The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is launching an emergency response in Lower Florida Keys waters after reports emerged of smalltooth sawfish displaying abnormal behaviors such as spinning and whirling. In addition to the abnormal behavior reported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), as of March 24 there were more than […]
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“Dolphin Dave” Cited for Harassing Humpback Whale and Dolphins in Hawaii
With a moniker like Dolphin Dave, you’d think the individual bearing it would be a marine life conservationist or even a cetacean activist. You know, one who takes the health and safety of aquatic animals to heart and does everything they can to protect them from harm or stress. Apparently, that’s not necessarily the case […]
Billions gone: what’s behind the disappearance of Alaska snow crabs?
Just off Alaska’s coast, the east Bering Sea usually teems with snow crabs, their spindly legs scuttling across an almost frozen ocean realm. Those legs, prized by seafood lovers, underpin a crabbing industry in the state worth $160m (£143m) annually. But this year, federal fisheries managers have closed the Alaska snow crab season for the […]
Alaskan Snow Crab Season Canceled for the First Time in History Due to Over 1 Billion Crabs Mysteriously Missing
The Alaskan snow crab season has been canceled by officials as they investigate the disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has canceled the winter snow crab season for the first time in state history in the Bering Sea due to their depleting numbers. Now, scientists are […]
Warming Waters Challenge Atlantic Salmon, Both Wild and Farmed
Whether roaming wild or enclosed in floating feedlots on the ocean, Atlantic salmon are cold-water fishes. But as the climate crisis warms the world’s oceans and waterways, cold water is becoming harder to find, which means these long-endangered fish are facing perhaps their biggest challenge yet. Atlantic salmon are anadromous, moving between freshwater and saltwater […]
US lobster put on ‘red list’ to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
Lobster nets and pots have become such a threat to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that the crustaceans have been “red-listed” as seafood to avoid by a major fish sustainability guide. Fewer than 340 of these whales exist today, including only 80 breeding females. The population is estimated to have dwindled […]
Endangered sea turtles found on Louisiana islands for first time in 75 years
For the first time in 75 years, hatchlings of the world’s smallest sea turtle species have been discovered on the Chandeleur Islands, a chain of barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of New Orleans. Wildlife experts at the Breton national wildlife refuge have documented more than 53 turtle crawls and two […]
Florida Biologists Haven’t Seen A Male Sea Turtle In Four Years, And Here’s Why
After a sea turtle lays their eggs on the beach, it’s the temperature of the sand that influences whether a male or a female will hatch. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Sea turtle eggs incubated in sand hotter than 88.8° Fahrenheit (31° Celsius) will be female. In recent years that […]