Ocean Sentry
Between January 2012 and January 2018, there have been 652 cases of wetland destruction in the state, most of which are related to create land for infrastructure development or residential purposes.
April, 2018
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13 April
Senegal’s fishermen say European overfishing is crippling them
Senegal’s coasts are severely lacking in fish, and the country is not alone. Scientists estimate that €1.9 billion in fish are missing from local markets all over West Africa each year.
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13 April
11,654 defenceless baby seals beaten and shot to death in Canada
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans reports that from Monday through today sealers have landed 11,654 harps seal pups.
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12 April
Underwater noise pollution also disturbs fish, study suggests
Plastics and oil aren’t the only types of pollution having a negative impact on fish. According to a new study entitled Sound the Alarm: A meta‐analysis on the effect of aquatic noise on fish behavior and physiology, noise is also a growing problem for the aquatic animals.
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12 April
Why the fuss about nurdles?
Nurdles. The name sounds inoffensive, cuddly even…. However, nurdles are anything but. “Nurdle” is the colloquial name for “pre-production plastic pellets” (which is in itself rather a mouthful); these are the raw material of the plastic industry – the building blocks for plastic bottles, plastic bags, drinking straws, car components, …
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11 April
Gulf Stream current at its weakest in 1,600 years, studies show
Warm current that has historically caused dramatic changes in climate is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown and may be less stable than thought – with potentially severe consequences.
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11 April
Baby fish led astray by high CO2 in oceans
Baby fish will find it harder to reach secure shelters in future acidified oceans – putting fish populations at risk, new research from the University of Adelaide has concluded.
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11 April
Bottom trawling causes deep-sea fish populations collapse
A new study using the Sea Around Us’ reconstructed catch data reveals that in the past 60+ years, the practice of towing giant fishing nets along the sea floor has caused the extraction of 25 million tonnes of fish that live 400 metres or more below sea level leading to the …
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11 April
The Yangtze river porpoise, unique for living in freshwater, has special genetic adaptations
The Yangtze finless porpoise is the only freshwater porpoise in the world and is critically endangered. An international group of researchers have sequenced its genome and found the gene responsible for the Yangtze porpoises’ ability to live in freshwater.
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11 April
New study reveals that the center of the world’s marine biodiversity is in danger
Research led by Swansea University’s Bioscience department have found that the world’s centre of biodiversity is under widespread threat of losing a key marine resource.
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10 April
Researchers connect the data to show an accelerating trend for marine heatwaves in our oceans
An international study in Nature Communications reveals globally marine heatwaves have increased over the past century in number, length, and intensity as a direct result of warming oceans.
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10 April
Greenland’s strange ‘dark zone’ is becoming a huge problem for all of us
There’s a Dark Zone on Greenland’s ice sheet, and new drone surveys are showing that it’s growing ever darker. On top of that, it also seems to be melting faster than it should – and scientists finally have a better idea why.