Fishing

Research Results 

Microplastics from ocean fishing can ‘hide’ in deep sediments

January 29, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Fishing, fishing gear, Microparticles, microplastics, Ocean, Pollution

Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have linked microplastics in China’s Beibu Gulf with heavy fishing activities.

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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Global Fisheries Management Study

January 13, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Australia, Environment, fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Harvest, New Jersey, New Zealand, NJ, Ocean, Oceans, Overfishing, Preeclampsia, Regulation, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Sustainability, United States

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Proposed High Seas Biodiversity Treaty

October 16, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Gases, Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, IPCC, Ocean, Oceans, Pollution, Shellfish, Shipping, Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere, Sustainability, UN, United Nations

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High Levels of Fecal Bacteria Found in Lower Raritan River

September 17, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments 2nd Street Park, animal carcasses, Bacteria, bait fish, Canada geese, Canada geese waste, Canoeing, combined sewer overflows, crabbing, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Edison Boat Basin and Riverwalk, enterococci, fecal bacteria, fecal pollution, Fishing, Kayaking, Ken Buchanan Riverfront Park, leaking septic systems, Lower Raritan River, Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership, manure storage areas, microbes, New Brunswick, New Jersey, NJ, Perth Amboy, pet waste, Piscataway, Protozoa, Public Education, Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, Raritan River, recreational waters, Rivers, Riverside Park, Rutgers Class of 1914 Boathouse, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Sayreville, Septic Systems, sewer systems, South Amboy, stormwater runoff, Swimming, Viruses, Volunteers, Wading, water, water monitoring, Water Quality

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