19,000 Sea Turtle Eggs Seized in Anti-Smuggling Operation
Police seized 19,000 sea turtle eggs off the coast of Malaysia in a special operation to hobble a major smuggling syndicate.
Projects selected for $9 million in community-based habitat restoration funding
NOAA is recommending $9 million in funding for 17 coastal and marine habitat restoration projects for its 2016 Community-based Restoration Program, as part of agency efforts to support healthy ecosystems and resilient coastal communities.
More than 160 years of Walrus Haulout Observations Reported by Russians and Americans Published as Database
Walruses are marine predators that must rest out of water on sea ice or the coast between feedings along the shallow arctic sea floor. However in recent years, loss of summer sea ice has forced walruses to travel to the Arctic coasts of the U.S. and Russia where they haul-out on shore to rest. When hauling out on the coast, they often gather in large numbers and use specific locations, where they may be vulnerable to disturbance and pollution events.
Sand and deliver – Sardinians indignant over tourists stealing sand from beaches as souvenirs
An increasing number of visitors are scooping the sand into plastic bottles or bags and trying to take it home as a reminder of their holidays. Some are stopped at the island’s airports by vigilant officials, who confiscate the keepsakes and warn tourists that taking sand, shells and any other natural materials from the island is an offense.
South Carolina says no to Wild Dunes beach erosion walls
Experimental removable seawalls have been ordered to be taken down in front of erosion-imperiled condos and houses.
As global per-capita fish consumption hits all-time high, UN warns on overharvesting
A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that while growth in aquaculture has helped drive global per capita fish consumption above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, almost a third of commercial fish stocks are now overharvested at biologically unsustainable levels.
Toxic Algal Blooms Aren’t Just Florida’s Problem. And They’re On The Rise.
Pollution from agriculture and climate change is closing beaches and contributing to dead zones across the country.
Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches, prompts state of emergency; Florida
Gov. Rick Scott, declared a state of emergency midweek in Martin, St. Lucie, Lee and Palm Beach counties because of the toxic algae bloom that originated in Lake Okeechobee and spread to the beaches.
African Fisheries Plundered by Foreign Fleets
A study to determine how much fish had been taken out of the world’s oceans since 1950 in order to better avoid depleting the remaining populations of fish, found that the global catch was 40 percent higher than officially reported.