Algae on the underside of the ice makes a chemical that has been found throughout the food chain – and it’s under threat.
December, 2017
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19 December
Sixth pod of Melon-headed whales slaughtered in Taiji
There was devastation at the Cove this morning, as the sixth pod of Melon-headed whales this season was torn apart.
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19 December
Turtles continue to be victims of bycatch
The number of sea turtles falling victim to bycatch off the coast of Jalisco and Nayarit is on the rise, with dragnets used by shrimp trawlers the biggest cause of the problem.
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18 December
Turtles are turning away from Karachi’s beaches
Sandspit Beach near Hawke’s Bay has proven to be a deadly spot for turtles. Stray dogs and eagles feed on turtles’ eggs, while plastic bags that are part of the heaps of trash littering the beach have soiled the natural habitat of these turtles.
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18 December
Turtle poachers ‘make a killing’ in Marakkanam
Struggle for survival is the rule of nature and for sea turtles, that struggle begins even before they take birth.
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18 December
Court to open proceedings against turtle trafficker
The People’s Court of the central coastal province of Nha Trang will begin proceedings on Monday in the case against Hoàng Tấn Hải, who was found illegally trafficking 10 tonnes of marine turtles in 2014.
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18 December
EU and 12 other countries condemn Japan over whaling and reject claim annual slaughter is for research
The international community has condemned Japan’s current whaling mission, and questioned the reason it has stated for plans to kill 333 minke whales in the Southern Ocean this year.
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18 December
Combination of warmer water, chemical exposure intensifies harmful effects in a coastal fish
Warmer water temperatures, combined with exposure to chemicals already known to be harmful to aquatic life, could threaten organisms that have temperature-sensitive sex determination.
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17 December
Concerns over sea caves development
The area is the birthing habitat of the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus), which is listed as the most “critically endangered” marine mammal species in the Mediterranean by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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17 December
Debris dumped in Navi Mumbai mangroves
Several truckloads of construction debris have been dumped on the stretch under the cover of darkness in the past few days, local residents say.
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17 December
Bid to save mangroves: 800 ‘illegal’ hutments demolished in Dahisar, 6,000 in BMC crosshairs
The mass demolition was part of a drive initiated by the BMC last week to save mangroves in the area.
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16 December
US military should end its war on the Okinawa dugong
Base construction will devastate this whole beautiful ecosystem and it will likely be a death sentence for the critically endangered Okinawa dugong, a manatee relative that counts the sea grass in these sheltered waters as one of its last good feeding grounds.