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                                             DOCUMENTARY
                    DEEP WATER DISASTER - BP OIL SPILL (59:07)
                                    Published on Jan 28, 2013
BBC Horizon reveals the untold story of the 87-day battle to kill the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout a mile beneath the waves - a crisis that became America's worst environmental disaster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWh9jDei-og

New Scientist, April 17, 2015
▶ AFTER THE "SPILL" MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING GULF OF MEXICO TURTLES http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27380-after-the-spill-mystery-of-the-vanishing-gulf-of-mexico-turtles.html#.VTNlImZQW6A

International Business News, April 15, 2015
▶ BP OIL SPILL HAS LASTING ECONOMIC TOLL FIVE YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION http://www.ibtimes.com/bp-oil-spill-has-lasting-economic-toll-five-years-after-deepwater-horizon-explosion-1883832

Summit County Citizens Voice, January 30, 2015
▶ FIVE YEARS ON: STUDY FINDS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL FROM DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER BURIED IN GULF OF MEXICO. Five years after BP’s failed Deepwater Horizon drill rig spewed 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, a significant amount of that oil remains buried in seafloor sediments. A new study by a Florida State University researcher estimates that about 6 to 10 million gallons of oil are still there, perhaps decomposing slowly, but probably affecting Gulf ecosystems. “This is going to affect the Gulf for years to come,” said researcher Jeff Chanton. “Fish will likely ingest contaminants because worms ingest the sediment, and fish eat the worms. It’s a conduit for contamination into the food web,” he said sediments http://summitcountyvoice.com/2015/01/30/study-finds-massive-amounts-of-oil-from-deepwater-horizon-disaster-buried-in-gulf-of-mexico-sediments/

TreeHugger, February 03, 2015
▶ LOST AND FOUND: 10 MILLION 'MISSING' GALLONS FROM THE 2010 BP OIL DISASTER TURN UP ON SEA FLOOR http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/lost-and-found-10-million-missing-gallons-2010-bp-oil-spill-turn-sea-floor.html

ClimateProgress, March 30, 2015
▶ REPORT: 2010 BP DEEP WATER OIL DISASTER STILL HARMING ECOSYSTEM AND AT LEAST 20 ANIMAL SPECIES. At least 20 animal species are still suffering from the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history nearly five years after it occurred, according to a recent National Wildlife Federation report http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/03/30/3640649/bp-spill-still-impacting-animals/

SummitVoice, August 02, 2014

▶ OIL-EATING MICROBES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO LEFT BEHIND THE MOST TOXIC REMNANTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/08/02/environment-oil-eating-microbes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-left-behind-the-most-toxic-remnants-of-the-deepwater-horizon-spill/

SummitVoice, July 17, 2014

▶ 4 YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER, COREXIT DISPERSANT STILL FOUND LINGERING IN THE ENVIRONMENT http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/07/17/4-years-after-deepwater-horizon-oil-disaster-dispersant-still-found-lingering-in-the-environment/

                                                VIDEO (4:43)

                                           Grist, April 17, 2015
 REMINDING YOU WHAT AN UGLY MESS THE BP OIL DISASTER MADE

http://grist.org/news/this-gorgeous-video-will-remind-you-what-an-ugly-mess-the-bp-oil-spill-made/

Truthout, April 20, 2015
▶ GULF VICTIMS SUING BP DISASTER'S COMPENSATION CZAR  http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30305-gulf-victims-suing-bp-disaster-s-compensation-czar

The Atlantic Cities, April 18, 2014
▶ A GRIM PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY ON THE BP OIL DISASTER http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2014/04/grim-photographic-tribute-bp-oil-disaster/8913/

ScienceDaily, March 31, 2015
▶ FIVE YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON, WILDLIFE STILL STRUGGLING DOLPHINS DYING IN HIGH NUMBERS; SEA TURTLES FAILING TO NEST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331082558.htm

Science/AAAS, October 31, 2014
▶ SEABIRD LOSSES FROM DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER ESTIMATED AT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS http://news.sciencemag.org/environment/2014/10/seabird-losses-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-estimated-hundreds-thousands

                                                       VIDEO

                                        Reuters, April 19, 2015
FIVE YEARS AFTER BP OIL SPILL, SOME GULF OYSTER MEN ARE LOSING HOPE http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/19/us-bp-spill-anniversary-idUSKBN0NA0YE20150419

Huffington Post, October 27, 2014

▶ SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HUGE 'BATHTUB RING' OF OIL ON SEA FLOOR FROM BP SPILL Scientists revealed more damage from the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. And Kara Lankford, director of Ocean Conservancy’s Gulf Restoration, slammed BP for attempting to downplay the spill's effects on the area's ecosystem. The study by David Valentine, the chief scientist on the federal damage assessment research ships, estimates that about 10 million gallons of oil coagulated on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico around the damaged Deepwater Horizons oil rig. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/gulf-oil-spill-bathtub-ring_n_6056348.html

Project World Awareness, September 07, 2014
 ▶  COREXIT DISPERSENT USED WITH BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER: LIFE ON THIS EARTH JUST CHANGED ... THE NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT IS GONE - The entire ‘river of warm water’ that flows from the Caribbean to the edges of Western Europe is dying due to the Corexit that the Obama Administration allowed BP to use to hide the scale of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster. The approximately two million gallons of Corexit, plus several million gallons of other dispersants, have caused the over two hundred million gallons of crude oil, that has gushed for months from the BP wellhead and nearby sites, to mostly sink to the bottom of the ocean. This has helped to effectively hide much of the oil, with the hopes that BP can seriously reduce the mandated federal fines from the oil disaster. However, there is no current way to effectively ‘clean up’ the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, which is about half covered in crude oil. Additionally, the oil has flowed up the East Coast of America and into the North Atlantic Ocean. It is likely, based on numerous reports, that the oil is still flowing in massive amounts from multiple places on the seabed floor. This effectively means, that even if we had the technology in place to somehow clean up the free flowing thick crude oil deep in the ocean, it would likely not be enough to reverse the damage to the Thermohaline Circulation System in the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.projectworldawareness.com/2010/09/life-on-this-earth-just-changed-the-north-atlantic-current-is-gone/

SummitVoice, January 14, 2015
▶ EPA EYES NEW RULES FOR OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS http://summitcountyvoice.com/2015/01/14/environment-epa-eyes-new-rules-for-oil-spill-dispersants/

LA Times, February 19, 2015
▶ BP OIL SPILL ALTERED SOIL MICROBES ON GULF BEACH http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-gulf-oil-spill-microbes-20150217-story.html

                                               VIDEO REPORT
                                     Newshour, November 19, 2014
                AFTER THE GULF OIL SPILL: "THE GREAT INVISIBLE"

Filmmaker returns to see what happened when the cameras had gone http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/gulf-oil-spill-filmmaker-returns-see-happened-cameras-gone/

                                                    WATCH
                     THE GREAT INVISIBLE - OFFICIAL TRAILER
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDw1budbZpQ

Climate Progress, July 29, 2014
▶ BP OIL SPILL WAS MUCH WORSE THAN PEOPLE THINK, SCIENTISTS SAY  http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/29/3465261/bp-oil-spill-coral-reefs/

Politico Magazine, October 26, 2014
▶ SORRY BP, BUT YOU SURE DID DAMAGE THE GULF AND IT WILL TAKE DECADES TO HEAL http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/yes-bp-did-damage-the-gulf-112211.html

                                   BBC DOCUMENTARY (45:02)
       PROFIT POLLUTION AND DECEPTION BP AND THE OIL SPILL

                                     Published on Nov 1, 2013

DeSmogBlog, February 16, 2015
▶ FOSSIL FUEL CONNECTED JUDGE SAYS OIL INDUSTRY NOT LIABLE FOR DESTROYING GULF COAST http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/02/16/fossil-fuel-connected-judge-says-oil-industry-not-liable-destroying-coast

HuffPost Business, January 16, 2015
▶ BP GETS A PASS ON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES FOR GULF OIL SPILL http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/bp-fine-oil-spill_n_6486252.html

INDEPTH VIDEO REPORT
Democracy Now, September 05, 2014

PROFIT OVER SAFETY

BP FACES BILLIONS IN FINES FOR "GROSS NEGLIGENT" ROLE IN 2010 GULF OIL SPILL

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/5/profit_over_safety_bp_faces_billions

The Washington Post, April 20, 2015
▶ BP OIL SPILL PLUS 5: WHY IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/achenblog/wp/2015/04/20/lessons-from-the-bp-oil-spill-on-the-5th-anniversary/

Salon, March 03, 2014
▶ THE GULF OIL CLEANUP STILL ISN'T OVER: 1,250-POUND TAR MAT WASHES ASHORE IN FLORIDA http://www.salon.com/2014/03/03/the_gulf_oil_cleanup_still_isnt_over_1200_tar_mat_washes_ashore_in_florida/

Science News, April 03, 2015
▶ FIVE YEARS ON, DEEP WATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER IMPACT LINGERS https://www.sciencenews.org/article/five-years-deepwater-horizon-oil-spills-impact-lingers

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                         IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

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                                            FULL REPORT - PDF

                                  "FIVE YEARS AND COUNTING"

GULF WILDLIFE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER http://www.nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/water/2015/Gulf-Wildlife-In-the-Aftermath-of-the-Deepwater-Horizon-Disaster_Five-Years-and-Counting.pdf

