By Erika Bolstad — McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 15, 2013 WASHINGTON — It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up… Read More ›
From Southern Maryland News Net Boaters and beachgoers are reminded to keep their eyes open for sea turtles and marine mammals while enjoying the outdoors this spring. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources asks anyone who sees a dead, visibly… Read More ›
From National Geographic, April 11, 2013 Editor’s Note: Most highlights by N911 staff The dead sea otters arrived at Melissa Miller’s Santa Cruz, California, lab with bright-yellow eyes and gums, their livers destroyed. One by one, Miller, a marine-wildlife veterinarian,… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: This post comes from Daily Post, Nigeria Online. The author, Abah John Abah, is a sailor/geologist and public interest commentator on energy and environment resides in Lagos, Nigeria. The Neptune911 editorial staff has highlighted portions of this… Read More ›
From Great Lake Echo Toxic chemicals clinging to plastics could cause health problems for fish and other organisms in the Great Lakes. They were discovered in samples from the first-ever Great Lakes plastic survey in Lake Erie, Lake Huron and… Read More ›
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids Just in from Yahoo News: Specially trained divers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the… Read More ›
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids Surfrider Foundation reports today that: Almost a year after a sperm whale washed ashore on Spain’s southern coast, marine biologists have confirmed that the animal died of starvation. Scientists discovered that… Read More ›
Editor’s note: The following comes from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA. The sea lions were entangled in monofilament fishing line. This can be prevented by proper disposal of fishing line. Visit our new blog for kids, Neptune 911… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: Recently I purchased an aroma therapy product “Sinus Help (TM),” which are inhalation beads that looked like wax. I discovered the wax to be plastic beads that will likely find their way into our waterways. Scrub products, as noted… Read More ›
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 ›
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