Ocean Sentry
It has long been famed as a subtropical paradise, with more than 400 different types of coral living beneath crystal clear waters in a far-flung corner of southern Japan.
May, 2018
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24 May
Plastic bag-swallowing sperm whales – victims of our remorseless progress
The news that Mediterranean whales have died after ingesting our plastic waste comes as no surprise – but seems to be an omen for fallout from our disruption of the natural world.
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18 May
Climate change will force hundreds of marine species to move
Hundreds of marine animal species living on North American continental shelves will be forced to shift their ranges further north as a result of climate change, according to a study published today (May 16) in PLOS ONE.
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16 May
More mangroves burnt, destroyed for farming; Greens urge state to protect all mangroves
A vast patch of healthy mangroves in Roadpali, Taloja (Navi Mumbai), has been illegally burnt and destroyed by unidentified people to start farming after clearing the wetlands. Environmentalists are seeing a pattern in this type of wetlands destruction, which leads to land grabbing.
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15 May
In Madagascar, fishermen plant mangroves for the future
“I didn’t know that fish lay their eggs in the mangrove,” said Samuel Razafimamonjy, 59, another volunteer.
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15 May
Destruction of native Australian forest approved despite threat posed to neighbouring Great Barrier Reef
Experts have cautioned that runoff caused by the clearing is likely to damage the neighbouring Great Barrier Reef, and the forest itself is home to endangered species including the northern quoll.
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10 May
8 marine species wash up dead per month on state’s beaches
Every month, nearly eight marine species wash up on Goa’s beaches, dead and decomposed. Five turtles and one or two humpbacked dolphins wash up every month while a porpoise is seen every two months.
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10 May
Earth just soared past yet another climate change milestone
Carbon dioxide levels never exceeded 300 ppm at any point in the past 800,000 years, according to the Scripps CO2 Program, which funds the Mauna Loa observations.
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10 May
The Baltic Sea as a time machine
The scientists argue that changes that are only expected for the future in the global ocean can already be observed in the Baltic today.
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9 May
Coral Triangle at risk
Bottom-trawling, a method where nets are dragged across the sea floor capturing both, grown-ups and hatchlings, is still prevalent in the region, exacerbating the decline of fish populations, which have plummeted up to 95 percent since the 1960s.
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9 May
The 2018 slaugther of harp seal pups in Canada took the lives of over 59,076 seals
According to new update from the DFO, the number of harp seal pups “landed” has been corrected downward to 59,076, and the slaughter has ended. “Harvest activity has ceased for the time being,” says the DFO official. But most likely, sealers are now busy with their usual fishing endeavors.
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8 May
Oceanic warming threatens polar wildlife with extinction
Polar bears and other iconic animals could be extinct by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current rate, marine biologists warned Monday.