Ocean Sentry
“This was repeated over and over again, sometimes frantically, during two days of observation,” said Joan Gonzalvo of the Institute, according to Mother Nature Network. “The mother never separated from her calf…. [She] seemed unable to accept the death”
June, 2019
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6 June
Grey whale discovered in Boundary Bay adds to rising death toll
This whale is now added to the growing tally of dead grey whales along North America’s west coast that have experts concerned. More than 160 of the enormous mammals have been found dead in Canadian, American and Mexican waters.
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5 June
Human civilization will crumble by 2050 if we don’t stop climate change now, new paper claims
According to the paper, climate change poses a “near- to a mid-term existential threat to human civilization,” and there’s a good chance society could collapse as soon as 2050 if serious mitigation actions aren’t taken in the next decade.
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5 June
Carnival cruise ships more polluting that all of Europe’s cars
Cruise brands run by Carnival Corporation emitted 10 times more cancer-causing gases in Europe than all of the continent’s passenger vehicles combined, according to data released on Wednesday.
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4 June
Gray whale deaths could reach record levels this year; NOAA opens investigation
The number is so high the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared it an “unusual mortality event” Friday and launched a scientific investigation into why so many of the giant mammals are dying as they swim toward their summer feeding grounds in Alaska.
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3 June
Ocean acidification makes some marine snails less able to resist predators
As humans release more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the gas is dissolving into the ocean, making seawater more acidic.
May, 2019
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31 May
Boaties horrified by sight of dead dugongs, caught in net, floating off Cairns
Wildlife officials are believed to be investigating the deaths of two dugongs that were found entangled in a fishing net off Cairns.
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31 May
Seal endured ‘tortured death’ entangled in marine litter
A post-mortem examination found the heavy load of net had created a huge, encircling wound between the seal’s head and shoulders that had caused so much damage to the muscles of the neck that the vertebrae and windpipe were visible.
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31 May
Up to 90% of northern seabird populations at risk of extinction
Up to 90 per cent of seabird populations in northern New Zealand are at risk of extinction, scientists say, with emerging threats like climate change adding extra pressure.
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31 May
Over half a million corals destroyed by port of Miami dredging, study finds
New findings reveal significant damage to Miami’s coral reefs from the 16-month dredging operation at the Port of Miami that began in 2013. The study found that sediment buried between half to 90 percent of nearby reefs, resulting in widespread coral death.
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30 May
Fourth dead gray whale found along Alaska shoreline
Marine mammal officials say a fourth gray whale has been found dead along Alaska’s shore. More than 60 dead gray whales have been found dead from Mexico to Alaska.
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30 May
Thousands of puffins perished in Alaska in a massive mortality event
A study conducted by US researchers determined the high numbers of remains found by volunteer beach combers were just the tip of the iceberg, representing a massive mortality event of up to 8,800 birds.