Browsing Malaya by Name "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)"
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Colombia's island fishermen dive into battle to protect coral reefs
(Malaya,November 13, 2018 , on page B5)For nearly three decades, Javier Barker has fished in the Caribbean Sea surrounding the Colombian island of San Andres - but until recently he knew little about the importance of coral reefs that fish depend on to survive. ... -
The final frontier: Who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?
(Malaya,December 5, 2018 , on page B4-B5)Oceans - which scientists say are less understood than the moon or Mars - cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, yet less than 20 percent of their seafloor has been mapped or observed, according to the U.S. ... -
Pacific bird sanctuary ravaged by plastic, death
(Malaya,December 12, 2019 , on page B5)Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life. But on the ... -
US seafood catch hits 17-year high
(Malaya,September 21, 2012 , on page A5)The U.S. seafood catch reached a 17-year high last year, with all fishing regions of the country showing increases in both the volume and value of their harvests. Commercial fishermen last year caught 10.1 billion pounds ...