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Ivory Coast imposes fishing bans in bid to conserve stocks

West African fish exporter Ivory Coast on Thursday announced temporary bans on trawling for tuna and other species in a bid to protect dwindling stocks......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 25th, 2023

Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

Most residents living near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England where a parasite in the water sickened more than 45 people were told Saturday that they could safely drink the water again......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

Apple to increase trade-in value of older iPhones in new promotion

With the iPhone 16 on the horizon, Apple is reportedly taking steps to clear out stocks of the iPhone 15 family of devices.iPhones older than the 13 models will be worth more in trade-in soon.Starting on May 20th, Apple will allegedly boost the amoun.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Joe Biden imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, microchips, batteries, minerals; China vows retaliation

The biggest jump is for EVs, with the tariff rate quadrupling, while other imports are seeing levies doubled or being imposed for the first time......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Joe Biden imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, microchips, batteries, minerals, other imports

The biggest jump is for EVs, with the tariff rate quadrupling, while other imports are seeing levies doubled or being imposed for the first time......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Angling fish for food: Study finds recreational fishing accounts for 11% of reported harvest in inland fisheries

Rod and reel fishing is much more than a recreational activity: It makes an important contribution to the diet in many regions of the world. This is shown by an international team of researchers, including Robert Arlinghaus, Professor for Integrative.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Researchers share road map promoting sustainable fishing

Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have released a road map to help the global fishing industry become more sustainable. The five-step plan outlines how the fishing industry can use population geno.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

SpaceX blasts off on 35th Space Coast launch of the year

SpaceX keeps lining them up and knocking them out with an afternoon launch from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Genetic study finds early summer fishing can have an evolutionary impact, resulting in smaller salmon

Atlantic salmon are caught by fisheries when the fish are migrating to spawn. A new study led by the University of Helsinki explored how salmon caught at different times during their spawning migration differ from each other genetically. The study on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

A "conservation conundrum"—when rat control to conserve one species threatens another

When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Boeing"s first Starliner mission with humans set for historic Space Coast launch tonight

The stage is set for some space history to be made tonight as two veteran NASA astronauts aim to launch in a spacecraft that has never flown with humans before......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Turbid waters keep the coast healthy, finds study

To preserve the important intertidal areas and salt marshes off our coasts for the future, we need more turbid water. That is one of the striking conclusions from a new study conducted by a Dutch-Chinese team of researchers and published in Nature Ge.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off LA coast raise questions about the pesticide"s continuing threat to wildlife

In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles was a dumping ground for the nation's largest manufacturer of the pesticide DDT—a chemical now known to harm humans and wildlife. Due to the stubborn chemistry of DDT and its toxic brea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

NOAA reports continued drop in overfishing

In a report released May 2, NOAA Fisheries announced that 2023 saw a record low for the number of fish stocks subject to overfishing. The annual "Status of the Stocks" report is an assessment of the 506 stocks and stock complexes managed by NOAA Fish.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook

Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via Getty) “Join Your Local Militia or III% Patriot Group,” a post urged the more than 650 members of a Face.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Citizen science project finds that respectful boat users are rewarded with magical dolphin encounters

A citizen science project reveals that most boat users along the North-East coast in the U.K. do not disturb dolphins and are often rewarded with close-up encounters......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Great white sharks off South Africa"s coast are protected by law, but not in practice—this needs to change

In less than eight years, white sharks in South Africa have all but disappeared from their historical hotspots in False Bay and Gansbaai, on the Western Cape coast. These areas were once known as the "white shark capital of the world" and were home t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Rising tides, sinking stocks: Study explores cost of climate change

As the financial implications of climate change continue to soar, a forthcoming journal article explores its effects on company values......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

NASA does Dragon shuffle prepping for Starliner launch

Parking is at a premium at the International Space Station, but NASA and SpaceX cleared out one spot as a cargo Dragon spacecraft completed its trip home with a splashdown off the Florida coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

U.S. imposes emergency-braking rule in 2029 for cars to cut roadway deaths, injuries

U.S. authorities have issued a new mandate that will require carmakers to install automatic emergency braking systems on new vehicles beginning in 2029. Regulators expect the rule to save 360 lives a year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024