Ocean Sentry
(From mercurynews.com)- Animal officials have been unable to locate a whale that was spotted Tuesday morning tangled in a crab pot in the water near Pacifica, Marine Mammal Center spokeswoman Mieke Eerkens said today. The whale, estimated to be less than 50 feet long, was seen swimming in the ocean …
August, 2008
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28 August
Dolphin protector abducted and beaten
(From solomontimes.com)- On Tuesday, August 19th, at about 8:30 pm, City Councilor, Lawrence Makili, was abducted from his home in Honiara, Solomon Islands, by eight men in two cars. He was then driven a few kilometers out of town when the thugs beat him and tried to kill him. “There …
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27 August
Whale washed up dead in eastbourne
(From theargus.co.uk)- Marine experts have confirmed the dead animal washed up on Eastbourne seafront this morning is a baleen whale. Stephen Marsh, from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, confirmed the type of species as a deep diving type of whale but could not be more specific because the animal …
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27 August
Hawaii leading ocean conservation efforts
(From kpua.net) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (AP) – Members of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force say Hawaii can and should take the lead in preserving the world”s oceans. The task force is meeting this week on the Big Island.
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27 August
Pups seal their place in rescuers’ hearts
(From westerntelegraph.co.uk) Wales, UK- Two young seal pups have found themselves in the spotlight after becoming stranded on north Pembrokeshire beaches. As the tide was retreating, coastguards Pete Fletcher and Martin Leake carefully moved the newly-born pup to a safer area of the beach closer to the shoreline. The seal’s …
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27 August
Loon rescued on Maine Lake
(From seacoastonline.com)- A loon is recovering after being rescued from fishing line that had wrapped tightly around its wing. A nonprofit organization in Gorham searched the lake by boat and found the loon — unable to fly with fishing line wrapped tightly around one wing and cutting into its body. …
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27 August
Second dead dolphin found washed up on Alicante Coast
(From thinkspain.com) Alicante,Spain- Council workers found a dead dolphin at around 5.30am this morning as they were cleaning Elche”s Arenales del Sol beach. The 1.5m-long specimen has been taken to Alicante University for analysis. It is not known whether this discovery is linked to a similarly unusual incident in Benidorm …
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27 August
Stranded whale freed off Fraser Island
(From brisbanetimes.com.au)- A whale stranded on Queensland”s Fraser Island will be monitored after being helped back into deeper water. Kayakers found the four- to five-metre-long minke whale stranded near Wathumba Creek on Fraser Island”s north-west beach this morning.The whale is reported to be all right.
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27 August
Children blamed for pelican attacks
(From abc.net.au) Eurobodalla- The Australian Seabird Rescue Organisation is investigating reports that pelicans are being deliberately snared with nylon fishing line and hooks. The organisation”s regional coordinator, Julie Clarke, says there is growing concern over the number and frequency of the attacks. “Local children who have been throwing rocks and …
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27 August
Fisherman fined $2,000 for cutting shark’s throat
(From abc.net.au)- A recreational fisherman has been fined for killing an endangered grey nurse shark that was hooked in waters off Forster on the New South Wales mid-north coast. Fisheries officers found the 1.7 metre female shark in an icebox on the man”s boat in June 2006. Primary Industries Minister …
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27 August
Protection zones in the wrong place to prevent coral reef collapse
(From physorg.com) – Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today. The team – which comprises of experts from the UK, Australia, the US, Sweden and France – found the small-scale zones were …
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27 August
Baltic Cod Are Shrinking Due To Overfishing
(From news.mongabay.com) – According to a paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, contemporary cod attain adulthood earlier and are generally smaller than their ancestors. “The big concern is that overexploitation is causing the fish to evolve.