September 27, 2007 – 3:56 am
TreeHugger
As a sombre reminder that the oceans too are suffering the grave effects of over-exploitation and widespread pollution, a new report released by the Worldwatch Institute indicates that 76 percent of world fish stocks are either fully or over-exploited. The report suggests that in order to protect marine biodiversity and human livelihoods, marine reserves or [...]
August 30, 2007 – 5:27 am
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Allen Press
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August 28, 2007
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Pollution, Wild Animals, Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Air Quality, Environmental Science
Science Daily — A new study provides some of the first evidence that albatrosses in the North Pacific may be affected by environmental contamination. Alterations in the immune function of the black-footed albatross were associated with elevated blood levels of nonpoint [...]
EarthJustice
Stay temporarily halts Shell’s offshore plans in Beaufort Sea
July 20, 2007
San Francisco, CA — Late yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entered a stay temporarily halting Shell Offshore Inc.’s plans to drill several exploratory oil wells in the middle of the bowhead whale migration corridor.”This is a great relief to [...]
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Read about Marine Ecoregions of the World.
Source: WWF
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System Enables Better Planning, Collaboration and Measurement
For Release: 07/02/2007
WASHINGTON — A new study published today in the journal BioScience presents a first-ever natural classification system of the world’s coastal waters that will help improve priority setting [...]
The Ocean Conservancy’s Strategic Priority # 3: Conserve Special Ocean Places
Priority Activities
A majority of ocean scientists agree that marine protected areas are proven tools for conserving ocean ecosystems. Both the Pew Oceans Commission and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy endorsed the increased use of marine protected areas and marine reserve networks. Nevertheless, marine protected [...]
GreenPeace
URGENT: The campaign to end whaling continues here »
Follow the journey of the Esperanza and the campaign to end whaling here »
A year long voyage:
One year. Four oceans. A million Ocean Defenders. This is our response to the growing crisis our oceans face. We are now on the final leg of our most ambitious ship [...]
Greenpeace
Last week, the Esperanza was in a deep and quiet inlet several hours from Vancouver, Canada so that our sub pilots could test out and learn to pilot Deep Worker submarines. These subs will be used this summer in an expedition to document previously unexplored submarine canyon habitats to make a case for conservation of [...]
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