“I’m very worried about acidification. Some coral species will substitute for others, but if you lose table corals and tall branching corals, most of nooks and crannies – the hiding places for juvenile fish – will disappear. And it’ll directly affect humans being because fish stocks will be affected.”
Month: March 2014
Epileptic Seizures in Sea Lions
Sick and confused sea lions convulsing with seizures are being found in increasing numbers along the California coast, suffering from what Stanford University scientists say is a form of epilepsy similar to the kind that attacks humans. The culprit is a… Read More ›
Oceana Releases Shocking Report: “Wasted Catch” in the US
From Oceana, March 20, 2014 Today, Oceana released a new report exposing nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the United States. These nine fisheries combined throw away almost half of what they catch and are responsible for more than 50… Read More ›
Japanese Whaling Fleet Ends For the Season
From Environment News Service MELBOURNE, Australia, March 19, 2014 (ENS) – The Japanese whaling fleet has left the waters of the Antarctic Treaty Zone, ending whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary for this season, according to data from the… Read More ›
2010 BP Oil Disaster Still Impacting Louisiana Coastal Wetlands
By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Email the author | Follow on Twitter on March 19, 2014 at 6:06 PM, updated March 19, 2014 at 7:19 PM Insects living in wetland grasses along Louisiana’s coast oiled in the aftermath… Read More ›
Plastic Waste Returns Home on Kelp
What seemed like a landfill of plastic in kelp, catapulted me into photographic obsession (about 200 frames shot). I lost track of time while I stooped and bent my body to find the right way to capture this polyester moment. Eventually several curious people asked “ What are you photographing?”