Tag: conservation

Florida’s Manatees are No Longer Endangered

Nature

1/5/2019 - by Giovanna Brasolin There’s a creature that populates shallow waters — slow-moving rivers, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas — where beds of seagrass and other freshwater vegetation is present. They are commonly known as sea cows and are considered to be a migratory species. The species cannot survive in… SEE MORE

NW Charter Fishing Fleet Casts Wary Eye Toward Possible Cutbacks To Save Orcas

Fishing

26/4/2019 - By Tom Banse Pacific Northwesterners are undeniably fond of their endangered resident orcas. Many locals are also fans of salmon fishing, a hobby that sustains charter fishing fleets in coastal harbors from Neah Bay, Washington, to Brookings, Oregon. But now there is a chance that future fishing trips on the ocean… SEE MORE

Regulators to Consider Reducing Lobstermen’s Lines to Protect Right Whales

2/3/2019 - Regulators will consider removing up to 40 percent of the lines that link seabed lobster traps to buoys on the surface, taking the step in the hopes of protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale and avoiding federal restrictions on the lobster fishery. Fishermen who serve on the American Lobster… SEE MORE

Shell Recycling Programs Increasing in Popularity

Nature

27/2/2019 - Oyster shells used to end up in landfills. Now they are being turned into castles for baby oysters. You may have heard this centuries-old maxim about when it’s safe to eat raw oysters: Don’t indulge in the bivalves during any month spelled without the letter “R.” (Though, there’s plenty of cause to consider the… SEE MORE

Tag: conservation

Florida’s Manatees are No Longer Endangered

NW Charter Fishing Fleet Casts Wary Eye Toward Possible Cutbacks To Save Orcas

Regulators to Consider Reducing Lobstermen’s Lines to Protect Right Whales

Shell Recycling Programs Increasing in Popularity

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