Category: Environment
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Weekly ocean news round up
Plastic in Lanternfish, pirate fisherman, international fishing politics, good news about Right Whales, the weekly MSM account of a giant squid washing ashore, just for Helen the newest ocean craze “free dive racing“, and much more! All at the weekly ocean news round up at Breaching The Blue here.
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Forum on the Future of the Oceans
What do we really know about the current state of the world ocean, where it’s headed, and what can be done to keep it healthy in the long term? SeaMonster asked for answers from a diverse group of >60 distinguished experts at the frontlines of marine science, conservation, law, and policy at local to international…
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Love. Not loss.
The drumbeat of bad news about the state of Nature, including the oceans, is constant nowadays. But is anybody listening? What will save the world in the end? Love? Watch this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvIdwOEzreM[/youtube] Hat tip to Helen for the photo.
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Weekly ocean news round up
Shark sanctuaries, seafood choices (and their economics), another ocean gloom-n-doom report, lots of chatter about sustainable fisheries and overfishing, baby octopi, and much more! All at the weekly ocean news round up at Breaching The Blue here.
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Lionfish Invasion, part 2
[wpvideo o9JbcCYw] Lionfish Invasion was filmed on Abaco Island, Bahamas, produced by ConchSaladTV, in collaboration with Friends of the Environment, the Layman Lab, FIU, the Bruno lab, and UNC and with generous support from the National Science Foundation. Learn more about liofish here.
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Ningaloo Reef gets World Heritage status
My 19th birthday was definitely one to remember. I spent the day swimming with whale sharks off Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia (Back then I was living in Exmouth for a few months working with a whale shark research group). At one point there were two whale sharks swimming around in circles, checking each other…
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Mangroves and shrimp farms in Ecuador
Dr John Bruno (UNC Chapel Hill, Dept of Biology) talks about the ecological role of mangroves, their loss due to shrimp farming and mangrove restoration in Ecuador. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/25581949[/vimeo] Filmed by Juan de Dios Morales Nunez.
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Lionfish Invasion, part 1
[wpvideo GCZJibYC] Lionfish Invasion was filmed on Abaco Island, Bahamas, produced by ConchSaladTV, in collaboration with Friends of the Environment, the Layman Lab, FIU, the Bruno lab, and UNC and with generous support from the National Science Foundation. Learn more about liofish here.
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Red mangrove restoration in Ecuador
Andres Ledergerber, director and head scientist of the Congal Biomarine Station in Muisne Ecuador, talks about restoring red mangroves to a former shrimp farm. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/25589680[/vimeo]
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Shark fishing in Madagascar
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/5897559[/vimeo] Here’s another movie by filmmaker John Slayer, this time with an insight into the shark fisheries of Madagascar.