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Leaping Asian Carp Invasion a Growing Problem
Posted by Nature World: Jenna Iacurci on June 16th, 2014
Nature World: The invasive Asian carp, a species of fish not native to the United States, has become a growing problem in the Illinois River.
The fish, which can grow as much as 100 pounds, are so abundant that it seems that they have nowhere to go. They have taken to leaping from the water onto people's passing boats.
"It's like somebody set off an explosion under water. They're just everywhere. These fish are probably the equivalent of getting hit in the head with probably a brick or a bowling ball," fisherman...
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Water Quality Monitoring Stations Cleaning Up Indian River Lagoon
Posted by Nature World: Jenna Iacurci on June 9th, 2014
Nature World: Officials will have a better idea of how healthy the Indian River Lagoon is in real time, thanks to five new water quality monitoring stations that were installed Friday.
The health of the lagoon - stretching along Florida's east coast from Volusia County to Martin County - has been a concern over recent years after toxic algae blooms wiped out 50,000 acres (60 percent) of seagrass, according to the Associated Press.
The sensors will collect data on temperature, salinity and plankton, as well...
Brazil’s ‘Mythological’ Pink Dolphins Finally Being Rescued
Posted by Nature World: Jenna Iacurci on June 4th, 2014
Nature World: In an effort to prevent the killing of the Amazon pink dolphin, whose flesh is used as bait, Brazil will temporarily ban the catch of a certain type of catfish, the Fishing and Aquaculture Ministry said Tuesday.
Ministry spokesman Ultimo Valadares said the government is still working out the details of this five-year moratorium, aimed at fishing of the species called piracatinga, and will go into effect sometime next year.
"That should give us enough time to find an alternative bait for the...
Water Goes ‘Missing’ as More Rain, Less Snow Falls
Posted by Nature World: Jenna Iacurci on May 21st, 2014
Nature World: A new study finds that as temperatures rise, it will rain more and snow less, causing the total amount of water in rivers to decline.
Researchers compare in the journal Nature Climate Change areas of similar climate and precipitation, but with differing fractions of that precipitation falling as snow and as rain.
After examining the histories of 420 catchment basins in the US spanning the period 1948-2001, scientists discovered there is a significant difference in total streamflow if the fraction...