je.st
news
Finding Nemo getting tougher? Protection considered clownfish
2014-09-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Palm Beach Post: The orange clownfish -- the striped reef dweller made popular by the Disney cartoon character Nemo -- may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act because of ocean acidificiation and potential over-harvesting for the aquarium trade. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday that it will conduct a status review in response to a 2012 scientific petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, which cited the fishs popularity -- it is the fifth most popular fish imported...
Tags: considered
protection
finding
nemo
Category:Electronics and Electrical
Latest from this category |
All news |
||
|
|||