This Sunday, August 2nd, a major scientific expedition to study the issue of plastic accumulation in the North Pacific Gyre will depart San Diego. The…
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Fish Don’t Kill People, Air-To-Air Missiles Do
A commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico last month ensnared a 8ft long missile in his longline. The missile contained a hole leading the…
View More Fish Don’t Kill People, Air-To-Air Missiles DoSea-Link Petition is Front Page News
The plight of the RV Seward-Johnson and Sea-Link submersibles made the front page at the Palm Beach Post yesterday. The article features interviews with Harbor…
View More Sea-Link Petition is Front Page NewsTGIF: World’s Deepest Pool
Why does Europe get all the cool stuff, while here in America we can only brag about the world’s largest McDonald’s? Oh, and the world’s…
View More TGIF: World’s Deepest PoolBionic Penguins Will Wipe Out The Penguin Race
‘Nature demonstrates how maximum performance can be achieved with minimum energy consumption,’ a Festo spokesman said. DON’T DO IT!!!! We’ve all seen Terminator! We know…
View More Bionic Penguins Will Wipe Out The Penguin RaceUK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research Program
Way to go brits! The BBC reports: “The UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification… The study will focus…
View More UK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research ProgramRussian oil exploration halted for gray whales
The BBC reports that oil and gas companies in operating in Russian waters have agreed to suspend seismic work, giving gray whales a chance to…
View More Russian oil exploration halted for gray whalesTGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race
Dr. Carl Safina is one of the great ocean communicators. But can he speak turtle? Here Carl is photographed coaching one the the Leatherback turtles…
View More TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle RaceGo Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Somalian pirates received payback for their hostilities on Easter Sunday. Members of the U.S. Navy shot and killed…
View More Go Navy! Captain rescued from Somali piratesLet The Whales Die
No matter what meaning I intend with the title, it has more than likely made you uncomfortable. It makes me uncomfortable to write it. I…
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