The furnace oil that spilled in the Sundarbans’s Chandpai range from an oil tanker is gradually being absorbed in the ground leading to a reduction in the volume of the oil in the water, locals have said. The oil spread…
Category: Fishery
Sunken tanker pulled ashore, oil spill damages to Sunderbans huge
Officials warned Thursday that oil spill from a crashed tanker is threatening endangered dolphins and other wildlife in the massive Sundarbans mangrove region, branding the leak an ecological “catastrophe”. The tanker carrying an estimated 350,000 litres (75,000 gallons) of oil…
New protected area for dolphins, whales, sharks in Bay of Bengal
The Government of Bangladesh has created the country’s first marine protected area that will now safeguard whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and other oceanic species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. The creation of the “Swatch of No Ground Marine…
New Designs Ease Fish Passage Around Dams
by rebecca kessler On a chilly April morning, when the buds had opened just enough to cast a faint red haze on the trees, Jim Turek drove me out to see how his latest construction project was faring after a…
Body formed to check fish smuggling on seas
A 13-member high-powered committee has been formed to check fish smuggling in the sea and intrusion of other countries’ fishermen into the Bangladesh water territory, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sayedul Hoque said on Sunday. He said this while talking to…
Govt looks for research to boost hilsa output
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Sayedul Haq on Sunday said the government is keen on promoting research activities to boost hilsa output in the country in tandem with its growing demand. “There’s no alternative to research for boosting hilsa production…
Committee to help protect fish breeder Halda river likely
An independent expert committee will be formed to help protect the Halda River, the country’s only breeding ground for carp fish. The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting arranged at the conference room of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry to…
28 indigenous fish species become extinct in Jhenaidah
Shahneawz Khan Sumon Twenty Eight species of indigenous fish have become extinct in Jhenaidah district during the last 8 to 10 years, a source at the Department of Fisheries said. Drying up of rivers, pollution and indiscriminate use of pesticides…
Amazon electric fish inspire underwater robotics
By Jonathan Amos Electric fish from South America are opening up new ideas in robotics. Ghost knifefish, as they are known, put a small current through the water to sense their environment, and undulate a long fin to move around.…
Chicago goes to war with Asian carp
By Pallab Ghosh The US city of Chicago is considering drastic measures to prevent giant fish infesting North America’s Great Lakes. Authorities are thinking of blocking the city’s canal system to stop Asian carp entering Lake Michigan. Such a move…
Tuna hearts ‘affected by oil spill’
Scientists say that tuna swimming in the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have experienced heart damage.
New Zealand doctor ‘stitches up leg’ after shark attack
A doctor in New Zealand has told the BBC how he fought off a shark attack with a knife, stitched up his wounds, then went to the pub for a beer.
Great white sharks live as long as humans
Great white sharks can live almost as long as humans — 70 years or more — much longer than scientists previously thought. “White sharks in the northwest Atlantic are considerably older than previous age estimates,” some of which pegged the…
Australians protest at plans to kill sharks in Perth
Thousands of people have been taking part in protests in Australia over a plan to kill large sharks.
Dolphins can get high on puffer fish, says nature show
Adventurous eaters may get a rush out of flirting with death by eating a piece of puffer fish, but dolphins may experience something completely different.
How animals can help us understand disease
For all the weird and wonderful diversity of the animal kingdom, at the genetic level many species have a surprising level of similarity.
RCC plans to conserve 53 ponds in Rajshahi city
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation.
Shark kills fisherman in kayak off coast of Hawaii
A fisherman in a kayak has died after being attacked by a shark off the Hawaiian coast, officials say.
Green spaces ‘can save NHS billions’
By Mark Kinver The Woodland Trust’s chief executive has said increasing people’s access to green spaces could cut billions of pounds from the NHS healthcare bill.
Stern actions if kids engaged in dry fish processing
The Forest Department has imposed a ban on engaging children in all kinds of works related to dry fish processing at Dublarchar in Shoronkhola upazila.
Dyke collapse: 100 fish enclosures washed away in Satkhira
Over 100 shrimp and fish enclosures in Shyamnagar upazila have been washed away as an embankment collapsed due to tidal surge.
Collective rights ‘offer hope for global fisheries’
Collective community-based rights could put the world’s fisheries on a sustainable footing after decades of over-exploitation, an expert suggests.
Experts for exploring brighter prospect to raise fish production
Proper exploration of prevailing brighter prospect in pisciculture sector can increase fish production to bring economic self- reliance to the farmers through alleviating poverty in rural areas, experts said yesterday.
952 star tortoises seized on Indo-Bangla border
A total of 952 star tortoises has been seized by Indian border troops when they were being smuggled across to Bangladesh, in one of the largest recovery of these endangered reptiles.
Hilsa festival begins in Chandpur tomorrow
A five-day ‘Hilsa Festival’ will begin at Chandpur Shilpakala Academy to boost production of the delicious fish to meet the demand for protein.
Urban hives boom could be ‘bad for bees’
A boom in urban beekeeping could be doing the insects more harm than good, say scientists. Experts warn that dense populations of the bees in areas with few feeding plants adds more pressure to the troubled species.
Evidence of climate change found in marine habitat shifts
Debra Goldberg, ENN
Climate change causing changes in marine life behaviour
Oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth’s surface, yet our knowledge of the impact of climate change on marine habitats is a mere drop in the proverbial ocean compared to terrestrial systems. An international team of scientists set out to…
Europe fish stocks ‘heading for recovery’, study claims
By Paul Rincon