At least 8,000 great white sharks roam the waters off Australia, according to research released Friday that is likely to renew debate about balancing conservation efforts with mitigating attacks. Great white sharks have been a protected species in Australia since 1999, when signs emerged of a long-term decline in their population Great whites have been a protected species in Australia since 1999, when signs emerged of a long-term decline in their population in waters around the continent. But an increase in attacks on surfers and swimmers has prompted some Australian states to push for the culling of the apex predator despite their protected status.Researchers have struggled to get an accurate census of adult great whites as they are few in number and difficult to track. Previous sources of figures such as historical catch data were also patchy.But using groundbreaking genetic and statistical analysis of juvenile sharks, scientists from Australia and New Zealand led by national … [Read more...] about At least 8,000 great white sharks off Australia coast: researchers
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Research deformation of Hoi An Ancient Town relic
Research deformation of Hoi An Ancient Town relic City People's Committee of Hoi An was approved research project " Deformation relic in Hoi An Ancient town relic- Status and Solution" wich cost more than 390 million VND. By applying the applying research scientific method, in two years, Manage preserve cultural heritage of Hoi An Center will conduct describe, collect, assemble of data about status of the relics, statistics, classify about the deformations of architecture relic in Ancient town area…Thenceforth, determine cause and build solution system to limit deformation of the relics in the Ancient town area. … [Read more...] about Research deformation of Hoi An Ancient Town relic
Support $12,000 to implement the project of catching tuna statistics
Western and Central Pacific of Fisheries Committee (WCPFC) has approved to support the initial investment cost of $12,000 for the Information Center of Vietnam's fisheries (central board of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) to implement the project of catching tuna statistics in 2012. Illustration photo: M.NGUYET The project is to orientate the information and data collection to improve input information for legitimate planning, developing catching tuna, as a response to the international integration requirements of WCPFC. According to the research by Fisheries Research Institute (period 2000-2009), the resource deposit of striped tuna in Vietnam is estimated at 800,000 tons, yellow fin tuna at around 45,000 tonnes; big-eyed tuna about … [Read more...] about Support $12,000 to implement the project of catching tuna statistics
Science, technology research key to GDP growth
Science, technology research key to GDP growth (12-07-2008) Deputy chairman of the National Assembly's science and technology committee Nguyen Dang Vang talks to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economics Times) about the value of scientific research for Viet Nam. How has the country benefited from investment in science research in recent years? It usually takes on average about eight or nine years for a science research project's results to be applied in production, and each project often lasts at least three years. Under the country's current situation, it takes seven years to apply the results of a research project to production from the time the project begins. Thus, if we want to estimate how technology and science research contributed to the country's economic growth in 2007, we have to base our estimate on investments in applied research in 2000. In 2000, the country poured nearly VND2.2 trillion (US$132 million) into developing science and technology, while its gross … [Read more...] about Science, technology research key to GDP growth
New calculation method forecasts more moderate CPI
Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Van Ta said at the regular Government meeting late last week that the new calculation method has lowered the consumer price index (CPI) from 9.45% to 7.92%. The General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced that the CPI increase for the 11 months of this year was 9.45%, worrying many that Vietnam may see a two digit number this year. However, Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Van Ta, unveiled a surprising, 7.92% so far this year. Mr Ta said that the current CPI calculation method, which compares the current CPI of every month to the CPI of the previous December, does not correlate with international methods. He said the Ministry of Finance has repeatedly requested a more accurate system to more exactly reflect the health of the national economy. According to Nguyen Duc Thang, Deputy Director of Trade, Services and Prices under the GSO, up to now, the GSO calculated CPI by comparing four time periods: their decided upon original year (2005), the same period … [Read more...] about New calculation method forecasts more moderate CPI