TakePart, March 25, 2014
▶ STUDY CONFIRMS WORST FEARS:  MASSIVE BP OIL SPILL HARMED GULF'S ECOSYSTEM http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/03/25/bp-oil-spill-causes-tuna-heart-defects

NOAA Fisheries, April 16, 2015
▶ NOAA SCIENTISTS: OIL FROM GULF SPILL STILL HARMING LAVAL FISH HEARTS, CAUSING DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2015/04/dwh_5yrs.html

                                                        VIDEO
                                    Treehugger, August 21, 2012
MUTANT FISH, EYELESS SHRIMP & CLAWLESS CRABS: FALLOUT FROM THE BP SPILL http://www.treehugger.com/energy-disasters/mutant-fish-eyeless-shrimp-clawless-crabs-fallout-bp-spill-video.html

New York Times, March 02, 2015
▶ GULF OF MEXICO TURNS DEADLY FOR DOLPHINS http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/gulf-of-mexico-turns-deadly-for-dolphins.html?_r=0

TakePart, February 17, 2015
▶ DOLPHINS ARE STILL DYING FIVE YEARS AFTER THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER IN GULF OF MEXICO http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/17/dolphins-are-still-dying-five-years-after-deepwater-horizon-disaster

Nola, February 13, 2014

▶  BP DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL OIL CAUSES HEART DAMAGE THAN CAN KILL TUNA, NEW STUDY FINDS http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/02/bp_deepwater_horizon_spill_oil.html

Science/AAAS, October 31, 2014
▶ SEABIRD LOSSES FROM DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER ESTIMATED AT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS http://news.sciencemag.org/environment/2014/10/seabird-losses-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-estimated-hundreds-thousands

Houston Chronicle, November 19, 2014
▶ SCIENTIST ALARMED AT SEA TURTLE'S SUDDEN DECLINE IN GULF. Scientific research presented on the Kemp's ridley raised the possibility that the 2010 BP oil spill, the largest in U.S. history, might have contributed to the declines of sea turtle nests in 2013 and 2014, which have alarmed scientists. [...] experts outlined other factors that may be harming the turtles, such as a die-off of the creatures the turtles eat, expanding dead zones where oxygen is so scant that almost nothing can survive, pesticide runoff and other chemicals dumped in the Gulf.  http://www.chron.com/news/science-environment/article/Signs-grow-of-oil-spill-effect-on-turtles-5903833.php

                                                      VIDEO (2:38)
OIL FROM BP's DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER CONTINUES KILLING WILDLIFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g3ckvJ9qS4

March 03, 2014

▶ NOAA FISHERIES:  CRUDE OIL CAUSES DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES IN LARGE CONSUMER MARINE FISH http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/stories/2014/03/3_24_14oil_spill_effects_large_marine_fish.html

 ▶  GULF'S DOLPHINS PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR DEEPWATER OIL SPILL http://sco.lt/50L0SH

ClimateProgress, February 13, 2015
▶ UNUSUAL STRING OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN DEATHS LINKED TO BP OIL SPILL http://ow.ly/J3Xdu

National Geographic, April 06, 2014

▶ GULF OIL SPILL 'NOT OVER' : DOLPHINS, TURTLES DYING IN RECORD NUMBERS http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140408-gulf-oil-spill-animals-anniversary-science-deepwater-horizon-science/

                                                      IN PICTURES: 

                 OIL-AFFECTED WILDLIFE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/jun/08/oil-wildlife-gulf-of-mexico#/?picture=398265274&index=0

SummitVoice, July 29, 2014
▶ ENVIRONMENT:  MORE SIGNS OF CORAL DAMAGE FROM BP's 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/07/29/environment-more-signs-of-coral-damage-from-bps-2010-deepwater-horizon-oil-disaster/

Al Jazeera, October 20, 2013

▶  “THERE IS NO LIFE OUT THERE" GULF ECOSYSTEM IN CRISIS AFTER BP DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER

Three years after well blowout, declining seafood catches and deformities point to an environment in distress... The entire fishing industry is being hit, with catches down and shrimp and shellfish being discovered with disgusting deformities. One seafood business owner told Al Jazeera that his revenue was down 85 percent compared with the period before the spill. From the article: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/10/gulf-ecosystem-crisis-after-bp-spill-2013102065313544754.html

Al Jazeera English, October 20, 2013
▶  GULF OF MEXICO ECOSYSTEM IN CRISIS AFTER 2010 BP OIL SPILL http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/10/gulf-ecosystem-crisis-after-bp-spill-2013102065313544754.html

Science Daily, May 12, 2011
▶ DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL THREATENS MORE SPECIES THAN LEGALLY PROTECTED, STUDY FINDS http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134221.htm

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Huffington Post Green, October 22, 2014
▶ BP DAMAGE CONTROL: BP'S DAMAGE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO HAS BEEN WILDLY EXAGGERATED:  SO SAYS BP's PUBLIC RELATIONS SR. VP IN POLITICO MAGAZINE !!!  (What Money Can Buy!!??)

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/22/politico-bp-gulf-of-mexico_n_6029514.html

▶ NOAA GULF SPILL RESTORATION SITE: $627 MILLION GULF SPILL RESTORATION PLAN APPROVED http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon

Earth Justice, October 23, 2014
▶ GULF RESTORATION GROUP SUE FEDS OVER MISUSE OF BP DISASTER RESTORATION FUNDS  http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2014/gulf-restoration-group-sue-feds-over-misuse-of-bp-disaster-restoration-funds

4WWL, November 21, 2014
▶ TEXAS OIL COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO DUMPING OILY WASTEWATER INTO GULF http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/investigations/david-hammer/2014/11/20/xplor-energy-wastewater-gulf/70007824/

U.S. Department of Commerce, November 21, 2014
 ▶  REMEMBERING A LITTLE KNOWN OIL SPILL WITH OUT-SIZED IMPACTS http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2014/11/21/remembering-little-known-oil-spill-out-sized-impacts

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The Guardian Environment
▶ BP OIL SPILL: Collected news and analysis and commentary on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with photo galleries, videos, ...  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill

Huffington Post Green
▶ GULF OIL SPILL: Gulf Oil Spill : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News
 Includes blogs, news, and community conversations about Gulf Oil Spill . http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/bp-oil-spill/

TruthOut, April 09, 2015
WHAT IS THE US GOVERNMENT NOT TELLING US ABOUT FRACKING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO?

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30116-what-is-the-government-not-telling-us-about-fracking-in-the-gulf-of-mexico#

Grist, January 10, 2015
▶ HOW MUCH FRACKING IS HAPPENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO? An increasingly common practice that hasn’t yet sparked the same public debate that fracking on land has. Will fracking in the Gulf of Mexico lead to the next Deepwater Horizon?  http://grist.org/news/how-much-fracking-is-happening-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/

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                                      EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL

                                            25 Years On

                                                       Oceana
                              EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL FACTS
http://oceana.org/en/our-work/stop-ocean-pollution/oil-pollution/learn-act/exxon-valdez-oil-spill-facts

                           COREXIT: EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL

The dispersant Corexit 9580 was considered and tried but was not used for shore clean-up due largely to concerns about toxicity. According to the booklet Shoreline Treatment Techniques published in 1993 by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, while it effectively assisted in clean-up, "It had not been tested, scientific data on its toxicity were either thin or incomplete, and it had operational problems. In addition, public acceptance of a new, widespread chemical treatment was lacking. To landowners, fishing groups, and conservation organizations, the idea of dumping chemicals on hundreds of miles of shorelines that had just been oiled seemed much too risky - especially when there were other alternatives."

According to a report by David Kirby for TakePart, the main component of the Corexit formulation used during cleanup, 2-butoxyethanol, was identified as "one of the agents that caused liver, kidney, lung, nervous system, and blood disorders among cleanup crews in Alaska following the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill.

                                                    PHOTO ESSAY
                            Huffington Post Green, March 24, 2014
REMEMBERING THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL DISASTER, 25 YEARS LATER

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/exxon-valdez-oil-spill-photos_n_5020845.html

                                             CNN, March 25, 2014

            AFTER 25 YEARS, EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL HASN'T ENDED

 http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/23/opinion/holleman-exxon-valdez-anniversary/

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                        TIME TO END PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

                   AND SUBSIDIES FOR FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCERS

                                                 http://sco.lt/9Gvlir

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Seattle Times, December 24, 2014
▶  CONSTANT OIL SPILLS DEVASTATE RUSSIA...EQUIVALENT TO ONE DEEPWATER HORIZON-SCALE LEAK ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2017080098_russiaoilspill.html

▶ SHELL OIL WRECKS NIGERIA'S OGONILAND WITH OIL SPILLS... AND GETS AWAY WITH IT.  WHO RESTORES ENVIRONMENT?   http://sco.lt/4vZqvB

                                                        VIDEO

            THE TRUE STORY OF CHEVRON'S ECUADOR OIL DISASTER

                                             http://sco.lt/6lQyYb

       CHEVRON TOXICO: THE CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE IN ECUADOR

                                        http://chevrontoxico.com/

                                                          VIDEO:

                        INTO THE HEART OF ECUADOR'S YASUNI

                          A PENDING CORPORATE OIL PLUNDER

                                           http://sco.lt/5c5Z2H

Salon, March 13, 2014
▶  HOW BIG OIL DESTROYS THE WORLD:  A REAL-LIFE SAGA OF GREED http://www.salon.com/2014/03/13/how_big_oil_destroys_the_world_a_real_life_saga_of_greed/

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Boulder Weekly, March 13, 2014
▶ AMERICA'S DIRTIEST SECRET: The oil and gas industry’s contamination problems are so large, they have been deemed impossible to prevent or clean up by both industry and government. An unimaginable tonnage of contamination is being placed into our environment every year thanks to lax regulation of exploration and production wastes http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-12516-americarss-dirtiest-secret.html

                       HOW RIGGED IS THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY?

