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Sea Ice Retreat Could Lead to Rapid Overfishing in the Arctic

Hannah Hoag

March 17, 2017 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

As arctic sea ice continues to melt at alarming rates due to climate change, new concerns about increased exposure of these virgin waters to the ravages of commercial fishing arise. Taking lessons from the population collapse of fish populations in the Bering Straight due to lack of regulation and data, international leaders from nations along the Arctic Circle are working together to protect these new territories and hopefully preserve capacities for the future.

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The bizarre and inspiring story of Iowa's fish farmers

Maddie Oatman

February 01, 2017 |

Mother Jones |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Webster City, Iowa

A family in Iowa, living 1,000 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 1,500 miles from the Pacific Ocean, are paving the way for the future of fish farms. By filling their unused barn with fish tanks, this third-generation Webster City farming family found a solution for successfully and sustainably raise up to 10 million pounds of barramundi per year.

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How To Make Hydropower More Environmentally Friendly

Matt Weiser

December 20, 2016 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Dover, Delaware

Dams make for complex and often controversial infrastructure. While hydropower generated from large dam projects is currently providing the bulk of the planet's renewable energy, dams can also cause major environmental and social damage by interrupting animal migrations, displacing indigenous communities, and collecting toxins. A number of solutions are being implemented, however, to address the various issues caused by dams, to help make them a more eco-friendly and viable source of clean energy.

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United We Fish!

Lina Zeldovich

June 28, 2016 |

Hakai Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Local fisheries have been struggling to keep up with major manufacturers. Sustainable fishing practices have been countering that by creating Niche markets.

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The number one thing we can do to protect Earth's oceans

Liza Gross

May 23, 2016 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

Despite humanity's shared need for healthy oceans and marine biodiversity to support life as we know it, there is no central regulatory body able to protect the massive, critical swaths of ocean beyond any one country's marine borders, where pollution and climate change are proving disastrous to the ecosystem. But as the effects of the changing oceans become more prevalent to those on land, a few determined groups are slowly bringing together various governing bodies to create reserves and pass key legislation to hopefully give our oceans - and our planet - a chance.

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Study: Program To Protect Fish Is Saving Fishermen's Lives, Too

Claire Leschin-Hoar

February 16, 2016 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

Catch share programs—where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch—reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.

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How Catfish and Algae Are Cleaning Up the Chicago River

Dawn Reiss

December 22, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

By releasing fish into the Chicago River, the city of Chicago aims to help clean up its ecosystem, as the fish hopefully will eat the river's excess algae.

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Fish Net Fashion

Gelareh Darabi

May 18, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

"Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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Now It's Personal

Elin Kelsey

April 22, 2015 |

Hakai Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pacific Grove, California

Marine biologists around the world are adopting personalization technologies into their work to help them better understand the movements and lives of the undersea creatures they’re monitoring. For example, the Shark Net app allows California researchers to receive notifications via smartphone about individual white sharks. Initiatives like this allow for a combination of personalization and crowdsourcing, which can be a boon for marine conservation efforts.

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Fish Farm of the Future Goes Vegetarian to Save Seafood

Alan Jeffries

February 23, 2015 |

Bloomberg |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

To avoid depleting the oceans, fish farms should consider feed that is ethically sourced—or even vegetarian. Feeding fish a completely vegetarian diet makes fish farms more sustainable and avoids relying on feeder-fish, which can absorb toxins from their environment. Two X Sea, a California-based company, has developed a vegetarian fish food made from food staples that can be grown on land and sourced from within the US.

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