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Could Biodiversity Be Bee’s Knees for Environmental Journalists This Fall? [1]

While a global gathering on biodiversity this winter will be news in itself, enterprising reporters can also find many biodiversity stories in their own backyards. The latest TipSheet offers insight into the domestic U.S. battle over endangered species, with a tale of a Tennessee dam, and a better understanding of the biodiversity-habitat connection. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Forests [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
International [18]
Visibility: 
Public [19]

Whale Injuries From Drift Gillnets Off California Spark Lawsuit Against US [20]

"Environmentalists on Thursday sued the agency overseeing U.S. fisheries, claiming it had failed to protect endangered humpback whales from entanglement in drift gillnets - sprawling curtains of nylon mesh - used in commercial fishing off California."

Biodiversity [4]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [19]
California [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 10/28/2022

Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions In Losses For Developing Countries: Study [23]

"Developing countries are losing billions of dollars due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which siphons off revenue through illicit financial flows, according to a new study by the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC)."

Environmental Justice [24]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [19]
International [18]
Source: Guardian [25], 10/27/2022
October 27, 2022 to October 31, 2022

The International Indigenous Salmon Seas Symposium and Press Conference [26]

The Symposium brings together 35 Indigenous peoples, knowledge-keepers and invited guests from the three great salmon seas: the Salish Sea, Alaska, and the Russian Far East to begin a new era of collaboration and communication among the Salmon Peoples of the Pan-Pacific.

Other Events [27]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [28]
Environmental Health [5]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region: 
International [18]

"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem" [31]

"The temperature spikes can cause trouble for fish, plants and water quality".

Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [28]
Environmental Studies [32]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Science News [33], 10/24/2022

"Vast Marine Protected Area 'Boosts Tuna Stocks'" [34]

"A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has led to the recovery of tuna and other migratory fish around its borders, according to a study."

Biodiversity [4]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [19]
International [18]
Source: BBC News [35], 10/21/2022

"Sparkling Fish, Murky Methods: The Global Aquarium Trade" [36]

"After diving into the warm sea off the coast of northern Bali, Indonesia, Made Partiana hovers above a bed of coral, holding his breath and scanning for flashes of color and movement. Hours later, exhausted, he returns to a rocky beach, towing plastic bags filled with his darting, exquisite quarry: tropical fish of all shades and shapes."

Biodiversity [4]
Consumer [37]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [19]
International [18]
Source: AP [38], 10/20/2022

"Alaskans Question Fishery Management As Snow Crabs Disappear" [39]

"Crabbers and restaurateurs fear the unprecedented collapse of Alaska’s snow crab industry could portend more fishery closings as climate change takes a continued toll on fish stocks."

Climate Change [28]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
Source: E&E News [41], 10/19/2022

"The Precarious Position of Treaty-less Tribes" [42]

"What a five-year fight over a few dozen clams shows about the inconsistent rights of Indigenous tribes."

Environmental Justice [24]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [43]
Source: Hakai [44], 10/18/2022

Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [45]

Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [46] and watch video from an earlier webinar [47].

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [48]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [49]
Air [50]
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [28]
Diversity [51]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [52]
Forests [8]
Government [9]
Health [53]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [29]
Policy [13]
Pollution [30]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [54]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [43]
International [18]
Canada [55]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Visibility: 
Public [19]

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