                                             http://sco.lt/97hfX7

CLIMATE: OBAMA'S "ALL OF THE ABOVE" DRILL, BABY DRILL POLICY MAY KILL US ALL : EXPORTS http://sco.lt/597Z6P

            DEEP SEA MINING RUSH MOVES CLOSER AS ICE MELTS: DEVASTATING OCEAN SEABEDS, DESTROYING UNKNOWN SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS http://sco.lt/85WcRl

 OBAMA'S ARCTIC STRATEGY SETS OFF A CLIMATE TIME BOMB.  THE SUICIDAL RACE FOR ARCTIC'S NATURAL RESOURCES

http://sco.lt/5pPxWD

                                             THE TRASH VORTEX

                                           Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/fit-for-the-future/pollution/trash-vortex/

One Green Planet, March 04, 2015
HOW THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH IS DESTROYING THE OCEANS AND THE FUTURE FOR MARINE LIFE. Twice the size of Texas, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch stretches for hundreds of miles across the North Pacific Ocean and is one of the most frightening examples of just how much human activity is violating the planet. Oceanographers and ecologists recently discovered that about 70 percent of marine debris actually sinks to the bottom of the ocean, so what we do know about the amount of waste in the ocean is likely just the very tip of the iceberg.

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-destroying-the-oceans/

May 7, 2013 Mongabay

PLASTIC POLLUTION

If you were to travel from the United States of America to Japan, you would most likely encounter what could be described as the world's largest waste dump: a 100,000 tonne expanse of debris floating around a large region of the Pacific Ocean.... http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0506-lloyd-pacific-pollution.html

Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2013
- ▶  PLASTIC GYRES: AN ECOSYSTEM OF OUR OWN MAKING COULD POSE MAJOR THREAT TO HUMANS AND SEA LIFE AS DANGEROUS PATHOGENS RELEASED INTO ENVIRONMENT http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-plastisphere-20131228,0,811701.story#axzz2p0CdZodP

                                                     WATCH

                "WHEN THE MERMAIDS CRY: THE GREAT PLASTIC TIDE

                                         http://sco.lt/5sTmWv

Wildlife Extra News - October 2014
- ▶ 57 TONS OF MARINE DEBRIS REMOVED FROM NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS  http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/hawaii-debris-310.html#cr

Care2, October 30, 2014
- ▶ A SEA FULL OF TRASH:  TACKLING THE HUGE PLASTIC PROBLEM IN OUR OCEANS http://www.care2.com/causes/a-sea-full-of-trash-tackling-the-plastic-problem.html

Summit Voice, October 31, 2013
- ▶  REPORT: UTTER MISMANAGEMENT OF PLASTIC WASTE IS DEVASTING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS http://summitcountyvoice.com/2013/10/31/report-utter-mismanagement-of-plastic-waste-is-devasting-marine-ecoysystems/

TakePart, June 26, 2013
- ▶  TRASH IN THE OCEAN:  THE FLOOR OF THE PACIFIC IS POSITIVELY FILTHY http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/06/27/pacific-ocean-floor-garbage-trash

Care2, October 30, 2014
- ▶  A SEA FULL OF TRASH:  TACKLING THE HUGE PLASTIC PROBLEM IN OUR OCEANS http://www.care2.com/causes/a-sea-full-of-trash-tackling-the-plastic-problem.html

                                                      WATCH

                       "INSIDE THE GARBAGE OF THE WORLD" (80 min)

                                           The Plastic Curse

A documentary that will give you an honest idea of how much contamination we are generating and how quickly we have to halt it in order to withstand the future.....http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/inside-garbage-world/

- ▶  NEWLY DISCOVERED 'PLASTIC ISLAND' IN OCEANS SHOWS GLOBAL EPIDEMIC WORSENING http://sco.lt/7YMfth

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                 BILLIONS OF POUNDS OF PLASTIC IN OUR OCEANS

            IMPACT ON SEA LIFE, YOUR SEAFOOD AND YOUR HEALTH

                                               http://sco.lt/5LdeMb

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NPR, December 13, 2013
- ▶  HOW PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN IS CONTAMINATING YOUR SEAFOOD http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/12/12/250438904/how-plastic-in-the-ocean-is-contaminating-your-seafood

 Surprising Science, Smithsonian December 02, 2013
- ▶  WHERE DO HUMANS REALLY RANK ON THE FOOD CHAIN? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/12/where-do-humans-really-rank-on-the-food-chain/

- ▶  CHEMICAL FROM PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES FOUND THROUGHOUT OCEANS .http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/ocean-bpa/

- ▶   OUR PLASTICS WILL POLLUTE OCEANS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS  http://sco.lt/7tYlQ9

                                                    WATCH
                                 DO WE HAVE THE COURAGE?
            A Moving Short FILM About MIDWAY  by Chris Jordan - http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1061944409/midway-a-short-film-by-chris-jordan-do-we-have-the-courage

- ▶  MIDWAY: BIRDS, SEA LIFE CONSUMING PLASTIC TO THEIR DEATH:  THE GREAT PLASTIC TIDE  http://sco.lt/5P84GH

 July 26, 2013 Treehugger
- ▶  HAWAII'S PREDATORY FISH ARE EATING PLASTIC - AND WE'RE EATING THEM http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/hawaiis-predatory-fish-are-eating-plastic.html

July 3, 2013 About My Planet
- ▶  STUDY: PLASTIC WASTE LEVELS IN PACIFIC 100 TIMES GREATER THAN IN THE 1970'S http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environment/study-plastic-waste-levels-in-pacific-100-times-greater-than-in-the-1970s/

                                           GHOST FISHING

DERELICT FISHING NETS HAVE TURNED THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA INTO A DEATH TRAP  http://sco.lt/7jiLC5

                              PLASTIC DEBRIS IN OUR OCEANS

KILLING AND POLLUTING OUR FOOD CHAIN, DESTROYING ECOSYSTEMS  http://sco.lt/7rye6j

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                                          MERMAID TEARS:

MICROBEADS AND MICROPLASTICS IN BEAUTY PRODUCTS A THREAT TO OUR OCEANS AND RIVERS http://sco.lt/50DEtV

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                                                       WATCH

               "UNWASTED: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS ON EARTH"

                                        BEYOND RECYCLING

                                        http://sco.lt/6Gg2m9

▶   OUR OCEANS ARE DYING:  MASS EXTINCTION MAY BE INEVITABLE http://sco.lt/6BuBCz

April 28, 2012 IUCN, International Union for Conervation of Nature

At least 12% of groupers – globally-important food fish species that live on coral and rocky reefs – face extinction, putting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people around the world at risk, finds a report published today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission’s (IUCN SSC) Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group.

The study points to overfishing and the booming international luxury seafood trade as major threats to the survival of some grouper species, and to the livelihoods of those who depend on them for food and income. Its authors call for urgent conservation and management efforts to prevent further declines of these species... http://www.iucn.org/?uNewsID=12869

PHOTOS, VIDEO
THE AMAZING FROGFISH IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE http://grist.org/list/the-amazing-frogfish-is-a-master-of-disguis/

                                                      VIDEO

               April 26, 2013 - Australian Broadcasting Company

                      THE VANISHING UNDERWATER JUNGLES

Giant jungles of kelp were once so thick on Australia's East Coast, they were included on shipping maps. But scientists say the kelp's demise is linked to climate change - and the prognosis is poor for marine habitats..... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-26/the-vanishing-underwater-jungles/4654722

NOAA Fisheries,
-▶ HELP FROM KELP: SEAWEED KELP FORESTS TO HELP WITH OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. Many seaweeds, including kelp, thrive in acidifying ocean waters. They take up CO2 and nutrients from their environment, improving water quality as they grow by drawing down levels of the dissolved acid along with nitrogen and  phosphorus. Seaweeds also give off oxygen, which can help with dead zones.  The combination may result in seaweed farms acting as protective “halos” that mitigate acidification and pollution locally while creating habitat for marine species. When the seaweed is harvested it takes the excess carbon and nitrogen with it, effectively removing them from the ocean http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/homepage_stories/paul_allen_grant.html

Science Daily, September 7, 2012
 -▶ HOW SEA OTTERS CAN REDUCE CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE: APPETITE FOR SEA URCHINS ALLOWS KELP TO THRIVE http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120907161437.htm

                                        OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS

                  OTTERS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLLUTION

                                             http://sco.lt/8wDVFh

New York Times, February 27, 2012
 -▶ SEA OTTERS' FAILURE TO THRIVE IN MONTEREY BAY CONFOUNDS RESEARCHERS http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/science/sea-otters-failure-to-thrive-confounds-researchers.html?_r=3&

