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Northern fur seals impacted by pollock fishing

First-Year Survival of Northern Fur Seals (Callorhinus ursinus) Can Be Explained by Pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) Catches in the Eastern Bering Sea by Jeffrey W. Short, Harold J. Geiger, Lowell W. Fritz, and Jonathan J. Warrenchuk J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(9), 975;...

Chinese animal breeder ‘impatient’

marine mammal exploitation

News – National 2016-12-22 Namibian.com.na by Adam Hartman Summary: Two companies applied for permits to catch dolphins, whales, seals, and penguins in order to transport them to aquariums in China. These companies are called Beijing Ruier Animal Breeding and...

Prevalence of algal toxins in Alaskan marine mammals foraging in a changing arctic and subarctic environment

Effects of climate change on fur seals

Kathi A. Lefebvre, et al Harmful Algae journal, Volume 55, May 2016, pp 13-24 Summary of Abstract: Harmful algal blooms along the west coast of the U.S.A. have been causing marine mammals to suffer and die from poisoning by neurotoxins formed by the algae. The area...

China offers Namibia assistance for ‘marine economy’

Namibian economy

The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with Pres. Geingob to discuss ways in which China will help Namibia develop economically and implement plans and ideas discussed during the Forum for China Africa Cooperation Summit in South Africa in 2015. The Foreign...

Northern fur seals impacted by pollock fishing

Chinese animal breeder ‘impatient’

Prevalence of algal toxins in Alaskan marine mammals foraging in a changing arctic and subarctic environment

China offers Namibia assistance for ‘marine economy’

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