Ocean Sentry
Important krill habitats are under threat from climate change, and this latest research – published in Nature Climate Change – has found that their distribution has contracted towards the Antarctic continent. This has major implications for the ecosystems that depend on krill.
January, 2019
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22 January
Dozens of injured turtles found along Israel coast, rescuers rush to save them
Over the past few weeks, some 50 sea turtles have been discovered along the nation’s Mediterranean shore suffering from cracked shells and cuts as well as soft tissue damage and internal injuries, the Times of Israel reported.
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22 January
Blue whale poo reveals health of Antarctic food chain
Scientists are about to embark on a voyage to learn more about the largest creature on Earth, the blue whale, and they are planning on using its poo as a guide to the health of the local food chain.
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22 January
Mangrove patches deserve greater recognition no matter the size
With nearly 35% of mangroves lost from around the world since the 1980s, primarily due to coastal development, the future loss of seemingly small mangrove patches to new construction projects such as airports or aquaculture is extremely worrying.
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22 January
Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003, study finds
Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought—and will likely lead to faster sea level rise—thanks to the continued, accelerating warming of the Earth’s atmosphere, a new study has found.
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21 January
Over-fishing threatens Arabian Gulf species
Four hundred and seventy-one marine bony fish species in the Arabian Gulf are in danger due to over-fishing, climate change and coastal development.
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21 January
Antarctica ice melt has accelerated by 280% in the last 4 decades
According to a study led by Eric Rignot from the University of California at Irvine, which looked at details of ice and snow from the entire continent of Antarctica since 1979, Antarctica’s crucial ice sheet has been melting for the entire 39 year period, but that is just the tip …
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21 January
Record-breaking ocean temperatures point to trends of global warming
The newly available observations show that the year 2018 is the hottest year ever recorded for the global ocean, as evident in its highest ocean heat content since 1950s in the upper 2000m.
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8 January
Seabird colonies are struggling as winter sea ice levels hover near record lows
According to ornithologist George Divoky, this loss of winter sea ice could be “the final nail in the coffin” for a colony of birds already struggling with other aspects of climate change.
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8 January
Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second
Global warming has heated the oceans by the equivalent of one atomic bomb explosion per second for the past 150 years, according to analysis of new research.
October, 2018
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4 October
Commercial fishing banned across much of the Arctic
Commercial fishing will be banned across much of the Arctic under a new agreement signed on Wednesday in Greenland, closing down access to a vast area of sea that is newly opening up under climate change.
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2 October
Māui’s dolphin found dead on a beach at Te Akau
A suspected Māui’s dolphin has been found dead at near Te Akau on the west coast, 20 kilometres north of Raglan. A recent estimate of the Māui dolphin population indicated that there are 57-75 individuals over one year of age.