Category: Environment
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Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!
Not only that but Marine Biodiversity (yeah, it caught us by surprise too — I think the Convention on Biological Diversity needs some marketing advice . . .) Anyway, they have a cool logo which is worth a post in its own right. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, today, 22 May 2012, is the official International…
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Charles on Chagos 2
A team of researchers has spent the last month in the Chagos archipelago – the first full scientific expedition to the region since it was declared a no-take marine protected area in 2010. In part 2 of our Seamonster interview with Prof. Charles Sheppard we find out more about his latest trip to study the stunning…
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Charles on Chagos
A team of scientists are coming to the end of an expedition to the Chagos archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It’s the first full scientific expedition to visit the area since the islands and reefs were declared a no-take marine protected area in April 2010. These are without a doubt some of…
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William Trubridge and the rarest dolphins in the world
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6aU0O57KJQ[/youtube] HT to DianeN56
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The Island President
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts-AnjwRFxU[/youtube] Muhammed Nasheed was the first leader to hold a cabinet meeting underwater – he was making a point about climate change and sea level rise in his vulnerable atoll nation, the Maldives. When this film was made, his story was already immensely urgent. But since President Nasheed was thrown out of power at gun…
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Saving a sperm whale
This astonishing image from the Marine Photobank shows a diver working to free a sperm whale from a tangle of fishing gear. It was taken in 1981 by Alberto Romeo when he and a team of divers from the the Gruppo Ricercatori ed Operatori Subacquei (an underwater association that defends and photographs marine wildlife) came across a sperm…
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Eating shark messes with your brain
It’s official – the news all us shark-huggers have been waiting for. Eating sharks is bad for you. Shark guru Neil Hammerschlag and his team form the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program came out with this potentially groundbreaking news. They tested shark fins from 7 species swimming…
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Great Decision 2012: The future of the ocean
How can we save the world? What can an average Joe Blow on the street like us, without a colossal wad of cash to pay nefarious lobbyists, do to nudge the ship of state in the right direction? One answer, not very sexy but more effective than just changing your light bulbs, is active participation…
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Breaking news: Decline in marine life possibly due to all the s**t in the sea, say experts
The UK’s online newspaper, the Daily Mash, reports the worrying finding that the decline in marine life may in some way be connected to all the shit, piss and bleach pumped in there every single day by everyone in the world. Dr Susan Traherne told the Daily Mash: “As yet, there is no definite causal link…
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Money and the root of all climate change denial
[I started writing this as an addition to a string of interesting and thoughtful comments on John’s excellent post, which questions whether it is really the incompetence of scientists that’s responsible for the failure of this country to recognize climate change. But decided to post it up here instead.] There are a host of factors…