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Marine life

Our oceans are teeming with life.

But such life is also facing pressures: global warming, pollution, overextraction of resources. Here, an automatic compilation of DW content on marine life.

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Living Planet: Kenya's sand mining boom 18.07.2019

East Africa's population is on the rise. It’s expected to nearly double in the next three decades, growing to 870 million. With more people, comes the need for more homes, roads, shops — essentially, more of everything. As the construction industry booms in East Africa, so does the demand for building materials. This is placing a heavy burden on one of the earth's most ubiquitous resources: sand.

Climate change and overfishing threaten Lake Malawi 17.07.2019

One of the Great Lakes of Africa, Lake Malawi covers almost one third of the area of the entire country of the same name. It has long since been a major food source for the region. But for years, fish stocks have been dwindling and now climate change is playing its part in further damaging livelihoods in this impoverished country.

Stage #4: A Crucial Current for Global Climate 12.07.2019

The Humboldt Current along the Pacific coast of South America is a giant marine ecosystem. The upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water made famous by Humboldt is a lifeline for fish. It also impacts global weather and is highly sensitive to climate change.

Stage #5: Biodiversity on the Orinoco 12.07.2019

More than 200 years ago, Alexander von Humboldt explored 2,500 kilometers of the Orinoco river system. The species-rich wilderness thrilled the German naturalist. Today a biologist is struggling to preserve the area's threatened biodiversity.
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Male or female - is our sex always clearly defined? 11.07.2019

Researchers found that more than 500 fish species can change their sex. Even for humans, sex is not always as clearly defined as we think.

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DW Business Asia 10.07.2019

China factory gate prices stagnate - Monaco chooses Huawei for 5G infrastructure - Besides harpooning, Japan discovers whale watching

The Japanese are developing a taste for whale watching 09.07.2019

Japan is currently the object of criticism for its decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling. At the same time, the whale watching business is beginning to gain traction around the island of Hokkaido.
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DW Business - Europe & America 01.07.2019

Production Cuts: OPEC and allies to maintain oil production cuts - Japan Whale Hunt: Japanese boats set sail on commercial whale hunt - Paris Diesel Ban: Paris bans old diesel cars to improve air quality

Japan resumes commercial whaling 01.07.2019

The first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades is underway in Japan, despite international outcry.
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DW Business - Europe 01.07.2019

Chinese Shares Surge - Japan Whale Hunt - Football Pay Gap
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DW Business - Europe & America 27.06.2019

Glyphosate Fightback: Bayer takes steps to deal with US legal troubles - 737 Max Problems: Airlines cancel more Boeing 737 MAX flights - Turtle Rescue: Malaysian customs siezes 5,000 smuggled turtles
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Living Planet: The turtle man 27.06.2019

Tomas Diagne has spent the past 25 years working to protect not only turtles, but their cousins the terrapin and the tortoise, which are collectively known as chelonians. His home in Senegal doubles as the African Chelonian Institute. Here they research, breed, and reintroduce turtles, tortoises, and terrapins into the wild.
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An appetite for dried seahorse in China could spell the marine animal's demise 26.06.2019

The international seahorse trade out of West Africa is booming. The animals are used in dried form in soups, teas and rice wine. But growing demand is putting these little fish at risk of extinction.

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DW Business - Europe & America 24.06.2019

Iran Sanctions: Fresh sanctions on Iran could be announced Monday - Daimler Profit Warning: Daimler issues third profit warning of the year - Whaling Uproar: Is there a market for whale meat in Japan?
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Whaling returns, but does Japan still have a taste for whale meat? 24.06.2019

Next month, Japan will resume the controversial practice of commercial whaling for the first time in more than 30 years - a move that has sparked widespread international condemnation. But it remains to be seen if it will increase the popularity of the expensive meat in the few fishing villages where it is still sold.
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DW Business - Asia 24.06.2019

Iran says new US sanctions will have 'no impact' - Merkel holds summit with top auto bosses - Is there a market for whale meat in Japan?
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