Canada Uses Dangerous Sonar in Waters Protected by U.S.
On Monday morning, a Canadian Navy frigate ran a sonar exercise in the waters of Haro Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington. Incredibly, a good...
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Leading Experts Call for Action to Combat Ocean Noise
Today two of the world’s leading marine mammal experts published an op-ed on CNN.com, calling on the U.S. to recognize a major threat to marine life: the...
Mass Stranding in the Med: Numbers Up
Yesterday, biologists investigating the recent mass stranding of beaked whales in the Ionian Sea reported a rise in the body count. At least 7, and possibly 8...
New Mass Stranding; Sonar Responsible?
Last week, beaked whales began stranding along the Greek island of Corfu, on the eastern edge of the Ionian Sea. The whales stranded alive, and rescuers...
The Dolphin Die-Off Continues
More than one year after the Deepwater Horizon was capped, biologists in the Gulf of Mexico are trying to determine what has happened to the dolphins—which...
Another Terrible Subsidy for the Offshore Oil Industry
Apparently it’s not enough that Congress already subsidizes the oil and gas industry with billions of taxpayer dollars. Now, some senators want to hand over...