Living planet report 2022
<p>Wildlife populations monitored across the globe have declined by a massive 69 per cent between 1970 and 2018, according to this WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022</p>
Fish
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Climate change could shrink fish size by 30 per cent: Study
Fish are expected to shrink in size by 20 to 30 per cent if ocean temperatures continue to climb due to climate change, a study has warned. The study by researchers at the University of British Columbia
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Fish mistaking plastic debris in ocean for food, study finds
Fish may be actively seeking out plastic debris in the oceans as the tiny pieces appear to smell similar to their natural prey, new research suggests. The fish confuse plastic for an edible substance
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Liberia: Senate Receives National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Bill
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has submitted to the Liberian Senate for enactment a Bill titled: An Act to Amend Title 23, Natural Resources Law, Liberian Code Revised by Repealing Subchapter B, Fish
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Action plan drawn up for sustainable development of marine fisheries
Formation of marine parks, community reserves and no-take zones is one of the major recommendations in the action plan. It also includes proposal to declare ecologically sensitive marine hotspots as biodiversity
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Male fish are changing sex because of chemicals we flush down the drain
The roach fish is common in England. Male roaches have been found to develop working ovaries due to chemical pollution from medicines and industrial waste.Dale Harvey Fish in English rivers are being
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Low oxygen in Ghodasar water kills hundreds of fish
AHMEDABAD: A team of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's health department rushed to Ghodasar lake on Sunday after receiving reports of the death of a large quantity of fish because of depleted oxygen level
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CM opens country's largest fresh water aquarium
Chief Minister Raghubar Das has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to protect environment, saying that its conservation remained the topmost priority in the State. Inaugurating the country's largest
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Ten million tonnes of fish get wasted every year: study
Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year - enough to fill about 4,500 Olympic sized swimming pools - a study has found. Researchers from University
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Kanpur administration acts after fish die in lake
KANPUR: Hundreds of fish have died in the historical Sher Shah Suri lake in Chakeri's Lal Bangla area of the city. Members of a local organisation have removed a large number of dead fish in the past few
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Dead fish, snakes in Chinnappanahalli lake raise a stink
Residents are having a harrowing time at Chinnappanahalli lake near Marathalli due to the foul smell from the dead fish floating on the lake. Sonu Goyal, a resident says, “There are around three to