#overfishing — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #overfishing, aggregated by home.social.
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Got pesky, #invasive #corals? Blast ‘em away with air guns
While corals around the world are dying in vast numbers due to #oceanacidification, #climatechange, #overfishing and disease, invasive counterparts such as #suncorals are taking over biodiversity hotspots. Blasts of compressed air can probably rid ecosystems of these rapidly spreading intruders and prevent them from reestablishing.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/invasive-sun-corals-compressed-air-guns
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Got pesky, #invasive #corals? Blast ‘em away with air guns
While corals around the world are dying in vast numbers due to #oceanacidification, #climatechange, #overfishing and disease, invasive counterparts such as #suncorals are taking over biodiversity hotspots. Blasts of compressed air can probably rid ecosystems of these rapidly spreading intruders and prevent them from reestablishing.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/invasive-sun-corals-compressed-air-guns
https://archive.ph/dPxZJ -
Got pesky, #invasive #corals? Blast ‘em away with air guns
While corals around the world are dying in vast numbers due to #oceanacidification, #climatechange, #overfishing and disease, invasive counterparts such as #suncorals are taking over biodiversity hotspots. Blasts of compressed air can probably rid ecosystems of these rapidly spreading intruders and prevent them from reestablishing.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/invasive-sun-corals-compressed-air-guns
https://archive.ph/dPxZJ -
Got pesky, #invasive #corals? Blast ‘em away with air guns
While corals around the world are dying in vast numbers due to #oceanacidification, #climatechange, #overfishing and disease, invasive counterparts such as #suncorals are taking over biodiversity hotspots. Blasts of compressed air can probably rid ecosystems of these rapidly spreading intruders and prevent them from reestablishing.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/invasive-sun-corals-compressed-air-guns
https://archive.ph/dPxZJ -
Got pesky, #invasive #corals? Blast ‘em away with air guns
While corals around the world are dying in vast numbers due to #oceanacidification, #climatechange, #overfishing and disease, invasive counterparts such as #suncorals are taking over biodiversity hotspots. Blasts of compressed air can probably rid ecosystems of these rapidly spreading intruders and prevent them from reestablishing.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/invasive-sun-corals-compressed-air-guns
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/28085/ Waitrose pulls fish from UK stores due to new rule – started on Wednesday #EnvironmentalIssues #fishing #Mackerel #overfishing #Supermarkets #SustainableSeafood #UK #UnitedKingdom #Waitrose
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#Oceans on the brink: The dying blue #heart of the #planet
The ocean, Earth’s blue heart, is dying from #warming, #pollution, and #overfishing.
#OceanCrisis #ClimateChange #SaveOurSeas #MarineLife #EnvironmentalAwareness #PlanetEarth #BluePlanet
https://juskosave.blogspot.com/2026/05/oceans-on-brink-dying-blue-heart-of.html -
#Oceans on the brink: The dying blue #heart of the #planet
The ocean, Earth’s blue heart, is dying from #warming, #pollution, and #overfishing.
#OceanCrisis #ClimateChange #SaveOurSeas #MarineLife #EnvironmentalAwareness #PlanetEarth #BluePlanet
https://juskosave.blogspot.com/2026/05/oceans-on-brink-dying-blue-heart-of.html -
#Oceans on the brink: The dying blue #heart of the #planet
The ocean, Earth’s blue heart, is dying from #warming, #pollution, and #overfishing.
#OceanCrisis #ClimateChange #SaveOurSeas #MarineLife #EnvironmentalAwareness #PlanetEarth #BluePlanet
https://juskosave.blogspot.com/2026/05/oceans-on-brink-dying-blue-heart-of.html -
#Oceans on the brink: The dying blue #heart of the #planet
The ocean, Earth’s blue heart, is dying from #warming, #pollution, and #overfishing.
#OceanCrisis #ClimateChange #SaveOurSeas #MarineLife #EnvironmentalAwareness #PlanetEarth #BluePlanet
https://juskosave.blogspot.com/2026/05/oceans-on-brink-dying-blue-heart-of.html -
#Oceans on the brink: The dying blue #heart of the #planet
The ocean, Earth’s blue heart, is dying from #warming, #pollution, and #overfishing.
#OceanCrisis #ClimateChange #SaveOurSeas #MarineLife #EnvironmentalAwareness #PlanetEarth #BluePlanet
https://juskosave.blogspot.com/2026/05/oceans-on-brink-dying-blue-heart-of.html -
From Gold Rush to Green Rush
The environmental consequences of cannabis cultivation* "Professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing."
