Sentences with phrase «many migratory fish»

Shedd Aquarium's migratory fish research is made possible in part by the generosity of ArcelorMittal.

The UK has ratified the UN Agreement on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, both of which require cooperation on conservation and management.

Migratory fish regained access to a 20 - mile stretch that rapidly restored itself to a wide, gravel - bottomed, fast - flowing, cold - water river.

A concern with these migratory fish is that the turbines will stop or alter them in their paths, changing how they live and reproduce.

Crews started tearing down the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in 2011 and concluded in 2014, freeing the path for migratory fish for the first time in a century.

So the current focus on migratory fish is, in essence, giving a pretty darn good break to the near - shore populations,» Semmens said.

Like a migratory fish probing upstream, he's exhibited remarkable agility and pragmatism in trying to reach a laudable goal — an energy menu for humanity that can work for the long haul.

He noted how healthy waterways were already being sacrificed for the power and waste disposal needs of industry and he predicted misfortune for their migratory fish.

Thanks to the work of Waldman and many other scientists, conservationists and communicators, eastern migratory fishes at least have a fighting chance.

Scientists have been trying to raise Atlantic bluefin from larvae, but the migratory fish generally don't survive more than a few weeks.

The goal is to have the estuary's tidal wetlands, shorelines, flowing waters, tributaries and migratory fish seamlessly integrated into an interconnected landscape that is robust against climate change and other threats, benefits people as well as natural systems, and can address challenges originating within and far beyond the watershed.

These discoveries led to the formation of the Thames Migratory Fish Committee, who were tasked with reintroducing salmon and sea trout to the Thames.Now experts have finally declared the Thames clean enough for the reintroduction to begin.

Not exact matches

Salmon and migratory (sea) trout AND non-migratory trout, char, freshwater (coarse) fish, smelt and eels

The scientists also found that migratory freshwater fishes are at greater risk than their marine brethren, which makes sense considering that the avenues of travel available to freshwater species are much more restricted.

To expand the scientific knowledge base, a team of UC Santa Barbara scientists set out to estimate the vulnerability and extinction risk of migratory birds, mammals and fishes from different regions and ecosystems around the world.

The lands that were lost were also breeding grounds for marine mammals, brown pelicans, turtles, and fish, as well as migratory species such as redhead ducks.Overall, about 20 % of the local marshes were permanently overrun by water as a result of the storm.

Swordfish are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill in contrast to the smooth, round bill of the marlins.

The tags emit tiny beeps that are recorded by underwater receivers and are designed to track many different species of fish including long - living fish such as sturgeon and migratory species of concern such as eel and lamprey.

The paper discusses the potential for hydropower sources in the region (30 gigawatts), migratory patterns of its fish, the importance of fish - friendly technology, and further studies needed to understand hydro's impact on fish of the Mekong.

Clams also hint at an ecosystem's health, because many fish, mammals, and migratory shorebirds depend on them for food.

Yet despite this, little was known about the fish's migratory movements.

To thrive, phytoplankton — the photosynthesizing organisms in the Arctic food web that support zooplankton, fish, and migratory species from Arctic terns to gray whales — need nutrients and light.

Radioactive cesium from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster shows up in bluefin tuna off the California coast, offering researchers a way to follow the fish's migratory history

Their migratory routes take them through some of the busiest commercial fishing areas along the East Coast of the United States and into Canada.

Once there, oil could hammer marsh dwellers, nesting shorebirds, migratory shorebirds on heroic migrations from South America traveling to as far north as the Arctic, and some fishing birds whose main populations thrive in the Gulf.

Although MPAs can work well at protecting habitats like coral reefs and nonmigratory wildlife such as the coconut crab, the authors say that more effort needs to be made to protect migratory species such as the green turtle and the hawksbill turtle from poachers, marine debris, and fishing gear entanglement.

The researchers further note that similar mechanisms might guide other ocean migrants, such as fish, marine mammals and some migratory birds.

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After working for 15 years at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, researching migratory birds, whooping cranes, and the California condor, he moved to Kansas State University, where he developed an internationally - recognized program in Zoological Medicine.

«Let's get into some of the other reasons why we need some of this... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — and because it was made into a cat issue, I'm using cats — cites that cats and other introduced predators are responsible for much of the migratory bird loss.

A national debate has simmered since a 2013 study by the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that cats kill up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion small mammals annually in the United States.

Barkley Sound offers year - round fishing for both migratory (August) and «stay - at - home» salmon (early winter).

When lobster were more plentiful in the area, their migratory «walks» would at times intersect the entrance to a fish trap.

Surrounding lush wetlands extends inland 30 kilometres made up of salt water tidal estuaries and creeks which are the habitat of saltwater crocodiles and a vast array of wildlife, such as birds, both migratory and native, many species of fish and animals.

The sanctuary serves as a breeding ground for migratory marine mammals, birds, and fish.

Inside the shallow reef, be on the lookout for fish, rays, and dolphin or explore the intricate mangrove ecoysyem for resident and migratory birds in the branches and the delicate seahorse in the root system.

Here you can find numerous species of migratory and resident birds, fishes, crustaceans, sea turtles and other wildlife.

a.s.l., where there are four beautiful lagoons, with an important flora, wild ducks, herons, gulls, migratory birds and a diversity of fish, such as trout, pejerrey (Atherine), huitas, ccarachis, ch» ià ± is and carps that cohabitate with trout and atherine pisciculture.

Mola Mola Haven Nusa Penida Dive Operators Introduce Code of Good Contact to Protect Bali Dive Sites and Rare Mola Mola Migratory Area Nusa Penida, the island just a short distance off the eastern coast of Bali is the seasonal home each year for the rare Mola Mola — a huge, docile sun fish that...

Although not the body of water that it once was, US Fish & Wildlife is has taken on the challenge to improve the lagoon to create a better habitat for migratory and aquatic birds.

They were a migratory, seafaring people, surviving mainly on fishing and subsistence agriculture.

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.

As you enjoy this fishing challenge you can view amazing scenery, and may spot migratory birds, crocodiles or other wildlife.

Under the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals the hunting, fishing, or deliberate killing of the great white, basking, whale, porbeagle, shortfin and longfin mako sharks, and the spiny dogfish is prohibited.

Racano's complaints include what effect the turbines» vibrations may have on fish, whales and sharks, and he worries about seabirds that can be killed after hitting the turbines» blades or have their migratory patterns disrupted.

On the regional level, regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) should play a critical role in regulating fishing for certain highly migratory and straddling stock species, including sharks, to ensure that relevant fisheries are sustainable.

Albert Manville, «Towers, Turbines, Power Lines, and Buildings — Steps Being Taken by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to Avoid or Minimize Take of Migratory Birds at These Structures,» Proceedings of the Fourth International Flight Conference, 2009, http://utahcbcp.org/htm/tall-structure-info/publication=12537 22.

We formally petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect migratory birds from the negative impacts of wind energy, asking for regulations to safeguard wildlife and reward responsible wind energy development.

Alaska is home to millions of migratory birds, hundreds of thousands of caribou, some of the world's largest salmon runs, a significant proportion of the nation's marine mammals, and half of the nation's fish catch.123

«The Service works cooperatively with companies that make all reasonable efforts to avoid killing migratory birds during design, construction and operation of industrial facilities,» said William Woody, Assistant Director for Law Enforcement of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.