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• Sea Turtle Dies from Plastic Ingestion

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  MALTA–The turtle that washed up dead at Cirkewwa on Thuesday died because of a massive infection in the intestines caused by ingestion of plastic, Mepa said today. Confirming reports that yesterday, the Armed Forces of Malta had towed in a… Read More ›

• Hypoxia Workshop Slated for July 29 in Sacramento

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 24, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. ‐‐ Much of the carbon dioxide released from the burning of gasoline, natural gas, and other fossil fuels dissolves in seawater, making the earth’s ocean increasingly corrosive. The profound chemical changes – called “acidification” – plus the linked… Read More ›

• Retailers Shun Antibiotic-Heavy Chilean Farmed Salmon

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 24, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Chile’s salmon farmers are using record levels of antibiotics to treat a virulent and pervasive bacteria, driving away some U.S. retailers including Costco Wholesale Corp, which is turning to antibiotic-free Norwegian salmon. The coastal waters of Chile, the world’s second-largest… Read More ›

• Shocking Report on Global Seabird Decline

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of the largest population declines, according to the report, include terns at 85.8 percent. Frigatebirds decline by up to 81.7 percent. Petrels declines followed at 79.6 percent, while cormorants and shags populations dropped by up to 73.6 percent.

• Entangled Whale Under Shark Attack Rescued

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor’s Note: This whale disentanglement story is unique–an entangled humpback whale under an apparent attack by a great white shark. By Rosa Nguyen GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JULY 12, 2015 Scientists rescued a humpback whale entangled in ropes and bitten by a… Read More ›

• Video Shows Plankton Consuming Plastic Beads

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Neptune 911 has reported on scientific concerns about plastics in the seafood that we consume. This video shows how plankton easily consume plastic beads. Yes, the following is editorializing, something Neptune 911 uses only when facts out-weigh the hyperbole. There… Read More ›

• Ocean Debris a “Big-Time Problem” for Sailors

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Sailors said the worse place for debris was the Malacca Strait, which divides the Indonesian island of Sumatra from Malaysia. So much debris can be found there that Charlie Enright, the youngest skipper in this year’s event, said one “could walk across that stretch of water on the trash.”

• Fishery Sustainability vs. Native Alaskans

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  When you buy a McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich, you might notice the little blue label that tells you the fish you’re about to eat is certified as environmentally sustainable. That sounds like good news for the environment, for fish, and for… Read More ›

• Expect Changes at Your Fish Market

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Seafood lovers are set to see less shellfish, salmon and other fish on their dinner plates as climate change warms the oceans and makes them more acidic. The findings from a series of studies out this week suggest rising greenhouse… Read More ›

• The Bristlemouth and Climate Change Research

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The tiny fish known as the bristlemouth is part of a detective story that bears on everything from feeding the planet and monitoring ocean health to learning how to better predict climate change. The case centers on the ocean’s twilight… Read More ›

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