“The real gold is not gold, after all, but the land itself”
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023) >>
https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/100/1/140/407075/Settler-Cannabis-From-Gold-Rush-to-Green-Rush-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext* Reed "connects California cannabis production to the violence and dispossession of Indigenous land and people."
"Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands."
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/doi/10.1515/9780295751573/html#cannabis #extractivism #agriculture #logging #overfishing #BackToTheLand #counterculture #GreenIdyll #SettlerSociety #GoldRush #GreenRush #CannabisIndustry #water #pollution #disposession #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples
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From Gold Rush to Green Rush
The environmental consequences of cannabis cultivation* "Professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing."
“The real gold is not gold, after all, but the land itself”
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023) >>
https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/100/1/140/407075/Settler-Cannabis-From-Gold-Rush-to-Green-Rush-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext* Reed "connects California cannabis production to the violence and dispossession of Indigenous land and people."
"Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands."
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/doi/10.1515/9780295751573/html#cannabis #extractivism #agriculture #logging #overfishing #BackToTheLand #counterculture #GreenIdyll #SettlerSociety #GoldRush #GreenRush #CannabisIndustry #water #pollution #disposession #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples
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From Gold Rush to Green Rush
The environmental consequences of cannabis cultivation* "Professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing."
“The real gold is not gold, after all, but the land itself”
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023) >>
https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/100/1/140/407075/Settler-Cannabis-From-Gold-Rush-to-Green-Rush-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext* Reed "connects California cannabis production to the violence and dispossession of Indigenous land and people."
"Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands."
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/doi/10.1515/9780295751573/html#cannabis #extractivism #agriculture #logging #overfishing #BackToTheLand #counterculture #GreenIdyll #SettlerSociety #GoldRush #GreenRush #CannabisIndustry #water #pollution #disposession #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples
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From Gold Rush to Green Rush
The environmental consequences of cannabis cultivation* "Professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing."
“The real gold is not gold, after all, but the land itself”
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023) >>
https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/100/1/140/407075/Settler-Cannabis-From-Gold-Rush-to-Green-Rush-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext* Reed "connects California cannabis production to the violence and dispossession of Indigenous land and people."
"Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands."
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/doi/10.1515/9780295751573/html#cannabis #extractivism #agriculture #logging #overfishing #BackToTheLand #counterculture #GreenIdyll #SettlerSociety #GoldRush #GreenRush #CannabisIndustry #water #pollution #disposession #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples
Image: Country idyll with river -
From Gold Rush to Green Rush
The environmental consequences of cannabis cultivation* "Professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing."
“The real gold is not gold, after all, but the land itself”
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023) >>
https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/100/1/140/407075/Settler-Cannabis-From-Gold-Rush-to-Green-Rush-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext* Reed "connects California cannabis production to the violence and dispossession of Indigenous land and people."
"Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands."
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/doi/10.1515/9780295751573/html#cannabis #extractivism #agriculture #logging #overfishing #BackToTheLand #counterculture #GreenIdyll #SettlerSociety #GoldRush #GreenRush #CannabisIndustry #water #pollution #disposession #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples
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How a Gold Rush for Krill Dietary Supplements Is Killing Antarctica https://GreekReporter.com https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/19/how-gold-rush-krill-oil-dietary-supplements-is-killing-antarctica/ 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Antarctica #Overfishing
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/190660/ Ghana’s First Marine Protected Area: A Milestone for Fisheries and Ecosystems – News and Statistics #EmeliaArthur #EnvironmentalJusticeFoundation #FishConservation #Ghana #GhanaMarineProtectedArea #GreaterCapeThreePoints #JaneNaanaOpokuAgyemang #overfishing #SustainableFisheries
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Environmental group sues feds over Alaskan fur seals https://www.courthousenews.com/environmental-group-sues-feds-over-alaskan-fur-seals/ 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #Overfishing
