Scientists studying Caribbean reefs say that 2010 may be the worst year ever for coral death there. Abnormally warm water since June appears to have dealt a blow to shallow and deep-sea corals that is likely to top the devastation of 2005, when 80% of corals were bleached and as many as 40% died in […]
Sarasota, FL – On Wednesday, Oct. 13, scientists with Mote Marine Laboratory released corals of four species at two sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The release, permitted by Sanctuary officials and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is designed to test the feasibility of using corals grown in land-based raceways and recirculating […]
Story on Democracy Now!, a daily independent radio and TV news program: Should an oil giant responsible for the worst spill in US history play a role in what public school children learn about the environment? Well, if you’re in California, there’s a good chance they will. BP has helped develop the new environmental curriculum […]
By, Rudy Bonn Reef Relief’s Director of Marine Projects When most people consider Climate Change, they fail to realize that most of Earth’s climate is significantly influenced by the salt water ocean that covers approximately 72% of the Earth’s surface to an average depth of over two miles. Winds, currents, precipitation, and other natural phenomenon […]
ScienceDaily (Oct. 13, 2010) — Hopes that coral reefs might be able to survive, and recover from, bleaching caused by climate change may have grown dimmer for certain coral species, according to new research by University at Buffalo marine biologists published this week in PLoS One. Read the full article
By Justin Nobel Palau is a paradox: The low-lying Pacific island nation is threatened by climate change but may soon be drilling for oil. Seismic tests in the 1970s indicated the presence of petroleum but exploratory wells were never dug. Now, President Johnson Toribiong is pushing for exploration, hopeful oil will bring cheaper fuel, revenue […]
September 22, 2010 By Richard Black, BBC News Governments must protect nature better in order to safeguard their countries’ wealth, says the UN, as ministers meet for a day of talks on biodiversity. Read the full article
By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter Gulf News Dubai – The sight of hundreds of bloodied dead sharks, waiting to be sold at fish markets across the UAE does not bode well for the ocean’s super-predator. Read the full article
Reef Relief has kicked off our Fall membership and fund-raising drive. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by winter solstice, December 21, 2010. You can help us reach this goal at no cost to you. iGive.com is going to attempt to donate $5,000 in just 24 hours to Reef Relief and other causes. For each person who joins […]
ScienceDaily (Sep. 25, 2010) — Craig Altier, a member of the Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee and an associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, comments on potential FDA approval of the first genetically engineered animal for use as food. Read the full article