Its 156 miles of water boast more than 600 species of fish and more than 300 kinds of birds. The lagoon is not just an ecological treasure. To the towns along its edge — Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, Vero Beach and… Read More ›
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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 ›
Whale Entanglement In Fishing Lines Deadly
Using a “patient monitoring” device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a whale’s diving and swimming behavior. The monitoring revealed how fishing gear hinders whales’ ability to eat… Read More ›
Ocean Activists Call For Calif. Central Coast Marine Sanctuary
By Andrew Christie, Director, Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club At the November 14, 2012, meeting of the California Coastal Commission in Santa Monica, with the final permit for PG&E’s potentially devastating high-energy offshore seismic survey hanging in the… Read More ›
1st Time Human Pandemic Strain Found In Northern Elephant Seals
Editor’s note: Northern Elephant Seals lack genetic diversity due to the near extinction hunt of the species during the late 1800’s for their oil–which was used for lighting, women’s makeup and leather pulleys and tooling. From UC Davis May… Read More ›
Ten Million Pounds of Trash Cleaned Of 17,719 Miles of Coastline
By Erika Bolstad — McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 15, 2013 WASHINGTON — It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Succeeding
Thank You Ocean Reports: The first major study of California’s marine protected areas shows they are on track to help to improve ocean health. Scientists, fishermen, resource managers and environmentalists gathered recently to share results from the first five years… Read More ›
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