Over 500 dolphins killed in Faroe Islands since hunt resumed in May
Hundreds of pilot whales targeted in two most recent ‘grinds’, with animals beached and then slaughteredThe Faroe Islands has killed more than 500 dolphins since its hunt resumed in May, according to local authorities in the autonomous Danish territory in the north Atlantic.In the Faroese tradition known as grindadráp, or grind for short, hunters surround […]
Red floods near giant Indonesia nickel mine blight farms and fishing grounds
KOLAKA, Indonesia — Ansal grabbed a makeshift raincoat, an empty rice sack, and ran home as the rain began to pound the fields of Pomalaa. A few hours later, after the rain stopped, the 49-year-old returned to his fields. “Everything is red,” Ansal told Mongabay Indonesia, here in Kolaka district in the province of Southeast […]
Whale of a time: pod of 30 orcas bring killer moves to a California bay
Marine biologists were surprised at the display of playful behavior ‘like kids in the park’, which lasted more than eight hours A crowd of 30 killer whales met for a party in California’s Monterey Bay on Sunday. They did belly-flops into the water, slapped the waves with their flukes and spewed water from their blowholes, […]
Floating party ‘island’ in French Riviera cancelled over ecological concerns
French government says massive floating bar ‘not compatible with marine environmental protections’ Plans for a floating party “island” anchored off the French Riviera have been dropped amid a row over environmental concerns. Canua Island – a 1,750 sq metre platform on a motorised trimaran designed to look like a giant floating bar – was set […]
Coral reefs are home to the greatest microbial diversity on Earth
Findings may inform understanding of reefs’ resilience to environmental changes
Antarctic Ocean Circulation Has Slowed Dramatically, Study Finds
Ocean circulation in the deep waters around Antarctica has slowed significantly over the past three decades, posing a threat to the climate system, according to a new study. Read more on E360 →
Bring Back the Seabirds, Save the Climate
The number of ocean going birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon.
Antarctic Sea Ice Is at Record Lows. Is It an Alarming Shift?
Scientists are “watching with bated breath” to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge.
2023 Reach Youth Engagement Grant Recipients
Sailing centers throughout the country have been awarded grants to grow youth sailing through STEM and environmental education with the US Sailing Reach Initiative.
5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining
Thousands more species are probably waiting to be discovered in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a region of the Pacific Ocean where companies are planning to extract valuable metals
