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A Cold Case–The Rising Seas
From Climate Central By Michael D. Lemonick The crime under investigation happened more than 14,000 years ago — a cold case in more ways than one. It was a time when the great Laurentide ice sheets that covered vast stretches of… Read More ›
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615 Dead Dolphins Reported on Peru Beach
Editor’s note…this post was updated 4/6/12. Scroll down for update UPDATED: 4/19/12: From BlueVoice.org: One of, perhaps the worst, die-offs of dolphins ever is occurring in Peru right now. BlueVoice Executive Director Hardy Jones joined Peruvian marine mammal specialist… Read More ›
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Stockholm Science Study Puts A Value On Oceans
From Planet Ark 3/23/12 The cost of damage to the world’s oceans from climate change could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 if measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions are not stepped up, a study by marine experts said… Read More ›
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Gulf Oil Spill is “A Tangled Web of Impact” 2-Years Later
Editor’s Note: Recent Updates on After Effects of BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Five articles follow. From Huffington Post: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After months of laboratory work, scientists say they can definitively finger oil from BP’s… Read More ›
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A New Analysis of Ocean Acidification
From New York Times, by Justin Gillis A new scientific paper suggests that the ocean is acidifying at a rate that is many times faster than at any time in the last 300 million years. The change is occurring… Read More ›
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The Diary of Whale Entanglement
From Whales Bermuda “On the afternoon of February 12, 2012 operators on the Silver Bank worked together in an attempt to help a badly entangled humpback whale that was discovered during the first afternoon of their scheduled tours. Jeff Pantukhoff… Read More ›
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Sea Otters Under Attack
Editor’s Note: Two stories featured the endangered California Sea Otter in today’s news: Unexplained great white shark attacks on sea otters, and a bill, HR4043, ending protection of otters on a military weapons test site. Both are posted here. … Read More ›
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New Weapons of Sperm Whale Slaughter: Plastics, Plastic Bags, Carcinogens
We have a new blog for the young children in your life: Neptune 911 For Kids. This fun blog features stories about ocean-hero kids, marine mammals, ways to save the ocean, and pages about the unique and weird creatures one… Read More ›
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Sea Cucumber Poo as Coral Reef Savior?
Sea cucumbers could hold the key to saving the Great Barrier Reef, University of Sydney scientists say. Scientists at One Tree Island, the University of Sydney’s research station on the Great Barrier Reef, say sea cucumbers reduce the impact of… Read More ›
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Seaborn Rubbish Trashes Once Pristine Beaches and Sea
From the Los Angeles Times By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles TimesJanuary 27, 2012, 4:45 p.m. Reporting from Mahahual, Mexico— Just off a rutted dirt road, a beach as white as flour pops into view from behind a wall… Read More ›
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Beach Rescue ›
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Popular California Beach Covered in Trash
February 4, 2019
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A “Ton” of Trash Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day
September 17, 2018
Climate Change ›
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Is There Hope for Coral Reefs?
November 20, 2021
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Why Are Gray Whales Dying Off?
August 10, 2021
Coral Reefs ›
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Great Barrier Reef Still Struggles for Health
April 4, 2019
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Marine Heat Waves Now More Frequent
March 5, 2019
Entangled Marine Mammals ›
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Air Guns Threaten Right Whale Extinction
March 6, 2020
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Warming Oceans Increasing Whale Entanglements
January 29, 2020
Fisheries ›
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How Industrial Fishing Changed the Oceans
November 23, 2021
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Biden Says Fishing Practices Must Change to Protect the Endangered Right Whale
May 28, 2021
Ghost Nets ›
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Ghost Gear Remains Major Ocean Polluter
November 7, 2019
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Ghost Nets & Gear Remain An Entanglement Cause
February 9, 2018
Marine Mammal Rescue ›
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“Drastic” Dolphin Strandings in So Cal
February 26, 2019
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Lerptospirosis Outbreak among Calif Sea Lions
October 17, 2018
Microplastics in Ocean ›
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Research Shows Fish Feasting on Plastic
March 11, 2021
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Can These Tools Collect Microplastics?
February 20, 2021
North Pacific Gyre ›
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Stairway to Plastisphere
November 5, 2013
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Update of the Plastisphere on So. Alaskan Beaches
July 17, 2013
Ocean acidification ›
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A 25% Carbon Dioxide Increase Threatens Gulf of Mexico
August 12, 2020
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Dungeness Crab Impacted by Acidification
January 29, 2020
Pesticides ›
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Environmental Crisis on Russian Pacific Coast
October 11, 2020
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Salmon Impacting Pesticides Kept on Market by New EPA
January 15, 2018
Plastic Pollution ›
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Plastics in the Sea Continue Impacting Sea Life
November 21, 2020
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High Concentrations of Microplastics in Deep Sea Sediment.
May 1, 2020
Saving the Oceans ›
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United Effort by 200 Countries to Halt Plastic Pollution
December 7, 2017
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6 Ways to Teach Kids about Single-Use Plastic
July 3, 2017
Seabirds ›
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A Sea Bird Dead Zone
January 17, 2020
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“…something’s off-kilter around the Bering Strait…”
April 15, 2019
Seismic Testing ›
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Seismic Surveys Back on Track
October 26, 2020
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Airgun Blasts Set for Alaska–Endangering Beluga Whales
October 9, 2019
Sewage Pollution ›
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Nitrite Pollution Increase in Ocean Water
May 2, 2017
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Massive Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
November 11, 2015
Spirituality and Nature ›
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Our Ocean Connection: The Challenges, The Cures
September 18, 2018
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Join in International Coastal Cleanup Day
September 9, 2018
Sustainable Seafood ›
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MPAs Could Help Oceans Recover
April 6, 2020
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Federal Fisheries Managers Ordered to Re-issue Gillnet Regulations
October 29, 2018
Thoughts ›
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With Ocean Changes, So Will We
May 22, 2018
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U.S. Federal Budget Not Dolphin Friendly
June 21, 2017
Trash Gyre ›
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Microplastics Swarm Oregon Beach
March 5, 2015
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Plastic Waste Returns Home on Kelp
March 19, 2014
Whales ›
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New Whale Species Found That’s ‘Critically Endangered’
January 29, 2021
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How Wildfire Smoke May Harm Whales & Dolphins
October 1, 2020