This video follows the more recent studies of how whales impact the overall health of the oceans.
Month: December 2014
Ocean Health Correlates to Planet Health
by Matthew Zumbo One Green Planet There are several things in our environment that we have to keep reminding ourselves are not precious to everyone. Despite a direct correlation to the future of life on our planet, people somehow fail… Read More ›
David Helvarg’s Top 10 Ocean Stories of 2014
Editor’s Note: While Neptune 911 is about the ocean’s cry for help, ocean activist, David Helvarg, found ten good news ocean stories in 2014, and posted them on Voices–Ocean Views. My Top Ten U.S. Ocean Stories of 2014 Posted by… Read More ›
Deep Sea Microplastic Fibers Concerns Researchers
The Natural History Museum reports: Deep-sea sediments are accumulating tiny fragments of plastic in surprisingly high concentrations, scientists have discovered. The accumulations represent a previously unknown repository of global plastic waste. Marine plastic debris in surface waters and coastal sediments… Read More ›
Seafood Piracy Impacts Sustainability Efforts
Americans eat more seafood than just about anyone else. Most of it is imported from abroad. And a lot of it — perhaps 25 percent of wild-caught seafood imports, according to fisheries experts — is illegally caught. The White House… Read More ›
Massive Oil Spill in the Niger Delta
“We can’t go fishing anymore. It has destroyed our fishing equipment,” Boma Macaulay, a fisherman from Bonny told Reuters, adding that it was the worst spill in at least five years.
Plastics: “Most Pervasive Pollutant in the Ocean”
Plastic is the most pervasive pollutant in the ocean today. But researchers have struggled to estimate just how much of the 6 billion tons of plastic that has been manufactured since the mid-20th century ultimately winds up in the ocean…. Read More ›
New Findings on Arabian Sea Humpback Whales
Editor’s Note: A December 29, 2014 update to this story is added at this story’s end. The Arabian Sea humpback whale may be the most isolated humpback population on the planet, keeping its home in the same place for tens… Read More ›
Researching Corals in Acidic Ocean
A key reef-building coral that can survive a more acidic ocean is giving scientists hope that the world’s reefs stand a chance against climate change. An international team of researchers has been using baby corals from the Great Barrier Reef… Read More ›
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