Ocean Sentry
Researchers warn that populations of red king crab in the Bering Sea – made famous by the show The Deadliest Catch – could collapse by the end of the century.
November, 2017
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4 November
Russia investigates whether 141 dead seals starved to death
Russian authorities were investigating whether 141 Baikal earless seals starved to death after their carcasses washed up in Siberia on the shores of the world’s deepest lake, officials said Friday.
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4 November
Hundreds of dead sea turtles found floating off El Salvador
Hundreds of dead sea turtles have been found floating off El Salvador’s Pacific coast, leaving officials scratching their heads as to what caused the massacre.
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3 November
More coral bleaching feared for Great Barrier Reef in coming months
The next event, if it occurs, may not be as damaging as the previous two, but could ruin the chances of coral recovery.
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3 November
Bottlenose dolphins endure brutal captive selection process in Taiji
A pod of Bottlenose dolphins was captured yesterday in Taiji, Japan, netted off in the Cove and left overnight. Today, its members were subjected to the brutal captive selection process.
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3 November
How wind might nudge a sleeping giant in Antarctica
Scientists believe they’ve identified a key process affecting the melting of an enormous glacier in East Antarctica, bigger than the state of California. And the effects may only worsen with future climate change.
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2 November
Research finds multiple nutrients are required for phytoplankton to thrive
Fluxes of nutrients to the surface ocean are changing. Such changes will almost certainly influence phytoplankton productivity and impact marine food webs and the carbon cycle.
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2 November
Pregnant sharks and rays likely to abort their young if captured
New research has found a quarter of pregnant sharks and rays lose their pups when caught, threatening some species.
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2 November
Bottlenose dolphins await fate in Taiji Cove
The Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project Cove Monitors, who livestreamed the drive on the ground, said a pod of bottlenose dolphins were netted in the Cove today.
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2 November
The fingerprints of coastal carbon sinks
Did you know carbon comes in blue? Blue carbon refers to the carbon in oceans and coastal areas. These ecosystems are excellent carbon sinks – they can efficiently absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere.
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2 November
Rapid CO2 cuts could allow some cool-water corals to adapt to global warming
Some of the world’s most diverse coral reefs are found in cooler parts of the tropics. These corals may be able to adapt to rising temperatures if future greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced, a new study suggests.
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2 November
Thousands of turtles, marine animals victims of plastic fishing nets polluting Gulf of Carpentaria
Plastic fishing nets, some the size of football fields, are washing up on Australia’s northern coastline, slowly killing endangered turtles and creating a “global hotspot” for plastic pollution.