Ghost Fishing?
‘Ghost Fishing’ is what fishing gear does when it has been lost, dumped or abandoned. Nets, long lines, fish traps or any man-made contraptions designed [...]
Cuvier’s beaked whale dies with 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach
In the above photo taken on March 16, 2019, Darrell Blatchley, director of D' Bone Collector Museum Inc., shows plastic waste found in the stomach of [...]
School strike TODAY for the climate in 1769 places in 112 countries around the world!
"Everyone is welcome. Everyone is needed. Let’s change history. And let’s never stop for as long as it takes."Find or register your local strike and report [...]
Watch Rare Baby Shark Still in Egg Case
Footage captured by a remote-operated deep sea research vessel offers a rare peek at a live shark embryo wriggling inside its egg casing. "Researchers operating NOAA’s ROV [...]
Hearing on the proposal to open the US East Coast to oil and gas leasing
From Michael Stocker's “Ocean Noise” blog: "Dear OCR Community and Friends There are a lot of moving parts right now on the proposal to open [...]
Environmental crisis in the Solomon Islands
"(CNN) — An environmental crisis is unfolding in the Solomon Islands, where a ship is leaking oil near a UNESCO World Heritage Site and threatens [...]
Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health
Warming temperatures are exposing more people to heat waves and increasing the risk of disease spread By Tanya Lewis | Scientific American March 2019 Issue [...]
A Plastic Ocean?
One of the dangers that dolphins and other marine animals experience in their natural environment is plastic. Every year millions of animals die from plastic [...]
World Wildlife Day – March 3rd
"On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on [...]
“Why plastic pollution shouldn’t distract from other environmental challenges”
A very interesting article written by Rick Stafford, Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, Bournemouth University, that we couldn't agree with more: "By now, most [...]