Ocean Sentry
Operation Blue Rage, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s bluefin tuna defense campaign, kicked off today with the departure of two of their ships from the port of Toulon, France. The Dutch flagged Steve Irwin and the Australian flagged Brigitte Bardot departed from the port of Toulon, France today bound for the …
June, 2011
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1 June
Oil well leaks foul fish flesh
The Deepwater Horizon disaster has focused many minds on the problem of oil wells going wrong. But even wells that operate perfectly leak oil into the environment. A new study shows that this has a major effect on local ecosystems, one that is only going to get worse in future. …
May, 2011
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31 May
Fishing impact amplifies the sensitivity of exploited marine populations to climate variability
Researchers from the IEO, the University of Oslo and the Institute of Marine Science Leibniz have recently published a study in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series showing why the effect of climate variations on Mediterranean fish stocks depends on its population structure. The lost of population structure may increase …
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31 May
Seagrass loss could threaten marine life
Endangered marine creatures that feed along parts of the WA coast could be at further risk after a new study found a species of seagrass was in danger of extinction. Researchers involved with the world-wide project spent four years monitoring around 72 different types of seagrass and discovered Posidonia sinuosa …
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30 May
Ocean acidification could bring an end to northern abalone: study
British Columbia”s (BC) strained northern abalone stock could perish as a result of escalating levels of ocean acidity. Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have conducted the first study to offer direct experimental proof that changes in sea water chemistry are negatively impacting an endangered species The findings …
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30 May
Conservation organization warns large Atlantic salmon could face cod’s fate
An international conservation organization is warning that large Atlantic salmon could suffer the same devastating collapse as the cod stocks off Newfoundland unless Canada steps up protection efforts and sets a good example for other nations. The Atlantic Salmon Federation says it”s especially concerned that fishermen in Greenland have expressed …
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30 May
Ocean acidification will likely reduce diversity, resiliency in coral reef ecosystems
A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany concludes that ocean acidification, along with increased ocean temperatures, …
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27 May
Feds Deny Endangered Species Act Protection for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Decision Flies in the Face of Tuna’s Recent 80 Percent Decline Due to Overfishing The National Marine Fisheries Service today denied Endangered Species Act protection for Atlantic bluefin tuna, a species that has declined by more than 80 percent in recent decades because of overfishing. The tuna was also heavily …
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27 May
Scientists doubt claims methane gone after BP spill
Scientists on Thursday cast doubt on a study that claimed bacteria ate nearly all the methane that leaked after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying its methods were flawed. Describing the findings as “ambiguous” and “unconvincing,” marine scientist and lead author Samantha Joye and colleagues from …
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27 May
EU wants safety-first approach to fishing quotas
Europe”s fisheries chief sought on Wednesday to clamp down on overfishing by preventing fishermen from taking advantage of poor data on dwindling stocks. Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki proposed tightening fishing limits for stocks where fishermen have not given scientists data needed to decide annual catch limits. “Sufficient scientific data is …
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26 May
Lawsuit Challenges Delay in Protecting Vanishing Bluefin Tuna
The Center for Biological Diversity formally notified the National Marine Fisheries Service today that it intends to sue the agency for failing to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna under the Endangered Species Act. The tuna, which migrates across the Atlantic to spawn in the Gulf of Mexico, faces extinction due to …
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26 May
Mediterranean ocean invaded by more than 900 alien species
A four-year study conducted at the University of Gothenburg shows that more than 900 new alien species have been encountered in the coastal environments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in recent decades, including the poisonous pufferfish. The invasion of alien species has had the consequence that the whole food chain …