ScienceDaily (Aug. 17, 2011) — A research team from Rollins College in Florida and the University of Georgia has identified human sewage as the source of the coral-killing pathogen that causes white pox disease of Caribbean elkhorn coral. Once the most common coral in the Caribbean, elkhorn coral was listed for protection under the United […]
Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) observed in emulsified oil on April 29, 2010 photo:NOAA On July 21, a bipartisan coalition of nine Gulf Coast senators, including Senators Bill Nelson and Mario Rubio, introduced the RESTORE the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 (S. 1400). This much-needed legislation would ensure that at least 80% of BP penalties […]
By Nick Bryant BBC News, Sydney The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage-listed natural wonder Continue reading the main story Agricultural pesticides are causing significant damage to the Great Barrier Reef, according to a new Australian government report on water quality at the site. The report says some farmers must be more careful with […]
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Commercial fishermen in the Gulf are worried that their livelihood could be coming to a screeching halt. It’s been more than a year since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and fishermen are still finding sick fish. Gulf fishermen are seeing increased numbers of fish with sores, fin rot and […]
ScienceDaily (Aug. 15, 2011) — A global study by an international team including professor John Graves of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has found that several species of tunas and billfishes are threatened and in need of further protection. The team’s analysis — published in a recent issue of Science magazine’s Policy Forum — […]
Reef Fact: The POLKA-DOT BATFISH (Ogcocephalus cubifrons) maybe a slow fish but it has an unique fishing advantage. Below its snout is a fin that has become modified into a moveable spine used to lure prey within striking distance. Join Reef Relief today and help protect our marine world. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate Fact source: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/Descript/Batfish/Batfish.htm
By Christine Hoekenga. posted www.speakupfortheblue.com Shark Week on Discovery Channel is winding down, and as the final credits roll for this year’s toothy line-up (including predictable titles like “10 Deadliest Sharks,” “Killer Sharks,” and “When Fish Attack 3”), it’s an excellent moment to reflect on the other reasons to be fascinated by sharks. Sure, many […]
(Photo: Anabaenaalgae bloom in Caloosahatchee River at Franklin Lock, June 17, 2008) A federal appeals court today struck down a challenge filed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and several chemical companies and upheld a clean water settlement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and conservation groups. The 2009 settlement requires EPA to set limits on sewage, […]
Queensland’s dugong population in decline after summer floods. Photo: Supplied Miranda Forster August 8, 201. The Sydney Morning Herald More dugongs have died this year than in all of 2010 because of Queensland’s summer of disasters. Ninety-six of the sea mammals washed up dead on the state’s coastline in the first seven months of this […]
by Underwatertimes.com News Service – August 8, 2011 ATHENS, Georgia — Increased seawater temperatures are known to be a leading cause of the decline of coral reefs all over the world. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that extreme low temperatures affect certain corals in much the same way that high temperatures […]