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Blue Planet: Copenhagen’s Amazing New Aquarium
Inspired by the swirling currents of the ocean, a new state-of-the-art aquarium due to open in Copenhagen is modelled on a giant whirlpool, giving one the opportunity to view marine life in its element. But are we witnessing a new breed of environmental entertainment? The building is based around a central ‘round room’ around which different sequences of rooms ‘whirl’, each with its own unique journey into the murky depths.
Continue reading...Cod Dammit This is Cool!
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Good Fish Guide By Vlad Jecan and Chris Ingham Brooke There are indeed certain species of fish people can consume with no irreparable damage to fish stocks. But what are they? 90% of the fish that are on our dinner tables like marlin, cod, tuna, skate [...]
Continue reading...Salmon + Sea Lions > Feds
Monday, April 28, 2008
Image from remainingoceansart Salmon in the Columbia River near the Oregon-Washington border have been considered endangered for some time, and subject to federal protective orders; this manifested itself in an unexpected way…
Continue reading...Guilty In Three Jurisdictions: Arctic Overfishing
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Some 70 percent of the world’s whitefish comes from the Arctic Ocean, cod that is fished by the extensive fleets based in Russia and Alaska, and the Barents Sea alone accounts for nearly 25 percent of the world’s supply. It would make sense then, that fishermen pull [...]
Continue reading...Pirahnas Attack Sideshow Bob
Friday, March 28, 2008
Two Bulgarian teenagers were rescued from a circus in Italy after one of them was forced to swim in a tank full of piranhas for public amusement this week. Photo from returnoftheunicorn on Flickr Personally, I can’t think of many things I’d rather see than a 19-year-old [...]
Continue reading...Global Warming Turns Lake Tahoe Green
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Lake Tahoe, the famed jewel on the California-Nevada border, may be losing her blue luster as soon as the next ten years, when global warming is expected to disrupt the cycles that make this lake so different from any other. Image by Will_Hybrid on Flickr A University of [...]
Continue reading...Salmon Conservation Methods Inspired by the Simpsons
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
If you’re a Simpsons fan, you may remember an episode in which Lisa inadvertently releases an invasive lizard in the town that eats pigeons. These delicious salmon are for people, Mr. Sea Lion. Not yours! Everyone is happy, and when someone points out that they’ll soon have a problem [...]
Continue reading...Giant Freshwater Stingray Vs. Two Boats: Six Hour Battle
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Jean-Francois Helias was cruising in a convoy of 2 wooden boats with a total of 7 people on them along the Bank Pakong River in Thailand. The men were equipped with some of the best fishing equipment around and had already caught a smaller specimen that day, [...]
Continue reading...Endangered Tuna Could be Saved by Fish Farming
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Southern bluefin tuna are one of the most valuable fish species, prized for their use in sushi and sashimi. Original image by OpenCage They also happen to be close to extinction, with population levels about 92% lower than they were when industrial fishing
Continue reading...The World’s Most Evil Fish Invades Britain
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The list of fish that can make men curse with fear has up to this point pretty much been limited to very large sharks. Add another one to the list: the giant snakehead.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
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