Goes to the Yangtze river dolphin… After a fruitless search lasting six weeks, scientists failed to find a single Yangtze river dolphin, also known as…
View More And the first cetacean to disappear as a result of human activity…Category: Conservation & Environment
Tuesday Afternoon Roundup
As I finish off my day, three separate stories are rolling around in my head. This year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone, that fun-loving anoxic…
View More Tuesday Afternoon RoundupUnderwater Ticking Timebomb
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army, In 1964, mustard gas canisters are pushed into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey. Millions of pounds were dumped…
View More Underwater Ticking TimebombYou Can Run, But You Can’t Hide
Get This Widget!TOPP.org During Megavertebrate Week, DSN teamed up with several people and organizations. One of these was Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP), the same…
View More You Can Run, But You Can’t HideYou Can Run, But You Can't Hide
Get This Widget!TOPP.org During Megavertebrate Week, DSN teamed up with several people and organizations. One of these was Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP), the same…
View More You Can Run, But You Can't HideAngry French Fisherman
On the wire from Oceana (Europe)… Just a few weeks into our summer-long expedition, the crew of Oceana’s Ranger experienced an intense day at sea….At…
View More Angry French FishermanHumboldt Are Here And They're Hungry
Growing up to two meters (six feet) long, Humboldt squid are formidable predators that hunt krill and a variety of fishes. Their normal habitat…
View More Humboldt Are Here And They're HungryHumboldt Are Here And They’re Hungry
Growing up to two meters (six feet) long, Humboldt squid are formidable predators that hunt krill and a variety of fishes. Their normal habitat…
View More Humboldt Are Here And They’re HungryFrom Killing Aliens To Protecting Aliens of The Deep
There seems to be some inherent irony in an actress speaking against bottom trawling who stared in three movies killing aliens based on deep-sea isopods*.…
View More From Killing Aliens To Protecting Aliens of The DeepMercury Concentrations High in Fishermen.
Peter’s post on mercury generated some passionate responses. Things have quited down a bit around here so I thought I would throw a bit of…
View More Mercury Concentrations High in Fishermen.