NOAA article Aug 2011: Veterinarians collect samples from a Barataria Bay dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, are showing signs of severe ill health, according to NOAA marine mammal biologists and their local, state, federal and other research partners. Barataria Bay, located in the northern Gulf of Mexico, received heavy and prolonged exposure to […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Conservationists have issued repeated warnings that the Maui’s dolphins of New Zealand, the planet’s smallest species of dolphin, are in danger of extinction. This month, they’ve estimated there are only about 55 surviving members left, according to an updated survey of the species’ population. The last time the Maui’s dolphin population was surveyed in […]
From article by Rudy Bonn in Solares Hill On the 1st of April Key West’s Reef Relief will celebrate its 25th year of work for the improvement and protection of the coral reefs of the Florida Keys. An anniversary celebration is being held March 31st from 6pm-10pm […]
ENN: Environmental News Network — Know Your Environment From: Center for Biological Diversity Published March 16, 2012 01:24 AM SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service Thursday for failing to develop a recovery plan for two species of coral, elkhorn and staghorn, […]
Tuesday March 12, 2012. Mission Blue Everything about the goliath grouper is extreme: its size, its personality, and especially its sex life. Once a year, schools of goliath groupers converge under the full moon and engage in a one-shot mating frenzy. For divers and scientists, this titillating event is the ultimate form of nature voyeurism, […]
Stock Island Marina Village Cleanup On Saturday March 10th Reef Relief was joined by 44 volunteers for a mangrove cleanup of Shrimp Road on Stock Island. Volunteers removed a whopping 1652 pounds of marine debris from the mangroves. Among items removed were: a message table, plastic bags, tires, a motorcycle frame, and a damaged no […]
ScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2012) — Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth’s largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea also features cold areas where methane rises from “seeps” on the ocean bottom. It’s extremely rare to […]
David Perlman. http://www.sfgate.com Wednesday, March 7, 2012 In the seas of the world where sharks of all kinds are fast disappearing, a deep-diving San Francisco biologist and his colleagues have discovered a new species of shark among the Galapagos Islands. With its razor-sharp teeth, the shark is well equipped for its role at the top […]
By Harry R. Weber and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press March 4, 2012 New Orleans — BP’s settlement with plaintiffs suing the company over the 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may address harm to individuals and businesses, but there is nothing in it that compensates the public for damage to its natural […]
Bridie Smith. March 7, 2012. www.theage.com.au TO MARINE scientists, it seemed curious that the fragile coral embryos bobbing on the surface of the ocean without any protection from the elements were nature’s way of efficient reproduction. Without a protective membrane, the embryos were so delicate they would break apart with the wind and waves. Read […]