Category Archives: News
Your Seafood Choices Matter
The choices we make, one meal at a time, add up. Together we can make a big difference. Here is an excellent up-to-date resource for learning which seafood to buy and which to avoid. Learn more at Seafood Watch.
60 Years After Leaving, Porpoises Again Play In SF Bay
by Lauren Sommer Courtesy: www.npr.org Something that has been missing from San Francisco Bay since World War II appears to be making a comeback: Harbor porpoises are showing up in growing numbers, and researchers are trying to understand why they’re
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