From BlueVoice.org Hardy Jones, April 26, 2012 An apocalyptic die-off of dolphins is occurring along the coastline of northern Peru. The reasons for the die-off are as yet unknown, though several culprits have emerged. During February of this year… Read More ›
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Seismic Testing Proposed for California’s Central Coast
Editor’s Note: Seismic Testing is known to harm marine mammals. Is it another trashing of the ocean’s or an essential tool to learn more about earthquake faulting and oil exploration? What is Seismic Testing? Following the news story by David… Read More ›
615 Dead Dolphins Reported on Peru Beach
Editor’s note…this post was updated 4/6/12. Scroll down for update UPDATED: 4/19/12: From BlueVoice.org: One of, perhaps the worst, die-offs of dolphins ever is occurring in Peru right now. BlueVoice Executive Director Hardy Jones joined Peruvian marine mammal specialist… Read More ›
Gulf Oil Spill is “A Tangled Web of Impact” 2-Years Later
Editor’s Note: Recent Updates on After Effects of BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Five articles follow. From Huffington Post: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After months of laboratory work, scientists say they can definitively finger oil from BP’s… Read More ›
A Visual Gift From Neptune911’s Team
Neptune 911 thanks all the folks stopping by and picking up new information about our seas. Here’s our seasonal wish for you all:
Taiji, Japan Conservationists & Dolphin Hunters Ends Badly
By JAY ALABASTER, Associated Press Jay Alabaster, Associated Press Tue Nov 2, 5:58 am ET TAIJI, Japan – An unprecedented meeting between conservationists and leaders of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in the Oscar-winning film “The Cove” ended in bitter disagreement Tuesday. The carefully organized… Read More ›
Rediscovery of the Snubfin Dolphin in Papua New Guinea
… I would be searching for one of the least known dolphins in the world. The snubfin dolphin, today known to science as Orcaella heinsohni, is only eight-feet long from its blunt snout to its flukes.
DDT & PCBs Killing Near Extinct Dolphins
WWF reports that pesticides like DDT and contaminats like PCBs are killing the near extinct Irrawaddy Dolphin.