The dolphins’ bodies were horribly mutilated, the fins cut off. But what shocked French marine researchers wasn’t just the brutality of the deaths of these … 1,100 dead dolphins wash up in FranceRead more
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Posted inBiodiversity / News / Pollution
Humpback Whales Are Falling Silent
Baleen whales such as humpbacks use songs to communicate, search for food, find mates and navigate the seas,but in Japan, their voices are being drowned … Humpback Whales Are Falling SilentRead more
Posted inAcidification / CO2 / Fisheries / News
Ocean acidification could impact Atlantic cod populations
Earth’s oceans absorb as much as one-third of the excess carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere by human activities. When that CO2 reacts with water, … Ocean acidification could impact Atlantic cod populationsRead more
Posted inFisheries / Global Warming / News
Ocean heatwaves drive more fish north
Researchers in California can now name 37 species that have shifted their range further north than ever before in response to unusually hot summers in … Ocean heatwaves drive more fish northRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / News / Plastic
Whale dies with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach
This past weekend a young whale washed up on Mindanao Island in the Philippines, dead from plastic-induced ‘gastric shock.’ When a team of researchers from … Whale dies with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomachRead more
Posted inDead Zone / News
‘Dead zone’ volume more important than area
The dead zone, a hypoxic zone, is a region of low oxygen that results from runoff of high nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, often … ‘Dead zone’ volume more important than areaRead more
Posted inFisheries / Global Warming / News
Warming oceans have already harmed the world’s fish supply
While there are a lot of alarm bells sounding over how climate change will affect marine ecosystems and the world’s seafood supply in the future, … Warming oceans have already harmed the world’s fish supplyRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Global Warming / News
Warmer waters shrink krill habitat around Antarctica
A new study has found that fewer young krill are surviving to adulthood around Antarctica as ocean temperatures have risen in the Southern Ocean in … Warmer waters shrink krill habitat around AntarcticaRead more
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Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought
Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concludes an analysis of four recent ocean-heating observations. Ocean heating is critical … Oceans are warming even faster than previously thoughtRead more
Posted inPlastic / Pollution / ToMl
What you see at Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), a site of marine debris considered to be twice the size of Texas, is perhaps the foremost expression of … What you see at Great Pacific Garbage PatchRead more