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"Alaska’s Snow Crabs Have Disappeared. Where They Went Is A Mystery." [1]

"The theories are many. The crabs moved into Russian waters. They are dead because predators got them. They are dead because they ate each other. The crabs scuttled off the continental shelf and scientists just didn’t see them. Alien abduction."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 08/26/2022
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"Scientists Boost Crop Performance by Engineering a Better Leaf" [9]

"Researchers increased yield in soy plants by making them better at photosynthesis, the process that powers life. The findings hold promise for feeding a warming world."

Agriculture [10]
Food [4]
Technology [11]
Public [6]
International [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 08/19/2022
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"What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System" [14]

"The Inflation Reduction Act includes billions for sustainable agriculture and a last-minute provision to provide debt relief to farmers."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Civil Eats [17], 08/10/2022
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WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing [18]

A new World Trade Organization agreement to limit global overfishing may yield important stories for environmental journalists, as billions of people around the world rely on already heavily exploited fish stocks as their main source of protein. This Backgrounder offers details on the pact and how it tries to address the problem, while providing resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [4]
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [27]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [12]
Asia [29]
Europe [30]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Offshore Fish Farms: Source Of Food Production - Or Of Ocean Pollution? [31]

"Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life".

Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [4]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [12]
Source: Guardian [33], 07/20/2022
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July 27, 2022

Dishing the Truth: How Conflict, Climate & COVID-19 Impact Food Systems [34]

Tough crises threaten our global food systems, with potentially devastating consequences for human, animal and environmental health. Join Internews’ President Jeanne Bourgault for a conversation with journalist Thin Lei Win to discuss the global food shortage and how journalists can better cover it. 12:00-12:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [35]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [10]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [21]
Food [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
People & Population [37]

Record-Breaking Seafood Production Must See ‘Blue Transformation’: FAO [38]

"Nearly one in four people across the planet don’t have access to a nutritious diet. But the latest “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) outlines a “blue transformation” with the potential to take the edge off critical food security issues."

Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [4]
Public [6]
International [12]
Source: Mongabay [39], 07/12/2022
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Farmers Markets Offer Many Local Environmental Stories [40]

Reporters needn’t always go far and wide to find environment angles. A case in point is your local farmers market, which can yield a variety of food-related stories, ranging from food justice and urban agriculture to pesticides and organics. That and a few tasty samples on the side. TipSheet takes a stroll through the aisles for the backstory, plus reporting resources and story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [42]
Agriculture [10]
Consumer [43]
Food [4]
Health [44]
Journalism & Media [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Zimbabwe's Drought-Hit Farmers Fear Hunger After Poor Maize Harvest" [45]

"Drought-ruined crops and a government mandate to sell harvests to the state raise fears of food insecurity".

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [6]
Africa [46]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [47], 07/01/2022
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"Niger Is In The Eye Of The Climate Crisis – And Children Are Starving" [48]

"Aguié’s clinic is full of malnourished children, with more dying in villages, as the global food crisis worsens years of drought".

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Food [4]
Public [6]
Africa [46]
Source: Guardian [49], 06/22/2022
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