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Discarded fishing nets are a menace to corals and marine life
Not even some pristine tropical isles are free from the scourge of abandonded fishing nets.
Australia ‘must do more’ to protect the Great Barrier Reef
The long-term outlook for the ecosystem of the reef has deteriorated from poor to very poor and climate, UNESCO says.
The built-in resilience of corals could help them survive climate change
The biomineral that forms the skeleton of corals contains a highly organized organic mix of proteins, which resembles bone.
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. Mass extinction could follow
As species flee to cooler waters, it’s likely to have profound implications for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.
Vietnam needs to make its fishing practices more sustainable
Vietnam was issued a yellow card in October 2017 by the European Commission (EC) because of rampant illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities by Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels. Since then, following its carding system, the EC have conducted
Climate change is driving mollusks extinct in the eastern Mediterranean
To see how climate change is already devastating fragile ecosystems, look no further than the eastern Mediterranean.