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 ›
latimes.com/news/local/la-me-whales22-2009aug22,0,5581976.story latimes.com Whales face danger from ships in Santa Barbara Channel Patches of krill draw blue whales to the surface, putting them in peril of being hit by vessels in shipping lanes between the Channel Islands and the mainland. By… Read More ›
Information on Recent Strandings and Non-traditional Haulout Site Use by Pinnipeds in California Presented by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Regional Office August 11, 2009 There was a disruption in the coastal upwelling process off central and northern… Read More ›
Current Conditions recaps stories about the Merrimack River clean up, newly appointed Marine reserves, and the release of a rehabilitated California Sea Otter.
The weather condition called El Nino, may have a devasting effect on California sea lions and other marine mammals
Elephant Seal with Fishing Lure & Hook Caught in Mouth
IWC makes little progress during recent gathering in Portugal
WWF reports that pesticides like DDT and contaminats like PCBs are killing the near extinct Irrawaddy Dolphin.
Japan continues whale and dolphin slaughter for meat. BlueVoice.org says the meat is unfit for consumption.
Sea Lion pups are showing up malnourished or dead on California beaches.
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