Ocean Sentry
Over the next four months, thousands of fur seals living in Cape Cross and Atlas Bay will be brutally killed for their fur, oil, and genitals.
July, 2019
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1 July
Japan to resume whale-hunting after 30-year ban, ignores global outcry
From today, Japan’s whalers are officially permitted to hunt and kill whales following Tokyo’s controversial decision to quit an international ban on commercial whaling. The move triggered upset among environmentalists worldwide.
June, 2019
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28 June
6th North Atlantic right whale found dead marks 4th in 48 hours
It’s the fourth whale carcass discovered in the past 48 hours. The sixth whale, which has yet to be identified, was found drifting off Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula during an aerial surveillance flight.
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27 June
One percent of North Atlantic right whales have died this month
The heartbreaking discovery of five dead individuals has raised serious concerns about the species’ future.
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27 June
These corals choose to eat plastic over food
Scientists have for the first time shown that some wild corals are feeding on tiny shreds of plastic trash. Worse, the animals seem to prefer those ‘microplastics’ over their natural food—even when the plastic is carrying bacteria that can kill them.
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27 June
Two new Right whale carcasses identified
After two North Atlantic right whales were found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GSL) on June 4 (“Wolverine“) and June 20 (“Punctuation“), two additional dead right whales were reported in the region on June 25, 2019, bringing the total known mortalities to four.
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25 June
Cayman’s diminishing mangroves
In 1976, the western end of Grand Cayman was comprised largely of wetlands. From Prospect to West Bay, researchers recorded 5,330 acres of mangrove and sedge marsh wetlands that year. By 2013, that number had dropped 69% to around 1,633 acres.
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25 June
A depressing new type of pollution has started showing up on shoreline rocks
Researchers have identified a crust of plastic particles building up on shoreline rocks.
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24 June
Faroese whalers have struck again, this time killing 30 pilot whales
For the ninth time this year, 25-30 pilot whales have been slaughtered in the Danish Faroe Islands.
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22 June
86 per cent of Great Barrier Reef contaminated with microfibres
The presence of microplastics in our oceans is considered an emerging issue of international concern and this is the first study to examine the interaction between microplastic exposure and intake by marine organisms on the Great Barrier Reef.
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22 June
Dead female North Atlantic right whale found in Gulf of St. Lawrence
A scientist says the death of a female North Atlantic right whale found drifting in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Wednesday is a major concern because healthy females are needed to restore the endangered population.
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20 June
The transfer of the 10 orcas and 87 beluga whales from the “whale jail” in Russia has begun
Russia will also clamp down on the capture of whales for “educational and cultural purposes” – a loophole used to capture these whales. This is a most important decision in that it signifies the end of the capture and sale of orcas and beluga whales from Russia to entertainment parks, …