“Every single species of large wild fish from the tropics to the poles has been fished so systematically over the past 50 years that just 10 percent of each type remains.” (Study by marine biologists Ransom Myers of Dalhousie University in Halifax and Boris Worm of the Institute for Marine
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Dolphins and Tuna Fishing
DOLPHINS AND TUNA FISHING Dolphins and Yellowfin Tuna often swim together, and when Tuna is being hunted, Dolphins often suffer through what is known as Purse-Seine fishing. With this method, dolphins are surrounded by huge nets (easily 1km long and about 100 metres deep) as it is assumed the Tuna
The Intelligence of Cepholopods
CEPHALOPODS Without exception, all cephalopods are active predators. The ability to locate and capture prey often demands some sort of reasoning power, especially in the case of octopi and squid. These creatures exhibit a remarkable spatial learning capacity, navigational abilities, communication skills and predatory techniques. Octopi have been known to