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#NOAA, USGS: #ClimateChange impacts to U.S. #coasts threaten public health, safety and economy

#NOAA, USGS: #ClimateChange impacts to U.S. #coasts threaten public health, safety and economy | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
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The Seas have no mercy and engulf as it goes*

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#WDC Campaign ~ take a look please... #Cetaceans need our help!

#WDC Campaign ~ take a look please...    #Cetaceans need our help! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Over 100 dolphins of various species have been slaughtered so far in another season of drives hunts in Taiji, Japan.

Via Kirsten Massebeau
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 1.5.13 ::: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suza-scalora/love-requires-action_b_3194443.html&nbsp;  << Love requires Action!

 

Aggressive slaughtering of whole families, time this came to an end!

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#Vessel #Subsidy Map ~ Fishsubsidy.org

#Vessel #Subsidy Map ~ Fishsubsidy.org | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Gaye Rosier's curator insight, June 18, 8:19 AM

Important to know which countries are profiting the most from overfishing!!!

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Lori Marino – #Dolphins are not #healers

Lori Marino – #Dolphins are not #healers | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Dolphins are smart, sociable predators. They don't belong in captivity and they shouldn't be used to 'cure' the ill

Via Wildlife Defence
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 Dolphins are the Other we’ve always wanted to commune with. And their ‘smile’, which is not a smile at all, but an anatomical illusion arising from the physical configuration of their jaws, has led to the illusion that dolphins are always jovial and contented, compounding mythological beliefs that they hold the key to the secret of happiness.

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Disabled killer #Whale with #missing #fins #survives with the help of family who hunt for its food ***

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Underwater photographer Rainer Schimpf spotted the whale off the coast of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is missing its dorsal fin and a right-side pectoral fin, leaving it unable to hunt for itself.

Via Kathy Dowsett
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The young killer whale has no dorsal fin or right-side pectoral fin, leaving it unable to hunt for itself.

But rather than be left to fend for itself or die, the whale appears to be cared for by members of its pod, which share their food with the youngster. 



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Great Barrier #Reef on the #brink as #politiciansBicker !!!

Great Barrier #Reef on the #brink as #politiciansBicker !!! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Environment minister Tony Burke says the government has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage status

Via Maria Nunzia, Room 4
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#Rare #HongKong #dolphin numbers #dwindling #quickly !!!

HONG KONG (AFP) - Conservationists on Tuesday warned that the number of rare Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong waters has fallen to its lowest level in a decade of monitoring, and urged the government to immediately create more protected areas.

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Summer #Narwhal #Hunt Confirmed for 2013 !!!

Summer #Narwhal #Hunt Confirmed for 2013 !!! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
The Canadian government has confirmed a summer 2013 narwhal hunt for Nunavut communities.

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An #EconomicBoom in #Turkey Takes a Toll on #MarineLife by Sulmaan Khan: #developmentAtanyCost !

An #EconomicBoom in #Turkey Takes a Toll on #MarineLife by Sulmaan Khan: #developmentAtanyCost ! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
The development-at-any-cost policies of Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan — a key factor behind the protests and clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square — are also playing a role in the steady decline of the nation’s porpoises, dolphins, and...
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#Iceland resumes controversial #Whalehunt #Endangered needs protection!

#Iceland resumes controversial #Whalehunt #Endangered needs protection! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
ICELAND has resumed its disputed commercial fin whale hunt, with two vessels en route to catch this season's quota of at least 154 whales, Icelandic media has reported.

Via Wildlife Defence
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ICELAND has resumed its disputed commercial fin whale hunt, with two vessels en route to catch this season's quota of at least 154 whales, Icelandic media has reported.

An international website that tracks vessels showed two Icelandic whaling ships, Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9, well west of Iceland on their way to whaling areas, while national media said the two ships left port late on Sunday.

 

Hvalur, the only company that hunts the giant mammals, was unavailable for comment on Monday, which was a public holiday in Iceland.

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#Water treatment startup #Algal Scientific now mining #betaGlucan

#Water treatment startup #Algal Scientific now mining #betaGlucan | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Ben Freed reports in the Ann Arbor Business Review that Algal Scientific – a startup which emerged from Michigan State University in 2008 to use algae for reducing the costs of water treatment...

