Ocean Sentry
A conservationist in Solomon Islands is calling for an investigation into the legality of a logging operation that allegedly destroyed two hectares of mangroves in Malaita province.
August, 2017
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7 August
Trump administration denies Pacific bluefin tuna Endangered Species Act protection
The Trump administration today rejected a petition to protect imperiled Pacific bluefin tuna under the Endangered Species Act. This powerful apex predator has been overfished to less than 3 percent of its historic population.
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7 August
Another Chinese boat found dumping rubbish in ocean
Another Chinese tuna vessel has been found in breach of multiple rules, after being boarded by the Royal New Zealand Navy off Fiji.
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7 August
Overfishing leaves Korea’s seas in danger of depletion
Koreas seas, once teeming with fish, are in danger of near depletion. In 1981, the pollack catch stood at a healthy 170,000 tons. In 2008? Zero.
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7 August
Sewage endangers mangroves, marine life in Thengaithittu
Puducherry city is letting raw sewage water mixed with toxic waste into Thengaithittu estuary along the coast of Bay of Bengal, after being infiltrated into mangrove forests, posing a serious threat to mangroves and marine life.
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7 August
Pollution, global warming, decrease in sea turtles: Reasons behind upsurge of jellyfish in Egypt
In June this year, a lot of jellyfish were found in a lot of Egyptian coasts, which was the crowded time for the Egyptian people to have their summer holidays as almost all Egyptian students have finished their exams.
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5 August
Nations hope to protect fish of the high seas
More than half of the world’s oceans belong to no one, which often makes their riches ripe for plunder.
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5 August
Seismic oil surveys in Gulf of Mexico would injure 30 million marine mammals
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released a final environmental impact statement that concludes seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would cause significant harm to marine mammals.
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3 August
Growing Everglades flooding threats trigger more emergency measures
The most immediate high-water threat is to deer, wading birds and other Everglades animals struggling to find high ground in western Broward and Miami-Dade conservation areas outside the national park.
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3 August
Current threats to our oceans are revealed
Covering two-thirds of our planet, the ocean was once thought to be too big to be threatened by human activity. Scientific evidence now shows that our use and abuse of this environment is having a detrimental effect on marine habitats across the globe.
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3 August
Villagers fear for environment damage from logging company
Villagers in east Are’are, Malaita in Solomon Islands, fear for their environment after a logging company destroyed two hectares of virgin mangrove forest.
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1 August
Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico
The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is expected to be the worst “dead zone” on record in the Gulf of Mexico.