Ocean Sentry
The U.S. Navy wants to increase significantly its training exercises off the West Coast and in the Puget Sound area, but some lawmakers, scientists and environmental groups have demanded a more rigorous review of the plan. The Navy drops bombs, fires missiles and launches torpedoes during training exercises in parts …
March, 2009
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8 March
Stranded whale dies in Napier
A Napier woman has described how she and several others struggled to push a stranded whale out to sea as it thrashed itself to pieces on sharp rocks lining the shore. Gabby Evans was walking along Hardinge Road, Ahuriri, on her way to work around 7.45am today when she spotted …
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7 March
Coast Guard keeping tabs on injured whale
A large whale that beached itself Friday afternoon is struggling to find its way off the shores. Just after 1 p.m. Friday A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted the whale two miles north of the Siuslaw River entrance while flying a routine mission. Jim Rice, Stranding Coordinator with the Marine …
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7 March
Overpopulation seen as worst environment threat
Halting the world”s rocketing population growth is the key to solving global warming — a solution that has been ignored or overlooked by leading climate change advocates. That was the warning yesterday from an Australian health expert, who said UN forecasts of a global population of more than 9 billion …
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6 March
Dozens of dolphins trapped near Karachi beach
Apparently chasing small feed, dozens of dolphins were today washed ashore and got trapped near the Karachi beach, while some sustained injuries as fishermen tried to put them into water. “Dolphins usually travel in groups and probably the were chasing small fish for feed and got washed ashore and trapped …
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5 March
Oceana denounces spanish owned pirate fishing vessel and asks for tough measures against IUU fishing
Oceana has documented and urged action by the Spanish government against the IUU fishing vessel “Furabolos” (IMO 8604668), now named “Eros 2”, and flying a Panama flag, currently in the port of Santa Eugenia de Ribeira in Galicia, Spain. IUU means “illegal, unreported and unregulated” fishing and it is a …
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5 March
California otter population on a downward trend: Disease, lack of food taking toll
An assortment of factors suggests California”s sea otter population is in decline, according to officials at The Otter Project. Factoring in several surveys, including the fall population count that turned up fewer otters than the previous fall”s count, officials for the sea otter advocacy group released a 2008 status report …
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5 March
Kids find dead dolphin in Calauag
A 127-kilo dolphin was found dead from a shot gun wound in the coastal village of Sabang II in Calauag, Quezon, a town fish warden said Thursday. Cesario Decozar said that at around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, children playing along the shoreline of Calauag Bay fronting the Pacific Ocean found the …
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4 March
Obama reverses Bush decision on endangered species act
Barack Obama restored protections for endangered species today in a roll-back of one of the most contentious last-minute rule changes of the George Bush era. “For more than three decades, the Endangered Species Act has successfully protected our nation”s most threatened wildlife, and we should be looking for ways to …
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4 March
Last stranded King Island whale back at sea
Whale rescuers today successfully returned the last live whale stranded on Naracoopa Beach on King Island back to the water. Parks and Wildlife Service Reserves manager Chris Arthur said the adult female pilot whale was slung between two jet skis and taken off-shore before being released.
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3 March
SFC to probe turtle eggs on menu
The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is investigating reports that turtle eggs were served at a function recently despite a ban on their consumption. SFC enforcement officers are believed to be investigating the matter after photographs of the eggs on dinner tables appeared in the local media yesterday.
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3 March
Slaughtered sharks are gory sight, but Fisheries says it’s not illegal
Members of the Caye Caulker tourism industry are up in arms tonight following the documentation of a shark slaughtering near the village over the weekend. According to twenty-five-year-old Caye Caulker tour guide James Rosado, on Saturday, February 28, he and his girlfriend were fishing when they came upon the gory …