Category Archives: News
Drones Intercept Japanese Whaling Fleet
Japanese Security Ships Move In On the Steve Irwin. Second Mate Peter Brown launches the drone from the Steve Irwin.The Sea Shepherd crew has intercepted the Japanese whaling fleet on Christmas Day, a thousand miles north of the Southern Ocean
Is radiation causing Arctic Alaska ringed-seal deaths?
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Institute of Marine Sciences is launching an investigation into whether radiation, including possibly from the Fukoshima Daiichi nuclear power-plant disaster in Japan, has harmed or killed more than 100 ringed seals off Alaska’s coasts. More than
Where’s the 2011 Japan Tsunami Debris?
The tragedy of the March 2011 tsunami in Japan had far-reaching effects that included the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. The NOAA is a good resource for information updates about the debris field and how it’s impacting the North Pacific
Our Water, Our Life
The future of our ocean is looking grim: See what’s causing the damage at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/opinion/16sat3.html?_r=1&ref=waterpollution Clean Water Act in Danger, who’s polluting our rivers. Read the story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/opinion/15fri4.html?ref=waterpollution
Washed Ashore: Plastics, Sea Life and Art Exhibit
Now showing at The Marine Mammal Center, Marin Headlands, CA, June 25 – October 15, 2011 This community art project has turned the ugly reality of ocean trash into beautiful sculptures of the marine life we strive to save, inspiring