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Board Of Supervisors Approves $7,000 Grant To Care For Stricken California Sea Lion Pups

mrkamlet wrote 6 days ago: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A $7,000 grant to care for local sea lion pups, that have been found sever … more →

Tags: Local, News, California Sea Lions, Los Angeles, marine mammal, Marine Mammal Care Center, marine mammal life, sea lion pups, sea lions

MARINE AND COASTAL SHIPPING ..... LESSONS LEARNED!

wendy collinson wrote 2 weeks ago: The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) recently announced vessel lane changes for the appro … more →

Tags: Wildlife and Transport Programme, California, Channel Islands, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, San Francisco Bay, Santa Barbara Channel

Unusual Mortality Event declared for the California Sea Lion

miketcon wrote 1 month ago: The following definitions apply to this document. Stranding – 16 USC §1421h(3) The term “stran … more →

Tags: Legal - Fisheries, California Sea Lion, strandings, ume, unusual mortality event

Letter Opposing Proposed Navy Permits to Harm and Harass 31 million Dolphins and Whales18 comments

Kirsten Massebeau wrote 2 months ago: By Kirsten Massebeau Dolphin death linked to Naval Sonar exercises off the coast of San Diego,Ca. 20 … more →

Tags: Cetaceans, Dolphins, Whales, porpoises, seals, Baleen Whales (Mysticeti), whales, NOAA, navy sonar

What is Kamogawa SeaWorld's Connection to the Taiji Dolphin Hunt? Say No to The Importation of A Pacific White-Sided Dolphin8 comments

Kirsten Massebeau wrote 2 months ago: By Kirsten Massebeau Kamogawa SeaWorld 2009 Pacific white-sided Dolphin by Keiba Kate. In what seems … more →

Tags: Cetaceans, Dolphins, Dolphin, Japan, Pacific White Sided Dolphin, Seaworld, Taiji 2

A Blue View: Seal Season

National Aquarium wrote 3 months ago: A Blue View is a weekly perspective on the life aquatic, hosted by National Aquarium CEO John Racane … more →

Tags: Aquatic Life, National Aquarium, Conservation, News, Marine Animal Rescue, marine animal rescue program, national aquarium, John Racanelli, WYPR

Gray Seal Conflict in New England

atlanticwhiteshark wrote 4 months ago: Gray seal population has rebounded since the species was protected under the Marine Mammal Protectio … more →

Tags: Non-profit, Cape Cod, Atlantic white shark, atlantic white shark conservancy, Great White Shark, shark conservation, Great white shark diet, Gray Seals, gray seal conflict

NOAA rules protect false killer whales off Hawaii (USA)

whalesandmarinefauna wrote 5 months ago: False killer whales (Photo courtesy of NOAA) Friday, November 23, 2012. Complying with the Marine Ma … more →

Tags: Endangered biodiversity, Dolphins, Marine Mammals, stranding, Fishery, Pollution, Threats, Endangered Species Act, false killer whale

NOAA Announces Rules to Protect False Killer Whales off Hawaii

Damon wrote 5 months ago: Measures reduce bycatch in longline fisheries; protect the insular population from extinction Comply … more →

Tags: Environment, state affairs, Hawaii, Legal, Announcements, National Affairs, aloha, Endangered Species Act, Hawaiian Islands

re-discovered Kimberley fauna ...

Tom Harley wrote 6 months ago: Didn’t know they were even lost: Scaly-tailed possum re-discovered in Kimberley The finding ha … more →

Tags: Environment, Broome/Kimberley, Photography (2), environment, Kimberley region, kimberley wa, Science, Nature, Travel

Nightly Reader: Oct. 25, 20122 comments

timzimmermann wrote 6 months ago: Calling All Thinkers: We could definitely use some big ideas, some counter-conventional arguments, s … more →

Tags: Nightly Reader, Philosophy, polar bears, earthlings

October 12 , 2012- NOAA-NMFS Public Hearings in Washington, DC

Kirsten Massebeau wrote 7 months ago: Reblogged from A Dolphin Activist: The team from Save the Blood Dolphins arrives in Washington, DC f … more →

Tags: Cetaceans, Dolphins, Whales, Beluga Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Cetacean

Don't Let Georgia Aquarium Import Wild Belugas! - Part 23 comments

Gini Kopecky Wallace wrote 7 months ago: • Why Not Take Whales from the Wild? • The Story of Maris & Beethoven • Imagine You’re a B … more →

Tags: Dolphins & Whales, Seaworld, seaworld orlando, naomi rose, Seaworld San diego, Seaworld San Antonio, Beluga Whale, Nico, Shedd Aquarium

Famous Wild Dolphin “Beggar” Killed After Illegal Feedings and Pettings

Subhojit Sanyal wrote 7 months ago: I write mostly on movies (well, mostly isn’t the word), but then something like this comes alo … more →

Tags: Random musings, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota Florida, Animal Rights, Bottlenose Dolphin, Florida, Japan

Famous Wild Dolphin “Beggar” Killed After Illegal Feedings and Pettings1 comment

jcwildphotos wrote 7 months ago: This is disgusting – why are people such idiots?! By Brian Clark Howard of National Geographic … more →

Tags: nature, wildlife, Florida, wildlife, Mote Marine Laboratory, beggar

A Bogus Beluga Rationale3 comments

timzimmermann wrote 7 months ago: Nicely detailed piece on Wired.com about Georgia Aquarium’s application (on its own behalf, bu … more →

Tags: Waterways, Diary Of A Killer Whale, Seaworld, Conservation, beluga, Georgia Aquarium

Dolphin found in Louisiana was shot to death

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 7 months ago: NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Conservationists are offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to th … more →

Tags: Animals 2, Louisiana, Alabama 2, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Bottlenose Dolphin, Whale and dolphin conservation society

Coalition pushing for seal control measures3 comments

borehead wrote 8 months ago: Krogh describes the increase of the seal population of the Cape and Islands as an “infestation … more →

Tags: New England, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seal Abatement Coalition, gray seal, photo credit jj the fisherman

There was a time when science mattered

reefrescue wrote 8 months ago: On this 50th anniversary of the publishing of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, there may be no better … more →

Tags: climate change, conservation ecology, Coral Reef, scuba, Endangered Species Act, EPA, Conservation, Ecology, Coral Bleaching


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