Will the Stellers survive? Steller sea lions cannot compete with the industrial fishing vessels that are destroying their food source

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Steller sea lions are in danger of going extinct as one of their main sources of food, the Bering Sea pollock, is harvested by factory trawlers and other industrial vessels. Already, the Steller sea lion is considered endangered under the Endangered Species Act and its population continues to shrink. In some parts of Alaska, the number of Stellers has declined by 80% to 90% over the past three decades. Greenpeace, meanwhile, has sued the National Marine Fisheries Service to force it to protect the Steller sea lion.

Endangered species, Bering Sea

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Death of the oceans

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The Earth's oceans are dying. This was revealed by the increasing number of marine mammal deaths and other ecological imbalances. There is an increasing number of cases of coral bleaching and coral death and other related marine diseases due to chemical pollution, sewage disposal and overfishing. Nutrient pollution and global warming contribute to the ecological imbalance that threaten life in theseas. A new environmental bill is presented.

Laws, regulations and rules, Ocean, Oceans, Marine pollution, Marine mammals

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Death by bureaucracy

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has failed to stop the Steller sea lion population in Western Alaska from dwindling rapidly. The NMFS finally added the Steller to the Endangered Species Act on May 1, 1997 but has not set up any strategy to protect the sea lions. An investigation into the plight of the sea lion and the environmental impact of factory trawling is to be carried out.

Alaska, Environmental protection

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