The Nature Conservancy, March 11, 2014
 -▶ RESTORING SEAGRASS: A NURSERY HABITAT FOR DISAPPEARING SEA LIFE http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/03/11/investing-in-seagrass

 -▶ GROWING SEA VEGETABLES: HARVESTING SEAFOOD IN WAYS THAT RESTORE, NOT DEPLETE, THE OCEAN - RESTORING UNDERWATER JUNGLES: SEA GRASS http://sco.lt/8MSWBd

NRDC Switchboard, October 7, 2013
 -▶ KELP FORESTS THRIVE IN CALIFORNIA'S UNDERWATER GARDENS http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/plehner/kelp_forests_thrive_in_califor.html

Summit Voice, October 11, 2014
 -▶ CAN SEA OTTERS BOUNCE BACK FROM THE BRINK?

 http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/10/11/are-california-sea-otters-on-the-verge-of-recovery/

National Geographic, April 12, 2013
 -▶ NEW DISEASES, TOXINS HARMING MARINE LIFE

 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/130412-diseases-health-animals-science-environment-oceans/

Take Part, September 13, 2014
 -▶ ANOTHER REASON TO SAVE SEA OTTERS:  THEY'RE HELPING FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/08/13/sea-otters-are-helping-fight-climate-change

                                                    WATCH
                                                  QUEST TV
                          SEA OTTERS vs CLIMATE CHANGE

http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/sea-otters-urchins-kelp-climate-change/

FULL REPORT: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). Recovery of a top predator mediates negative eutrophic effects on seagrass http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/08/23/1302805110

                                       OCEANS ACIDIFYING FAST

                   Rapidly Rising CO2 causing potential catastrophe

                                             http://sco.lt/6U2Ftp

                                                      WATCH
                                          "SAVING OTTER 501"

                               LOVELY VIDEO, PBS Nature, Full Episode

California Otters facing myriad of survival issues, including pollution, overfishing http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/saving-otter-501/saving-otter-501/8446/

                                                        PHOTOS

                                        Mother Nature Network
 -▶ RIVER OTTERS, THE HARDEST WORKING CLOWNS IN THE WATER. Playful, curious, rambunctious and so much fun to watch, North American river otters are an important part of a healthy riparian habitat. River otters can be found near lakes, rivers, swamps and estuaries. Click through to see more photos of these adorable animals and learn more about just how amazing they are. (Text: Jaymi Heimbuch)

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/river-otters-hardest-working-clowns-in-the-water/you-otter-know

                                                        IN PHOTOS
RIVER OTTERS MAKING A COME BACK IN CALIFORNIA'S BAY AREA . A sign not only that the local efforts put into habitat restoration are paying off, but that focusing on coexisting with wildlife in general can bring back native species to an area.

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/in-photos-river-otters-making-come-back-californias-bay-area.html

                                      THE FRESHWATER PROJECT

       IMPORTANT FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE

                                             http://sco.lt/6w6DS5

▶  THE CURSE OF PETROLEUM-BASED CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS http://sco.lt/4iAdazl

August 26, 2013 Guardian

The Neptune Memorial Reef off the coast of Florida is the perfect final resting place, located just over three miles off Key Biscane. Only here can you have your ashes set into a plot and, literally, sleep with the fishes in a park that will eventually span 16 acres and 125,000 burials. Meanwhile, the family can visit by boat, snorkel or scuba tank.... http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2013/aug/26/underwater-cemetery-neptune-memorial-reef

May 30, 2013 EurActive

The European Union agreed early today (30 May) to put an end to decades of over-fishing and rebuild dwindling stocks by 2020, as part of a deal to
overhaul of fisheries policy.

The agreement will put an end to annual haggling over catch quotas by EU ministers in Brussels, widely blamed for putting short-term economic interests above the long-term health of Europe's fish stocks.... http://www.euractiv.com/cap/eu-ministers-approve-crackdown-f-news-528129

May 30, 2013 Huffington Post

GREENPEACE SEAFOOD REPORT FOR 2013: THE BEST AND WORST USA SUPERMARKETS FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/30/greenpeace-seafood-report-2013-supermarkets_n_3359255.html

SOMETHING'S FISH ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE OCEANS http://www.somethingsfishyaboutpso.com/?gclid=CNqHlqqYsrcCFYp_QgodbHsA8g

SEA CHANGE - THE LOSS OF OCEAN SPECIES IS STAGGERING http://sco.lt/8AV5qz

May 14, 2013 Mongabay
INDUSTRIALIZED FISHING HAS FORCED SEABIRDS TO CHANGE WHAT THEY EAT - FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0514-hance-petrel-bones.html

OCEANS ARE OUR PLANETARY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM http://sco.lt/4ynRkv

ARCTIC OCEAN 'ACIDIFYING RAPIDLY' - HIGHEST LEVELS IN 55 MILLION YEARS - ARCTIC COULD BE ICE FREE IN TWO YEARS http://sco.lt/6KTOpl

100 MILLION SHARKS KILLED A YEAR, JUST FOR THEIR FINS.  SHARK POPULATIONS PLUMMET BY 90%  http://sco.lt/7kHqLZ

25 March 2013 - SF Gate

Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape into international waters....

Ten tons of squid were found in the holds of the Lu Rong Yu 6177 and 6178 after they were hauled into port on Christmas Day.

But this was just the first such capture in two years, a minor disturbance to the hundreds of unlicensed, unregulated fishing vessels that exploit the South Atlantic, pulling out an estimated 300,000 tons of ilex squid a year. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-from-Argentine-waters-4380413.php#ixzz2Od1NGboV

Australia Network News, July 10, 2014
-▶ THEY JUST NEVER STOP:  GIANT POTENTIAL - GIANT SQUID FISHING COULD BE NEXT BIG PACIFIC MARKET http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-10/giant-squid-fishery/5587556

BBC News, February 26, 2013
-▶ EAVESDROPPING ON THE SQUID WORLD http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17117194

-▶ WRECKING THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM: OVERFISHING, COLLAPSING FISHERIES, OCEAN DEPENDENT SPECIES STARVING http://sco.lt/6bO2nR

 -▶ LOOTING OUR SEAS:  'FREE FOR ALL' DECIMATES FISH STOCKS IN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC  http://sco.lt/8ClodF

-▶ WE MAY BE THE LAST GENERATION TO CATCH FOOD FROM THE OCEANS http://sco.lt/8uHn7Z

-▶ UN: OCEAN-GRABBING BY CORPORATE INDUSTRIAL FISHING 'THREATENS WORLDS' FISHERIES' http://sco.lt/6g6w41

-▶ U.N. - OVERFISHING BECOMING INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED FOR THE ECOLOGICAL DISASTER IT IS | Olivier De Schutter | http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2012/nov/27/development-oceans-over-fishing

-▶ MARINE SPECIES WON'T SURVIVE UNLESS DRASTIC PROTECTION POLICIES ARE PUT IN PLACE  http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/2496680057/marine-species-won-t-survive-unless-drastic-protection-policies-put-in-place

MY APOLOGIES

PLEASE GO TO THIS LINK

http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3999155449/2013/03/31/major-us-food-retailers-to-shun-genetically-modified-patented-factory-farmed-enslaved-seafood

January 13, 2013 - BBC FUTURE TV

WATCH: Another stunner from BBC TV "Coral Reefs: Underwater pharmacies"

Oceans not only contain a huge diversity of life, but also make a important hidden contribution to sustaining all life on Earth.... http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130129-blue-heart-of-the-planet

TOMORROW'S LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS MAY CURRENTLY BE LIVING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA ... KEEP OUR OCEANS CLEAN AND HEALTHY http://sco.lt/7tJmK1

VERY IMPORTANT WATCH: SUBSIDIZING CORPORATE FISHERIES
**** Video: "SEA THE TRUTH -- In 2048 The Oceans Will Be Empty!" (1:00:15 full-length, HiQ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V325y7QCg3c

With Compliments of http://www.seathetruth.nl/en/

July 3, 2013 About My Planet
CLOWNFISH LOSE HEARING IN ACIDIC WATERS: SPELLS DEATH TO CORAL REEFS http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environment/clownfish-lose-hearing-in-acidic-waters/

                                                 --- WATCH ---

VIDEO:

***FORAGE FISH KEY TO A HEALTHY OCEAN FOOD WEB.  GOING...GOING...http://sco.lt/5xliU5

Msy 16, 2013 Sydney Morning Herald

Australia has launched a bid to stop the commercial use of a controversial ''geoengineering'' technique that involves dumping iron into the ocean in a bid to counter the effects of man-made climate change.... http://www.smh.com.au/environment/water-issues/australia-seeks-to-limit-ocean-geoengineering-20130515-2jmkn.html

October 23, 2012 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GAMBLE WITH THE OCEANS - Q&A ON OCEAN FERTILIZATION IN LAYMAN'S TERMS ... http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/ioc-oceans/single-view-oceans/news/ocean_fertilization_we_cannot_afford_to_gamble_with_the_ocean/

October 15, 2013 The Guardian Environment
WORLD'S BIGGEST GEOGENGINEERING EXPERIMENT 'VIOLATES' UN RULES http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/15/pacific-iron-fertilisation-geoengineering

October 18, 2012 New York Times
IRON-DUMPING EXPERIMENT IN PACIFIC ALARMS MARINE EXPERTS http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/science/earth/iron-dumping-experiment-in-pacific-alarms-marine-experts.html

