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Trump lifts limits on commercial fishing at ocean sanctuary off New England
The Washington Post discusses how Trump just lifted limits on commercial fishing at ocean sanctuary off New England. Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is the first in the Atlantic. Trump said a prohibition against fishing hurt Maine’s commercial fishing industry.
A coalition of fishing […]
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Trump allows commercial fishing in marine conservation area
AP News discusses how Trump allows commercial fishing in marine conservation area.
President Donald Trump rolled back protections Friday at a marine conservation area off the New England coast, signing an order to allow commercial fishing in a stretch of water environmentalists say is critical for endangered right whales […]
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Study: Warming Atlantic will push lobsters offshore, scallops northward
National Fisherman discusses why researchers predict warming Atlantic will push lobsters offshore, scallops northward.
East Coast sea scallop stocks will likely follow lobsters in shifting away from rich Mid-Atlantic and southern New England grounds in the coming decades as a consequence of warming ocean waters, according to a new study […]
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Yale Climate Connections, June 5, 2020
This week’s articles include:
Most Trump environmental rollbacks will take years to be reversed
Melting ice opens doors for wider spread of contaminants, diseases
Everything you need if a hurricane is forecast for your area
Three essays about […]
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Reevaluating fish consumption advisories during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis
Environmental Health News discusses reevaluating fish consumption advisories during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our current crisis reaffirms the importance of weighing the health benefits of eating fish against chemical exposure risks.
Even in the best of times, spring’s long days, warming temperatures, greening landscapes, and sunshine represent a time of growth […]
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Study: Climate change linked to decline of smallmouth bass in Potomac
Bay Journal discusses how climate change is linked to the decline of smallmouth bass in the Potomac. [No study link is provided.]
Amid the coronavirus outbreak that sidelined almost all other field work this spring, a handful of Maryland biologists were dispatched to the Potomac River for an emergency […]
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Study: Warming seawater will push Antarctic krill farther south
Earth.com discusses how warming seawater will push Antarctic krill farther south.
Rising ocean temperatures will alter the distribution and life cycles of Antarctic krill in the coming decades, according to a new study led by the University of Tasmania.
Antarctic krill are ecologically and commercially important animals. They are the main food […]
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4 articles on the plastic industry
Civil Eats discusses how the pandemic is creating a plastic boom. Efforts to ban single-use plastic have come to a screeching halt, without evidence that plastic is safer than other reusable packaging.
The Intercept discusses how the plastics industry is asking for a $1B coronavirus bailout.
Inside Climate News discusses […]
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Study: Climate change makes some fish smaller, and others bigger
Mongabay discusses how climate change makes some fish smaller, and others bigger, study finds.
A decades-long study finds that fish either increase or decrease in size in response to climate change-induced warming water, with smaller fish generally getting smaller, and larger fish generally getting bigger.
Fish species changed size more rapidly […]
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Study: Only ‘A-list’ of coral reefs found to sustain ecosystems, livelihoods
Mongabay discusses Only ‘A-list’ of coral reefs found to sustain ecosystems, livelihoods.
Most of tropical reefs are no longer able to both sustain coral reef ecosystems and the livelihoods of the people who depend on them, as human pressure and the impacts of climate change increase.
That was the finding of […]
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