Thousands of shipping containers are lost from cargo vessels each year. Many of these containers eventually sink to the deep seafloor. In 2004, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) discovered a lost shipping container almost 1,300 meters… Read More ›
A new strategy to reduce fatal shark attacks is being implemented in Western Australia with baits being set and killing zones designated near popular beaches. The State Government is creating zones along beaches in Perth and the south-west where sharks… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: The following is a part of Dr. Dave Randle’s editorial on Huffington Post yesterday, June 7, 2013 on how “Together we have the power to protect the oceans.” Highlighted sections by Neptune 911. According to leading scientists, the… Read More ›
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 ›
From Inquirer News, April 5, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—Local populations of dugong and Irrawaddy dolphin are on the verge of extinction, according to a new book released this month detailing the conservation status of marine mammals found in the Philippines. The… Read More ›
A mother pygmy sperm whale and her calf beached in Florida Sunday, March 3, 2013. The 12-foot-long female described as “emaciated” and her 3 ½-foot long calf were discovered on Jensen Beach and taken “for possible recovery” to Fort Pierce’s… Read More ›
SOS-WHALe Marine mammals occasionally swim into derelict fishing gear or marine debris and get stuck, injured, or even killed. Ocean users in the Northwest have an important role in helping entangled whales. In Washington and Oregon call the NOAA Fisheries… Read More ›
At the suggestion of many people, we have a new blog for kids. Now in its infancy NEPTUNE 911 FOR KIDS, will feature other children who are ocean activists, hints about ocean etiquette, how to keep trash off the beach,… Read More ›
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2011. If it were… Read More ›
The treatment of factory farm animals is nightmarish enough, but their wastes grow into an environmental catastrophe that directly affects our seas
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