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Vast marine protected area 'boosts tuna stocks'
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Vast marine protected area 'boosts tuna stocks'

A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has benefits for both fish and fishers, scientists say.
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sea lice on certified “farmed responsibly” salmon
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Eco-label increases how many sea lice can be on certified “farmed responsibly” salmon

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s new standard means up to 1,550 per cent more parasites can live on the fish.
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Offshore wind farms could reduce Atlantic City’s surfclam fishery
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Offshore wind farms could reduce Atlantic City’s surfclam fishery revenue up to 25%, Rutgers study suggests

The Atlantic surfclam industry generates about $30 million in yearly revenue. But a new study shows offshore wind development planned for the Jersey coast could cut that income up to 25%.
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Chesapeake Bay marine food web
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What feeds the fish in the Chesapeake Bay?

Aquatic forage species — the small fish, worms and other out-of-sight species that feed all the others — are the lifeblood of the Chesapeake Bay.

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How overfishing threatens the world's oceans—and why it could end in catastrophe
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How overfishing threatens the world's oceans—and why it could end in catastrophe

Decades of harvesting the seas have disrupted the delicate balance of marine ecosystems—despite global efforts to mitigate the damage.

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Ocean warming changing N.B.'s fishing grounds

Ocean warming is changing N.B.'s fishing grounds. Will fishermen adapt?

Fishing communities in southwestern New Brunswick are trying to figure out how to use a decade of alarming science reports to get ready for the future. 
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small-scale kelp fishery

Farming kelp the Heiltsuk way

New research braids Indigenous knowledge with Western science to demonstrate the sustainability of a small-scale kelp fishery.
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Kamala Harris climate policy

A Harris presidency could reshape the US climate policy

Trump's push for fossil fuels could clash with Europe's green transition

Trump's push for fossil fuels could clash with Europe's green transition

The US funds lithium mining, risking water supplies

The US funds lithium mining, risking water supplies

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Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

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extreme heat & vulnerable populations

Construction worker's tragic end highlights the deadly impact of extreme heat on workers

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way