IS "THREAT" ANOTHER PLOY FOR THE HIGHLY PROFITABLE, RADICAL GEOENGINEERING OF THE ARCTIC AND OUR CLIMATE? "Raining Chemicals From the Skies – Unregulated Climate Geoengineering" « The Natural Eye Project http://thenaturaleye.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/raining-chemicals-from-the-skies-geoengineering/

                                                  WATCH

CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING: CAN WE SAVE THE PLANET BY MESSING WITH NATURE? http://sco.lt/5w8RM1

                                              VIDEO REPORT
                                          DW.DE April 11, 2013
 ▶ AQUACULTURE IN CANADA - THE PROBLEM WITH FARMED SALMON - Aquaculture-grown fish and seafood is becoming increasingly common. Worldwide, more fish than cattle are farmed. But the booming fish industry is causing environmental problems. Medications, pesticides and parasites are escaping from open-water farms and contaminating the ecosystem... http://www.dw.de/aquaculture-in-canada-the-problem-with-farmed-salmon/av-17200460

SafeBee, January 20, 2015
-▶  FARMED FISH:  YAY OR NAY? Is farmed fish good for your health — or the environment? http://www.safebee.com/food/farmed-fish-yay-or-nay

CNCNews, February 18, 2015
 ▶ AQUACULTURE RULE CHANGES RAISE PESTICIDE CONCERNS IN CANADA : WHO EXPORTS FISH TO USA

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/aquaculture-rule-changes-raise-pesticide-concerns-1.2961882

April 27, 2013 Main Sun Journal
▶ AQUACULTURE OPERATOR TO PAY $490,000 AFTER ILLEGAL PESTICIDE USE KILLS LOBSTERS IN CANADA http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine-business/2013/04/27/cooke-aquaculture-pay-490000-after-illegal-pestici/1354960

The Guardian, October 29, 2014
-▶ GENETICALLY MODIFIED SALMON COMPANY, AQUABOUNTY, FINED BY PANAMA http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/29/panama-regulators-could-slow-us-approval-of-gm-salmon

HuffPost British Columbia, December 24, 2013

-▶  GAGGED BY INDUSTRY: AQUACULTURE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: ACTIVIST TAKES FLIGHT TO SCOTLAND http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/24/aquaculture-bc-don-staniford_n_4496719.html

The Common Sense Canadian, April 17, 2014

▶ CANADA:  HARPER GOVERNMENT GUTS FISH FARM REGULATIONS JEOPARDIZING THREATENED WILD SALMON POPULATION  http://commonsensecanadian.ca/REPORTED_ELSEWHERE-detail/canadian-government-dumps-wild-salmon-population-new-fish-farming-regulations/

Common Dreams, November 27, 2013
-▶  CANADIAN APPROVAL PUTS 'FRANKENFISH' ONE STEP CLOSER TO DINNER PLATE (U.S. NOT FAR BEHIND) http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/26-3

                                           IMPORTANT WATCH
                                SALMON CONFIDENTIAL 1:09:14
                            2013 British Columbia Documentary
                      INDUSTRIAL SALMON FISH FARMS VIRUSES
                  DESTROYING NATURAL SALMON POPULATION
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2AUHpuJzac

Grist, June 18, 2012

▶ SICK FARMED FISH: ANOTHER VIRUS CRASHES CANADA'S SALMON FARMS http://grist.org/food/sea-sick-another-virus-crashes-canadas-salmon-farms/

-▶ FOOD SAFETY AGENCY SHOULD PROTECT PUBLIC, NOT COVER UP VIRUS FOR SALMON FARMING INDUSTRY http://commonsensecanadian.ca/food-safety-agency-should-protect-public-not-cover-up-virus-for-salmon-farming-industry-cfia-isav-kibenge/

                                                          VIDEO

                                                      Indiegogo
                           CANADA'S GMO SALMON GOES ON TRIAL

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/canada-s-gmo-salmon-goes-on-trial

Grist, November 26, 2013
THROUGH THE BACK DOOR 

-▶ CANADA APPROVES EXPORT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SALMON EGGS - TO USA via PANAMA'S AQUABOUNTY
Canada will allow genetically modified salmon eggs to be produced and exported — but no way in hell will the eggs be allowed to hatch on Canadian soil. The eggs will be exported to Aquabounties hatcheries in Panama and then exported to the USA http://grist.org/news/canada-approves-export-of-genetically-modified-salmon-eggs/

INDIEGOGO
▶ CANADA'S GMO SALMON GOES ON TRIAL - VIDEO http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/canada-s-gmo-salmon-goes-on-trial

 ▶ “FATALLY FLAWED" FDA ASSESSMENT TO UNLEASH GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON ONTO YOUR DINNER PLATE, NO REGULATIONS, NO OVERSIGHT, NO LABELING http://sco.lt/8ZDraz

Summit Voice, March 11, 2014
 ▶ DO FARMED SALMON THREATEN WILD POPULATIONS? http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/03/11/do-farmed-salmon-threaten-wild-populations/

 300,000 "SUSTAINABLE" GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RUNAWAY SALMON STIR CONSERVATION WORRIES  http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/runaway-salmon-stir-conservation-worries/

Dr. David Suzuki, April 29, 2014
▶ SALMON FARMS vs. WILD SALMON: HAS ANYTHING CHANGED AFTER A DECADE OF CONTROVERSY? http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/29/salmon-farms-wild-salmon-controversy/

                THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY

                                                ECO-LABELING

                                          http://sco.lt/5EgPZ3

Fox New, March 11, 2014
▶ GMO SALMON MAY SOON HIT THE FOOD STORES, BUT WILL ANYONE BUY IT? http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/03/11/gmo-salmon-may-soon-hit-food-stores-but-will-anyone-buy-it/

World Fishing & Aquaculture, January 14, 2014-
▶ NEW TEST FOR SALMON DNA TRACING FOR ESCAPED FARMED SALMON : Farmed salmon can now be more efficiently tested to trace where they have come from http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/new-test-for-salmon-dna-tracing

Treehugger, December 30, 2013
-▶ USA FRANKENFISH SWIMS PAST ANOTHER REGULATORY HURDLE http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/frankenfish-swims-past-another-regulatory-hurdle.html

                         IS SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD A FANTASY

                                 AQUAFARMING vs WILD FISH

                                            http://sco.lt/77BinB

          SHRIMP: SEAFOOD SURPRISE:  WAIT...WHAT AM I EATING?

                                            http://sco.lt/7KhClN

                                                       SHRIMP

                 THE MASSIVE HIDDEN ENVIRONMENTAL PRICE TAG

               DESTROYING MANGROVE FORESTS AND OUR OCEANS

                                                  http://sco.lt/7eonir

  ▶ IS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON SAFE AND ETHICAL? CORPORATIONS 'CREATING AND OWNING/ LIFE http://sco.lt/8UFZVx

▶ GENE-SPLICED GMO SALMON, COMING SOON TO A PLATE NEAR YOU http://sco.lt/6z3E1J

                                                           VIDEO:

                      TAMING THE BLUE FRONTIER - AQUACULTURE

                                                 http://sco.lt/6rDjaT

 Organic Authority, April 11, 2012
 ▶ FROM LAWN TO FISHING LINE:  PESTICIDES POISONING WEST COAST SALMON http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/from-lawn-to-line-home-pesticides-poisoning-west-coast-salmon/

Earth Justice

▶ SALMON MUST BE PROTECTED FROM PESTICIDES http://earthjustice.org/features/salmon-must-be-protected-from-pesticides

Earth Justice

Mexico's government is ignoring its own environmental laws
and authorizing massive development projectsnear fragile marine ecosystems.... http://earthjustice.org/features/ourwork/defending-the-gulf-of-california-s-coastline

May 6, 2013 Hong Kong (AFP)

- ▶ HONG KONG RISKS LOSING ITS PINK DOLPHINS

Conservationists warned Monday that Hong Kong may lose its rare Chinese white dolphins, also known as pink dolphins for their unique colour, unless it takes urgent action against pollution and other threats.... http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Hong_Kong_risks_losing_its_pink_dolphins_groups_999.html

On Earth Magazine, March 13, 2014
- ▶ PINK DOLPHINS IN PERIL http://www.onearth.org/articles/2014/03/get-this-dolphins-in-hong-kong-are-pink-too-bad-theyre-disappearing

 
                                                   VIDEO

- ▶ GRIEVING PINK DOLPHIN MOTHER SUPPORTING BODY OF HER DEAD CALF IN ATTEMPT TO REVIVE IT: Believed to be from toxins in mothers milk accumulated from polluted seawater    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1230183/plight-hong-kongs-pink-dolphins

 August 5, 2013 Care 2
- ▶ PINK DOLPHINS FACE EXTINCTION - THANKS TO HUMAN DESTRUCTION http://www.care2.com/causes/pink-dolphins-face-extinction-thanks-to-human-destruction.html

May 6, 2013 Huffington Post Green
- ▶ HONG KONG RISKS LOSING PINK DOLPHIN BECAUSE OF CHINA'S POLLUTION, CONSERVATIONS WARN http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/hong-kong-pink-dolphins_n_3223579.html#slide=1512795

- ▶ YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISE POPULATION NOSEDIVES TO 1,000 - EXTINCT BY 2025? http://sco.lt/5wO6Xh

