Ocean Sentry
(From pbs.org) – The finding raises alarms for scientists who say that warming and acidifying ocean waters are the latest and perhaps greatest threat to reefs already stressed by pollution, overfishing and other problems. Coral growth has fallen by more than 13 percent since 1990, researcher Glenn De”Ath and his …
January, 2009
November, 2008
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14 November
EU proposes tougher fishing controls
(From google.com) Brussels, Belgium – The European Commission has proposed tougher sanctions for overfishing and says the existing weak control system undermines attempts to restore threatened fish stocks. European Union officials say current penalties have failed to stop fishermen overfishing or targeting threatened species since the cost of being caught …
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13 November
Culprits to pay for forest damage
(From thestar.com.my) Malaysia – The Selangor government wants to make those responsible for clearing the mangrove forest in Taman Alam, Kuala Selangor, pay for the damage. State tourism, consumer affairs and environment chairman Elizabeth Wong said the culprits would also have to replant the trees they had chopped down. She …
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13 November
The European Commission is accused of withholding embarrassing data
(From economist.com) – On November 17th an international meeting in Morocco will consider how much bluefin tuna should be caught in the Atlantic and Mediterranean next year. But it may lack crucial data. The group, called the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), meets every year to …
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13 November
Actress Daryl Hannah makes splash for whales
(From news.com.au) – Anti-whaling crusaders the Sea Shepherd recruited the actress, who will be aboard their flagship Steve Irwin when it departs for Antarctica next month. Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson said the star of 1980s hits Splash and Blade Runner will join the anti-whaling fight until the end of …
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13 November
Reports of Japan reducing its whale catch
(From radioaustralia.net.au)- Reports say Japan may reduce the number of whales it plans to catch this summer. Japan”s whaling fleet is expected to depart for its annual Southern Ocean hunt within the next few days. A report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper says the target catch for this year”s hunt …
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12 November
Ban on mangrove cutting imposed
(From fijitimes.com) Fiji – A ban on the cutting of mangrove for commercial purposes has been placed on the delta province. Rewa Provincial Council vice chairman Pita Tagicakiverata said the province was told by the Department of Fisheries and Forestry about the importance of the mangrove swamps and trees to …
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12 November
World’s oceans face marine ‘invaders’ threat
(From inthenews.co.uk) – Marine biodiversity in the ocean is seriously threatened by advancing marine invading species, a conference has heard.The first global conference on the issue heard yesterday that marine invasive species advance 50km per decade, posing a deadly threat to the ocean”s ecosystems. The invasive species, macroalgae propagules, has …
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11 November
‘Radioactive’ liquid leaks from Navy’s nuclear submarine in worst spill for 23 years
(From mailonsunday.co.uk) – Hundreds of litres of potentially radioactive liquid leaked into a river after an incident involving a nuclear submarine, it emerged today. The Royal Navy, which quarantined the area, admitted that 280 litres of possibly toxic coolant water escaped from a burst hose after being pumped from HMS …
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11 November
Greenhouse gases imperil oceans’ web of life
(From miamiherald.com) Washington – Corals, lobsters, clams and many other ocean creatures – including some at the bottom of the food chain – may be unable to withstand the increasing acidity of the oceans brought on by growing global-warming pollution, according to a report Tuesday from the advocacy group Oceana. …
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10 November
Garrett won’t commit to monitoring Japanese whalers
(From abc.net.au) – The Federal Government has not decided whether to monitor Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean this summer. The anti-whaling group, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will send a boat to Antarctic waters in an effort to stop the whaling.
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10 November
California Attorney General demands that Bush halt endangered species rule change
(From propublica.org) – California Attorney General Jerry Brown has called on the Bush administration to abandon its proposed changes to rules in the Endangered Species Act in a letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service. The changes could put “entire species and ecosystems at risk for complete destruction,” Brown said …