Smalltooth Sawfish: History of an Endangered Species
By Tonya Wiley Sawfish are unique and intriguing animals. The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States[…]
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New Study Highlights Madagascar As a Global Hotspot for Endangered Whale Shark
Whale sharks, an endangered species, are the world’s largest fish More than 400 individual whale sharks were identified from Madagascar[…]
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A Story of Amazing Jellyfishes by Morè Marianna
It is commonly known as the fried egg jellyfish, and no other name would have been more appropriate. It has[…]
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Conservation Groups Challenge Washington’s Artificial “Fix” to Southern Resident Killer Whale and Salmon Recovery
The conservation organizations Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler filed suit against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife[…]
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Federal Court Finds NOAA’s Harvest Mitigation Proposal Violated Endangered Species Act Protections for Wild Chinook and Southern Resident Killer Whales
A groundbreaking new ruling from the federal court in Seattle is calling into question the continuation of decades of unsustainable[…]
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SAWFISH NEWS: Seeking Wall for Endangered Sawfish Mural
By Tonya Wiley Hey Florida, I’m working with the Sawfish Conservation Society, the Center for Biological Diversity, and artist Roger[…]
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Sunlight Can Bake Plastic Waste Into a Soup of Tens of Thousands of Organic Molecules
By Mark L. Friedman Leave a cheap plastic bag in the sun long enough and it’ll eventually crumble into a[…]
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Ocean Hope Chronicles: The Mid-Ocean Mysteries of Humpback Whales
Andrew Stevenson’s discoveries about humpback whale behavior in Bermuda make a compelling case for increased protection. Liz Cunningham’s Ocean Hope[…]
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Where Are the Fish Going? Unsustainable Fishing Practices Leading to Fishery-Induced Evolution
By Amanda Deverson “Our oceans are being plundered”(WWF, n.d, 1.). Many people rely on seafood to survive, whether it is[…]
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Sex & The Symbiont: Can Algae Hookups Help Corals Survive?
Rice biologists’ discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now A dinoflagellate tetrad cell that will soon[…]
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