Tag: Conservation
Crown-of-thorn starfish less prominent in reef 'green zones'
2 days, 8 hours ago
Researchers have found crown-of-thorn starfish infestations are much lower in Great Barrier Reef green zones, or no fishing zones, than in uncontrolled areas…
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'No-take' reserve impact pest starfish
3 days, 6 hours ago
Fishing bans set up to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are having an impact on one of its most devastating predators, a new study has found…
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More animals becoming entangled in fishing line
3 days, 6 hours ago
A marine authority says it is becoming more common to find animals caught in fishing lines…
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Greenland whale hunt 'commercial'
4 days, 6 hours ago
Animal welfare campaigners say Greenland’s whaling, held under rules permitting subsistence hunting, has become too commercial in character…
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New laws get tough on illegal fishing
1 week, 3 days ago
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald has announced the Government will increase penalties for repeat offenders, doubling the penalty for fish thieves who commit the same offence twice…
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Greenpeace members charged over whale meat theft
1 week, 6 days ago
Greenpeace says two of its activists have been charged by Japanese prosecutors for stealing whale meat in a bid to uncover alleged corruption in Japan’s controversial whaling program…
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One-third of world's coral species at risk of extinction
1 week, 6 days ago
The survey by an international team of scientists has been published in the prestigious journal, Science and announced at the International Coral Reef Symposium underway in Florida. The findings show coral reefs have joined the ranks of living creatures most likely to vanish permanently from the earth…
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Research shows Pacific fishing catches under-reported
2 weeks ago
A new study from Canadian research organisation ‘The Sea Around Us’ has found fish catches from Pacific island nations are vastly under-reported…
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Australia leading way in ocean protection
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Australia’s management of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef has been recognised as a model for the way the world’s oceans should be handled…
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Fines toughened for illegal fishing
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The New South Wales Government says it will introduce new penalties to try to reduce the depletion of fishing stocks by illegal syndicates…
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