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Saturday 04 February
Report says science, not minister should rule Canada's fisherieswinnipegfreepress.com | 03 Feb 2012VANCOUVER - Fisheries management in Canada places too much discretion in the hands of the federal minister, conferring "czar-like" powers that have meant the country has lagged far behind others in protecting its oceans, says a study by an expert panel of some of Canada's most distinguished scientists.
Fisheries | Governance New Ramsar Sites on Corsica and Île de MayotteRamsar Convention | 02 Feb 2012The government of France has designated its two latest Wetlands of International Importance. La Vasière des Badamiers (Île de Mayotte - océan indien) (115 hectares, 1247'S 04516'E), on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, consists of a mud flat area partially covered by mangroves. Sea grass beds and different species of algae play a key role in maintaining the ecological character of this highly productive and diverse ecosystem.
Indian Ocean | Blue Carbon Scientists coax shy microorganisms to stand out in a crowdEurekAlert | 02 Feb 2012(University of Washington) Scientists have advanced a method that allowed them to single out a marine microorganism and map its genome even though the organism made up less than 10 percent of a water sample teeming with many millions of individuals from dozens of identifiable groups of microbes.
Biodiversity | Research Google Earth ocean terrain receives major updateEurekAlert | 02 Feb 2012Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA researchers and many other ocean mapping groups from around the world.
Research | Seabed Great catching efficiency gains over quality, Norwegian study findsfishupdate.com | 01 Feb 2012Nofima Mat, the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, has looked at the correlation between the choice of gear, vessel size, catch size and the quality of raw materials from the coastal fleet and has reported findings that indicate the quality is deteriorating.
Fisheries Global experts question claims about jellyfish populationsEurekAlert | 01 Feb 2012(University of California - Santa Barbara) Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a perception that the world's oceans are experiencing increases in jellyfish due to human activities such as global warming and overharvesting of fish.
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