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Critical nutrients in ecosystems change when fish become extinct

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Ecosystems are such intricate webs of connections that few studies have been able to explore exactly what happens when a species dies out.

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Kansas Issues New Fish Consumption Advisories

Decrease in Contaminants The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are issuing annual fish consumption advisories for 2007. The advisories identify species of fish that should be eaten in limited quantities, or in some cases, avoided altogether because of contamination found in tested fish. Read the full story

Guidelines for Development of Marine Aquaculture in the United States

Marine Aquaculture

WHOI Convenes Task Force of Business, Environmental, and Scientific Leaders Congress should enact legislation to ensure that strong environmental standards are in place to regulate the siting and conduct of offshore marine aquaculture, according to an independent panel of leaders from scientific, policymaking, business, and conservation institutions.

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Hotspots of mercury contamination identified in eastern North America

Harmful levels of neurotoxin are detected in fish and birds

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Fished Out: Violation of Fishing Ban Threatens Lake Sevan

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Armenian scientists are charging that violation of a ban on fishing for whitefish poses a severe challenge to the eco-system of Armenia's Lake Sevan, the largest alpine lake in the Caucasus and one of Armenia's best-known natural landmarks. In response, the government has pledged to tighten the ban as of mid-November, but local villagers remain skeptical, saying that their livelihoods depend on the fish.

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World: WWF Issues Dire Warning On Overconsumption

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warns that if we don't make immediate changes, humans are on the road to running out of global resources.

By the middle of this century, humans will be using twice as much of the Earth's resources as the planet can renew. That's the alarming conclusion of the WWF's "2006 Living Planet Report."

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