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Increased Temperatures Turn Fish into Daredevils
December 9, 2009 03:14 PM - Emily Sohn , Discovery News

A temperature increase of a few degrees can cause a change in fish personalities, making them more aggressive and bold. If global temperatures continue to rise, this may have important implications for fish survival.

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World’s Leading Marine Scientists Call on WTO Ministers to Stop Overfishing Subsidies
December 7, 2009 11:15 AM - , Oceana

In a letter to WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy nine marine scientists asserted that "the WTO has an unprecedented opportunity to make new trade rules that will turn the tide for the world’s fisheries." The scientists recognized the relevance of trade and the WTO to the environment and urged the Director-General to "continue to use your leadership to achieve a successful outcome in the fisheries subsidies negotiations and demonstrate to the world that the WTO can play a constructive role in solving problems of global consequence."

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SPOTLIGHT

Photo corner: Penguin Day Care

The black and white king penguin waddled into the crowd of chicks - known as woolies - as they fattened up on the shoreline of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic. The birds pictured are among 400,000 king penguins living in the world's largest colony.

COMMENTARY

Roads are ruining the rainforests

"THE best thing you could do for the Amazon is to bomb all the roads." That might sound like an eco-terrorist's threat, but they're actually the words of Eneas Salati, one of Brazil's most respected scientists. Thomas Lovejoy, a leading American biologist, is equally emphatic: "Roads are the seeds of tropical forest destruction."

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