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• Microfibers Out of the Wash, Into the Fish & Birds

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The fibers “get enmeshed in their G-I [gastrointestinal] tracts,” where they can pose physical and physiological hazards, explained Laura Kammin, pollution prevention specialist with the Ilinois-Indiana Sea Grant who worked with Mason on the study that documented fibers in Lake Michigan waters.

• “Goop” Coats Seabirds in San Francisco Bay

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Rescue workers stepped up efforts Monday to save 300 seabirds found coated with a mysterious goop over the past few days that officials believe was spilled or dumped into San Francisco Bay. The sticky, grayish, odorless material had killed at… Read More ›

• UCSB Research Report: Ocean Wildlife Armageddon Possible

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  …our knowledge of the ocean and how we are affecting it is lacking – we have explored less than 5% of the ocean, so the official number of species human activity has wiped out could be much higher.

• Marine Debris Ingestion Impacts Cetaceans

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The debris found in the 37-foot (gray whale) male included more than 20 plastic bags, small towels, surgical gloves, a pair of sweatpants, duct tape, and a golf ball.

• Marine Experts “Baffled” By Cuvier’s Beaked Whale Deaths

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  A SPATE of deaths of the world’s deepest-diving mammal around the west coast of Scotland has left marine experts baffled. Scientists at the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) and Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) say an unusually large… Read More ›

• Radiation Plume Reaches Pacific West Coast

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  According to a study published on December 29, 2014 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a radiation plume from the March, 2011 accident in Fukushima, Japan took about 2.1 years to cross the waters of the Pacific… Read More ›

• Plastic Pollution–It’s a Consumer’s Choice

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

  

  Reading about ocean plastic makes one marvel at what man has wrought. According to National Geographic, trash from North America makes a mighty six-year voyage to reach “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” where it hooks up with trash from Asia. Ocean currents form these areas of spinning debris that researchers are only now starting to measure.

• How Whales Impact Climate and the Sea

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This video follows the more recent studies of how whales impact the overall health of the oceans.  

• Ocean Health Correlates to Planet Health

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Matthew Zumbo One Green Planet There are several things in our environment that we have to keep reminding ourselves are not precious to everyone. Despite a direct correlation to the future of life on our planet, people somehow fail… Read More ›

• David Helvarg’s Top 10 Ocean Stories of 2014

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor’s Note: While Neptune 911 is about the ocean’s cry for help, ocean activist, David Helvarg, found ten good news ocean stories in 2014, and posted them on Voices–Ocean Views. My Top Ten U.S. Ocean Stories of 2014 Posted by… Read More ›

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