Ocean Sentry
The Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Wednesday that it is investigating the deaths of three Laysan albatross and numerous destroyed nests in the Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve…
December, 2015
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31 December
Gough Island mice eat chicks alive
The seabird chicks just sit on their nests and get gnawed. They are not evolutionary-wired to deal with mammalian predators,as there were none on Gough Island until seal-clubbers accidentally brought them ashore in the 19th century…
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21 December
Baby fish will be lost at sea in acidified oceans
The ability of baby fish to find a home, or other safe haven, to grow into adulthood will be severely impacted under predicted ocean acidification, University of Adelaide research has found…
November, 2015
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19 November
Climate change could slash polar bear numbers 30% by 2050
Polar bears look set to see their numbers dwindle by nearly third by mid-century, a top conservation body said Thursday, warning climate change poses the greatest threat to the king of the Arctic…
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13 November
Sharks’ hunting ability destroyed under climate change
The hunting ability and growth of sharks will be dramatically impacted by increased CO2 levels and warmer oceans expected by the end of the century, a University of Adelaide study has found.
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10 November
Research suggests marine invasive species benefit from rising CO2 levels
Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report…
October, 2015
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30 October
Puffins and turtle doves at risk of being wiped out, say experts
Puffin and turtle dove numbers across the globe have plummeted so rapidly the birds now face the same extinction threat as the African elephant and lion, say conservationists…
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27 October
Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth’s nutrient cycle
A new study reveals that in the past large land animals, whales, seabirds and fish played a vital role in recycling nutrients from the ocean depths, spreading them far and wide across the globe and taking them deep inland.
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23 October
Sex and sea turtles: New study reveals impact of climate change, sea level rise
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University have just published the results of a four-year study in the journal Endangered Species Research, on the effects of turtle nest temperatures and sand temperatures and on hatchling sex…
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23 October
Study says sunscreen ingredient may be declining population of coral reefs
In a recent study conducted by a group of scientists from several institutions revealed that sunscreen used by beachgoers and swimmers is proving to be toxic for coral reefs and is also inhibiting their growth…
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23 October
Plastic litter taints the sea surface, even in the Arctic
In a new study, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) show for the first time that marine litter can even be found at the sea surface of Arctic waters…
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16 October
Rising sea level threatens to submerge mangrove forests by 2070
Mangrove forests around the Indo-Pacific areas could be gone for good by 2070. The outlook for many other mangrove forests in the world – even with relatively low rises in sea level – could be as bleak…