Sentences with phrase «endangered fish conservation»

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A total of 367 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel, wetland and low elevation floodplain habitat throughout the River Murray for improving the condition, movement and recruitment of native fish — both silver (critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and golden perch were detected spawning in the Mid Murray in response to flow variability; improve riparian and wetland vegetation condition; and contribute to the managed export of salt from the River Murray system.

The team assessed 61 species of fish according to the criteria used by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Gland, Switzerland, to produce its Red List of endangered species.

Harnessing an invasive fish species sounded like a promising conservation tool to help reverse the destruction wreaked by zebra mussels on endangered native mollusks in the Great Lakes — except that it won't work, says a University of Guelph ecologist.

As documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 2012 bloom resulted in the mortality of 293 endangered Florida manatees, the greatest number of red tide - related manatee deaths recorded from a single bloom.

In 2013, Revive & Restore was invited by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service's National Black - footed Ferret Conservation Center to explore the potential use of genomic technologies to increase the genetic diversity of the endangered Black - footed Ferret.

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia / Pacific, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Habitat, Latin America, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, The Americas, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Alfredo Alcantara, D.J. Schubert, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Samuel Gallardo

Hogan is more than a TV personality; the aquatic conservation biologist has dedicated his life to uncovering and understanding potential threats to endangered freshwater fish and their habitats.

Filed Under: Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Meat issues, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Craig Pittman, David Fleshler, Ed Killer, Jim Simmons, Joshua Kellam, Kent Bonde, Merritt Clifton, Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Tom Ingram, Viktor Hluben, Von Miller

Filed Under: Conservation, Crustaceans, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Fur trapping, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Captain Ahab, Charles Wilkes, Fred McCarthy, Herman Melville, Howard Garrett, John Calambokidis, Ken Balcomb, Merritt Clifton, Puong Le, Susan Berta

In adopting the Florida Endangered and Threatened Species Act, (ETSA) the Legislature declared that the «State of Florida harbors a wide diversity of fish and wildlife and it is the policy of this state to conserve and wisely manage these resources, with particular attention to those species defined by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, or the United States Department of Interior as being endangered or threatenEndangered and Threatened Species Act, (ETSA) the Legislature declared that the «State of Florida harbors a wide diversity of fish and wildlife and it is the policy of this state to conserve and wisely manage these resources, with particular attention to those species defined by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, or the United States Department of Interior as being endangered or threatened.&rafish and wildlife and it is the policy of this state to conserve and wisely manage these resources, with particular attention to those species defined by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, or the United States Department of Interior as being endangered or threatened.&raFish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, or the United States Department of Interior as being endangered or threatenendangered or threatened.»

The range is home to a number of important conservation targets which include, but are not limited to, at least 2 marine fish spawning aggregation sites, a breeding population of the endangered American Crocodile, and a number of threatened coastal marine habitats including the greater reef complex itself, beach forests that support several important species of resident and migratory birds and at least 2 species of marine turtles are believed to nest on the range.

The biomass of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin has declined by about 30 percent over the last two decades, particularly since the onset of tuna «ranching» for the sushi trade, and the fish is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

We used an integrative approach to assess the impact of elevated water temperature on two fishes of immediate conservation concern in a large estuary system, the threatened longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) and endangered delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus).

Nobu sells a tremendous amount of endangered bluefin tuna, and despite repeated warnings about the looming commercial extinction of this majestic fish from a vast international amalgamation of scientists, conservation organizations, foodies, bloggers, aquaria, filmmakers, actors, and even a European prince, Nobu refuses to change its practices.

The fight over wolf management in Western states took another twist Saturday when a federal judge in Montana denied an agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 10 conservation groups that would have removed endangered species protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho.

More at: BBC News Bluefin Tuna, Overfishing US Should Push for Bluefin Tuna Fishing Moratorium, Conservation Groups Say Fishing Ban Enacted for Bluefin Tuna in Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean Overfishing Update: Endangered Atlantic Bluefin on the Menu at Nobu in London, EU to Reconsider Common Fishing Policy

Arlington, VA — A massive new marine protected area around Cocos Island is a beacon of hope for ocean health and human well - being in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and will offer endangered marine species such as hammerhead sharks and leatherback turtles, as well as fish stocks that are important to local communities, the chance to recover from increasing pressures, Conservation International (CI) said today in reaction to a decree by the Costa Rican government.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), This once endangered species, has a healthy and stable alligator population estimated at 1.3 million in a variety of sizes just in Florida.