Plenty more fish in the sea? Not for much longer: Study
June 20, 2011 by Ocean News
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More than 40 species of marine fish currently found in the Mediterranean could disappear in the next few years. According to a study released in April 2011 for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ on the status of marine fish in the Mediterranean Sea, almost half of the species of sharks and rays (cartilaginous [...]
The oceans are in trouble: 5 threats
December 23, 2010 by TS Lane
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Save Our Seas Foundation has compiled a list of the top 5 threats to the global ocean including links to excellent primers on each of these threats. The oceans are in trouble. We are at a crossroads in history, and the actions we take – or fail to take – in the next decade will [...]
How we wrecked the ocean
May 11, 2010 by TS Lane
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In this bracing TED talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the state of the oceans today: overfished, overheated and polluted, with indicators pointing to the situation getting worse. Source: TED.com
