(From ap.google.com) Acapulco, Mexico- Environmental officials in Mexico say dozens of dead sea turtles apparently killed in fishing nets have washed up on beaches in recent days.Victor Berdejo says another 47 dead turtles were found by personnel at a turtle-protection area he supervises.
July, 2008
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27 July
Stranded Dolphin Euthanized At Beach
(From capecodonline.com) Orleans- The 8½-foot, roughly 350-pound female dolphin that died yesterday was in bad physical condition and was likely separated from its group, he said. Even if the dolphin was healthy enough to return to the water, it was unlikely that it would find its group again, Harry said. …
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26 July
California Crusade To Abolish Plastic Bags Gaining Support
(From signonsandiego.com) – Ocean activists have declared war on disposable plastics because of the threat they pose to marine life. A growing number of politicians are starting to jump aboard the bag-ban bandwagon. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Malibu and Solana Beach.
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26 July
Police Rescue Stranded Dolphin Amid Storm
(From stuff.co.nz)- Three police officers went to Castor Bay after a member of the public called to say that a dolphin was stranded on the beach. Police described the conditions at the time as atrocious with heavy rain, strong winds, and icy cold, very rough seas.Police say the young dolphin …
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26 July
Mississippi River Reopened after Oil Spill
(From nytimes.com) New Orleans – A sheen of oil coated the Mississippi River for nearly 100 miles from the center of this city to the Gulf of Mexico on Friday following the worst oil spill here in nearly a decade. Around noon, after two days with no ship traffic, the …
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26 July
UN Envoy Decries Illegal fishing, Waste Dumping Off Somalia
(From afp.google.com) United Nations – The UN special envoy for Somalia on Friday sounded the alarm about rampant illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste off the coast of the lawless African nation. Foreign trawlers reportedly use prohibited fishing equipment, including nets with very small mesh sizes and sophisticated …
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26 July
Moorpark Councilman Seeks Ban Of Plastic Bags
(From venturacountystar.com) Ventura County, CA – Moorpark could be the first city in Ventura County to ban plastic bags if the City Council agrees to a proposal by Councilman Keith Millhouse. According to Californians Against Waste, 19 billion plastic grocery and store bags are used each year in California, and …
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26 July
Numbers Of Puffins In Decline
(From mirror.co.uk)- A dramatic decline in puffins in the North sea has been confirmed by a new National Trust survey.Breeding pairs have fallen by a third in the past five years in the Farne islands, home to England”s largest colony. The drop from 55,674 pairs to 36,500 pairs on the …
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26 July
Shark Week Swims Closer
Just in time for Discovery Channel”s Shark Week, July 27 to Aug. 2, today we released a report revealing that as shark populations decline, the oceans suffer unpredictable and devastating consequences. The week of popular shark programming is a blessing and a curse for shark conservation — our maligned friends …
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25 July
Sharks Essential to Healthy Oceans
(From thedailygreen.com)- Oceana released a report today that concludes sharks are essential in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems. While sharks still have the reputation of hungry human hunters, they now represent the largest group of threatened marine species on the World Conservation Union”s Red List of threatened species, according to the …
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25 July
Is The World’s Largest Shark Shrinking?
(From dsc.discovery.com) – Humans have over-exploited the whale shark — the world”s largest living fish — to such a degree that the ocean giants are actually shrinking in size, according to new research. Fitzpatrick and his colleagues not only detected the population drop at the reef, but they also discovered …
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25 July
Oahu Residents Offer $1,200 Reward For Information On Turtle Killing
(From kpua.net) Honolulu – Oahu North Shore residents are offering a $1,200 reward for information on who killed a protected green sea turtle last week. A 200-pound, 30-year-old female turtle called Honey Girl was discovered buried in the sand on Laniakea Beach last weekend. Her breast shell had been removed …