Posted in conservation on Oct 18th, 2012
A new study in the journal Science evaluates the status of unassessed global fisheries. While the results suggest that most fish stocks suffer dramatic declines, if people act now to put in place proven solutions, there is hope for the oceans and those that depend on them. Co-author of the paper, Steve Gaines, dean of [...]
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Posted in water on Jun 18th, 2012
Imagine the Earth in your mind’s eye. Now round up all the water on the planet into a sphere (we’re talking oceans, icecaps, atmosphere, everything — even the water bound up in you and me). How big do you think that sphere would be compared to the Earth? Got your answer? Our water sphere would [...]
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Posted in pollution on Dec 21st, 2009
(Reprinted from the Environmental News Network): Back in 2003’s Global Environment Outlook Year Book, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared the ocean’s “dead zones” the world’s top emerging environmental challenge. Now a recent report by UNEP says the number of dead zones, or low oxygenated areas in the world’s oceans, may have now grown [...]
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