Tag: marine life

Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Ocean life to disappear if climate change not addressed, study warns

According to the findings of a study published Thursday in Science, if climate change is not curbed in time, the oceans will suffer a mass extinction as they did some 65 million years ago in the Cretaceous period when a meteorite and volcanoes wiped out life on Earth.
Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 15:35 UTC
New research shows sustainable fishing and conservation can coexist

By surfbirds (*) – Our oceans are in trouble. Globally, poor fishing practices are directly damaging to marine wildlife, and overfishing can deplete food resources for animals such as seabirds and seals. However, research by BirdLife's Marine Program, in association with scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, (BAS) and the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK), shows that under current climate conditions, sustainable fisheries can exist alongside conservation measures for seabirds and seals in a well-managed Marine Protected Area.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
South Georgia is evidence of whales recovery, a century after they were heavily exploited

A team led by the British Antarctic Survey has just returned from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, as the last of three expeditions to investigate the recovery of whales a century after they were heavily exploited. After 30 years of protection, large numbers of whales appear to be returning to the region.
Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
CCAMLR fails to designate marine protection areas in East Antarctica, Pew regrets

The Pew Charitable Trusts expressed disappointment that for an eighth consecutive year, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ended its annual meeting without designating marine protections in the waters off East Antarctica. Member governments also failed to reach consensus on the designation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil's oil slick heading to unique coral reefs; Navy has cut down possible culprits of the spill to ten vessels

With mystery oil slicks still moving down Brazil's coast, the Brazilian Navy sent more ships on Thursday to try to prevent the pollution of unique coral reefs of the Abrolhos Archipelago marine park, a haven of South Atlantic Ocean biodiversity.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 08:56 UTC
Podocerus jinbe, the crustacean found to be living in the whale shark's mouth

A whale shark's mouth might not seem like the most hospitable environment for a home, but Japanese researchers have found there's no place like it for a newly-discovered shrimp-like creature.
Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Some 20 pilot whales die stranded in Iceland in mysterious circumstances

Some 20 pilot whales have died stranded in mysterious circumstances on the south-western coast of Iceland, emergency services said on Saturday, only two weeks after a similarly unexplained mass stranding had already killed dozens of the long-finned cetaceans.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Giant manta ray asks for help with fishing hooks below its eye

A giant manta ray with several fishing hooks caught below its eye appeared to ask two nearby divers for help in removing them and then waited patiently for them to do so.
Monday, June 24th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
How do you like your whale: cutlets, sliced raw, deep fried, bacon or burgers?

Whale cutlets, sliced raw whale, deep-fried whale nuggets, whale bacon and whale jerky feature on the menu at the restaurant Yoko Ichihara runs: and that's just a small sample of the ways Japan eats whale.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
Seals mortality in Bering Sea beaches baffles scientists; above normal water temperatures

At least 60 dead seals have been discovered along beaches of the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska, and scientists are trying to determine what caused their deaths, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Wednesday.