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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.

Deutschland | Jungaale im Rhein ausgewildert

German customs agents release thousands of confiscated eels into the Rhine River 04.12.2018

Authorities discovered the glass eels in checked luggage bound for Vietnam at Frankfurt Airport in late November. A delicacy purported to increase virility in Asia, the protected fish can bring huge profits for sellers.
04.2015 DW Business Sendungslogo

DW Business – Europe & America 30.11.2018

Marriott Hack: 500m Marriott guest accounts hacked over 4 years – New Deal: China-US trade spat resolution high on G20 agenda
Neuseeland gestrandete Grindwale

Another 51 whales die in latest New Zealand mass stranding 30.11.2018

It is the fifth incident of this kind to happen in less than a week. Scientists believe the strandings were not linked, and say a variety of factors could have caused them.

Fish leather making a splash in Kenya's fashion scene 30.11.2018

Once upon a time, fishermen and women in Kenya would discard the skin of their catch. Now, thanks to an environmental initiative, they are making it into fish leather. The material is proving a big hit among fashion designers in the country.
Euromaxx Zackenbarsch

Oven-baked grouper 30.11.2018

Lisbon‘s Nunes Real Marisqueira restaurant is thought to be one of the best fish restaurants in Portugal. Head chef Manuel Costa specializes in traditional dishes such as "Garoupa no forno".

Dead sperm whale found packed with plastic in Indonesia 20.11.2018

A massive dead whale was discovered washed up on Kapota Island near Indonesia's Wakatobi National Park with over 6 kilograms (13 pounds) of plastic waste in its belly. When researchers opened the whale, they found everything from ropes to shoes in its stomach.

Indonesien gestrandeter Pottwal mit Plastik im Bauch

Plastic-filled sperm whale carcass washes ashore in Indonesia 20.11.2018

Indonesian authorities have discovered flip-flops, plastic bottles and cups in a dead sperm whale. Five Asian nations, including Indonesia, are considered the world's worst plastic polluters of the earth's oceans.
Deutschland Rekord Fischsülze auf Usedom, Heringsdorf

Jellied fish, anyone? North German town unveils world's largest portion 18.11.2018

A chef in the northern seaside town of Heringsdorf has created a 182-kilogram portion of jellied fish called Fischsülze. The German delicacy contains minced fish, vegetables and spices — all packed in gelatin.
North Carolina New Bern Hurrikan «Florence»

Living Planet: 3 degrees on 7 continents — part 2 01.11.2018

How will life on Earth change under 3-degree warming? We journey to one location on each of our planet's continents to discover the far-reaching consequences of climate change — and find out how communities are responding. On part 2: Hurricanes in North America, vanishing traditional ways of life in South America, and coral bleaching off the coast of Fiji.
Micronesia, Palau, Pacific Resort set back of beautiful white sand beach, shallow coral reef visible in lagoon

Palau plans sunscreen ban to save coral 01.11.2018

The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban "reef-toxic" sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first initiative to stop chemical pollution killing its famed corals.
Südsudan Rückkehr von Riek Machar

AfricaLink on Air - 31 October 2018 31.10.2018

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar returns to Juba +++ Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed addresses thousands of Ethiopians in Germany +++ China threatens to stop Kenya railway construction over fish import ban

Australien - Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef: "last-chance" tourists flock to world wonder as coral disappears 30.10.2018

Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef has endured two years of coral bleaching, with scientists warning of a looming catastrophe for the UNESCO protected site. Is it time to visit before the natural wonder is no more?
2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Marsel van Oosten, Niederlande

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 winners 19.10.2018

From icebergs to insects and hummingbirds to flying fish, the Wildlife Photographers of the Year captured marvelous moments of nature around the world. Their work highlights how precious wildlife is, say judges.
Planet Erde

Living Planet: Our changing climate 18.10.2018

When it comes to a world limit for global warming, 1.5 is the new 2 degrees. If temperatures continue to rise, we may lose our coral, food, alpine snow and beer, among many other things. We zoom in on these issues and ask how we can prevent huge lifestyle changes — and find out how technology can help us.

Tokyo opens new fish market, to replace historic Tsujiki 11.10.2018

The world's largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Thursday, after final auctions last week at the historic Tsukiji fish markets, one of the Japanese capital's top tourist attractions.
Japan Toyosu Fischmarkt in Tokio

Tokyo's new fish market opens on waterfront 11.10.2018

The shouts of a tuna buyers and sellers kicked off trading Thursday at Tokyo's new fish market, days after the world-famous Tsukiji market was shut down following 83 years in operation.

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