Canada to ban open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia
Environmentalists hail decision to end practice in five years but aquaculture industry warns of 6,000 jobs at risk Canada will ban open-net pen salmon farming...
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‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now
The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer...
Drone footage shows orcas chasing and killing great white shark
Scientists say behaviour, filmed in South Africa, has never been seen in detail before – and never from the air Scientists have published findings confirming...
Sudden die-off of endangered sturgeon alarms Canadian biologists
The deaths within days of 11 sturgeon, a species unchanged for thousands of years, have puzzled scientists When the first spindly, armour-clad carcass was spotted...
‘Alien goldfish’ may have been unique mollusc, say scientists
Researchers think they may have solved enduring mystery of where Typhloesus wellsi sits on tree of life The mystery of a bizarre creature dubbed the...
Canada’s attempt to phase out open-pen salmon farms faces setback
Federal judge says farmers had been blindsided by a government order to shut down Canada’s effort to phase out open-pen salmon farms has hit a...
Canada ignored warnings of virus infecting farmed and wild salmon
Government was in possession of a newly-released report that linked large-scale farms and wild salmon to contagious virus Canada was warned in 2012 by its...
