Sentences with phrase «numbers of fish species»

Martens said the lake cleanup can be seen in a variety of ways, including the number of fish species.

A number of fish species store - bought or caught in Minnesota lakes are not advised for consumption more than once a week or even once a month.

«Prior to the 2016 mass bleaching event, we observed significant variation in the number of fish species, total fish abundance and functional diversity among different fish communities.

The researchers determined that, despite the substantial reduction in fish - mediated nutrients, fishing didn't substantially reduce the number of fish species present.

Projected number of fish species in high latitudes under business - as - usual greenhouse gas emissions.

Anyone who has been scuba diving or snorkeling in the waters of Bonaire knows they teem with large numbers of fish and unusually high number of fish species.

Bari Reef has the most diverse number of fish species than any other reef in the Caribbean.

Long known as home to the highest number of fish species in the world, the warm waters of Raja Ampat offer incredible marine life encounters for everyone lucky enough to dive there.

Not exact matches

Early indications suggest environmental water has been able to limit the impact of what could have been disastrous for a number of aquatic species and their ecosystems and scientists on the ground have reported that fish are using the refuges created.

In response to these pressures, the number of wild animal species is dropping, but the Fish and Wildlife Service's annual budget for killing and poisoning rises inversely in magnificent adherence to Parkinson's Law.

The EU sets strict quotas for the number of each species of fish trawlers can bring back to port in a bid to prevent over-fishing of protected stocks such as cod.

Computer models suggested that the hotspots are optimal sites for no - fishing zones because they contain many species, but lower numbers of animals than elsewhere, perhaps because of competition between species.

The research documented a connection between various human activities and declining numbers of fish, including Moi, a species (Polydactylus sexfilis) of threadfin.

The fishery data include approximately 90,000 annual interview records of fisheries activities on the number of fishers, time spent fishing, characteristics of fishing boats and gear used, and weight of the catch for 40 species.

That is the number Isle Royale National Park Superintendent Phyllis Green aimed for when she learned in 2007 that an invasive virus deadly to dozens of freshwater fish species was creeping toward her rugged, forested island in the middle of Lake Superior.

For plants, mammals, and fishes, the proportion of newly emerging alien species has remained constant during the last 150 years but the total number of alien species has increased.

Couple that with their propensity to eat a significant quantity of juvenile fish, it's only a matter of time until those other fish species start to see a decline in their numbers on the reef.

The extinction that ended the Devonian Era 359 million years ago created opportunities quickly exploited by a formerly rare and unremarkable group of fish that went on to become — in terms of the sheer number of species — the most successful vertebrates (backboned animals) on the planet today: the ray - finned fish.

Climate change is expected to increase the number of Wisconsin lakes dominated by largemouth bass and decrease those in which walleye — a more popular recreational fishing species — thrive.

Observations revealed that D. villosus took a far greater toll on the other species in its tank than did G. duebeni, killing and mangling large numbers of blue - tailed damselflies, water boatmen, fish leeches and water hoglice.

Or try FishPhone, a project of the Blue Ocean Institute that allows you to send a text message with the word «fish» and the species name to the number 30644.

All bird species showed the same response, the team reports in the 23 December issue of Science: the number of fledglings per breeding pair started to decline when the abundance of forage fish dropped below one - third of the maximum observed amount.

After the first five years of protection, scientists found that fish species targeted by fishermen had both greater density (numbers of fish per area) and biomass (total weight per area) inside MPAs as compared to reference sites outside — and this was still true in 2013.

Since 1989, the number of native fish species listed as threatened or endangered has more than doubled to 31.

But, by preying on a variety of reef fish species, lionfish are reducing the number of fish that clean algae off coral reefs, she said.

«In less than a year, we and other herpetologists doubled the number of known species of fishing snakes, showing that their diversity had been greatly underestimated,» he points out.

But while a number of cichlid species, feeding largely on crustaceans or plants, managed to adapt and recover, of the 100 or so species which, like the Nile perch, live on larger fish, more than 80 became extinct.

