Ocean Sentry
On any day Tamil Nadu records at least 40 to 70 deaths of nesting turtles and this is an issue, the official said, adding and at times there are also mass stranding of Olive ridley’s clocking more than 100 in a single day, he said.
March, 2018
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1 March
International fishing trawlers are driving up demand for ocean bushmeat in West Africa
Faced with depleted fish stocks local fishermen are hunting more and more dolphins, whales, and sea turtles.
February, 2018
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28 February
Disturbing footage shows baby bird’s stomach cut open to show more than 200 pieces of plastic inside
The disturbing footage was filmed by the United Nations to highlight the devastating impact discarded plastic has on the world’s sea life. The researcher said the plastic was ‘no doubt’ the cause of the bird’s death.
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28 February
Pesticides are accumulated in the fat tissue
Pesticides are accumulated in bodies with high fat content. This conclusion was made by the scientists from the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) that have been studying seabirds and marine mammals of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea for several years.
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28 February
Three wild Pacific white-sided dolphins taken into captivity: Taiji
Today, four more Pacific white sided dolphins were trapped in the fishing nets in Taiji, Japan. The day started out well when the banger boats did not go out. However, scenes from the past 9 days began to repeat themselves.
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27 February
Nerul residents go online to save Maharashtra’s Talawe wetlands
Residents of Nerul and adjoining areas have launched an online campaign to save the Talawe wetlands. The residents have taken to the grievance redressal portal of the Maharashtra government and have been posting their complaints online in addition to a Facebook page being run to save the wetlands.
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27 February
Time running out for Antipodes Island wandering albatross
The critically endangered Antipodes Island wandering albatross will be functionally extinct within the next 20 years unless the devastating decline in their population is halted, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says.
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27 February
Scientists hatch bold plan to save polar bears
For the past two decades, scientists have been monitoring the effects of a warming Arctic on the world’s polar bears — and the bears’ future has looked increasingly bleak.
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27 February
North Atlantic right whales may face extinction after no new births recorded
Declining fertility and rising mortality, exacerbated by fishing industry, prompts experts to warn whales could be extinct by 2040.
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26 February
Warming Antarctic may force over 1 million King Penguins to find new homes or perish
King Penguins — the second largest penguins on Earth — will likely see their populations plummet this century as the oceans surrounding Antarctica heat up.
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26 February
Four Pacific white sided dolphins lost their freedom today in Taiji
Hunters and hunted clashed for the fifth out of the past eight days. Unfortunately, today the hunters were able to capture four Pacific white sided dolphins.
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25 February
Three more dead turtles wash ashore in state
Three more carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles washing up on Palolem and Benaulim beaches during the last two days has added to the growing concern over the stranding of marine species on Goa’s coastline.