Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic…
View More More Ocean Critters You Can't EatCategory: Conservation & Environment
More Ocean Critters You Can’t Eat
Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic…
View More More Ocean Critters You Can’t EatMunitions Dumping at Sea
It is no secret that the U.S. military has used the ocean as trashcan for munitions in the past. Peter discussed at the Old DSN…
View More Munitions Dumping at SeaOur Ocean Future: The Glass Half Empty
We see our modern culture as a blind man wandering down a forking path with a divining rod, flipping a Ying-Yang coin with a Devil on one shoulder and an Angel on the other. The blind man never knows what to do exactly, just to keep moving forward. Deep Sea News looks forward before we step there, to examine two different paths through the ocean future.
View More Our Ocean Future: The Glass Half EmptyOur Ocean Future: The Glass Half Full
Things are bad on the high seas. Fisheries are expanding wherever they’re not collapsing. The global appetite for seafood is growing. Polar bears and penguins are starving. Pollution is pervasive. But as a scientist, you have to consider both sides of every story, even the grim ones.
View More Our Ocean Future: The Glass Half FullMost Polluted River
Not exactly deep-sea or even marine but worth posting. Below is a picture of man picking through the rubbish in the Citarum, the most polluted…
View More Most Polluted RiverWorld Ocean Day Link
Tomorrow is World Ocean Day, and to celebrate, The Nature Conservancy is featuring an article on a haven for sea turtle and shark breeding on…
View More World Ocean Day LinkProtection for the Supernatural Being Looking Outward
The Haida Indian nation and the Canadian government have signed an agreement to set up BC’s Quenn Charlotte Islands as a marine protected area (MPA). …
View More Protection for the Supernatural Being Looking OutwardA To-Do List For Reducing Plastic.
This Friday is World Ocean Day and to get the week going I thought I would start with a practical “what can I do post”.…
View More A To-Do List For Reducing Plastic.Who Owns The Black Swan? Pt II
Yesterday in Part I, I noted that a Spanish newspaper published a picture allegedly from a port employee showing a coin with a bust of…
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