From the Marine Conservation Institute The 1st-ever quantitative, scientifically rigorous national ranking of states’ protection of their ocean waters, SeaStates: How Well Does Your State Protect Your Coastal Waters?, shows that most states and territories are failing to safeguard our… Read More ›
Month: May 2013
Top 10 Items Collected During Beach Cleanups
1. Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters: 2,117,931 2. Food Wrappers/Containers: 1,140,222 3. Plastic Beverage Bottles: 1,065,171 4. Plastic Bags: 1,019,902 5. Caps/Lids: 958,893 6. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons: 692,767 7. Straws/Stirrers: 611,048 8. Glass Beverage Bottles: 521,730 9. Beverage Cans: 339,875 10…. Read More ›
Wild Weather Plummets UK Beach Quality
Delight your young ocean lovers with a delightful video on Neptune 911 For Kids From Live Science As Memorial Day weekend sees people in the United States celebrating the opening of beach season, data from a European Environment Agency (EEA)… Read More ›
Fishing Gear Entrapments Leading Cause of Atlantic Whale Deaths
From Science Magazine by Paul Gabrielsen On Christmas Day 2010, an aerial team of wildlife spotters saw a whale in distress off the eastern coast of Florida. Her head, mouth, and fins were tangled in 132 meters of commercial fishing… Read More ›
Texas Lawmakers Decline Shark Finning Crack Down
From The Republic AUSTIN, Texas — A proposal to crack down on the slaughter of sharks for their fins has stalled in the last stages of the Texas Legislature. After encountering opposition on the floor of the Texas Senate… Read More ›
Whale Entanglement In Fishing Lines Deadly
Using a “patient monitoring” device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a whale’s diving and swimming behavior. The monitoring revealed how fishing gear hinders whales’ ability to eat… Read More ›
Surfrider Publishes Blue Water Task Force 2012 Report
May 20 2013 | Blue Water Task Force, by Mara Dias The Surfrider chapters, volunteers, teachers & students that make up the Blue Water Task Force supported by Emergen-C Blue®, undertook a massive water monitoring effort at their local beaches… Read More ›
New Brief Available: Ocean Hypoxia-‘Dead Zones’
Issue Brief: Ocean Hypoxia – ‘Dead Zones’ 15 May 2013 Summary During the last few decades, anthropogenic inputs of excess nutrients into the coastal environment, from agricultural activities and wastewater, have dramatically increased the occurrence of coastal eutrophication and hypoxia…. Read More ›
Whale & Turtle Entanglement-Free Aquafarm
From Cape Cod Online By Mary Ann Bragg mbragg@capecodonline.com May 18, 2013 PROVINCETOWN — A new 50-acre area in Cape Cod Bay off Provincetown and Truro could provide income for shellfish growers. But a popular, floating method for oyster… Read More ›
Ocean Activists Call For Calif. Central Coast Marine Sanctuary
By Andrew Christie, Director, Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club At the November 14, 2012, meeting of the California Coastal Commission in Santa Monica, with the final permit for PG&E’s potentially devastating high-energy offshore seismic survey hanging in the… Read More ›
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