SciNews Com: September 11, 2015

▶ SPERM WHALES HAVE THEIR OWN CULTURE -- MARINE BIOLOGISTS

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-sperm-whales-physeter-macrocephalus-culture-03233.html

April 25, 2013 National Geographic

▶ HUMPBACK WHALE CULTURE BEHAVIOR

New feeding strategy spreads among whales gathered to gorge on fish, says a new study—but is it culture?...

a new study finds strong evidence that a group ofhumpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Gulf of Maine (map) is sharing a newly observed feeding behavior via their social networks. (See related blog: "Sharks Have Social Networks, Learn From Friends.") http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130425-humpback-whale-culture-behavior-science-animals/

Scientific American, March 04, 2015
▶ WHALE GRANDMAS 'LONGEVITY LINKED TO KNOWLEDGE. Whale females, like humans, live well past menopause.  Other than humans, only short-finned pilot whales and killer whales live three or more decades after menopause, some even reaching their 90s. Male whales, which are far less likely to be followed by group-mates than are females, seldom survive past 50.  http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/whale-grandmas-longevity-linked-to-knowledge/

Smithsonian, March 05, 2015
▶ AFTER MENOPAUSE, MILLER WHALE MOMS BECOME POD LEADERS
When their reproductive years are done, females take on new roles as wise survival guides  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/after-menopause-killer-whale-moms-become-pod-leaders-180954480/

▶ WHALES ARE MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES. Killer whales live in a complex matriarchal society, in which sons and daughters with their mother throughout their lives, even after they have offspring of their own. These bonds remain strong between siblings even after the mother has died http://wildwhales.org/killer-whale/

▶ MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM - http://www.victoriawhalewatching.com/matriarchal-societies-animal-kingdom/

▶ KILLER WHALES (ORCAS) HAVE SURPRISING RELATIVES ON LAND --COWS  -- WHILE WALRUSES ARE RELATED TO DOGS, WOVES

• Scientists at the University of Copenhagen compared the genomes of killer whales, walruses and manatees with those of dogs, cows and elephants
• Killer whales - which are nicknamed the wolves of the sea - were found to share more of their genes with cows than the other species of mammal
• Walruses were shown to have more in common with dogs and wolves
• Manatees, also called sea cows, were most closely related to elephants 
• The findings suggest the marine mammals evolved down separate paths

▶ WHALE SOCIAL NETWORK REVEALS SURPRISING ALLIES http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/02/whale-social-network-reveals-surprising-allies

The Guardian, January 29, 2014
▶ THE CULTURAL LIFE OF WHALES http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/jan/30/whales-philip-hoare-hal-whitehead

Mother Nature Network, January 30, 2015
▶ 6 HAUNTING SONGS SUNG BY WHALES  http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/6-haunting-songs-sung-by-whales

PLOS ONE, December 26, 2013

▶ UNDERWATER COMPOSITIONS: SONG SHARING BETWEEN SOUTHERN OCEAN HUMPBACK WHALES  http://blogs.plos.org/everyone/2013/12/26/underwater-compositions-song-sharing-between-southern-ocean-humpback-whales-2/

▶ SOMETHING ALIVE IS MOVING ABOUT HALF OF THE WATER IN THE OCEANS. WHALES HELP KEEP THE OCEANS FULL OF LIFE  http://www.upworthy.com/something-alive-is-moving-about-half-of-the-water-in-the-oceans

NPR Krulwish Wonders;
-▶ RECYCLING YOURSELF INTO ABUNDANCE: A WHALE STORY - THE OCEANS NATURAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY  http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/04/03/298778615/the-power-of-poop-a-whale-story

                                                 VIDEO 4:51
                            HOW WHALES CHANGE CLIMATE
Little appreciated interactions between the biological world and the climatological world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18HxXve3CM

Guardian Environment, January 10, 2015
▶ THE CULTURAL LIVES OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS. 

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/10/cultural-lives-of-whales-and-dolphins-hal-whitehead-luke-rendell-review

                                                        VIDEO
                                             Focusing On Wildlife
DRONE CAPTURES AMAZING HUMPBACK WHALE FEEDING EVENT ON CAMERA  http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/video-drone-captures-amazing-humpback-whale-feeding-event-on-camera/

                                                         WATCH
                            Focusing on Wildlife, January 11, 2015
                        HUMPBACK WHALES BUBBLE NET FISHING.

The humpback whales of Alaska have developed an ingenious method of fishing for herring, but it only works if they all co-operate.
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/video-watch-humpback-whales-bubble-net-fishing/

Daily Mail Online, October 20, 2014
▶ PHOTOGRAPHER USES DRONE TO CAPTURE AMAZING FOOTAGE OF PROTECTIVE MOTHER HUMP BACK WHALE AND HER CALF OFF REMOTE TONGAN ISLAND  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2800332/photographer-uses-drone-capture-amazing-footage-protective-mother-humpback-whale-calf-remote-tongan-island.html

Grist, December 06, 2013
▶ WHALES REFUSE TO LEAVE STRANDED POD MEMBERS AS THEY DIE http://grist.org/list/whale-pod-refuses-to-leave-stranded-pod-members-as-they-die/

According to NOAA, the whales, which can weigh more than 6,000 pounds and grow to be 24 feet long, have a close-knit social structure that can cause them to follow sick or lost members of their pod and then resist leaving those animals. Pilot whales usually travel in groups of 30 to 50

 National Geographic, October 19, 2013

▶ KILLER WHALES UNDERGO MENOPAUSE - LIVE LONG FOR FAMILY
Killer whales have been revealed to be one of only three species whose females are known to undergo menopause—living on long after their reproductive years in order to help their offspring, particularly their sons, survive the rigors of young adulthood and later to help raise their grandchildren... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131019-killer-whales-menopause-hot-flash-marine-mammals/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_n1p_us_ot_c1#

 Care 2, April 23, 2014
-▶15 WEIRD AND WONDERFUL FACT ABOUT WHALES (PLUS 4 AMAZING VIDEOS http://www.care2.com/greenliving/15-weird-facts-about-whales-plus-4-amazing-videos.html

 The Dodo, July 24, 2014
▶ PHOTOS: AMY TAN:  WHAT YOU LEARN WHEN YOU SWIM EYE-TO-EYE WITH A WHALE SHARK https://www.thedodo.com/community/AmyTan/amy-tan-what-you-learn-when-yo-640954750.html

                                                          VIDEO

WHALE SHARK IN HAWAII GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH TOURISTS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/07/whale-shark-hawaii-video_n_4558067.html?ir=Hawaii

Summit Voice, December 09, 2013

▶ STUDY FIND 5 DISTINCT HUMPBACK WHALE POPULATIONS http://summitcountyvoice.com/2013/12/09/study-finds-5-distinct-humpback-whale-populations/

                                                    VIDEO

                               A LIFE AMONG WHALES Movie

                                    Trailer Video - YouTube

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atk02pQjm3Y

                                               SLIDESHOW

▶ SPERM WHALES ADOPT DEFORMED DOLPHIN http://sco.lt/5A3g49

Smithsonian, August 2011
UNDERSTANDING ORCA CULTURE  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/understanding-orca-culture-12494696/?no-ist

                                                       VIDEO
▶ YOUNG KILLER WHALE SWIMS UP TO BOAT, IMITATES MOTOR SOUNDS http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/killer-whale-swims-up-to-boat-imitates-motors-sound.html

The Dodo, December 15, 2014
▶ HERE'S THE INCREDIBLE WAY HUNGRY HUMPBACK WHALES WORK TOGETHER TO FEED  https://www.thedodo.com/how-humpback-whales-eat-879294427.html

Grind TV, December 24, 2013
▶ KILLER WHALES DAZZLE IN HOUR-LONG SHOW OFF LOS ANGELES: LIKE SEAWORLD WITHOUT THE TANKS http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/killer-whales-dazzle-in-an-hourlong-show-off-l-a-like-seaworld-without-the-tanks/

Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2014
-▶ SCIENTISTS ARE WHALE WATCHING FROM SPACE http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-whales-from-space-20140212,0,6882509.story#axzz2tKRh8mB8

Treehugger, September 30, 2013
▶ WHALE STAYS BY THE SIDE OF FRIEND TANGLED IN ROPE, CELEBRATES WHEN SHE'S FREED http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/whale-waits-his-tangled-friend-be-rescued-then-celebrates.html

                                                        PHOTOS

                                      MailOnLine, October 3, 2013

▶ WHALE CELEBRATES FREEDOM OF ITS FRIEND CUT FREE FROM LOBSTER NETS WITH INCREDIBLE LEAP BY HERO FISHERMEN;S BOAT http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2442461/Whale-celebrates-freedom-friend-cut-free-lobster-nets-incredible-leap-hero-fishermens-boat.html

May 22, 2013 Summit Voice
▶ WHALES CAN DIE A SLOW DEATH WHEN TANGLED IN FISHING GEAR http://summitcountyvoice.com/2013/05/22/whales-can-die-a-slow-death-when-tangled-in-fishing-gear/

BBC News September 20, 2013
▶ HOW TO RESCUE WHALES TANGLED IN FISHING NETS http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24181399

                                                    VIDEO

HOW FISHING GEAR IS KILLING WHALES http://sco.lt/8kAJBh

 TakePart, October 15, 2013
-▶ WHAT'S KILLING THE KILLER WHALES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST - TOO MANY BOAT, OR NOT ENOUGH SALMON? http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/10/14/fight-rages-over-wild-orca-decline-too-many-boats-or-not-enough-salmon

  ▶ HOW PLASTIC BAGS ARE POISONING THE PLANET'S GREATEST PREDATORS - SPERM WHALES  http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1126825026/sperm-whales-how-plastic-bags-are-poisoning-the-planet-s-greatest-predators

Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2014

▶  25 DEAD PILOT WHALES FOUND OFF FLORIDA:  5 THINGS TO HELP UNDERSTAND IT http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-25-dead-pilot-whales-20140123,0,607073.story#axzz2re5vzXj4

 NBC News September 17, 2013

▶ READING A WHALE'S LIFE STORY FROM EAR WAX http://www.nbcnews.com/science/whales-life-story-recorded-its-ear-wax-8C11167240

Oceana, September 27, 2013

▶ BLUE WHALE'S STORY REVEALED THROUGH EAR WAX

http://oceana.org/en/blog/2013/09/a-blue-whale-s-life-story-revealed-through-ear-wax

                                                         WATCH

                                                      PBS Nature
          As The Ice Melts a Remarkable Story Is Unfolding in The Arctic. 