Via SustainOurEarth
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Further testing on the species of algae they were using to clean up the water revealed it was worth more as a dietary supplement than a simple fertilizer. The algae were high in the sugar compound known as beta glucan, which acts as an immune system booster. “About a year and a half ago we realized that this beta glucan that was in the algae we were already using was very valuable,” said Geoff Horst, a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University at the time, and now the company’s chief science officer. “It is worth $20,000 to $30,000 per ton and at that price point we figured, ‘Wow, we can make a lot of money with this.’ ”

 

Right now, the most popular source for beta glucan is certain types of yeast that develop the chain of sugar molecules in their cell walls. The species of algae used by Algal Scientific is more than 50 percent beta glucan, while yeast has just 5 to 15 percent beta glucan content and requires an expensive process to extract the compound from the cell walls. “It’s a unique species of algae,” says Horst.

 

“You probably wouldn’t encounter it in a local pond or lake, but it’s not genetically-modified. It’s a naturally occurring species, just not a very common one.”

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#Shark #spawning ground found on #Mingulay #Reef by Edinburgh scientists

#Shark #spawning ground found on #Mingulay #Reef by Edinburgh scientists | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
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Shark spawning ground found on Mingulay Reef by Edinburgh scientists
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A deep-sea shark spawning ground has been discovered on Scotland's only inshore coral reef.

Via Amocean
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A deep-sea shark spawning ground has been discovered on Scotland's only inshore coral reef.

 

It was found by the team from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University which discovered the reef itself.

 

They discovered egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides.

 

Deepwater sharks have long been a draw for anglers in the area, but this is the first time their spawning grounds have been found in Scotland.

 

The Mingulay Reef is waiting to find out if the European Union will designate the site as a marine protected area.

 

The Heriot-Watt scientists believe this would be essential to help safeguard local sharks and the millions of pounds generated by recreational anglers who visit Scotland.

 

"The sharks are choosing these sites because they're safe. The corals have lots of hard branches, which deter predators, and laying them away from the current in lower parts of the seabed reduces the risk of eggs drifting away.

 

"The height of the coral means the eggs receive plenty of air and that they're not suffocated by sediments and debris."

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Could the world's biggest #Marine #Sanctuary be declared in the #Antarctic? ~ lets hope so!

Could the world's biggest #Marine #Sanctuary be declared in the #Antarctic?  ~ lets hope so! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Proposals will go before a commission next month to help protect thousands of species in Antarctic waters An extraordinarily big thing might happen in the world of marine conservation next month at a meeting in Germany of a little known...

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#Genetic #pollution: When GMO #salmon escape into the oceans, there will be no boycotting Franken-fish

#Genetic #pollution: When GMO #salmon escape into the oceans, there will be no boycotting Franken-fish | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Genetic pollution: When GMO salmon escape into the oceans, there will be no boycotting Franken-fish (Genetic pollution: When GMO salmon escape into the oceans, there will be no boycotting Franken-fish http://t.co/dHmThQcoWB...
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The #GreatBarrierReef we stand to lose ~ in #pictures #MantaRay to RibbonEel

The #GreatBarrierReef we stand to lose ~ in #pictures #MantaRay to RibbonEel | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
As the UN pressures Australia to better protect the reef, here are some images of what's at stake, from a cruising manta ray to an effervescent ribbon eel

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Time for #MorroBay #Aquarium to #close, say conservation groups

Time for #MorroBay #Aquarium to #close, say conservation groups | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
It's been called the 'worst aquarium in the nation ... Seal Guantanamo,' and the 'saddest aquarium on earth.' Under fire since the 90s, conservation groups are stepping up their efforts to have Morro Bay Aquarium closed down.

Via Wildlife Defence
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It's been called the 'worst aquarium in the nation ... Seal Guantanamo,' and the 'saddest aquarium on earth.' Under fire since the 90s, conservation groups are stepping up their efforts to have Morro Bay Aquarium closed down. The aquarium, home to three harbor seals, a sea lion and other aquatic animals, first opened its doors in 1960, and pro-animal groups say that little has been done to upgrade the facility since then.



Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/352496#ixzz2WgPl7tAj

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#Seal #protestors launch bid to kill North-east #tourism + in for a nasty surprise!

#Seal #protestors launch bid to kill North-east #tourism + in for a nasty surprise! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
ANTI-SEAL-shooting activists have launched a campaign aimed at crippling the tourism industry in the North-east.

Via Wildlife Defence
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He said: "At least 1,000 seals have been reported shot in Scotland in just over two years.

"Tourists are in for a very nasty surprise indeed if they find themselves watching seal slaughter while on their holiday."

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#Iceland #drags back #first #finWhale of season !!! #endangered #Greenpeace link below...

#Iceland #drags back #first #finWhale of season !!! #endangered #Greenpeace link below... | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
After just a couple of days at sea the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf have dragged back to port their first harpooned fin whale of the season.

