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Plans for a proposed dolphin park to be built in Da Nang in Vietnam has been scrapped.
Read moreFish that go on long journeys to reach their spawning grounds have many obstacles to contend with.
Read moreA new study states that almost a third of the shark species in the global fin trade are threatened with extinction. This is the first study to estimate the number of species in the fin trade and categorise them according to extinction risk.
Read moreIn the study, the results of which was published in Scientific Reports, 129 samples were collected from markets and shops in Canada, China and Sri Lanka. The researchers then used DNA barcoding to identify the species.
Read moreIn a new bid to protect endangered right whales, the Canadian federal government is ordering large vessels to slow down in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Ships larger than 20m traveling the Gulf of St.
Read moreA team of researchers, using satellite tracking, have discovered that the number of shortfin mako sharks caught by fishermen in the western North Atlantic is much higher than previously reported.
Read moreThey arrived at this conclusion after tracking 18 green and 20 loggerhead turtles, concentrating mainly in the Moreton Bay area of Brisbane, where most strikes occur.
Read moreSyngbio 2017 will be held in lovely Tampa, Florida (USA), May 14-19, 2017, hosted by The University of Tampa and co-hosted by Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Read more'Of Shark And Man' makes its Brisbane debut at 7pm at the Schonell Theatre, University of Queensland.
Read moreNow, a report published in Current Biology reveals that these deep-sea octopods lay their eggs on the dead stalks of sponges attached to seafloor nodules rich in the metals used in cell phones and computers.
Read moreThis new system, developed by researchers from NOAA Fisheries, Oregon State University and the University of Maryland, is called WhaleWatch.
Read moreHong Kong's iconic Chinese white dolphins are diminishing with new evidence indicating a 60 percent plunge in one year primarily due to construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
Read moreThe Mexican government has now permanently banned gillnets and night fishing in the upper Gulf of California, which is the only place in the world where the critically endangered porpoise is found.
Read moreThe planned sanctuary will primarily serve orcas, belugas and dolphins endemic to colder waters who are retired from entertainment facilities, and injured or ill animals rescued from the ocean.
Read moreCurrent research has shown that waters off Florida and the Bahamas are important pupping and feeding grounds for several sharks, providing them with the critical habitat required for the conservation of these slow-to-mature ocean animals.
Read moreThe area is home to about 80 percent of Sabah’s shark population, he said, according to Star Online.
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