Ocean Sentry
A third of marine species could become extinct in the Arabian Gulf by 2090 unless immediate action is taken, a study from the University of British Columbia has found, with Abu Dhabi expected to be worst hit.
June, 2018
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19 June
Penguin deaths at Tasmanian beach most likely from dog attack, necropsies find
Twelve little penguins found dumped in a garbage bin on the northern Tasmanian coast were probably killed by a dog, a post-mortem examination has found.
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18 June
Rising sea temperatures threaten survival of juvenile albatross
In this study, the researchers developed a matrix population model that takes account of the combined effects of climate variables and functional traits in order to understand the entire life cycle and how population growth may be affected in light of a changing climate.
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15 June
Autopsy of dead green sea turtle reveals its stomach full of plastic
Barely a week after discovering that a whale had died on Thai shores after eating 80 plastic bags, yet another sealife tragedy underscores the need to rewire our plastic-consuming habits.
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14 June
Antarctica has lost 3 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, and it’s speeding up
The most complete analysis to date measuring ice sheet changes in Antarctica reveals Earth’s southernmost continent has lost some 3 trillion tonnes of ice over the past quarter-century.
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11 June
10-11 dolphins massacred by locals on beach in the Faroe Islands
On the evening of May 8, 10-11 Atlantic White Sided dolphins were brutally killed near Hvalvik en the Faroe Islands, a Danish protectorate.
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11 June
How much is wildlife tourism affecting the animals it targets?
A new study in Conservation Physiology, published by Oxford University Press, reveals that white shark activity increases dramatically when the animals are interacting with cage-diving operators.
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8 June
Mediterranean could become a ‘sea of plastic’, warns WWF
The Mediterranean could become a “sea of plastic”, the WWF warned on Friday in a report calling for measures to clean up one of the world’s worst affected bodies of water.
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8 June
5 ways that climate change affects the ocean
For an ecosystem that covers 70 percent of the planet, oceans get no respect. All they’ve done is feed us, provide most of the oxygen we breathe, and protect us from ourselves: Were it not for the oceans, climate change would have already made Earth uninhabitable.
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8 June
Pregnant whale dies from ingested rubbish
A pregnant whale that washed up on a beach in Melbourne’s western suburbs was stricken by a stomach filled with plastic and kelp, an autopsy has revealed.
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7 June
Dolphins deliberately killed for use as bait in global fisheries
Important new research released ahead of World Oceans Day exposes the widespread practice of killing aquatic mammals such as dolphins, sea lions, seals and otters for use as bait in global fisheries.
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7 June
Impact of fishing gear entanglement deduced from whale hormone levels
A novel hormone analysis provides a viable way of measuring the duration and effects of fishing gear entanglement on endangered North Atlantic right whales. This forensic technique for analyzing stress responses can also provide information on fasting periods and physical stress in whales.