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Fisheries

Frozen fish imported from Japan are seen at a storage facility at Ladkrabang customs in Bangkok, Thailand.

Why the West should care about Thailand’s new fight against fishing slavery

Economics

It’s been very difficult to determine whether the fish on your plate, or in your pet’s dish, was caught by an enslaved person. Thailand is tightening up its monitoring system.

Blue Marlin

Saving our fisheries and feeding a growing population are both possible

Environment
Havana Harbor has remained extremely polluted for decades as Cuba has lacked the money and technology to clean it up, but normalized relations relations with Washington could help change that.

Change in US-Cuba relations presents big risks — and rewards — for Cuba’s environment

Environment
Healthy corals use chemical signals, or smells, to attract fish. New research has found that corals also send out "distress" signals when they're in trouble.

Coral reefs can communicate with fish, and many of them are crying for help

Environment
Parrotfish

Saving this fish is crucial to the survival of the Caribbean coral reefs

Global Scan
Parrotfish

Saving this fish is crucial to the survival of the Caribbean coral reefs

Global Scan

Caribbean coral reefs provide food, create jobs and draw millions of tourists every year, but they are disappearing. Parrotfish are one key to their survival. Parents in China have a way to ensure success for their children: pay to get them into the army. And ISIS militants in Iraq want to head to Rome next, all in today’s Global Scan.

For more accurate weather forecasts, follow the fish

Environment

A pair of researchers in Florida developed a startling hypothesis over a round of golf: Tracking fish could tell us more about meteorological patterns around the world. Two years later, that hypothesis is bearing out, with great impacts for science.

Sea otter populations could be key to carbon sequestration

Environment

Undersea kelp forest are hugely important in scrubbing carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. But kelp forests depend on sea otters to survive, according to new research.

The World

Otters As Climate Defenders

Sea Otters are known for their playful demeanor and cuddly appearance, but scientists at the University of California at Santa Cruz think that the cuddly creatures could help reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

Scientist uncovers species of ocean plants that flee from predators

Environment

When you think of your house plant, it would be hard to imagine it growing legs and running away when you come with the clippers. But for a species of ocean “plants,” when predators approach, they literally flee for safety.