Via PotbiC
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After just a couple of days at sea the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf have dragged back to port their first harpooned fin whale of the season. Tow boats left port at Reykjavik on Sunday and the first arrived at the Hvalfjordur whaling station with a fin whale strapped to its side yesterday, Tuesday 18th June.

 

UPDATE::: 

Greenpeace criticises resumption in Icelandic whaling

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:36 pm
Press Release: Greenpeace >>> http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1306/S00501/greenpeace-criticises-resumption-in-icelandic-whaling.htm

 

PotbiC's curator insight, Today, 8:39 AM

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#Arctic #Birds Have Wild Rhythms ~ #wildlife

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Breeding birds find several ways to cope with summer's constant daylight

Via Amocean
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Life high above the Arctic Circle gets kind of trippy in summer. For months on end, it never becomes totally dark. The sun stops setting altogether for a while. Humans get a little weird—and so do birds. A new study examines the activity patterns of four birds that migrate to northern Alaska and finds that there's no single way they cope with 24-hour light. Some rest every night; some are active all the time. The patterns even vary within species and can change over time—apparently depending on whether the bird is caring for eggs.

Animals have internal clocks, but they have to be synchronized by external cues like sunlight. Researchers have found a total absence of daily rhythms in some animals that live in the Arctic year-round.

 

It seemed like the ability to keep a daily schedule might have disappeared through evolution. But nobody knew what happened to migratory animals that go only to the far north in summer.

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#Sharks #Extinction #Imminent If Current #Illegal #Trade Persists !!!

#Sharks #Extinction #Imminent If Current #Illegal #Trade Persists !!! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
Sharks have long been feared as ocean’s indiscriminate killing machines, but they also face threats like overfishing, bycatching, and finning. Sharks extinction is imminent if the current illegal t...

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World Heritage Committee puts #development bans on Barrier #Reef

World Heritage Committee puts #development bans on Barrier #Reef | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
THE World Heritage Committee has delayed a decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as "in danger" until next year, the WWF says.
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THE World Heritage Committee has delayed a decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as "in danger" until next year, the WWF says.

WWF Great Barrier Reef spokesman Richard Leck says the World Heritage Committee has adopted three of the four recommendations made to the committee by UNESCO.

The recommendations adopted, according to Mr Leck, are:

 

♦ No new developments that impact the reef be approved

 

♦ No developments outside existing port footprints be approved

 

♦ That environmental laws protecting the reef be strengthened

 

If Australia fails to comply with the recommendations by mid-2014, when the committee is due to meet next, the reef could be listed as "in danger".

 

Mr Leck, who attended the committee meeting in Cambodia today, says a fourth recommendation regarding water quality wasn't adopted.

 

"They're essentially saying: 'things aren't good enough, you have to do better'.

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#Wildlife experts hit out after #swimmers lift a #strandedDolphin #Died ~ update below...

#Wildlife experts hit out after #swimmers lift a #strandedDolphin #Died ~ update below... | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
The holidaymakers - on the Sanya coast in Hainan province - manhandled the helpless mammal around the shallow water for nearly 30 minutes.

Via Wildlife Defence
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 Update::: 

                                  http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/18/dolphin-dies-after-china-tourist-abuse/

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#Pesticides spark broad #biodiversity loss !!!

#Pesticides spark broad #biodiversity loss !!! | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it

June 17, 2013 Nature - Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences

Agricultural chemicals affect invertebrates in streams and soil, even at 'safe' levels.

Agricultural pesticides have been linked to widespread invertebrate biodiversity loss in two new research papers.

Pesticide use has sharply reduced the regional biodiversity of stream invertebrates, such as mayflies and dragonflies, in Europe and Australia, finds a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1..... http://www.nature.com/news/pesticides-spark-broad-biodiversity-loss-1.13214

 

PESTICIDE CHEMICAL REGULATION OVERHAUL NEEDED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE, ECOSYSTEMS AND FOOD CHAIN http://sco.lt/6VkkXB

 

NEW CHARGES AGAINST MONSANTO'S "PESTICIDE" ROUNDUP (NEEDED FOR GMO CROPS) - THE ULTIMATE KILLING MACHINE http://sco.lt/5bdPhx

Michael Pollan: "Don't miss this VIDEO, about the next wave of herbicide-tolerant crops from Monsanto-- will make Round-Up look benign"
VIDEO: DANGERS OF DICAMBA http://www.fixfood.org/features/276/dangers-of-dicamba

 

DECLINE IN BIODIVERSITY OF FARMED PLANTS AND ANIMAL GATHERING PACE  http://sco.lt/7o99MH

 

 

A Must see VIDEO for all.

