Ocean Sentry
An examination of a dead dugong found floating in Phang Nga Bay late last month suggests it died suddenly of injuries sustained though contact with fishing equipment, a leading marine biologist has revealed. A ferry found the female dugong on February 27 and its crew brought the 1.6-meter, 86-kilogram carcass …
March, 2009
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3 March
2 dolphins victims of fishing blast
The two stranded Risso”s dolphins rescued in Samar on Friday that died over the weekend might have been victims of dynamite fishing, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. One of the two dolphins that were brought to Tacloban City by a team from BFAR died Saturday evening and …
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3 March
Mangrove is a vital bioshield and must be protected
This great tropical island nation has around 17,500 islands with a coastline totaling 81,000 kilometers, which is a distance equivalent to twice the circumference of the earth. Indonesia”s extensive coastline is home to a quarter of the world”s mangroves or 4.5 million hectares of remarkable wetland forests.
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3 March
Human overfishing starves dolphins, sharks, seabirds: study
Dolphins, sharks and other large marine species around the world are going hungry as they seek out dwindling supplies of the small, overlooked species they feed on, according to a new study that says overfishing is draining their food sources. In a report released Monday, scientists with the international conservation …
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3 March
Whales, dolphins rescued after beaching at King Island, Tasmania
Only one of the 54 pilot whales freed from King Island”s Naracoopa Beach in Tasmania yesterday has returned to the sand.The animal has been moved to another part of the beach and is being kept alive by volunteers until the incoming tide helps with a fresh rescue effort. “At this …
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2 March
EU committee votes for ban on seal products
The European Union took a step closer on Monday towards banning products made from seals with a vote against the practice by a committee of its parliament. The European Parliament”s internal market and consumer affairs committee voted to ban products made from seals, with an exception made for traditional Inuit …
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2 March
Dolphin Found Dead Off Beach Drive
Residents walking along the beach stumble upon a sad and unusual sight. A couple of divers found a 300 found bottle nose dolphin floating near the shore at Beach Drive and DeGama Avenue. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Gulf World’s Marine Mammal Stranding Network were notified. Unfortunately …
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2 March
Ministry bans reef shark fishing
The ministry of fisheries and agriculture has extended the moratorium on reef shark fishing to cover the whole of the Maldives, as part of a move towards a total ban on both reef and oceanic shark hunting. On the assumption that many tourists visited the Maldives to see sharks, a …
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2 March
Whale stranding ’caused by human exploration’
Locals at Naracoopa have worked since dawn to save the 54 whales and six dolphins which were still alive this morning. About 140 pilot whales have already died on the beach — but this afternoon it emerged that all six dolphins have been returned to the water.
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2 March
Young whale shark trapped in Tainan Canal
A young whale shark became trapped in the Tainan Canal in the southern city of Tainan Monday, in what was the first such occurrence in the canal”s 90-year history. Members of the city”s Fire Department and wildlife conservationists rushed to the scene to observe the whale shark, which is about …
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2 March
Nearly 200 whales beached in Australia
Nearly 200 whales and several dolphins have beached themselves on an island off southern Australia and a race is on to save the dozens of survivors, officials said Monday. About 50 of 194 pilot whales and seven dolphins stranded on King Island between the mainland and Tasmania were still alive, …
February, 2009
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28 February
Wayward whale euthanized after becoming stranded
There has been a sad ending to the story about a whale languishing in the waters off Whangaparoa Peninsula north of Auckland. The Department of Conservation and Project Jonah have been observing the rare gray”s beaked whale for about three weeks.