SAUSALITO, CALIF. — A marine mammal rescue group said Monday it’s seeing a record number of stranded sea lions and seals along the Northern and central California coast — some of whom appear to have been sickened by toxins and… Read More ›
California Sea Lion
Theory on California Sea Lion Mass Strandings
By Megan Gannon LiveScience Scientists still don’t know why nearly 1,300 sickly sea lions have beached themselves on the shores of southern California since the beginning of the year. However, they think some weird oceanic phenomenon may be blocking off… Read More ›
A Thousand Starving Sea Lion Pups on California Coast
A team of scientists is also testing blood and tissue samples for bacterial, viral and other infectious agents as well as radioactive traces as part of their investigation, launched last week when NOAA declared an “unusual mortality event.”
Nearly 100 Sick Sea Lions Rescued in So California
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids March 15, 2013 update: Southern California coast sees deluge of sick sea lion pups March 12, 2013 Update: Stranded Sea Lions Overwhelm NonProfit March 4, 2013 update on California Sea… Read More ›
Marine Mammals on NMFS “Take” List for Seismic Survey
Opinion by Charmaine Coimbra Neptune 911’s mission is to bring information about the oceans to the everyday-person—persons like me. It’s goal is to help us understand how what we do affect the ocean’s well being and that an unhealthy ocean… Read More ›
Humpback Hunting Okayed, Texans Tackle Trash, Unusual Sea Lion Pupping
Humpback Whale Hunting Okayed From BlueVoice.org: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) did not, as feared, vote to legalize commercial whaling. The Obama administration, for reasons incomprehensible to us, tried to broker a deal that would have allowed the resumption of… Read More ›
Fishing Line Entangles and Endangers California Marine Life
Fishing line entangles California Sea Lions
