Ocean Sentry
For coral reefs, the threat of climate change and bleaching are bad enough. An international research group has now found that plastic trash — ubiquitous throughout the world’s oceans — intensifies disease for coral, adding to reef peril.
January, 2018
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25 January
SOS to locate baby monk seal
The fishery department said on Wednesday it was concerned about a baby monk seal that got separated from its mother, saying that its life is in danger if not rescued very soon.
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25 January
300 rotting sharks found 150 miles inland off busy highway
Police authorities and residents of Michoacán, Mexico, were in for a surprise when they found carcasses of 300 sharks by a roadside in the state, 150 miles away from the sea.
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25 January
Taiji shows more cruelty with a small pod of Risso’s dolphins
A small pod of 6 Risso’s dolphins was driven into the Cove and slaughtered this morning.
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25 January
Conservationists condemn killing of manatee in Nigeria
Biodiversity conservationists have condemned the recent killing of a manatee in Delta State, South-south of Nigeria. Manatee, otherwise known as the sea cow, is a marine mammal. They are considered to be among the world’s endangered species.
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24 January
12,000 tons of plastic cleared from Indian beach
Volunteers have removed an astonishing 12 million kilograms (nearly 12,000 tons) of plastic from a short stretch of a Mumbai beach.
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24 January
Seahorse kebabs spur fishing ban
The Fisheries Department plans to prohibit the fishing of seahorses in Thai waters after the small marine fish were found grilled on skewers for sale to Chinese tourists at a floating market in Pattaya.
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24 January
A total of 34 Striped dolphins slaughtered today in Taiji, Japan
Today the seventh pod of Striped dolphins this season was driven into the Cove and slaughtered. It was a very quick drive. Cove Monitors saw the formation within 45 minutes of the boats leaving the harbor.
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24 January
Midway’s albatross: A new threat puts the world’s largest colony at risk
The world’s largest Albatross breeding colony returns to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge every year, but predation by invasive mice threaten these seabirds. This year, the staff on Midway Atoll are not just waiting for the birds to return; they are waiting to see if the crisis which began two years …
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23 January
New snow crab fishery rules announced to protect North Atlantic right whales
The new management measures will take effect immediately and will be enforced “very aggressively,” LeBlanc said during the news conference in Moncton on Tuesday.
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23 January
How plastic pollution is hurting the Gulf of Mexico
In the first citizen-scientist effort to document the extent of microplastic pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, volunteers and scientists are finding that these permanent fragments are in nearly every sample they take.
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23 January
Seabed mining could destroy ecosystems
Mining on the ocean floor could do irreversible damage to deep-sea ecosystems, says a new study of seabed mining proposals around the world. The deep sea (depths below 200m) covers about half of the Earth’s surface and is home to a vast range of species.