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 ›
Climate Change
World’s Fish Migrating to Cooler Waters
William Cheung, Daniel Pauly and their colleagues at the University of British Columbia looked at 52 distinct marine ecosystems that cover most of the world’s coastal and shelf areas. Even after accounting for the impact of fishing and wide variations in the oceans that cover 71 percent of the planet, water temperatures rose steadily each decade between 1970 and 2006.
A Wave of Change with Climate Change
Editor’s Note: We found this report interesting after listening to the April 27, 2013 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium 2013 where Dr. Curt Storlazzi of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, US Geological Survey, presented, “Waves in… Read More ›
Blue Vision Summit Registration Still Open
Registration is now open for the Blue Vision Summit in Washington DC on May 13-15. Hosted by the Blue Frontier Campaign, the Summit brings together ocean activists from around the country to discuss ways to advance ocean and coastal conservation. The… Read More ›
Where’s All The Heat? Sinking Into the Oceans.
News from USA Today, April 11, 2013 The temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere has been essentially the same for the past decade or so, providing ammunition for skeptics of human-caused climate change. (This despite the fact that of the nine… Read More ›
Exposed Underwater Methane Fields Concern Researchers
This NPR Report is worth the time to read. Judging by the number of hits on Neptune 911’s earlier reports on methane and our oceans, we believe our readers will find this both concerning and fascinating. The bold facing is… Read More ›
Less Arctic Ice Threatens Two Ice Seal Species
We have a new blog for the young children in your life: Neptune 911 For Kids. This fun blog features stories about ocean-hero kids, marine mammals, ways to save the ocean, and pages about the unique and weird creatures one… Read More ›
Climate Change Impacts Gray Whale Sustainability Concern
Editor’s Commentary: Several years back I attended a local informational event about the gray whale presented by NOAA’s Dr. Wayne Perryman. Prior to this informational event, Sue Arnold, CEO of the California Gray Whale Coalition (CGWC), was in the same… Read More ›
Ocean Acidification Dissolving Marine Snail Shells
From Reuters, Published: November 26 The shells of some marine snails are dissolving as the seas around Antarctica become more acidic, threatening the food chain, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Oceans soak up about a quarter… Read More ›
When the Methane Blows, What’s Next?
Alanna Mitchell covered this subject in her 2009 book, Seasick: “…methane hydrate molecules, when cold, are like geodesic domes, stable structures that remain in the ocean’s deeps…If the molecules are shaken up or warmed, the bonds break and bubbles of… Read More ›
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