NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and gas companies working in the Gulf of Mexico have agreed not to use seismic surveys for the next 2 ½ years in three areas considered critical to whales and along the coast during the… Read More ›
Environment
Whale Entanglement Uptick In Australian Waters
By Sarah Taillier Posted Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:04pm AEST Photo: The whales become entangled in floats and fishing ropes like this one off Geraldton. (file) (ABC TV) Map: Geraldton 6530 This season, humpback whales are facing more obstacles as… Read More ›
“46,000 plastic bags are floating in each square mile of the ocean”
KARACHI: World is celebrating Environment Day on June 5, 2013, an occasion when people around the globe take measures to save the earth from pollution and other environmental hazards. But unfortunately in Pakistan we are still facing basic challenges in… Read More ›
Great Barrier Reef Health “In Danger”
But if current trends continue, the unthinkable could happen: the Great Barrier Reef could die.
Puffin Population Stressed by Changing Ocean
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the Gulf of Maine, the comical-looking seabirds have been… Read More ›
Overfishing, Warming Seas Create “Ideal” Condition for Jellyfish Bloom
World Oceans Day, Saturday, June 8. ROME, Italy, May 30, 2013 (ENS) – Jumps in jellyfish populations following overfishing is one reason why fish in the Mediterranean and Black seas are declining, finds a new United Nations report that advocates… Read More ›
Eco-Disaster Threatens Florida’s Oyster Industry
The New York Times Reports: By LIZETTE ALVAREZ APALACHICOLA, Fla. — If these were ordinary times, Leroy Shiver would be scissoring his heavy tongs along the shallows of Apalachicola Bay and hauling up bushels of oysters for hours on end…. Read More ›
Learn More About Ocean Acidification
This week Neptune 911 will present ways and means to learn more about the ocean and ways to help our oceans in preparation for the upcoming World Oceans Day, June 8, 2013. Stanford University’s Hopkin’s Marine Station offers Inquiry-2-Insight project… Read More ›
U.S. Coastal States Get Failing Grade for Ocean Protection
From the Marine Conservation Institute The 1st-ever quantitative, scientifically rigorous national ranking of states’ protection of their ocean waters, SeaStates: How Well Does Your State Protect Your Coastal Waters?, shows that most states and territories are failing to safeguard our… Read More ›
Wild Weather Plummets UK Beach Quality
Delight your young ocean lovers with a delightful video on Neptune 911 For Kids From Live Science As Memorial Day weekend sees people in the United States celebrating the opening of beach season, data from a European Environment Agency (EEA)… Read More ›
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