Navy weapons testing safe for marine mammals, report finds
By David Fleshler Sun Sentinel Published: January 29, 2013 A Navy plan for testing submarines off Fort Lauderdale, torpedoes off Rhode Island and other weapons systems at installations across the East Coast will have only "negligible" impact on whales, dolphins and other marine life, according to a draft federal report to be released […]
Little Hamaca Park Cleanup
Title: Little Hamaca Park CleanupLocation: Little Hamaca Park Key WestDescription: Meet us at Little Hamaca Park located on Government Rd of Flagler Ave.,in Key West, look for the Reef Relief sign. The event will start at 10:00 am and finish up at 1:00pm. Marine debris is not just ugly it is dangerous • Discarded debris […]
Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest (entry deadline March 15th)
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species Act by having your students participate in the Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest (entry deadline March 15th), in an activity celebrating Endangered Species Day (May 17, 2013), or both! Find details on the Youth Art Contest and hosting your own Endangered Species Day […]
Proposed Listing Determinations for 82 Reef-Building Coral Species; Proposed Reclassification of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis from Threatened to Endangered
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. Public Comments Solicited To ensure that any final action resulting from this proposal will be as accurate and effective as possible, we are soliciting comments from the public, other concerned governmental agencies, the scientific community, […]
Opportunity for public comments on EPA’s proposed rule for Florida’s waters
EPA will hold two public information sessions in Tampa, Florida. These sessions will provide opportunities for members of the public to submit written comments on EPA's proposed rule for some of Florida's coastal and estuarine waters, and on EPA's proposed rule on remanded portions of its final rule for Florida's inland waters. The public information […]
Protect dolphins from deafening airgun blasts
Call your Representative today to stand up for our Atlantic wildlife Seismic airgun testing is used to find deep pockets of oil in the sea floor. The decibels produced by airgun blasts are loud enough to kill a human at close range. For marine life, like the endangered North Atlantic right whale, the stakes are […]
You Can Have Your Fish and Eat Them Too
by Enric Sala of National Geographic in Ocean Views on September 25, 2012 Ninety percent of the large predators in the ocean are gone and their populations have collapsed, and some scientific studies suggest that most fisheries worldwide will collapse before 2050. The reason for this is that we have taken too many fish out […]
Science Without Borders® Challenge “HOW ARE WE ALL CONNECTED TO THE OCEANS?”
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is pleased to announce the Science Without Borders® Challenge, a contest meant to answer the question, “How Are We All Connected to the Oceans?” Students, ages 14-19, are asked to submit 1-5 minute videos that remind us how vital oceans are to our existence. Please forward this to […]
Bengali Mangrove Forests Are Fading Away
Jan. 10, 2013 — Mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are disappearing, taking endangered species like the Bengal tiger with them. RAPID deterioration in mangrove health is occurring in the Sundarbans, resulting in as much as 200m of coast disappearing in a single year. A report published January 11 in Remote Sensing by scientists from the […]
Declare War On Climate Change. We demand President Obama and Congress accept Climate Change as an enemy of the people.
We petition the obama administration to: We, the people, demand the President of the United States and it's legislative body recognize Climate Change as great and Grave a threat to this nation as they would any other aggressive enemy. We demand that the President and Congress act against Climate Change as they have acted against […]