Deep-sea mining could cause noise pollution radiating 500 kilometers across the ocean and harmful to marine mammals

Deep-sea mining could cause noise pollution radiating 500 kilometers across the ocean and harmful to marine mammals

According to scientists, projected deep-sea mining might cause noise pollution that would radiate through the ocean for hundreds of kilometers, generating a “cylinder of sound” that would go from the surface to the sea bed. One mine’s noise alone could travel 500km (more than 300 miles) in calm weather, according to research by scientists from […]

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California Drift Gillnets Entangled About 12 Humpback Whales in 2021

California Drift Gillnets Entangled About 12 Humpback Whales in 2021

SAN FRANCISCO— After new federal reports estimated that the California drift gillnet fishery caught about 12 Pacific humpbacks in 2021, the Center for Biological Diversity warned the National Marine Fisheries Service today to expect to be sued for failing to protect these endangered whales from entanglements in drift nets. Today’s legal notice points out that […]

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Petition: Protect Atlantic Humpback Dolphins

Petition: Protect Atlantic Humpback Dolphins

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is currently reviewing a petition to list the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act. Once a species is listed, it becomes eligible for “critical habitat designation.” Then, the federal government works to implement several types of protections. The Fish and Wildlife Service summarizes […]

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