Elizabeth Claire Alberts

@ECAlberts

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Elizabeth Claire Alberts @ECAlberts Nov 7, 2022

What caused billions of snow crabs to disappear? While fisheries managers and biologists say climate change is to blame, some fishers and crab experts suggest that trawling bycatch and other fishing activity may have played a role.

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news.mongabay.com/2022/11/did-cl…

news.mongabay.com Did climate change really kill billions of snow crabs in Alaska? The disappearance of billions snow crabs from the Bering Sea has captivated the world’s attention since Alaska shut down the fishery for the first time in October 2022. But where exactly did these...

Elizabeth Claire Alberts @ECAlberts Nov 14, 2023

Sperm whale facts:
1: They have the largest brains in the animal kingdom.
2. They can dive 2,000 m.
3. Each sperm whale clan has its own dialect.

And now, Dominica is creating the world's first sperm whale reserve. Latest for @MongabayOrg
news.mongabay.com/2023/11/domini…

news.mongabay.com Dominica set to open world’s first reserve centered around sperm whales The world’s first marine reserve for sperm whales is set to open in the waters off the coast of Dominica, a tiny island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The reserve’s establishment is aimed at...

Elizabeth Claire Alberts @ECAlberts Nov 13, 2023

‘Very good progress’ but nothing firm as deep-sea mining rules are hashed out at the latest @ISBAHQ meetings. My latest for @MongabayOrg news.mongabay.com/2023/11/very-g…

news.mongabay.com ‘Very good progress’ but nothing firm as deep-sea mining rules are hashed out Commercial mining in the deep ocean is not yet a reality, but the possibility is on the horizon. Delegates of the U.N.-affiliated deep-sea mining regulator, the International Seabed Authority (ISA),...

Elizabeth Claire Alberts @ECAlberts Sep 28, 2023

I've been on a social media hiatus for a while now. Mostly because I've been disenchanted with the direction of Twitter...er, X. Wondering if I should start posting here again or focus on another platform.

Elizabeth Claire Alberts @ECAlberts Jul 26, 2023

At the @ISBAHQ, nations reached an agreement that will make it more difficult for deep-sea mining to start immediately in international waters, while not fully halting the industry's progress. @MongabayOrg news.mongabay.com/2023/07/deep-s…

news.mongabay.com Deep-sea mining rules delayed two more years; mining start remains unclear KINGSTON, Jamaica — On July 21, nations reached an agreement that will make it more difficult for deep-sea mining to start immediately in international waters, while not fully halting the industry’s...