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A Fifth of Global Seafood Is Mislabeled: How to Combat Fish Fraud
#SeafoodFraud #FoodFraud #FAO #FoodSafety #Health #Sustainability #IllegalFishing #IUUFishing #MarineLife #Biodiversity #ConsumerRights #SupplyChain #Traceability #GlobalTrade #Overfishing
https://the-14.com/a-fifth-of-global-seafood-is-mislabeled-how-to-combat-fish-fraud/ -
A Fifth of Global Seafood Is Mislabeled: How to Combat Fish Fraud
#SeafoodFraud #FoodFraud #FAO #FoodSafety #Health #Sustainability #IllegalFishing #IUUFishing #MarineLife #Biodiversity #ConsumerRights #SupplyChain #Traceability #GlobalTrade #Overfishing
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A Fifth of Global Seafood Is Mislabeled: How to Combat Fish Fraud
#SeafoodFraud #FoodFraud #FAO #FoodSafety #Health #Sustainability #IllegalFishing #IUUFishing #MarineLife #Biodiversity #ConsumerRights #SupplyChain #Traceability #GlobalTrade #Overfishing
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A Fifth of Global Seafood Is Mislabeled: How to Combat Fish Fraud
#SeafoodFraud #FoodFraud #FAO #FoodSafety #Health #Sustainability #IllegalFishing #IUUFishing #MarineLife #Biodiversity #ConsumerRights #SupplyChain #Traceability #GlobalTrade #Overfishing
https://the-14.com/a-fifth-of-global-seafood-is-mislabeled-how-to-combat-fish-fraud/ -
A Fifth of Global Seafood Is Mislabeled: How to Combat Fish Fraud
#SeafoodFraud #FoodFraud #FAO #FoodSafety #Health #Sustainability #IllegalFishing #IUUFishing #MarineLife #Biodiversity #ConsumerRights #SupplyChain #Traceability #GlobalTrade #Overfishing
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EU ups mackerel quotas to match UK despite overfishing concerns | Billings News
The EU upped the amount of mackerel that can be fished out of the North Atlantic Monday, sidestepping…
#Europe #EU #afp #EuropeanUnion #fish #fishandhumans #fisheriesscience #fishing #fishingindustry #mackerel #marinebiology #overfishing #tncen
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EU ups mackerel quotas to match UK despite overfishing concerns | National
The EU upped the amount of mackerel that can be fished out of the North Atlantic Monday, sidestepping…
#Europe #EU #afp #EuropeanUnion #fish #fishandhumans #fisheriesscience #fishing #fishingindustry #internationalcouncilfortheexplorationofthesea #mackerel #marinebiology #naturalresources #overfishing #primarysectoroftheeconomy
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EU ups mackerel quotas to match UK despite overfishing concerns
The EU upped the amount of mackerel that can be fished out of the North Atlantic Monday, sidestepping…
#Europe #EU #Atlanticmackerel #EuropeanUnion #NorthAtlantic #overfishing
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Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/26/antarctic-whales-comeback-threatened-industrial-krill-fishing-southern-ocean 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Overfishing
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@theguardian_us_environment "The goal of Sea Shepherd’s latest campaign is to stop all krill fishing in the Antarctic... the industry’s expansion is outpacing the time needed to gather information to assess consequences of the trade... risks irreversible damage."
#PrecautionaryPrinciple #overfishing #krill #Antarctic #ocean #fisheries
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@theguardian_us_environment "The goal of Sea Shepherd’s latest campaign is to stop all krill fishing in the Antarctic... the industry’s expansion is outpacing the time needed to gather information to assess consequences of the trade... risks irreversible damage."
#PrecautionaryPrinciple #overfishing #krill #Antarctic #ocean #fisheries
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@theguardian_us_environment "The goal of Sea Shepherd’s latest campaign is to stop all krill fishing in the Antarctic... the industry’s expansion is outpacing the time needed to gather information to assess consequences of the trade... risks irreversible damage."
#PrecautionaryPrinciple #overfishing #krill #Antarctic #ocean #fisheries
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#FoodChains in #Caribbean #coralreefs are getting shorter
#Fish on modern #coral reefs may face more competition for resources than 7,000 years ago.
Habitat loss and #overfishing push species to compete for fewer resources and repositioned some fish within ecosystem’s #foodchain. Findings suggest fish could be less able to adapt if food sources suddenly become scarce, perhaps making reefs even more vulnerable in an already changing environment.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coral-reef-food-chain-caribbean
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#FoodChains in #Caribbean #coralreefs are getting shorter
#Fish on modern #coral reefs may face more competition for resources than 7,000 years ago.
Habitat loss and #overfishing push species to compete for fewer resources and repositioned some fish within ecosystem’s #foodchain. Findings suggest fish could be less able to adapt if food sources suddenly become scarce, perhaps making reefs even more vulnerable in an already changing environment.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coral-reef-food-chain-caribbean
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#HorseshoeCrab follow-up: So little progress since I last checked maybe ten years ago... 🙁
Background: #HorseshoeCrabs (HSCs) are ancient (450 million years or more). They have a very early version of #ImmuneSystem that depends on something called "Limulus amebocyte lysate" or LAL to detect bacterial toxins and "clump" together to neutralize those bacteria/toxins.
