Protecting coastal biodiversity supports fisheries
World Fishing | 13 Mar 2013
Researchers at Swansea University have been studying sensitive coastal habitats in Wales and the UK to see how they provide support for juvenile fish.
 Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Habitat Loss | Research

Oceana to send illegal fishing evidence to the EU
fishupdate.com | 30 Jan 2013
Oceana says it will send to the EU evidence found of illegal fishing activity in the area surrounding Cabrera and south Majorca, filing a claim against Spain for breach of the' Council Regulation (EC) No. 1967/2006 for management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea.
 Mediterranean Sea | Fisheries | Habitat Loss

A Proposal to build a Barrage across the Severn Estuary 'could be absolutely devastating', MPs have ...
fishupdate.com | 11 Jan 2013
The Angling Trust, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and RSPB have told the House of Commons Energy & Climate Committee they all supported tidal energy development in the Severn Estuary in south-west England, but that the current proposal lacked detail and claims that it would not unacceptably damage wildlife and large areas of habitat are "not realistic".
 Atlantic Ocean | Fish | Habitat Loss | Renewable Energy

Study finds wild mussel beds may recover
World Fishing | 16 Mar 2012
Overfishing and sedimentation have reduced the number of natural beds of green-lipped mussels from many regions around New Zealand and in the Firth of Thames the beds have all but gone.
 Pacific Ocean | Dredging | Fisheries | Habitat Loss

Seagrass age surprises scientists
BBC | 02 Feb 2012
Meadows of seagrass, a keystone species in marine ecosystems, found in the Mediterranean Sea are likely to be tens of thousands of years old, a study shows.
 Mediterranean Sea | Blue Carbon | Habitat Loss

$102 Million in Wetlands, Barrier Island Restoration Awards for Louisiana
NOAA | 27 Sep 2011
Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today announced $102 million for three Louisiana projects in the Barataria and Terrebone basins, to restore deteriorated wetlands and barrier island habitats along the state's coast.
 Atlantic Ocean | Economy | Habitat Loss

Coral reefs 'will be gone by end of the century'
The Independent UK | 10 Sep 2011
Coral reefs are on course to become the first ecosystem that human activity will eliminate entirely from the Earth, a leading United Nations scientist claims. He says this event will occur before the end of the present century, which means that there are children already born who will live to see a world without coral.
 Coral | Habitat Loss

Island off Alabama coast bursting with birds after oil spill
Reuters | 10 Jul 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Thousands of baby pelicans grunt and hiss at their parents in tightly packed nests on Gaillard Island, a feathered paradise situated off the coast of Alabama.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Biodiversity | Habitat Loss

Fisheries habitat being steadily eroded, panel told
theglobeandmail.com | 05 Apr 2011
A federal government policy intended to ensure there is no net loss of fish habitat in Canada is failing to achieve its goal, a panel of experts from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has testified.
 Fish | Habitat Loss

Loss of oyster reefs a global problem, but one with solutions
EurekAlert | 03 Feb 2011
A new study by an international team including professor Mark Luckenbach of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that the decline of oyster reefs is not just confined to Chesapeake Bay. The team's global analysis shows that oyster reefs are at less than 10 percent of their prior abundance in 70 percent of the 144 bays studied.
 Habitat Loss | Marine Management