Although results vary, the most effective MPAs result in proliferation of both the number of fish and the variety of marine species, compared with immediately adjacent areas where fishing is permitted.

As of late, monarch numbers are down, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is evaluating a petition to have them protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Fish quotas were ostensibly invented to conserve fish by restricting the number of each species a fishing boat could caFish quotas were ostensibly invented to conserve fish by restricting the number of each species a fishing boat could cafish by restricting the number of each species a fishing boat could catch.

Although specimens of fishes, marine reptiles, non-avian dinosaurs, birds, and mammals of this age have all been recovered from this now - frozen continent, most fossils, especially those of land - living species, are fragmentary and poorly informative, and a number of major vertebrate groups that likely once lived in Antarctica (e.g., amphibians, crocodilians) have yet to be discovered at all.

The amount of total fat and omega - 3 fatty acids found in different species of fish and shellfish can vary depending on a number of factors including the diet of each species, the season and location of the catch, the age and physiological status of the individual organism, and reproductive cycles.

Komodo offers fish - covered pinnacles, mantas and Komodo dragons, while Raja Ampat and Cenderawasih Bay have the greatest number of coral and fish species on earth.

The guided snorkelling tour is comparable to the Great Barrier Reef snorkel either Flinders Reef: which has the highest number of coral and fish species out of all sub-tropical reef systems, or the Tangalooma Wrecks with its myriad of marine species including Wobbegongs, Coral and fish tame enough to eat from your hands.

The plankton - rich waters are home to a number of species of fish, sea turtles, and even whales.

Surrounded by fringing coral reefs, inner shelf, outer barrier or ribbon reefs and lagoon reefs, Lizard Island offers a number of outstanding coral gardens and many spectacular underwater attractions including more than 400 kinds of coral, over 1500 species of fish as well and giant clams over 120 years old.

Raja Ampat (Misool, Salawati, Batanta, Wiageo)- Lying in the heart of the coral triangle, the most bio-diverse region on earth, Raja Ampat has an overwhelming number of fish and coral species as well as a startling diversity of marine habitats to explore.

Kruger National Park is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals.

Recently a number of lion fish have been spotted in this area probably attracted to the juvenile species.

Make the following studies: growth rate; survival rate; document the different species of fish settled on the structure; visiting fish numbers and the effect of the «accretion» on the different species of coral...

All the common reef fishes are not only here, and in good numbers, they are each a splendid example of the species.

The Philippines sit at the eastern edge of the bio-diverse coral triangle, supporting more than 500 types of coral, 3,000 - plus species of fish, and more than twice that number of small and unique invertebrates.

New hope for rare Hawaiian monk seals - SF Gate It may seem strange that spotting more of an endangered species should be a cause for concern, but when it comes to the rare Hawaiian monk seal, one of the world's most threatened creatures, the growing number that haul out on popular beaches or come into contact with fishing boats are doubly worrisome.

Isla Mujeres National Marine Park offers shallow reefs with exciting dive sites, prised for the abundant sealitfe is the reef Manchones witch holds a large number of species including turtles, angel fish, lobsters, sting rays between others.

About 300 crocodiles, species of tropical fishes, the Parrot Show on Treasure Island and a cacti garden number are amongst the attractions you'll see in this unusual animal park.

When you take a boat ride in New River, you can see a number of crocodiles, fish, turtles, Howler monkeys and many species of birds and animals, which are most likely to peer at you.

There are a number of different ecosytems to be found here so the species variety is wider than may be found elsewhere in Belize, although fish populations are not as large.

While snorkeling the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, we saw multiple rays and a pretty big nurse shark in addition to a sea turtle, eel, and countless numbers of beautiful species of fish that were nothing short of stunning.

Measuring more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from north to south, the MRS is home to hundreds of fish species, endangered sea turtles, avian species, sharks, and a number of endangered species like the brown Pelican.

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.