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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… species. Other threats include those posed by hunting, fishing (incidental take or by-catch), pollution, alien … pollutants (ACCOBAMS Conservation Plan, paras. 1 and 2). Drift nets longer than 2.5 km are to be banned. Legislation is to be enacted to prevent the discard and drift of fishing gear and to require the immediate release of …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… involved in the EEI. In 2009 Trenberth (2009) calculated a net absorption of heat (EEI) of 0.9 W.m-2. More recent … to satellite Descent to 1,000 m parking depth: ~6 hours Drift at 1,000 m parking depth: ~9 days Descent to 2,000 m to … of significant disruption to job markets, international fishing agreements, geopolitics, etc., as mentioned above. In …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… in two tables. The first (usually Table 1) details the net imports of importing countries, the total of which gives … not only maintains rural economies and counters urban drift, but also conserves wild crocodile populations since … The second important factor is the toleration of net fishing for barramundi well upstream of tidal river mouths …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… in two tables. The first (usually Table 1) details the net imports of importing countries, the total of which gives … country and subsequently re-exported, the minimum net trade was calculated, ensuring that the numbers were only … and other coastal environments (Bain and Humphrey, 1982). Fishing behaviour has been described in the Nicobar Islands …