                                 One That as Never Been told Before
                        "INVASION OF THE KILLER WHALES" (ORCAS)

            http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/invasion-killer-whales/11179/

  ▶ ARE SEAGULLS KILLING WHALES IN PATAGONIA? http://sco.lt/5gaAtd

▶ FOUND: PIGMY WHALE THOUGHT EXTINCT FOR 2 MILLION YEARS http://sco.lt/7KZ25B

                                             SHORT VIDEO,
                   Mother Nature Network, November 18, 2013
                WHAT'S A HUMPBACK WHALE DOING IN THE FOREST? http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/whats-a-humpback-whale-doing-in-the-forest

                                                        VIDEO

                               Voice of Russia, December 16, 2013
▶ ICELAND TO INCREASE WHALING QUOTA BY 6%, INTENSIFYING CONDEMNATION OF THE PRACTICE http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_12_16/Iceland-to-increase-whaling-quota-by-6-2979/

Treehugger, June 09, 2014
▶ IT WAS TOO GOOD TO LAST:  JAPAN TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO RESUME WHALE HUNTING NEAR ANTARCTICA http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/it-was-too-good-last-japan-step-efforts-resume-whale-hunting-antarctica.html

 Nature World News, February 07, 2014
▶ U.S. CONSIDERS SANCTIONS ON ICELAND FOR ITS FIN WHALE HUNTING PROGRAM http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5934/20140207/considers-sanctions-iceland-fin-whale-hunting-program.htm

Science Insider, February 06, 2014
▶ JAPAN'S SCIENTIFIC WHALING:  AN EXPENSIVE AND DECEITFUL PROPOSITION http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2013/02/japans-scientific-whaling-expensive-proposition?ref=em

       SONAR, SEISMIC TESTING AND WHALES ARE A DEADLY MIX

                              The Acoustic World Beneath The Waves

                                               http://sco.lt/8oxE9Z

▶  IF YOU'VE EVER QUESTIONED THE EMOTIONAL CAPACITY OF ANIMALS, WATCH THIS http://sco.lt/8Nnhjd

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▶ DOLPHINS DYING IN DROVES AND SCIENTISTS CAN'T STOP IT:  DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL, 3 YEARS LATER http://sco.lt/5cPoG1

Whale and Dolphin Conservation
▶ ALL ABOUT DOLPHINS AND WHALES  http://us.whales.org/

Mail Online, December 06, 2013
▶ DOLPHIN CULTURE: HOW THEY SAY I LOVE YOU WITH A BOUQUET OF SEAWEED: THEY'RE ALSO PUSHY PARENTS, MAKE BEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE -- AND EXFOLIATE EVERY DAY http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2519711/How-dolphins-say-I-love-bouquet-seaweed-Theyre-pushy-parents-make-best-friends-life--exfoliate-day.html

                            SEA CREATURES BELONG IN THE OCEAN

                         TAIJI, CAPTURED WHALES AND DOLPHINS

                           The Controversy, The Capture, The Abuse                     

                                          http://sco.lt/6ZQDWD

                                                    VIDEO
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM INSTITUTE: 1,000 MAGICAL MOMENTS
http://montereybayaquarium.tumblr.com/post/100533536678/1-000-magical-moments-the-aquarium-opened-to-the

 ▶  National Geographic, February 02, 2014

REAL TRAGEDY OF TAIJI DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IS OUR INHUMANITY TOWARD ANIMALS http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140202-dolphins-taiji-japan-whales-marine-animal-altruism-science/

                     WHEN OUR OCEANS RUN RED – Beyond “The Cove” http://thenaturaleye.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/when-our-oceans-run-red/

▶ ELEPHANT CULTURE: MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES.  THE MOST CLOSELY-KNOW FAMILIES OF ANY ANIMAL http://sco.lt/5SMYz3

▶ THE LOSS OF OCEAN SPECIES IS STAGGERING  http://sco.lt/599jsH

-▶ HEALTH OF OCEANS DECLINING FAST: MASS EXTINCTION MAY BE INEVITABLE http://sco.lt/8ZyX6v

-▶ OCEANS ARE OUR PLANETARY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM http://sco.lt/4ynRkv

                                                        VIDEO
                          OCEANS: BLUE HEART OF THE PLANET

                                           http://sco.lt/78VQZ7

▶ OCEAN PLASTIC'S IMPACT ON SEA LIFE: YOUR SEAFOOD AND WILD SEA TURTLES  http://sco.lt/5LdeMb

▶ STARVING FISH:  OVERFISHING DESTROYING FOOD SOURCE FOR OCEAN SPECIES - WRECKING THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM http://sco.lt/5T7ZGj

 -▶ 100 MILLION SHARKS (& WHALES)  KILLED A YEAR, JUST FOR THEIR FINS.  SHARK POPULATIONS PLUMMET BY 90%  http://sco.lt/7kHqLZ

▶ BY-CATCH :  IMPACT ON SEA ANIMALS FROM DUMPING TWO THIRDS OF  HEALTHY FISH BACK INTO OCEAN  http://sco.lt/838P0z

May 14, 2013 Mongabay
▶ INDUSTRIALIZED FISHING HAS FORCED SEABIRDS TO CHANGE WHAT THEY EAT - FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0514-hance-petrel-bones.html

  -▶ LOOTING OUR SEAS:  'FREE-FOR-ALL' DECIMATES FISH STOCKS IN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC  http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/3844525946/looting-our-seas-free-for-all-decimates-fish-stocks-in-the-southern-pacific

                                                         VIDEO

                                              "SEA THE TRUTH

            BY 2048 THE OCEAN WILL BE EMPTY! (1:00:15) full-length

                                                http://sco.lt/5Nk4Kv

 ▶ MORE:  "OUR OCEANS NEED US" http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us?r=0.6681883705394192#post_4003544571

..

The dead sea otters arrived at Melissa Miller's Santa Cruz, California, lab with bright-yellow eyes and gums, their livers destroyed. Harmful organisms usually found on land are infiltrating coastal areas, wreaking havoc on marine mammals.... scientists are just now beginning to understand how these and other toxins in the water are spurring the resurgence of some diseases and the creation of others, largely by weakening animals' immune systems. And with more development and pollution in coastal areas, the problem appears to be accelerating.... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/130412-diseases-health-animals-science-environment-oceans/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=env_20130424&utm_campaign=Content

                                                  WATCH

                                                KQEST TV
                        SEA OTTERS v. CLIMATE CHANGE

http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/sea-otters-urchins-kelp-climate-change/

April 2, 2013 CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Efforts to restore marine ecosystems that store vast amounts of carbon have received a boost with the launch of a new website that provides the latest blue carbon science and policy.

The International Blue Carbon Initiative is a coordinated, global program focused on mitigating climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. Coastal ecosystems are some of the most productive on Earth. They provide us with essential ecosystem services, such as coastal protection from storms and nursery grounds for fish. We also know that they provide another integral service – sequestering and storing “blue” carbon from the atmosphere and oceans and hence are an essential piece of the solution to global climate change.... http://thebluecarboninitiative.org/

April 6, 2013 - Focusing On Wildlife

The Yangtze finless porpoise population has declined to a mere 1,000 individuals, making the endangered species even more rare than the wild giant panda, the 2012 Yangtze Freshwater Dolphin Survey Report reveals. The population in the mainstream of the Yangtze River was less than half of what a similar survey found six years ago, with food shortages and human disturbance such as increased shipping traffic major threats to their survival....

