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...Coral R. Martin ’10, who was originally cast as a principal in “American Grace,” agrees that her expectations have been exceeded. A dancer since age two, Martin says she couldn’t have predicted what awaited at Harvard...
Perhaps. Still, the destructive fishing practices that have decimated tuna and cod have not declined worldwide, as Johnson suggests. Up to half the marine life caught by fishers is discarded, often dead, as bycatch, and vibrant coral forests are still being stripped bare by dragnets. Worm argues that fisheries based on ecosystems stripped of their biological diversity are especially prone to collapse. At least 29% of fished species have already collapsed, according to the study, and the trend is accelerating...
Does your idea of a great tropical vacation include tequila slammers and dance contests? Then the Baros resort in the Maldives is not for you. Like the coral reef that encircles the tiny private island in the North Male Atoll, Baros is so serene[an error occurred while processing this directive] you'd never guess that it's teeming with life. Despite a 97% occupancy rate during my stay (in low season, no less), I sometimes felt I was on my own island. Frangipani, hibiscus and towering coconut palms camouflage the resort's land villas - where a staff...
...million Number of tires Florida officials dumped into the Atlantic in 1972 to seed an artificial reef, which never formed. The loose tires are now damaging real coral reefs $5 million Estimated cost of removing the tires, which is expected to begin...
...walking shark may sound like a mutant nightmare, but the creature's discovery was a scientific dream. The epaulette shark-actually a shy, 1-m-long bottom-feeder-is one of more than 50 species of fish, shrimp and coral previously unknown to science that researchers from the environmental NGO Conservation International (CI) reported discovering off the Bird's Head peninsula of Indonesia's Papua province. Last year, a CI team uncovered dozens of new bird and plant species in Papua's Foja Mountains. This time, the group's study of the region's equally rich waters left its marine...