Ocean Sentry
Even if we stop emitting today, the effects of our past emissions will be felt for centuries to come and every year that we delay action has consequences for the future.
February, 2018
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20 February
Biodiversity loss raises risk of ‘extinction cascades’
New research shows that the loss of biodiversity can increase the risk of “extinction cascades”, where an initial species loss leads to a domino effect of further extinctions.
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20 February
Natural protected area in southern Chiapas suffering from lack of protection
A natural protected area in southern Chiapas appears to be protected in name only as some 60 clandestine garbage dumps, 57 sewage outlets, illegal human settlements and heavy industrial activity are having a negative impact on the surrounding marshlands.
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19 February
Carbon dioxide ‘dissolves starfish’, study finds
Scientists believe carbon dioxide from industry and land run off could cause irreparable damage to marine ecosystems.
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17 February
Predicting the fate of oil spills in Arctic sea ice
If crude oil is spilled in the ocean, it normally floats. But if the oil is released or spilled under a lid of sea ice, it will be trapped under the ice.
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17 February
High levels of microplastics found in Northwest Atlantic fish
A new study sheds light on the magnitude of microplastic pollution in our oceans. The study found microplastics in the stomachs of nearly three out of every four mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic—one of the highest levels globally.
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16 February
Polar ice is lost at sea
Our planet reached another miserable milestone earlier this week: Sea ice fell to its lowest level since human civilization began more than 12,000 years ago.
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15 February
More than 90 pct of rare Australian shellfish reefs wiped out: study
The number of rare shellfish reefs off the coast of Australia has declined by up to 99 percent since British colonization, a new study revealed on Thursday.
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14 February
Decline in krill threatens Antarctic wildlife, from whales to penguins
Climate change and industrial-scale fishing are impacting the krill population with a potentially disastrous impact on larger predators, say scientists.
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14 February
Sewage and animal waste having serious impact on U.K. coastline, new research concludes
Analysis of fragile seagrass meadows by Cardiff University and Swansea University scientists has shown that consistent pollution from sewage and livestock waste is affecting their survival.
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14 February
China forced to tell Antarctica tourists: ‘Don’t’ touch the penguins’
Last summer’s news that a behemoth iceberg detached from one of Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelves has sparked a sense of urgency among tourists eager to check the continent off their travel bucket lists.
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14 February
Trump Administration sued for letting oil companies dump offshore fracking waste into Gulf of Mexico
The Center for Biological Diversity, Gulf Restoration Network and Louisiana Bucket Brigade today sued the Trump administration for permitting oil companies to dump waste from fracking and drilling into the Gulf of Mexico without evaluating the dangers to water quality, marine species or the environment.