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US to decide whether genetically altered salmon is safe to consume
US health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is safe to eat in a decision that could deliver the first altered animal food to consumers’ dinner plates. The fish, made by Aqua ...
- September 2, 2010
PHL, China: Sea dispute not in APEC agenda
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Manila on Tuesday, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next week. Mr. Wang was met by his counterpart, ...
- November 11, 2015
Sinopec building filling station in South China Sea
Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart ...
- December 15, 2015
Sponges beat seaweed in battle for Florida reefs
Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges. That’s a good thing, ...
- August 27, 2010
Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup - study
Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served in soup, a global study showed last week. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia ...
- June 7, 2013
Fish farming to grow in next 20 years with demand for food
Despite two decades of hardship, war and a loss of markets, Matko Jasprica has kept his Croatian fish farm alive and now hopes to start exporting sea bass and sea bream to the European Union. It’s just as well, because ...
- July 1, 2010
Stranded
Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic on February 12 that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore. New Zealand conservation authorities ...
- February 13, 2017
Philippines vows stronger military to back South China Sea claim
Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year. Aquino, ineligible to run ...
- December 22, 2015
Washington forcing Beijing to accelerate South China Sea deployments, says China's top paper
China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said on Monday U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its deployments in the ...
- January 23, 2018
Whale poo could help seas absorb CO2, say scientists
Whale droppings have emerged as a natural ocean fertilizer which could help combat global warming by allowing the Southern Ocean to absorb more carbon dioxide, Australian scientists have found. New research from the ...
- April 30, 2010