From: Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM, Published June 20, 2011 06:45 AM The past twelve months have seen 914 species added to the threatened list by the world’s authority of species endangerment, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List. Over 19,000 species are now classified in one of three threatened categories, i.e. Vulnerable, […]
Take action now to speak up for the world’s most endangered marine mammal: the Hawaiian monk seal. The federal government has proposed to expand habitat protections to include important foraging areas and vast reaches of Hawaii’s coastline. Poised to gain new habitat protections in the Hawaiian Islands, the seal’s possibility of recovery just stepped up […]
Coral Reef Facts: Slipper lobsters are a family of decapod crustaceans found in all warm oceans and seas. Despite their name, they are not true lobsters, but are more closely related to spiny lobsters and furry lobsters.” They “are instantly recognizable by their enlarged antennae, which project forward from the head as wide plates.” This […]
Biologists and conservationists maintain that establishing marine reserves — areas where fishing is off-limits or severely restricted — offers the best hope for recovery for our overstressed oceans. So why is such a small area of the world’s oceans protected? by Bruce Barcott. Yale Environment 360 This week the National Marine Protected Areas Center, a […]
Coral Reef Fact: Sea butterflies are small sea snails which float freely in the water with the currents. Their bodies have adapted to this existence, shrinking their shell & gills & the foot has become 2 wing-like lobes(parapodia) used to move it through the sea. Even though “their shell may be so fine as to […]
Two-decade study unlocks secrets of “living fossil” fish. Not only is the coelacanth one of the world’s oldest fish species, but the individual fish may also be long-lived. (From National Geographic / by Matt Kaplan) — A new study suggests the ancient fish can live up to a hundred years and even longer. Until 1938, […]
Watching Google Earth over time could show the effects of predator removal, such as through fishing, nearly anywhere on Earth, according to a study published this week in Scientific Reports. A Google Earth image survey of the lagoon habitat at Heron Island within Australia’s Great Barrier Reef revealed distinct halo patterns within algal beds surrounding […]
The Huffington Post Posted: 06-14-11 12:24 PM “Demon Fish: Travels Through The Hidden World Of Sharks” is a new book that explores the way humans and cultures around the world interact with the ocean’s top predator. Written by Juliet Eilperin, national environment report for The Washington Post, the book gives an up-close look at understanding […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Mahi-mahi or Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) “often change color among several hues ” after it is removed from the water “finally fading to a muted yellow-grey upon death”. Fact source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi Join Reef Relief today and help support our amazing marine world. reeefrelief.org/act/donate
New Partnerships Needed to Ensure Future of Marine Environments: UN On World Oceans Day, UN Environment Programme Launches Guide to Ecosystem-based Management Nairobi, 8 June 2011 – Declines in marine and coastal ecosystems due to human activities such as overfishing and pollution could be reversed if organisations, communities and other stakeholders adopt a more integrated […]