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Over 600 seals rescued off the coast of the UK in the past 10 years

Envirotec Magazine

Once rescued, the seals need feeding every few hours, with new pups needing to be taught how to catch and eat fish for themselves, so they can safely be returned to the wild. Once released back into the wild, we tag all our seals so we can keep track of their integration back into the sea, it’s fascinating to see how far they travel.”

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REDEEMing pumping stations for eels

Envirotec Magazine

Environmental DNA: HIFI is optimising molecular techniques that detect DNA left behind in river water by resident fish. Researchers at the HIFI have formed the REDEEM project in collaboration with the Environment Agency , the industry group ADA and various IDBs to REsearch and Develop fish and Eel Entrainment Mitigation at pumping stations.

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Campaigners Demand Court Shuts Down Ecuador’s Oil Pipelines After Spill

DeSmogBlog

Around 27,000 Indigenous people already isolated by COVID -19 were left with little or no access to freshwater and fishing after more than 15,000 barrels of crude oil gushed into the Rivers Coca and Napa and downriver to Peru. Tags: Petroecuador Amazon Frontlines

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Unique monitoring project will study the seas around Ireland and Western Scotland

Envirotec Magazine

A unique marine research project led by sustainability group Loughs Agency is underway to study the seas around Ireland and Western Scotland with the deployment of ‘Europe’s largest fish counter’. Sharon McMahon, Loughs Agency CEO, said the deployment of the fish counter marked a major achievement for the SeaMonitor project.

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How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling

Envirotec Magazine

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. A second major cause of the problem is losses in the distribution and retail chain. New FlexICs from PragmatIC.

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How much dam water is needed for fish and energy?

Envirotec Magazine

Research into water flow and fish passage through dams in the US suggests new options for meeting energy and environmental needs, writes Alexandra Freibott for the US Dept of Energy and Pacific Northwest Laboratory. Hydropower dams provide reliable renewable energy, but they also have a direct impact on the environment, especially fish.

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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Utilizes Planet Data to Monitor Endangered Species Populations and Their Critical Habitat

Planet Pulse

Fish and Wildlife Service have conducted formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act to assess the potential impacts to threatened and endangered species. Fish and Wildlife Service to the USACE. For more than 20 years, the USACE and U.