Aug 18 2010

Giant Squid: How Do You Film One?

Tag: Animals, Carnivores, Documentaries, Fishing, Predators, Seas, Squid — Jorge Ribas @ 4:32 pm
The effort to film the elusive 60-foot-long carnivore alive in its environment will entail a bevy of new tricks.

Aug 05 2010

BP to Cement Over Well

Tag: Disasters and Accidents, Environment, Fishing, NOAA, Oil Spill, Seafood — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:25 pm
BP is now filling its broken well in the Gulf with cement as extra insurance that more oil will not escape.

Aug 03 2010

Underwater Oil in Gulf Poses Threats

Tag: Fish, Fishing, Marine Life, NOAA, Oil Spill, Rivers — Eric Niiler @ 4:14 pm
Officials recently declared the Gulf oil spill no longer poses a risk to the East Coast. But marine scientists are worried about the oil we can't see.

Jul 30 2010

Fishing Industry Fears Oil’s Lingering Effects

Tag: Boat, Disasters and Accidents, Explosions, Fish, Fishing, Hearing, Jobs, Money, Oil Spill, Safety, Scientists, Seafood, Seas, Summer, Trial — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:45 pm
Fishermen have been an integral part of cleanup operations, but they could end up losing their jobs for a second time.

Jul 12 2010

Deepwater Shark Diets Include Other Sharks

Tag: Commercial Fishing, DNA, Deep Sea, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Predators, Sharks — Jennifer Viegas @ 12:00 pm
These sharks' diets had long been a mystery, but DNA sequencing is shedding light on how they survive in their deepwater world.

Jul 09 2010

Dead Zone in Gulf Linked to Oil

Tag: Biomes, Commercial Fishing, Fishing, Oil Spill, Seas, Sharks, Wild Animals — Jessica Marshall @ 12:21 pm
Oxygen-starved conditions that have persisted for more than a month in the Gulf of Mexico are likely due to the BP oil spill, researchers say.

Jun 29 2010

Smallest Whale Population Identified

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Fisheries, Fishing, Mammals, Seas, Whales, Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
The world's smallest whale population is the North Pacific right whale, new surveys show, with only 30 whales alive today.

Jun 21 2010

Cajun Cuisine at Risk as Oil’s Effects Spread

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Oil Spill, Seafood, Vegetables — Larry O'Hanlon @ 1:40 pm
The BP oil spill not only threatens Gulf seafood, but also the cultures and cuisines that depend on it.

Jun 20 2010

Egypt Oil Spill threatens Red Sea Marine Life

Tag: Beach, Biomes, Environment, Fishing, Marine Life, Natural Resources, Oil Spill, Petroleum, Seas — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:16 pm
An oil spill off the Egyptian Red Sea coast is threatening to damage marine life in the area.

Jun 02 2010

Oil Spill Threatens Gulf Seafood

Tag: Disasters and Accidents, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, NOAA, Oil Spill, Seafood — Eric Niiler @ 4:40 pm
Seafood lovers can take comfort in the fact that oil has yet to have a major impact on catches in the Gulf -- at least for now.
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