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North Sea Cod May Never Recover
by Charles Clover, Environment Editor
10/19/04
Dr Euan Dunn, a fisheries expert working for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, said: "I'm not sure that cod will recover, even with no fishing."
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Amphibians In Dramatic Decline
10/15/04
Washington, DC/Gland, Switzerland (October 14, 2004) -– The world’s amphibian species are under unprecedented assault and are experiencing tens of thousands of years worth of extinctions in just a century, according to the most comprehensive study ever conducted. More than 500 scientists from over 60 nations contributed to the Global Amphibian Assessment, the key findings of which were published on-line by Science Express this afternoon, and will appear within the next few weeks in the journal Science.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041015103700.htm
Amphibian Extinctions Sound Global Eco-alarm, Says Study
October 15, 2004 — By Ed Stoddard, Reuters
BANGKOK — They may thrive on land and in water, but amphibians everywhere are in serious trouble, and up to one-third of species are threatened with extinction, a troubling new study said on Friday.
Scientists say this is an ominous sign for other creatures, including humans, as amphibians are widely regarded as biological "canaries in the coal mine," since their permeable skin is highly sensitive to changes in the environment. In short, they go first, and others follow.
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Jumbo Flying Squid Found Off Alaska Is First of the Species
Recovered from British Columbia Waters
October 19, 2004 — By Associated Press
SITKA, Alaska — A large Humboldt squid caught offshore from Sitka is among numerous sightings of a species seen for the first time in waters of the Far North and the first of the species recovered from British Columbia waters.
The 5-foot Dosidicus gigas, or jumbo flying squid, was shipped this week to California to be kept for research at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
The squid was one of a number caught with a dip net by fisher Alan Otness and his crew on Sept. 18 as they baited longline gear at night. They brought back some of the creatures for examination by experts.
Eric Hochberg, curator of the Santa Barbara museum, said the species is usually found off Baja California and farther south.
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Explanation unclear for bird die-off
ALEUTIANS: Hundreds of seabirds perished in July, and vets still don't know why.
by PETER PORCO
Anchorage Daily News
(Published: September 17, 2004)
Wildlife scientists still don't know what caused hundreds of seabirds to die in a short-lived episode in early July at False Pass in the eastern Aleutian Islands.
But it was not West Nile Virus, a federal veterinarian said Thursday. Nor did laboratory tests on four seabird carcasses show evidence of other viruses, said Dr. Rex Sohn, wildlife disease specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis.
He culprit responsible for the die-off of more than 250 puffins, cormorants, kittiwakes, seagulls and eiders may yet turn out to be a bacterium, parasite, marine biotoxin or unusual virus, Sohn said. Results from several other tests performed on the four carcasses are pending, he said.
http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/5563441p-5495614c.html
Peace - Anna
by Charles Clover, Environment Editor
10/19/04
Dr Euan Dunn, a fisheries expert working for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, said: "I'm not sure that cod will recover, even with no fishing."
Your shorter link is: http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1D921099
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Amphibians In Dramatic Decline
10/15/04
Washington, DC/Gland, Switzerland (October 14, 2004) -– The world’s amphibian species are under unprecedented assault and are experiencing tens of thousands of years worth of extinctions in just a century, according to the most comprehensive study ever conducted. More than 500 scientists from over 60 nations contributed to the Global Amphibian Assessment, the key findings of which were published on-line by Science Express this afternoon, and will appear within the next few weeks in the journal Science.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041015103700.htm
Amphibian Extinctions Sound Global Eco-alarm, Says Study
October 15, 2004 — By Ed Stoddard, Reuters
BANGKOK — They may thrive on land and in water, but amphibians everywhere are in serious trouble, and up to one-third of species are threatened with extinction, a troubling new study said on Friday.
Scientists say this is an ominous sign for other creatures, including humans, as amphibians are widely regarded as biological "canaries in the coal mine," since their permeable skin is highly sensitive to changes in the environment. In short, they go first, and others follow.
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=193
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Jumbo Flying Squid Found Off Alaska Is First of the Species
Recovered from British Columbia Waters
October 19, 2004 — By Associated Press
SITKA, Alaska — A large Humboldt squid caught offshore from Sitka is among numerous sightings of a species seen for the first time in waters of the Far North and the first of the species recovered from British Columbia waters.
The 5-foot Dosidicus gigas, or jumbo flying squid, was shipped this week to California to be kept for research at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
The squid was one of a number caught with a dip net by fisher Alan Otness and his crew on Sept. 18 as they baited longline gear at night. They brought back some of the creatures for examination by experts.
Eric Hochberg, curator of the Santa Barbara museum, said the species is usually found off Baja California and farther south.
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=205
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Explanation unclear for bird die-off
ALEUTIANS: Hundreds of seabirds perished in July, and vets still don't know why.
by PETER PORCO
Anchorage Daily News
(Published: September 17, 2004)
Wildlife scientists still don't know what caused hundreds of seabirds to die in a short-lived episode in early July at False Pass in the eastern Aleutian Islands.
But it was not West Nile Virus, a federal veterinarian said Thursday. Nor did laboratory tests on four seabird carcasses show evidence of other viruses, said Dr. Rex Sohn, wildlife disease specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis.
He culprit responsible for the die-off of more than 250 puffins, cormorants, kittiwakes, seagulls and eiders may yet turn out to be a bacterium, parasite, marine biotoxin or unusual virus, Sohn said. Results from several other tests performed on the four carcasses are pending, he said.
http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/5563441p-5495614c.html
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