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Robot Fish to patrol pollution
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In the shallow waters of Gijon harbour, in northern Spain, a large, yellow fish cuts through the waves. But this swimmer stands apart from the marine life that usually inhabits this port: there's no flesh and blood here, just carbon fibre and metal.
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Whale meeting heads for discord
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The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Panama is about six weeks away, and it's shaping up to be an important and perhaps defining moment.
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Thousands lobby for Watsons release
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Tens of thousands of supporters of the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd have sent email messages of protest to the German Government calling for the immediate release of the group’s leader Paul Watson.
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Whales can adjust their hearing
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For many whales and dolphins, the world is shaped by sound; they hunt and navigate by listening for echoes. Navigating in this way requires super-sensitive hearing. And scientists have now found that, for some whales, this sense is adjustable.
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Bardot offers to take Watsons place in Prison
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Brigitte Bardot, the actress and animal rights campaigner, has offered to take the place of the founder of the Sea Shepherd marine conservation group in prison.
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Dolphins exploit work rota for food
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A school of bottlenose dolphins have figured out how to enjoy a free meal with the whelk waste from a seafood factory, marine researchers believe.
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Mass marine deaths in Peru
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Investigators believe an increase in usual ocean temperatures have driven a type of anchovy deeper into the sea, beyond the reach of many young pelicans – ultimately causing their deaths.
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UKs reserves paper parks
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What do the terms "marine reserve" and "marine-protected area" conjure up for you? Places in which, perhaps, wildlife is protected? In which the damaging activities permitted in other parts of the sea – such as trawling and dredging – are banned? Wrong.
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Big rise in North Pacific plastic
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The quantity of small plastic fragments floating in the north-east Pacific Ocean has increased a hundred fold over the past 40 years.
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Prince to give fisheries speech
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The Prince of Wales is to deliver a keynote address at the sixth World Fisheries Congress. The congress is organised by the World Council of Fisheries Societies which aims to promote international cooperation in fisheries science, conservation and management.
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