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• Toxic Dumps in Ocean are Likely Cause of Sea Lion Cancer

  By Charmaine Coimbra on February 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The research was conducted over two decades. To date, almost 25% of the sea lions that first responders bring to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito have died from one aggressive cancer, among the highest prevalence of a single cancer type in any mammal, including humans.

• New Whale Species Found That’s ‘Critically Endangered’

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration believe they have identified a new species of whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The Rice’s whale is a filter feeder that can grow to 42 feet. It’s also critically endangered. There… Read More ›

• The Dangerous Heating of the Southern Ocean

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “The Southern Ocean is one of the most important yet least explored and understood regions of the planet when it comes to determining how global warming may affect the future of humanity, thanks to its capacity to absorb huge quantities of heat and carbon dioxide, and melt swaths of the Antarctic ice sheet.”

• Study Shows 3 Billion Microplastic Particles a Day Flow into Bay Of Bengal

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 25, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  More than 90% of the microplastics found were fibres and, among them, rayon (54%) and acrylic (24%) – both of which are commonly used in clothing – were the most abundant.

• We’re in Hot Water with Warming Oceans

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  More than 90% of the heat trapped by carbon emissions is absorbed by the oceans, making their warmth an undeniable signal of the accelerating crisis. The researchers found the five hottest years in the oceans had occurred since 2015, and that the rate of heating since 1986 was eight times higher than that from 1960-85.

• 90% of Sunflower Sea Stars Gone

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  New research shows that more than 90 per cent of sunflower sea stars off the West Coast have died over the past decade, and the species is close to extinction.  The study, led by Oregon State University, the Nature Conservancy and over 60… Read More ›

• The Gulf Stream and Climate Explained

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

• Plastics in the Sea Continue Impacting Sea Life

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Oceana report found that in the reported cases, 90 percent of the animals had swallowed plastic, and the rest were entangled in it. Necropsies often showed that the animals had died from blockages or lacerations. Other times, ingesting plastic may have simply weakened the animal or played no role in its death. Over all, in 82 percent of the cases, the animals died..

• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Seismic Surveys Back on Track

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Bureau of Land Management on Friday released a proposal to begin a seismic survey in December that would look for underground signs of oil reserves over more than half a million acres on the east side of the refuge’s coastal plain. The Bureau said it would accept public comments on the plan, which was proposed by an Alaska Native village corporation, for 14 days before deciding whether to issue a permit.

• The “Sea Monster” That Won’t Go Away–NEP20b, AKA The Blob of Warm Ocean Water

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The phenomenon of a patch of abnormally warm water off the west coast of North America gained notoriety in 2014, when the first such “Blob” was spotted and given that name, after the horror movie creature that devoured everything in its path. That first Blob lasted years, from 2013 to 2016. It has been blamed for slicing some forage fish populations in half; starving seabirds; triggering a collapse in cod; shifting tuna as far north as Alaska; pushing whales into the path of crab fishing lines and ships; and allowing exotics, including glowing tropical sea pickles, to arrive in northern waters.

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