The study also found that the rare species annual rate of decline now stands at 13.7 percent, which means that the Yangtze finless porpoise could be extinct as early as the year 2025. http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/yangtze-finless-porpoise-population-nosedives-to-1000/

July 1, 2013 New Scientist
CHINA: WORLD'S ONLY FRESHWATER PORPOISE ON BRINK OF EXTINCTION http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23784-worlds-only-freshwater-porpoise-on-brink-of-extinction.html#.UdIAr-vpiRQ

June 29, 2013 Shanghai Daily
THE DAY THAT THE RIVER TURNED BLACK http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/06/29/The%2Bday%2Bthat%2Bthe%2Briver%2Bturned%2Bblack/

28,000 RIVERS WIPED OFF THE MAP OF CHINA http://sco.lt/7paeFV

THE CURSE OF PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL-BASED FERTILIZERS  http://sco.lt/4iAdaz

DAMS, ECOCIDE AND WATER RIGHTS: Indigenous Communities, EcoSystems, Forests Devastated - Big Money Drives Extinction  http://sco.lt/79BRmT

April 5, 2013 Water World

Washington DC (SPX) Apr 05, 2013 -

Tiny sea creatures no bigger than a thumbtack are being credited for playing a key role in helping provide healthy habitats for many kinds of seafood, according to a new study by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and U.S. Geological Survey.

The little crustacean "grazers," some resembling tiny shrimp, are critical in protecting seagrasses from overgrowth by algae, helping keep these aquatic havens healthy for native and economically important species. http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Tiny_Grazers_Play_Key_Role_in_Marine_Ecosystem_Health_999.html

CLOWNFISH HELPS ITS ANEMONE HOST TO BREATHE  http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0424-oneill-clownfish-anemone.html

MOTION IN THE OCEAN - THE PULSE OF THE OCEAN  http://sco.lt/8oi22z

The oceans are among our biggest resource for life on earth, and also our biggest dumping grounds. That kind of paradox could give anyone an identity crisis.... http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/the-ocean-has-issues-7-biggest-problems-facing-our-seas-and-how-to-fix-them.html

March 26, 2013 World Bank Voices
WHY WE HAVE TO SAVE THE OCEAN http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/why-we-have-to-save-the-ocean?cid=EXT_TWBN_D_EXT

March 22, 2013 -  CNN

As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface and you will enter a world where humans very rarely venture.,,,

Remoteness, however, has not left the oceans and their inhabitants unaffected by humans, with overfishing, climate change and pollution destabilizing marine environments across the world.

Many marine scientists consider overfishing to be the greatest of these threats. The Census of Marine Life, a decade-long international survey of ocean life completed in 2010, estimated that 90% of the big fish had disappeared from the world's oceans, victims primarily of overfishing.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/22/world/oceans-overfishing-climate-change/index.html?hpt=ias_t2

BiteBack
SHARKS GONE FROM ICELAND MENUS http://www.bite-back.com/sharks-gone-from-iceland/

 March 7, 2013 - Environment News Service

-▶ NATIONS CONSIDER PROTECTING SHARKS AS 100 MILLION DIE EACH YEAR: BANGKOK, Thailand, March 7, 2013 (ENS) – Every year in commercial fisheries around the world some 100 million sharks die, according to scientific findings released today in the peer-reviewed journal “Marine Policy.” In Bangkok, representatives of 178 governments will decide within the next week whether or not to protect the most vulnerable shark species. Some years the number of sharks killed in fisheries is as high as 273 million, some years the number drops to 63 million – in any case it adds up to a lot of shark fin soup. Sharks grow slowly and reproduce late in life, so the rate of killing is rapidly exceeding the birth rate, and sharks of many species are being pushed into extinction. Sharks are biologically vulnerable and in high demand....  http://ens-newswire.com/2013/03/08/nations-consider-protecting-sharks-as-100-million-die-each-year/

The Conversation, May 14, 2014
-▶ SCIENTISTS FOCUSING ON THE WRONG SHARKS IN THE WRONG PLACES. Sharks are in danger in most parts of the world, with a quarter of all sharks and rays now threatened with extinction. This ongoing collapse of shark populations has already had far-reaching effects on marine ecosystems http://theconversation.com/scientists-focusing-on-the-wrong-sharks-in-the-wrong-places-26245

                                                       VIDEO:

                                AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM

                         "WHERE HAVE ALL OUR SHARK GONE?"

http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1127050673/where-have-our-sharks-gone-award-winning-short-film

 Quartz, January 2, 2014
-▶ AMERICA'S HEALTH CRAZE FOR FISH OIL IS WIPING OUT WORLD'S RAREST SHARKS http://qz.com/171454/americas-health-craze-for-fish-oil-is-wiping-out-the-worlds-rarest-shark/

 -▶ BRUTAL AUSTRALIAN SHARK CULL IMPROVERISHES OCEAN:  GOVERMENT SANCTIONED ECOCIDE http://sco.lt/7jFYdl

                                                       VIDEO

                             SHARK FINNING AND LONG LINING

http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1126994376/video-shark-finning-and-long-lining-stop-it

Mongabay, November 10, 2013
 -▶ FISHERMEN FIND WAY TO CIRCUMVENT SHARK FIN BAN http://news.mongabay.com/2013/1110-shark-fin-technique.html

                                                       VIDEO: 

                                                   FIN - 14 min

FILM ON DESTRUCTIVE BUSINESS OF SHARK FISHING AND FINNING http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1301732949/fin-14-min-film-on-destructive-business-of-shark-fishing-and-finning

 
                                    EYEBOGGLING PHOTOGRAPHS

                                     September 13, 2013 Treehugger
CHINA CLAIMS SHARK FIN CONSUMPTION HAS DROPPED 70% SINCE 2012, BUT WAIT BEFORE YOU CELEBRATE  http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/china-claims-shark-fin-consumption-dropped-70-2012.html

September 1, 2013 PhysOrg

-▶ SHARK FIN DECLINE LINKED TO CHINA CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN http://phys.org/news/2013-09-shark-fin-decline-linked-china.html

GR8 NEWS September 9, 2013 Time Magazine
-▶ HONG KONG, WORLD'S SHARK FIN HUB, SEES HUGE DROP IN INFAMOUS TRADE http://science.time.com/2013/09/09/hong-kong-worlds-shark-fin-hub-sees-huge-drop-in-infamous-trade/

September 13, 2013 TerraDaily
-▶ HONG KONG BANS SHARK FIN AT OFFICIAL BANQUETS http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Hong_Kong_bans_shark_fin_at_official_banquets_999.html

June 20, 2013 Times Live
-▶ SOUTH KOREAN AIRLINES BAN SHARK FIN AS CARGO http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2013/06/20/south-korean-airlines-ban-shark-fin-as-cargo?wwftw2

July 26, 2013 The Humane Society of The United States
-▶ NEW YORK ENDS SHARK FIN TRADE http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2013/07/new-york-ends-shark-fin-trade-072613.html

September 02, 2013 The Independent
-▶ SHARK FIN SOUP OFF THE MENU: CHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON EXTRAVAGANT BANQUETS GIVES SHARKS A SECOND CHANCE http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/shark-fin-soup-off-the-menu-chinas-crackdown-on-extravagant-banquets-gives-sharks-a-second-chance-8795235.html

                                           SHOCKING VIDEO:

 TENS OF THOUSAND OF MUTILATED SHARK FINS DRYING ON HONG KONG ROOFTOPS - HOW MANY SHARKS IS THAT?  http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/3994748174/video-shocking-thousands-of-mutilated-shark-fins-drying-on-hong-kong-rooftops-how-many-sharks-is-that

                                           100 MILLION A YEAR

                        SHARK POPULATIONS PLUMMET BY 90%

                            COULD BE EXTINCT IN A FEW YEARS

http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/2452651059/100-million-a-year-shark-populations-plummet-by-90-will-be-extinct-in-a-few-years

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                                             STUNNING PHOTOS

OF SHARKS AND PEOPLE DOCUMENT A VULNERABLE SPECIES
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/photos-sharks-people_n_5552283.html

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March 11, 2013 Guardian Environment
-▶ FIVE SHARK SPECIES WIN PROTECTION AGAINST FINNING TRADE http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/11/shark-species-greater-protection-finning

-▶ HOW MANY SHARKS DO WE KILL PER HOUR?  THIS INFOGRAPH WILL SHOCK YOU http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/sharks-killed-per-hour-infographic_n_2965775.html

12 March 2013 - Focusing On Wildlife

-▶ HAS SHARK FIN CONSUMPTION PEAKED AT 100 MILLION DEAD SHARKS PER YEAR? -▶ http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/has-shark-fin-consumption-peaked-at-100-million-dead-sharks-per-year/

                                                IN PICTURES

-▶ EXCLUSIVE: THE CRUEL REALITY OF THE GLOBAL SHARK FIN TRADE http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/endangered-species/exclusive-the-cruel-reality-global-shark-fin-trade-oceana-ceo-andy-sharpless/page/11/

1 March, 2013 - Science NOW

-▶ THE GREAT SHARK MASSACRE - 100 MILLION GONE http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/03/scienceshot-the-great-shark-mass.html?ref=em

 -▶ SHARKS:  AN UPDATE FROM THE FINNING INDUSTRY TO SHARK SANCTUARIES http://sco.lt/6Jm9th

             SHARK FINNING PHOTOS FROM GOOGLE http://ow.ly/iIIAw

                       MORE ON SHARKS AND SHARK FINNING

http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us?q=shark+finning

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                                           DEADLY BY- CATCH

TWO-THIRDS OF HEALTHY FISH BROUGHT ON TO FISHING VESSELS IS THROWN BACK INTO THE SEA - DEAD OR INJURED http://sco.lt/6DbCld

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       AND WE'RE DOING THE SAME FOR THE IVORY OF ELEPHANTS:

-▶ THE MASS SLAUGHTERING OF ELEPHANTS - JUST FOR THEIR IVORY

http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life?q=ELEPHANTS