This is scientifically very interesting in terms of evolution, etc....
https://daily.jstor.org/the-horseshoe-crab-same-as-it-ever-was/
Some bright scientist figured out that LAL could be used to detect contamination of vaccines and related medical stuff. Since that discovery HSCs have been commercially "milked" (actually more like a blood donation) to produce LAL for the pharmaceutical industry. [Before that they killed thousands of rabbits for this purpose. LAL was an improvement, and necessary, but read on for why it is no longer acceptable!]
Abstract: "Horseshoe crabs have been integral to the safe production of #vaccines and injectable medications for the past 40 years. The bleeding of live horseshoe crabs, a process that leaves thousands dead annually, is an 👉 ecologically unsustainable practice👈 for all four species of horseshoe crab and the shorebirds that rely on their eggs as a primary food source during spring migration. Populations of both horseshoe crabs and shorebirds are in decline. This study confirms the efficacy of recombinant Factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative that eliminates the need for animal products in #endotoxin detection. Furthermore, our findings confirm that the biomedical industry can achieve a 90% reduction in the use of reagents derived from horseshoe crabs by using the synthetic alternative for the testing of water and other common materials used in the manufacturing process. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to significantly contribute to the conservation of horseshoe crabs and the birds that depend on them."
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006607
Bottom Line: There is an approved alternative to LAL called recombinant Factor C (rFC) out there, but Pharma mostly still relies on milking HSCs. 👎
Now in 2026: "A lawsuit is filed to protect ancient horseshoe crabs"...
This is basically an #OverFishing story with a rather odd and spiny subject. Even if they aren't warm and fuzzy we need to stand up for these magnificent creatures, and the ecological webs that depend on them!
https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-01-06/lawsuit-filed-protect-ancient-horseshoe-crabs
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#HorseshoeCrab follow-up: So little progress since I last checked maybe ten years ago... 🙁
Background: #HorseshoeCrabs (HSCs) are ancient (450 million years or more). They have a very early version of #ImmuneSystem that depends on something called "Limulus amebocyte lysate" or LAL to detect bacterial toxins and "clump" together to neutralize those bacteria/toxins.
This is scientifically very interesting in terms of evolution, etc....
https://daily.jstor.org/the-horseshoe-crab-same-as-it-ever-was/
Some bright scientist figured out that LAL could be used to detect contamination of vaccines and related medical stuff. Since that discovery HSCs have been commercially "milked" (actually more like a blood donation) to produce LAL for the pharmaceutical industry. [Before that they killed thousands of rabbits for this purpose. LAL was an improvement, and necessary, but read on for why it is no longer acceptable!]
Abstract: "Horseshoe crabs have been integral to the safe production of #vaccines and injectable medications for the past 40 years. The bleeding of live horseshoe crabs, a process that leaves thousands dead annually, is an 👉 ecologically unsustainable practice👈 for all four species of horseshoe crab and the shorebirds that rely on their eggs as a primary food source during spring migration. Populations of both horseshoe crabs and shorebirds are in decline. This study confirms the efficacy of recombinant Factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative that eliminates the need for animal products in #endotoxin detection. Furthermore, our findings confirm that the biomedical industry can achieve a 90% reduction in the use of reagents derived from horseshoe crabs by using the synthetic alternative for the testing of water and other common materials used in the manufacturing process. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to significantly contribute to the conservation of horseshoe crabs and the birds that depend on them."
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006607
Bottom Line: There is an approved alternative to LAL called recombinant Factor C (rFC) out there, but Pharma mostly still relies on milking HSCs. 👎
Now in 2026: "A lawsuit is filed to protect ancient horseshoe crabs"...
This is basically an #OverFishing story with a rather odd and spiny subject. Even if they aren't warm and fuzzy we need to stand up for these magnificent creatures, and the ecological webs that depend on them!
https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-01-06/lawsuit-filed-protect-ancient-horseshoe-crabs
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#HorseshoeCrab follow-up: So little progress since I last checked maybe ten years ago... 🙁
Background: #HorseshoeCrabs (HSCs) are ancient (450 million years or more). They have a very early version of #ImmuneSystem that depends on something called "Limulus amebocyte lysate" or LAL to detect bacterial toxins and "clump" together to neutralize those bacteria/toxins.
