From Cape Cod Online By Mary Ann Bragg mbragg@capecodonline.com May 18, 2013 PROVINCETOWN — A new 50-acre area in Cape Cod Bay off Provincetown and Truro could provide income for shellfish growers. But a popular, floating method for oyster… Read More ›
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Australian Government Releases Images of Fishnet Trapped Seals
From News.com.au, May 13, 2013 Following a 12-month battle with the Government,The Advertiser won an appeal for still images from the videos to be released after complaining about their secret status to the Information Commissioner and agreeing to keep… Read More ›
Vancouver Aquarium Suggests Ways to Halt Entanglement
From the Vancouver AquariumAs the days get longer and the temperature rises, many folks are revving their engines and hoisting their sails, marking the arrival of boating season. It’s an exciting time of year, and getting out on the water… Read More ›
Entangled Whale Reported Off of Santa Barbara Coast
A Santa Barbara whale watching business, Condor Express, recently reported that they observed, “…a cow-calf pair not too far from SB Harbor. Upon arriving in the area near the two whales, it became apparent that one of them (we still… Read More ›
Endangered Whales Killed in Drift Gillnets Off Pacific West Coast
April 22, 2013 Contact: Catherine Kilduff, (415) 644-8580, ckilduff@biologicaldiversity.org California Fishery Declared One of Deadliest for Endangered Whales SAN FRANCISCO— A federal report released today ranks California’s drift gillnet fishery one of the nation’s deadliest fisheries for marine mammals. The… Read More ›
Hotline for Entangled Marine Animals in Maryland Waters
From Southern Maryland News Net Boaters and beachgoers are reminded to keep their eyes open for sea turtles and marine mammals while enjoying the outdoors this spring. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources asks anyone who sees a dead, visibly… Read More ›
“Dugong, Irrawaddy dolphin, on the verge of extinction” Says New Book
From Inquirer News, April 5, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—Local populations of dugong and Irrawaddy dolphin are on the verge of extinction, according to a new book released this month detailing the conservation status of marine mammals found in the Philippines. The… Read More ›
Divers Free Entangled Whale Near Maui
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids Just in from Yahoo News: Specially trained divers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the… Read More ›
Sea Lions Entangled in Fishing Line Rescued
Editor’s note: The following comes from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA. The sea lions were entangled in monofilament fishing line. This can be prevented by proper disposal of fishing line. Visit our new blog for kids, Neptune 911… Read More ›
Disentangling Humpback Whale Danger in Sydney Harbor
From the Sydney Morning Herald Nov. 8, 2012 The bid to free a Humpback whale calf tangled in ropes in Sydney Harbour has been abandoned for the night, after an adult whale accompanying it began behaving in an ‘‘erratic and… Read More ›