Recent Posts - page 70
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Levianthian Rises, Challenges Neptune’s 911 Plea
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Fishing Line Entangles and Endangers California Marine Life
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California Sea Lions Hit Hard in 2009
A Record Year for California Sea Lion Rescues By Bette Bardeen Courtesy of Central Coast Natural History Association Nature Notes http://www.ccnha.org The California Central Coast has seen an increased number of beach visitors this year, and not all are happy… Read More ›
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Waterway Sewage Deluge, Gulf Hypoxia, Hawaii’s Beaches Shrink
Excerpts from: As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways By CHARLES DUHIGG http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/us/23sewer.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print …at Owls Head, a swimming pool’s worth of sewage and wastewater was soon rushing in every second. Warning horns began to blare. A little after 1 a.m., with… Read More ›
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The Great Garbage Patch — Time to Think Beyond Plastic
“(The Great Garbage Patch)… is roughly the size of Texas, containing approximately 3.5 million tons of trash. Shoes, toys, bags, pacifiers, wrappers, toothbrushes, and bottles too numerous to count are only part of what can be found in this accidental dump floating midway between Hawaii and San Francisco.”
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Toxic Algae Blooms Poison Marine Life and Seabirds
Killer Algae: Key Player In Mass Extinctions http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019134716.htm Editor’s Note: A recent toxic algae bloom has caused the deaths of California Sea Lions along the Central Coast of California. Neptune 911 is researching this local information and will report our… Read More ›
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Sustainable Seafoods In The News
California passed a sustainable seafood bill. Yeah for Caliyfornia! Watch the two videos below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41TYMH1Ivx0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdjWhFOF36w
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Is Spiritual Connection To Planet The Cure?
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Ghost Net Removal Updates
Editor’s Note: Neptune 911 continues following the issue of ghost nets from our original post https://neptune911.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=173 Originally printed at http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/59991982.html PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) – An operation to clear Puget Sound and the North Olympic Peninsula’s waters of derelict commercial… Read More ›
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Old Mines Ooze Mercury Into Calif. Coastal Waters
AP IMPACT: Gov’t stands by as mercury taints water By JASON DEAREN (AP) – Sep 17, 2009 NEW IDRIA, Calif. — Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California’s rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state’s major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to… Read More ›
Featured Categories
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


