Ocean Sentry
Antarctica’s pristine ice-white environment is going green and facing an unexpected threat – from the common house fly. Scientists say that as temperatures soar in the polar region, invading plants and insects, including the fly, pose a major conservation threat…
June, 2017
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19 June
Antarctic surface ice melt could be a sign of things to come
An area of Antarctica larger than Texas partially melted last year, a group of international researchers has found. And while it’s pretty well known ice at both poles has been melting for a while now, this ice is a bit different. In this case, it was surface ice the scientists were …
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16 June
High temperatures, not ocean acidification, is threatening the growth of coral
The Achilles’ heel of coral growth is high temperatures, not ocean acidification, according to researchers from The University of Western Australia and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies….
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16 June
Climate change is causing sea turtle eggs to cook in the sand
The dangerous effects of climate change are no longer a far-off possibility. Just ask the baby sea turtles…
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15 June
These tiny invertebrates spell big trouble for Antarctica
Like collapsing ice shelves, the surge of barrel-bodied salps in the Southern Ocean tells us that other life forms in Antarctica and its surrounding waters are in decline…
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15 June
The not-so-good news of polar bears consuming less mercury pollution
Scientists have found less mercury in the bodies of a group of bears they studied in recent years. The catch is, it’s likely because they’re having to find new sources of food as their normal hunting grounds — the ice of the southern Beaufort Sea — melt away. So they’re …
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14 June
Donald Trump administration ends measure to protect endangered sea animals getting caught in fishing nets
Donald Trump’s administration has thrown out a proposal for the protection of endangered whales and sea turtles, even though it was suggested by the fishing industry….
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14 June
Garbage dumped in sea off Lebanon sparks outrage
A “mountain of garbage” dumped at sea off Beirut under a deal between the government and a company has sparked outrage in Lebanon, two years after mass protests over a waste crisis…
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13 June
Caribbean fisheries threatened by overfishing, reef decline
Overfishing and the degradation of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Pacific islands are pushing many fish, including food sources like tunas and groupers, towards extinction…
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13 June
36 whales wash up on west coast in 2 years, global scientists worry
The report cited 16 instances of whale mortality along the west coast in 2015, followed by 20 in 2016. This was hugely more than in any year between 2001 and 2014, when the number of whale deaths never exceeded four…
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9 June
Finding new homes won’t help emperor penguins cope with climate change
If projections for melting Antarctic sea ice through 2100 are correct, the vanishing landscape will strip Emperor penguins of their breeding and feeding grounds and put populations at risk. But like other species that migrate to escape the wrath of climate change, can these iconic animals be spared simply by …
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8 June
World´s rarest marine dolphin close to extinction
In its new report, the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission is clear that despite repeated warnings about the decline of Māui dolphins, New Zealand has failed to enact conservation measures to protect them…