Last week’s lifting of tariffs on lobster brought a particularly nasty chapter in Australia-China trade relations to a close. But zooming out paints a more sobering picture of global trade.
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China has removed the last trade barrier it imposed on Australia, with a timetable to resume full lobster imports by the end of the year.
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
New research shows European lobsters are using the deposits of rocks and boulders at the base of wind turbines as shelter.
Slow progress may be better than none at all for animals living in the UK.
Many animals have evolved very entertaining – if not impolite – strategies for evolutionary success.
North Atlantic right whales are headed toward a traumatic extinction, but could rebound if humans can get out of their way.
For decades, New England students took field trips out into the Long Island Sound. Their data show how quickly the sound is warming, leading to fewer American lobster, rock crab and winter flounder.
When crustaceans are cooked, some chemicals in their shells react with heat and change colour.
Lobster used to be a poor man’s meal. Now it’s the darling of foodies, and Canada’s lobster producers are poised to cash in on sales to the European Union thanks to CETA.
Climate change affects kelp forests all over the world differently. In southern Africa, they seem to be thriving which should be good news. The marine life relying on kelp, are however struggling.
Non-native lobsters released into European seas carry diseases and parasites that threaten local species.
It has long been news that overfishing persists in many of the world’s oceans. Fish and invertebrate stocks have been over-exploited for our ever-hungry, growing human population, leaving some species…
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