English: Satellite imagery of the North Aral Sea, showing an increase in volume between April 2005 and April 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Orphaned ship in former , near Aral, Kazakhstan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Marine protected areas are one way to guard kelp forests as an ecosystem. The nudibranch Melibe leonina on a Macrocystis frond (California). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Identity of National System of Marine Protected Areas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Aerial view of Tobago Cays, a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Marine Park Photo by Iain Grant, 2007 used in Union Island citation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Antigua (Photo credit: Hugh Fiske)Overfishing and illegal fishing are threatening the biggest ecological systems in the world and decreasing marine resources that are vital for the survival of hundreds of millions of people.
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In Antigua, Fishing Brings Both Income and Ecological Destruction
Eli Fuller is a third-generation Antiguan who, for the past two decades, has been exploring the Antigua and Barbuda coastline. He can no longer see the coral that he recalls were somewhat of an underwater jungle when he was a young boy, akin to what you'd see in the Amazon rain forest.
Caribbean countries could do several things to help damaged coral reefs rejuvenate, including designating certain places as marine protected areas. In Belize, marine protected areas where fishing was forbidden rejuvenated much more quickly than did unprotected reefs in Jamaica after suffering similar hurricane damage.
While technically there are marine protected areas dictated by the Antigua and Barbuda Fisheries Act, in reality, there is no real protection. A ban on hunting parrotfish and blue tang would help corals recover much more quickly from hurricanes.
The 6,600 hectares Tobago Cays Marine Park in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is divided into nine different zones. Included are specifications for mooring different sized vessels and for turtle and seabird reserves. The protected area offers great economic benefits to the population and is a valued part of its social, cultural and environmental landscape.
Soufriere Marine Management Area in St. Lucia, encompassing 11 kilometres of coastline, is divided into five zones. Conflicts between different types of users and declining near-shore catches led to the reserve's creation.
Many marine protected areas, including Tobago Cays, prohibit fishing, thus allowing sea life in the area to grow and reproduce unimpeded.
Studies have also shown that such no-fish areas help "replenish" fish stocks in other areas, with increased catch sizes and larger individual fish. No-fish zones also protect other sea life that might otherwise inadvertently be caught in nets.
Q&AA Green Economy Without a Pricetag on Nature?
Manipadma Jena interviews ACHIM STEINER, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
YEOSU, South Korea - As thousands gear up for the 2012 Earth Summit, Rio+20, scheduled to kick off in Brazil on Jun. 20, questions on the viability and adequacy of a ‘green economy’ abound.
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RAMESHWARAM, India - Forest officials of the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve abutting the Palk Straits between India and Sri Lanka have reported a decline in marine wildlife, as smugglers exploiting lax conservation laws in the region tank up on protected species used in traditional Chinese medicines and fine dining.
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Fish Swim in Israel’s Desert
By Pierre Klochendler
KIBBBUTZ MASHABEI SADEH, NEGEV DESERT - "It wasn't easy to convince people that growing fish in the desert makes sense," reminisces marine biologist Samuel Appelbaum, peering through the opaque water where thousands of barramundi are being harvested.
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EGYPTFishing Dangerously for Quick Net Worth By Cam McGrath
ALEXANDRIA - Ali Mohsen knows how to tell a good fish story. The wiry, white-haired Egyptian mariner weaves a yarn about his childhood days when the sea was so full of fish that one could simply dangle a hand net over the side of the boat and pull up a seafood dinner. This morning, his crew spent hours out at sea with only four kilos of small fish to show for it.
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CENTRAL AMERICABig Fish Eat the Small Fish
By Danilo Valladares
GUATEMALA CITY - Thousands of small-scale fishers in Central America are fighting for survival in the face of free trade deals, transnational corporations, mega tourism projects and pollution that is harming marine life.
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With the upcoming change in leadership at The World Bank, there's a real chance to make a shift in strategy. Do you think Dr. Kim will be able to make infrastructure work for the poor?
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Chinese citizens are becoming increasingly vociferous in their outrage over lives risked, and lost, to shoddy standards, most recently in the country's food and high-speed rail industry. Should a dam suffer catastrophic dam collapse, that anger could quickl
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Xayaburi Dam Protest (6 photos)
Coinciding with Ch. Karnchang's Annual Shareholders Meeting, dozens of protestors rallied in front of the company's headquarters in Bangkok on April 24, 2012, demanding a halt to all construction activities occurring on the Xayaburi Dam, in...See More
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‘Leave Nothing But Footprints’ on Philippine Beaches
By Kara Santos
MANILA - Seashells and corals are competing with styrofoam packs, food wrappers, cigarette butts, and plastic bottles for space on some of the Philippines’ most scenic beaches. Graffiti mars tourist spots like lighthouses and caves, proclaiming the names of recent visitors.
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PLoS ONE: Proliferation of Hydroelectric Dams in the Andean Amazon and Implications for Andes-Amazon
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By Kara Santos
MANILA - Seashells and corals are competing with styrofoam packs, food wrappers, cigarette butts, and plastic bottles for space on some of the Philippines’ most scenic beaches. Graffiti mars tourist spots like lighthouses and caves, proclaiming the names of recent visitors.
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Raising Dam Would Drown Sacred Site
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For thousands of years, Winnemem Wintu once lived at their village of Kaibai along the flats of the then powerful McCloud River outside Redding in Northern California. The tribe harvested ...
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We screened the amazing film Summer Pasture at the 2012 film festival. It will be screening on PBS today. Premiering Thursday, May 10th, with additional air dates depending upon area.
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Filmed over nearly three years, 'WASTE LAND' follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" -...
Film submissions for the 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival are now being accepted! http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/films/submit-a-film/
Back in January we showed a sneak preview of Just Do It, the rabble-rousing direct action doc from the UK. And now YOU can organise your very own screening! Find out more: www.justdoitfilm.com/community
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The Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour is coming to Charlottesville and Staunton, VA, on April 18th and 19th. Hosted by Wild Virgina. Help spread the word!
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour is coming to Charlottesville and Staunton, VA, on April 18th and 19th. Hosted by Wild Virgina. Help spread the word!
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The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming to Portsmouth, NH on April 13th! Help spread the word. Hosted by . . .
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming to Portsmouth, NH on April 13th! Help spread the word. Hosted by . . .
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Distilled water is very easy to make, and there are several methods used to make it at home. When you remove the minerals and chemicals from the water, you make distilled water. People make distilled water for a variety of uses, including...
FBI secretly creates Internet police
Governmental agencies have been searching seemingly without end for ways to pry into the personal communications of computer users in America. Congressional approval and cooperation from Internet companies could be an eternity away, of course, but the FBI might be able to bypass that entirely by taking the matter into their own hands. At the Quantico, Virginia headquarters of the DCAC ( Domestic Communications Assistance Center ), federal workers are believed to be already hard at work on projects that will put FBI spies into the Internet, snooping on unsuspecting American’s Skype calls, instant messages and everything else carried out with a mouse and keyboard.
A similar legislation north of the border, the C-30 surveillance bill, will allow Canadian authorities similar powers
Canada Also Wants Ability To "Eavesdrop" on Internet Communications
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How the Toews-sponsored Internet surveillance bill quietly died ...
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15 May 2012 – For all intents and purposes, Bill C-30, the Internet surveillance legislation sponsored by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, is dead.( Rebranding time - or a last minute rider to an appropriations bill )
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