BANNING IS NOT ENOUGH: THE COMPLEXITIES OF OCEANIC SHARK MANAGEMENT BY TUNA REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Banning is not enough: The complexities of oceanic shark management by tuna regional fisheries management organizations

Recently, declining populations of several pelagic shark species have led to global conservation concerns surrounding this group.As a result, a series of species-specific banning measures have been implemented by Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) in charge of tuna fisheries, which include retention bans, finning bans and trading ban

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Actinorhizal Alder Phytostabilization Alters Microbial Community Dynamics in Gold Mine Waste Rock from Northern Quebec: A Greenhouse Study.

Phytotechnologies are rapidly replacing conventional ex-situ remediation techniques as they have the added benefit of restoring aesthetic value, important in the reclamation of mine sites.Alders are pioneer species that can tolerate and proliferate in nutrient-poor, contaminated environments, largely due to symbiotic root associations with the N2-f

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Poverty and self-regulation: Connecting psychosocial processes, neurobiology, and the risk for psychopathology

In the United States, over 40% of youth under the age of 18 live at or near the federal poverty line.Several decades of research have established clear links between exposure to child poverty and the development of psychopathology, yet the mechanisms that convey this risk remain unclear.We review research in developmental science and other allied e

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