Living planet report 2022
<p>Wildlife populations monitored across the globe have declined by a massive 69 per cent between 1970 and 2018, according to this WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022</p>
Fish
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Battling the wave of climate change
KOCHI: Two marine fishing villages in Kerala have been chosen to test a climate resilient village adaptation and mitigation plan (CReVAMP) for vulnerable coastal communities in tropical countries. Elamkunnapuzha
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CSE recommendations on the FSSAI Draft Regulations for Insecticides and Antibiotics
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued a notice in November 2015, calling for claims, suggestions, views, comments etc. from stakeholders on the draft amendment related to
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Hawaii bill would ban licenses for some foreign fishermen
Hawaii lawmakers are considering a proposal with the potential to cripple the state’s commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found foreign fishermen confined to boats and living
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Endangered penguins hunting for fish in wrong place after climate change creates 'ecological trap'
Endangered penguins are hunting for fish in the wrong place because climate change has prompted sardines and other prey to move to another part of the ocean, researchers have discovered. The plight
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High Selenium Levels Found in Fish in N.C. Lakes Receiving Coal Ash Waste
A new Duke University study has found high levels of selenium in fish in three North Carolina lakes receiving power plants’ coal ash waste. “Across the board, we’re seeing elevated selenium levels in fish
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Sewage leak caused by wet wipes being flushed down toilet turns Glen Innes' Omaru Creek black, kills fish and eels
A sewage leak, which Watercare says was caused by someone flushing wet wipes down the toilet, has left the water in an east Auckland creek black and filled with dead fish and eels. Omaru Creek in Glen
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Goliath catfish spawning in the far western Amazon confirmed by the distribution of mature adults, drifting larvae and migrating juveniles
<p>We mapped the inferred long-distance migrations of four species of Amazonian goliath catfishes (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, B. platynemum, B. juruense and B. vaillantii) based on the presence of individuals
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Bay of Bengal: depleted fish stocks and huge dead zone signal tipping point
The Bay of Bengal’s basin contains some of the most populous regions of the earth. No less than a quarter of the world’s population is concentrated in the eight countries that border the bay1. Approximately
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Chennai oil spill deadly for spawning fish and nesting turtles
The oil spill near Ennore Port will have a long-term impact on the marine eco-system, fear researchers. With January and Febru researchers. With January and February being the spawning season for many
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Climate warming may up mercury levels in sea food: study
Researchers found that extra rainfall drives up the amount of organic material flowing into the seas.a Rising temperatures may boost levels of mercury – one of the world’s most toxic metals – in fish