species and gear, and catch limits, so that populations could be replenished.
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The Bay Citizen: Scientists Look for Reasons for Changed Whale Behavior
Melting polar ice could be behind shifting migration patterns that brought a gray whale and her infant calf near Alcatraz.
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Tracking Antarctic Krill as More Is Harvested for Omega-3 Pills
Fishing companies are increasingly drawn to the Southern Ocean, where the krill population is one of the least exploited.
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