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Fish need conditions to be just right to be healthy. If their aquatic environments change too drastically, large numbers of them can die unexpectedly, a phenomenon known as a fish kill. Recently, we’ve...
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The Mexican government and insurance company Swiss Re have joined force to create an insurance policy for the coral reef off the coast of Cancun. This marks the first time something like this...
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Brazil, one of the largest countries on the planet, a place we happily call home. Approximately 200 million people live in Brazil, being the most bio diverse location on the planet and having a...
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With 71% of our planet covered in water, there is little surprise that we have affectionately named ourselves ‘the blue planet’. For something that takes up some much space (360,600,000 km2 to be...
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We’ve probably heard about Marine Protected Areas (MPA), areas where marine life is legally, but not physically, protected. What people mean by MPA’s can vary, it can be a nursery ground to allow...
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This year has marked a very exciting time for Disney fans (myself included) from all around the world. That’s right, our favourite fish have swam back onto the big screen to provide adults everywhere...
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In keeping with adaptation and evolution fish dominate the diet of L.lutra within freshwater ecosystems, though some localised populations occasionally differ from this trend (Webb, 1975; Jenkins et al, 1979; Carss, 1995). Among the...
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One thing is for sure, judging from the title, this is not going to be the most cheery article. However, this is the current state of things in our natural world and we...
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Poephila cincta. The Black-throated finch. The parson finch. Whichever name you are familiar with or whichever name you choose, it doesn’t really matter, because all three refer to the same small bird. For the...
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Good news! After a few months of grumbling England seems to have accepted the 5p plastic bag charge. Tesco recently reported that it has reduced bag use by 80%, and is set to...
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