Declining participation in recreational angling is­of­great­concern­to­fishery­managers­because­fishing­license­ sales are an important revenue source for protection of aquatic resources.­This­decline­is­ frequently­attributed,­ in­part,­ to­ increased­societal­reliance­on­electronics.­Internet­use­by­anglers­ is­ increasing­and­fishery­managers­may­use­ the­Internet­as­a­ unique­means­ to­ inc...

Human health and aquatic animal health are organically related at three distinct interfaces. Aquatic animals serve as important contributors to the nutritional protein, lipid, and vitamin requirements of humans; as carriers and transmitters of many infectious and parasitic diseases to which humans are susceptible; and as indicators of toxic and carcinogenic substances that they can convey, in s...

An Aquatic Habitability Index is proposed, based on Quantitative Habitability Theory, and considering a very general model for life. It is a primary habitability index, measuring habitability for phytoplankton in the first place. The index is applied to some case studies, such as the habitability changes in Earth due to environmental perturbations caused by asteroid impacts.

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