Tag: "endangered species"

European eel  -  (c) WWF-Canon/Rudolf Svensen

Norway Helps Endangered European Eel’s Conservation

Norwegian fisheries regulators banned all fishing of the endangered European eel starting in 2010, cut 2009 catch quotas and stopped all recreational fishing.

Steelhead Trout

The Fish Hatchery Solution Leads to More Problems than Solutions

When released into the wild, fish born in hatcheries have a negative impact on the reproductive fitness of wild populations.

Blue whale - Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Blue Whales Returning to Pre-Whaling Feeding Grounds

Scientists have documented first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since 1965.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Courtesy of Anand

Emergency Rule to Protect Threatened Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico

A new protective rule will be temporarily enforced on May 18 in the Gulf of Mexico for a min of 180 and a max of 366 days to protect the Loggerhead sea turtles.