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Environmental effects of fishing
Environmental impacts of
fishing are the ecological
changes brought about on the
wider environment of the
growth in global demand for
fish as a food source, and
to a lesser extent, for the
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Artificial reef
An artificial reef is a
man-made, underwater
structure, typically built
for the purpose of promoting
marine life in areas of
generally featureless
bottom. Artificial reefs may
also serve to improve
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Coral
Corals are marine animals
from the class Anthozoa and
exist as small sea
anemone-like polyps,
typically in colonies of
many identical individuals.
The group includes the
important reef builders that
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Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is the
name given to the ongoing
decrease in the pH of the
Earth's oceans, caused by
their uptake of
anthropogenic carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere. Between
1751 and 2004 surface ocean
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Giant clam
The Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas) is the largest living bivalve mollusc. One of a number of large clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, they can weigh ... > more -
Exxon Valdez
Exxon Valdez was the original name of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the March 24, 1989 oil spill in which the tanker hit Prince William ... > more -
Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
The Labor Day Hurricane was a very compact, intense hurricane that formed in the North Atlantic during August 1935. It remains the strongest hurricane on record to have struck the United States, and ... > more -
Mantle plume
A mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle. As the heads of mantle plumes can partly melt when they reach shallow depths, they are thought to be the cause of ... > more -
Desalination
Desalination or desalinization refers to any of several processes that remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or ... > more
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