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• Microplastic Impact on Oysters

  By Charmaine Coimbra on February 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The researchers then observed the oysters’ physiological responses to ingesting the microplastics. The most obvious effect was on reproduction. Oysters that were exposed to microplastics produced fewer and smaller egg cells and slower sperm. Exposed oysters also produced fewer larvae and their offspring tended to grow more slowly.

• Circular Economy for Plastics Proposed

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 19, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  –From Fortune By 2050, the ocean is expected to contain more plastic than fish by weight. The steady leakage of plastic packaging into the oceans—at the rate of one garbage truck full of plastic per minute—has been aided by the… Read More ›

• Oceans Warming at a “Quickening Rate”

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 18, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “The findings are concerning. It’s clear evidence that the oceans are taking the brunt of the greenhouse gases and are accumulating a lot of heat. As for the ecological implications, that’s hard to say. There is a lot of life in the deep oceans and there’s lots we don’t know about the impact upon that life.”

• Fascinating Facts About the Ocean

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  From Dive.In

• New Analysis of Plastic Debris on Marine Life

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “We now have the best, most comprehensive assessment of trash and plastic waste on some of our most iconic marine wildlife,” said Nicholas Mallos, Director of the Trash Free Seas Program at Ocean Conservancy.

• Maps Proposed for Acoustic Sanctuaries

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  A new study has identified some of acoustic sanctuaries off the coast of British Columbia in the hope that they may be protected. Researchers emphasize that these opportunity sites can be protected with little change to current shipping patterns, which… Read More ›

• More Floating Microplastics in Ocean than Expected

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  But ocean plastics pose a threat to a wide variety of marine animals, and their risk is determined by the amount of debris an animal encounters, as well as the size and shape of the debris.

• Food Waste Impacts Wildlife

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “…a growing body of evidence suggests that our casual attitude about waste
  may be reshaping the way the natural world functions across much of the planet, inadvertently subsidizing some opportunistic predators and thus contributing to the decline of other species, including some that are threatened or endangered.”

• Reviewing 2015 Ocean News

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Neptune 911 will be on holiday through early 2016.  We would like to leave this year with the good news and the news that asks us to work harder for our seas, put together by David Helvarg who heads the… Read More ›

• Species Wandering Outside of Known Ranges

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

    By Chelsea Harvey November 30 In the spring of 2010, a lone gray whale was spotted off the Mediterranean coast of Israel, an event that sparked international interest for an important reason: It was the first North Atlantic sighting… Read More ›

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