Recent Posts - page 74
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A Bittersweet Moment at Two Oceans Aquarium
Frank Bonaccorso recently visited Cape Town, South Africa’s Tow Oceans Aquarium. It inspired his soul, but what awaited him outside, broke his heart.
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California Central Coast Volunteers Rescue Entangled Marine Life
The Marine Mammal Rescue and triage center in Morro Bay says about 10-20% of their rescues are from entanglement.
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Technology, Art & Law Try Scaring Ghost Nets Away
Technology can track down ghost nets, and artists find ways to recycle the finds, all while global lawmakers outlaw large drift nets. Will these effort resolve this giant environmental challenge?
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Making Ghost Nets Sexy–Hauling Them From Their Underwater Closets
Part 1 of 2 Parts by Charmaine Coimbra While watching the gray whale migration north from her living room window. Nice. They are beautiful. Dining with a well-educated and eco-concerned and active friend recently, I brought up this ghost net business. … Read More ›
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Ghost Nets–A Spooky Deep Sea Scenario
Updated note on this post, Part 1 of 3 Parts: The copy has disappeared. I apologize. I’m looking thru my cyber-files to find this post. I’ll get it back up asap. Meanwhile:
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Missouri River is Sinking
I’ m posting this piece because we, our continent, our planet are interconnected. Read on: KANSAS CITY, MO — The Missouri River is sinking, and water utilities have been hit the hardest, according to a January 28 Associated Press report… Read More ›
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Fishing Line: Hooks and Wraps Central Coast Pelican
Fishing is an excellent sport, past time, and an economical way to add quality protein to your diet. But I wonder how often our neglected fishing line and hooks are discarded into the water either accidentally or because it’s something we… Read More ›
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Why We’re Listening to Neptune’s Scream for Help
From Frank Bonoccorso, PhD: Ten years ago as Curator of Natural History at the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, I searched for information on the marine mammals of the waters that surround this nation of 600 islands… Read More ›
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A “Ton” of Trash Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day
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Air Guns Threaten Right Whale Extinction
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Warming Oceans Increasing Whale Entanglements
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Fisheries ›
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How Industrial Fishing Changed the Oceans
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Biden Says Fishing Practices Must Change to Protect the Endangered Right Whale
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Ghost Nets ›
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Ghost Gear Remains Major Ocean Polluter
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Ghost Nets & Gear Remain An Entanglement Cause
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Marine Mammal Rescue ›
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“Drastic” Dolphin Strandings in So Cal
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Lerptospirosis Outbreak among Calif Sea Lions
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Microplastics in Ocean ›
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Can These Tools Collect Microplastics?
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Update of the Plastisphere on So. Alaskan Beaches
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A 25% Carbon Dioxide Increase Threatens Gulf of Mexico
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Dungeness Crab Impacted by Acidification
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Pesticides ›
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Environmental Crisis on Russian Pacific Coast
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Salmon Impacting Pesticides Kept on Market by New EPA
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Plastic Pollution ›
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Plastics in the Sea Continue Impacting Sea Life
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High Concentrations of Microplastics in Deep Sea Sediment.
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Saving the Oceans ›
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United Effort by 200 Countries to Halt Plastic Pollution
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6 Ways to Teach Kids about Single-Use Plastic
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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
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Airgun Blasts Set for Alaska–Endangering Beluga Whales
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Sewage Pollution ›
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Nitrite Pollution Increase in Ocean Water
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Massive Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
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Spirituality and Nature ›
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Our Ocean Connection: The Challenges, The Cures
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Join in International Coastal Cleanup Day
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Sustainable Seafood ›
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MPAs Could Help Oceans Recover
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Federal Fisheries Managers Ordered to Re-issue Gillnet Regulations
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Thoughts ›
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With Ocean Changes, So Will We
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U.S. Federal Budget Not Dolphin Friendly
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Whales ›
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New Whale Species Found That’s ‘Critically Endangered’
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How Wildfire Smoke May Harm Whales & Dolphins
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