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Climate Change Threatens World Fisheries, Food Billions of People Rely On [1]

"The world's already overtaxed fisheries are being stressed to their limits by climate change, putting at risk a critical component of the world's diet. As temperatures rise, fish populations are projected to plummet and disappear in some regions, especially in the tropics."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [7], 10/01/2019
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"Salmon Farmers Fight to Protect Your Dinner from Climate Change" [8]

"The salmon farms in the far south of Australia, where icy winds roar in from Antarctica, seem an unlikely casualty of global warming."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Bloomberg [9], 09/27/2019
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October 18, 2019

DEADLINE: IJNR's Asian Carp at the Gates of the Great Lakes: A Workshop for Journalists [10]

Join the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources in Chicago, Nov 3-5, 2019, for a workshop on Asian carp: How they got here, current efforts to protect America's waterways, and what the future of this invasive species might hold. $25 registration fee includes lodging, local travel and meals. Only a few spots left. Registration closes Oct 18 at noon ET.

Workshops and Fellowships [11]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Journalism & Media [14]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]

New IPCC Report: Massive Change For World’s Oceans And Frozen Regions [16]

"Climate change is already causing staggering impacts on the oceans and ice-filled regions that encompass 80 percent of the Earth, and future damage from rising seas and melting glaciers is now all but certain, according to a sobering new report from the United Nations."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Natural Resources [17]
Science [18]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Washington Post [19], 09/25/2019
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Battle Over Fish Farming In Open Ocean Heats Up, As EPA Permit Looms [20]

"Americans eat an average of 16 pounds of fish each year, and that number is growing. But how to meet our demand for fish is a controversial question, one that is entering a new chapter as the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to approve the nation's only aquaculture pen in federal waters."

Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NPR [24], 09/23/2019
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"How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’" [25]

"Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more deadly — and threatening dozens of other species."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: NY Times [28], 09/17/2019
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"Bristol Bay Salmon Are in Hot Water" [29]

"This past summer, high water temperatures contributed to the deaths of more than 100,000 salmon."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
Source: Hakai [31], 09/12/2019
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Who Wins in Latest Expansion of Fishing, Hunting at National Refuges, Fisheries? [32]

A new rule expands hunting and fishing in National Wildlife Refuges and fish hatcheries, and that means potential impacts on critically important public policy around fish and wildlife conservation. The latest TipSheet offers up story ideas and resources for local coverage of the story.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [34]
Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Health [35]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [36]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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"The ‘Blob’ Is Back: New Marine Heat Wave Emerges Off West Coast" [38]

"A massive marine heat wave that caused record warming of ocean waters off the West Coast five years ago, sending salmon numbers crashing and malnourished sea lions washing up on beaches across California and other Pacific states, is back, scientists said Thursday."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [39]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: San Jose Mercury News [40], 09/06/2019
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Tracking Local Land & Water Conservation Fund Sites [41]

Permanent funding could soon be in store for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a federal program that buys local land and water conservation areas. That means local stories about nearby recreation areas may abound. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains more, and points to databases and other resources to help locate those projects.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [43]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Government [44]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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