Here is my sweet sweet boy ;w; And I am a fisheries biologist. I work at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and I help make sure that tuna is actually caught correctly and that it is not dolphins. (:

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Manta rays are endangered from fisheries, unsustainable tourism & climate change threatening the species as well as the habitats they rely on. That's why I'm supporting & donating 20% of all manta sales to the charity. New manta work coming soon!

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After a dramatic afternoon at the fisheries committee, ‘Free Willy’ bill sent to House of Commons for final vote. https://t.co/MIfwRDO2Ww

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Will last-minute amendments sink Bill S-203? It's set to undergo clause-by-clause consideration at the House fisheries committee Tuesday - if forced back to the Senate, captive cetaceans/breeding programmes could continue in Canada https://t.co/NDwcjKK086

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New paper on case studies showing how tracking data on marine species have helped inform conservation policy and management, incl. reductions in
fisheries bycatch & vessel strikes, and marine protected area design https://t.co/4TbIRThrti

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Since I was so close, I had to swing past my old stomping grounds - Lewis & Clark Lake. Spent a lot of time here as a student sampling & Where I cut my teeth in

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JOB VACANCY: Exciting opportunity with Start-up and collaborator for a Lead Scientist. SNT are an exciting company amibitiously tackling global fisheries bycatch - follow the link to find out more https://t.co/3hlhw15ypu

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Hopefully not too late for I randomly picked the Paraliparis darwini, a deep water fish first discovered and described by Stein et al. off Galapagos archipelago.

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Tomorrow, Dec 19, The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will apparently make an announcement about measures the Government of Canada is taking to protect endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.

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The Ashtamudi short-neck the major export from the only -certified in India finally has its rightful name figured.

See: https://t.co/4l2z3W68pV via ’s blog.

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Check out Ray Hilborn's new article in the ICES Journal of Marine Science - Measuring fisheries performance using the “Goldilocks plot” | ICES Journal of Marine Science | Oxford Academic https://t.co/vw17NfSYom

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Dave Brown
Political cartoonist for The Independent.

UK publishes plan for an independent fisheries policy... https://t.co/nSsnQgATmW

🔸 'May Battered On All Sides' 5 Jul 2018. Dave Brown, The Independent.

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day 14 late: Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin (Critically Endangered)

They prefer shallow waters that are close to the shore such as mangrove channels, river deltas, and bay areas.

Human activities threaten the species with fisheries being the greatest threat.

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day 13 late: Caspian Seal (Endangered)

They are found only in the Caspian Sea. Pups are usually born on the ice and cannot get into the water until they molt.

Recently, the by-catch of seals by illegal Sturgeon fisheries has been a major cause of mortality.

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🇨🇷 Costa Rican environment & fisheries authorities at odds over sharks. Conservationists fear INCOPESCA will green-light export of stockpiled fins from -listed hammerheads despite scientists' finding that trade poses detriment to population https://t.co/S4sZIVngJP

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Almost half penguin breeding pop. on Codfish Is have disappeared, prob due to commercial set-net says .
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Smart hooks designed for bycatch mitigation in longline fisheries. A reduction in bycatch of seabirds of 82%. Expensive so not feasible.

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Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has recruited Hatsune Miku, to promote Japanese food. https://t.co/kGggMtChSY

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