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Seals with Rabies. In recent years there has been a marked increase of aggressive, unprovoked, incidents involving seals against humans around Cape Town, South Africa.
Shark Bytes: Empowering Conservation through Artificial Intelligence. South Africa has an incredibly rich diversity of sharks, representing nearly a quarter of all known species, some found nowhere else on the planet. Yet, around the world shark populations are under pressure and in some cases very little is known about the populations of certain species. In Cape Town one team of researchers is using cutting-edge artificial intelligence to help conserve these animals which have been on the planet for over 450 million years…
To live in a fish farm. Over 400 species of fish are farmed globally today. Most spend their lives in cramped net cages or tanks. It is a lifetime of suffering. In Portugal, at the Center for Marine Studies at the University of Algarve, there is an organization trying to change this.
Saving Seahorses. The population of seahorses in Ria Formosa in southern Portugal was probably the largest in the world. But in the mid-2010s, it collapsed, and 95% of the seahorses disappeared. Climate change, poachers, and environmental pollutants are believed to be the causes. Now, efforts are being made to restore the pride of this region. Jorge Palma at the University of Algarve loves seahorses. He runs the research station, which is squeezed on a small strip of land between the airport and the sea. I In the beginning, every seahorse in the aquariums died. But now, fifteen years later, the survival rate is up to 60%. The researchers have learned that seahorses are very “picky” with their food, so Jorge and his colleagues sweep their nets through the waters of the river delta every day in search of the perfect food.
Where are the White Sharks? The disappearance of Great White Sharks from False Bay, South Africa, attributed to various factors including predation by orcas, human activities such as longlining fishing targeting their prey, and the resulting decline in the shark population.
Diana Pazmiño sees things we can´t see. The 11th of February every year is the UN’s International Day for Women and Girls in Research. We’d like to alert everyone, of course, but Diana Pazmiño, a marine biologist in the Galapagos, is currently very exciting because she’s doing e-DNA research. E-DNA is about using DNA coding to track what is in the sea without seeing the animals or organisms with your own eyes. You can therefore, just by taking a water sample, read which fish are swimming there.
This piece was prepared online by Panuruji Kenta, Publisher, SEVENSEAS Media