This is scientifically very interesting in terms of evolution, etc....
https://daily.jstor.org/the-horseshoe-crab-same-as-it-ever-was/
Some bright scientist figured out that LAL could be used to detect contamination of vaccines and related medical stuff. Since that discovery HSCs have been commercially "milked" (actually more like a blood donation) to produce LAL for the pharmaceutical industry. [Before that they killed thousands of rabbits for this purpose. LAL was an improvement, and necessary, but read on for why it is no longer acceptable!]
Abstract: "Horseshoe crabs have been integral to the safe production of #vaccines and injectable medications for the past 40 years. The bleeding of live horseshoe crabs, a process that leaves thousands dead annually, is an 👉 ecologically unsustainable practice👈 for all four species of horseshoe crab and the shorebirds that rely on their eggs as a primary food source during spring migration. Populations of both horseshoe crabs and shorebirds are in decline. This study confirms the efficacy of recombinant Factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative that eliminates the need for animal products in #endotoxin detection. Furthermore, our findings confirm that the biomedical industry can achieve a 90% reduction in the use of reagents derived from horseshoe crabs by using the synthetic alternative for the testing of water and other common materials used in the manufacturing process. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to significantly contribute to the conservation of horseshoe crabs and the birds that depend on them."
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006607
Bottom Line: There is an approved alternative to LAL called recombinant Factor C (rFC) out there, but Pharma mostly still relies on milking HSCs. 👎
Now in 2026: "A lawsuit is filed to protect ancient horseshoe crabs"...
This is basically an #OverFishing story with a rather odd and spiny subject. Even if they aren't warm and fuzzy we need to stand up for these magnificent creatures, and the ecological webs that depend on them!
https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-01-06/lawsuit-filed-protect-ancient-horseshoe-crabs
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#HorseshoeCrab follow-up: So little progress since I last checked maybe ten years ago... 🙁
Background: #HorseshoeCrabs (HSCs) are ancient (450 million years or more). They have a very early version of #ImmuneSystem that depends on something called "Limulus amebocyte lysate" or LAL to detect bacterial toxins and "clump" together to neutralize those bacteria/toxins.
This is scientifically very interesting in terms of evolution, etc....
https://daily.jstor.org/the-horseshoe-crab-same-as-it-ever-was/
Some bright scientist figured out that LAL could be used to detect contamination of vaccines and related medical stuff. Since that discovery HSCs have been commercially "milked" (actually more like a blood donation) to produce LAL for the pharmaceutical industry. [Before that they killed thousands of rabbits for this purpose. LAL was an improvement, and necessary, but read on for why it is no longer acceptable!]
Abstract: "Horseshoe crabs have been integral to the safe production of #vaccines and injectable medications for the past 40 years. The bleeding of live horseshoe crabs, a process that leaves thousands dead annually, is an 👉 ecologically unsustainable practice👈 for all four species of horseshoe crab and the shorebirds that rely on their eggs as a primary food source during spring migration. Populations of both horseshoe crabs and shorebirds are in decline. This study confirms the efficacy of recombinant Factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative that eliminates the need for animal products in #endotoxin detection. Furthermore, our findings confirm that the biomedical industry can achieve a 90% reduction in the use of reagents derived from horseshoe crabs by using the synthetic alternative for the testing of water and other common materials used in the manufacturing process. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to significantly contribute to the conservation of horseshoe crabs and the birds that depend on them."
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006607
Bottom Line: There is an approved alternative to LAL called recombinant Factor C (rFC) out there, but Pharma mostly still relies on milking HSCs. 👎
Now in 2026: "A lawsuit is filed to protect ancient horseshoe crabs"...
This is basically an #OverFishing story with a rather odd and spiny subject. Even if they aren't warm and fuzzy we need to stand up for these magnificent creatures, and the ecological webs that depend on them!
https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-01-06/lawsuit-filed-protect-ancient-horseshoe-crabs
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#HorseshoeCrab follow-up: So little progress since I last checked maybe ten years ago... 🙁
Background: #HorseshoeCrabs (HSCs) are ancient (450 million years or more). They have a very early version of #ImmuneSystem that depends on something called "Limulus amebocyte lysate" or LAL to detect bacterial toxins and "clump" together to neutralize those bacteria/toxins.