David Suzuki: "BIOTECHNOLOGY GENETICS IS OUT OF CONTROL" http://sco.lt/4lxOIj

 

 

May 11, 2013 UNEP
UN CONFERENCE TAKES HISTORIC STRIDES TO STRENGTHEN CHEMICAL PESTICIDE SAFETY GLOBALLY
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said that in many countries intensive crop production has depleted agriculture's natural resource base, jeopardizing future productivity. "To fight hunger and eradicate poverty, we will need to find more sustainable ways to produce 60 percent more food by 2050," he said. However, he recognized that chemical pesticides would continue to be part of farming in many parts of the world in future. ... http://www.unep.org/newscentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=2716&ArticleID=9501&l=en

 

 

 

 

 


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#IronOre #export project depends on #whale safety

#IronOre #export project depends on #whale safety | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
An iron ore export project in WA's north has been given the environmental nod, as long as whales and dugongs are strictly protected.

Via Wildlife Defence
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An iron ore export project in Western Australia's north has been given environmental approval, on condition whales and dugongs in the area are strictly protected.

WA's Environmental Protection Authority have given the green light for Forge Resources to construct and operate an export facility at Balla Balla, midway between Port Hedland and Karratha.

The facility is intended to export about six million tonnes of magnetite concentrate product per year from the Balla Balla mine site, with barges to transfer the material to a vessel 20 km offshore.

Environmental factors including impacts to nearby mangroves and algal mats, and local wildlife including turtles, dugongs and humpback whales were considered.
And EPA chairman Paul Vogel said those concerns could be managed with conditions.



Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/iron-project-depends-on-whale-safety-20130617-2odlb.html#ixzz2WVYf37rC

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Open sea trials will examine #seaweed #farming's impact on finfish #aquaculture

Open sea trials will examine #seaweed #farming's impact on finfish #aquaculture | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it

Via Aquanue
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“It may also herald the start of a valuable new Australian industry enjoying a growing demand in national and international markets, particularly in Asia, for products derived from seaweed.”


The three-year AUD 1.1 million (USD 1.05 million) project is funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation on behalf of the Australian Government, with contributions from SARDI (a division of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, or PIRSA) and the University of Adelaide, as well as commercial participants.

 

SARDI researcher, Kathryn Wiltshire, says the trials aim to find the right type of seaweed and determine the mass of seaweed needed to effectively and naturally remove the nutrients created by finfish aquaculture.

Wiltshire says this is the first serious work to have been done in Australia on off-shore farming of native seaweeds.

 

The trials will identify the most suitable species and methods for this type of aquaculture known as integrated multi-trophic aquaculture. It will also provide knowledge on the amount of nutrients removed by seaweeds which will help determine how much seaweed is needed to absorb waste nutrients from finfish aquaculture. This information will also help inform aquaculture development opportunities.


The project will also provide information on methods of seed production, suitable depths for culture, arrangement around farms and preliminary data on seasonal performance to understand the best times of year to plant and to harvest seaweed crops.

 

Gago added that the levels of nutrient byproducts generated by finfish farming were closely monitored under the South Australian Aquaculture Act. This included annual DNA-based tests conducted by SARDI on behalf of the industry sectors, to assess the health of seafloor organisms to ensure the farming is sustainable.

 

The commercial value of the seaweed in its uses as food additives, cosmetics, dietary supplements, herbal products, fertilisers and animal feeds including feed for abalone, was also considered.


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9 Types of #Dolphins You Didn’t Even Know Existed #PHOTOS

9 Types of #Dolphins You Didn’t Even Know Existed #PHOTOS | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it

Most people have only seen a bottlenose dolphin, but there are 37 types of dolphins swimming in our worlds oceans and rivers."  

 

Cover Dolphin is :: 

Southern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis Peronei)
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Die-off in Indian River Lagoon killing #dolphins, #manatees

Die-off in Indian River Lagoon killing #dolphins, #manatees | Now is the Time to Help our Oceans & it's Species ! | Scoop.it
The Indian River Lagoon on Florida's east coast has long been known as the most diverse ecosystem in North America. Its 156 miles of water boasts more than 600 species of fish and more than 300 kinds of birds.

Via Kirsten Massebeau
Kirsten Massebeau's curator insight, June 16, 8:54 PM

How bad is it? In the past week, a dolphin a day has turned up dead in the lagoon, according to Megan Stolen, a research scientist at Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute.

VanAllen's comment, June 18, 9:34 PM
This is so sad and very worrying.