This is scientifically very interesting in terms of evolution, etc....
https://daily.jstor.org/the-horseshoe-crab-same-as-it-ever-was/
Some bright scientist figured out that LAL could be used to detect contamination of vaccines and related medical stuff. Since that discovery HSCs have been commercially "milked" (actually more like a blood donation) to produce LAL for the pharmaceutical industry. [Before that they killed thousands of rabbits for this purpose. LAL was an improvement, and necessary, but read on for why it is no longer acceptable!]
Abstract: "Horseshoe crabs have been integral to the safe production of #vaccines and injectable medications for the past 40 years. The bleeding of live horseshoe crabs, a process that leaves thousands dead annually, is an 👉 ecologically unsustainable practice👈 for all four species of horseshoe crab and the shorebirds that rely on their eggs as a primary food source during spring migration. Populations of both horseshoe crabs and shorebirds are in decline. This study confirms the efficacy of recombinant Factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative that eliminates the need for animal products in #endotoxin detection. Furthermore, our findings confirm that the biomedical industry can achieve a 90% reduction in the use of reagents derived from horseshoe crabs by using the synthetic alternative for the testing of water and other common materials used in the manufacturing process. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to significantly contribute to the conservation of horseshoe crabs and the birds that depend on them."
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006607
Bottom Line: There is an approved alternative to LAL called recombinant Factor C (rFC) out there, but Pharma mostly still relies on milking HSCs. 👎
Now in 2026: "A lawsuit is filed to protect ancient horseshoe crabs"...
This is basically an #OverFishing story with a rather odd and spiny subject. Even if they aren't warm and fuzzy we need to stand up for these magnificent creatures, and the ecological webs that depend on them!
https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-01-06/lawsuit-filed-protect-ancient-horseshoe-crabs
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60,000 African #penguins starved to #death after #sardine numbers collapsed – #study
source: https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/60000-african-penguins-starved-to-death-after-sardine-numbers-collapsed-study/More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the #climate #crisis and #overfishing were driving declines.
#news #africa #penguine #animal #fish #hunger #problem #economy #fail #omg #wtf #ethics #extinction #nature #environment #sea #ocean #earth -
What news do you hear about the ocean?
Media tends to highlight negative aspects such as #pollution, #overfishing, #biodiversity loss, #climatechange impacts, etc.
This makes society pessimistic about the future of the #ocean
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🚨 Mackerel under pressure 🚨
🇮🇪 Ireland is pushing the EU to act as third countries fish mackerel at unsustainable levels in the North East Atlantic.
Urgent talks. Calls for action. Support for fishers on the table.👉 Read more 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ywxtt93j
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#mackerel #fisheries #EU #AgriFish #NorthEastAtlantic #pelagic #overfishing #FishBreak -
🐟💥 When the herring disappeared, everything changed.
From boom to collapse.
From full nets to empty seas.🇳🇴 🇮🇸 🇫🇴 🇷🇺 Coastal communities paid the price — and the sea sent a clear warning.
🎙️ New podcast out now.
👉 Read more / listen here 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/herring-collapse#FishBreak #Herring #Fisheries #Overfishing #MarineScience #NordicFisheries #Sustainability #Ocean #Podcast 🎧
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🐟 Mackerel crisis: not overfishing alone
New data challenges the mackerel story.
Weak recruitment over many years is the main cause of decline, says the Norwegian Pelagic Association (Pelagisk Forening) 🇳🇴.Historic stock estimates were also too low.
👉 Read more about what’s really behind the mackerel crisis 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ey_UXzuW
#Mackerel #Fisheries #Pelagic #Overfishing #ICES #FishStocks #Seafood #NordicFisheries #FishBreak
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The ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem
"...The high seas were like the "wild west" because no single country had ownership or responsibility over them...You could do do whatever you want out there."
"The high seas face mounting threats from destructive fishing practices, shipping, plastic pollution, overfishing and potential deep sea mining, all compounded by climate change."
"The world's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans and marine life takes effect. The High Seas Treaty or Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) Agreement, will govern about two-thirds of the planet's oceans including vast areas beyond any country's borders...Currently, only about 1 per cent of these international waters are protected."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/high-seas-treaty-marine-protection-in-effect/106241974
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All you need to know as the ‘historic’ High Seas Treaty comes into force.
The highly anticipated High Seas Treaty has come into force today, marking a “historic milestone” for global ocean conservation.
The treaty signals a “new era of global ocean governance”, but experts warn that it will not stop irreversible damage.
#Oceans #Seas #UN #ClimateChange #Conservation #Mining #HighSeas #Overfishing #Environment
