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More Than 30 Endangered Green Sea Turtles Found Stabbed on Japanese Island

More Than 30 Endangered Green Sea Turtles Found Stabbed on Japanese Island

July 25, 2022July 23, 2022 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Police are investigating the mysterious injuries of more than 30 endangered green sea turtles on the remote Japanese island of Kumejima. The turtles – discovered by locals July 14 – had been stabbed in their necks and flippers and were lying motionless on the beach, The Asahi Shimbun reported. The locals then alerted employees at […]

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Dead Orca Caught in Fishing Gear Off Oregon Coast

Dead Orca Caught in Fishing Gear Off Oregon Coast

July 17, 2022July 12, 2022 Supertrooper 2 Comments

A dead orca carcass was seen wrapped in fishing gear off the coast of Oregon, which triggered a search to recover what may be the first dead killer whale in the state. A fisherman from Salem, Oregon, posted a picture of the orca wrapped in fishing gear on iFish.com. The fisherman thinks that the orca […]

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Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal

Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal

May 8, 2021March 11, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

In a span of just over three weeks, more than 47 tons of plastic waste were removed from America’s largest protected marine reserve, sometimes directly off animals, a stark reminder of the scourge of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. An expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in the atolls and islands […]

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Petition: Stop the Slaughter of Seal Pups in Namibia!

Petition: Stop the Slaughter of Seal Pups in Namibia!

August 28, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 17 Comments

Marine animals in general are suffering due to the terrible ways we are devastating our oceans with plastic. Seals, are one of the many marine animals currently struggling with the invasion of plastic, ghost fishing gear, and litter along their habitats. They are sadly common victims of entanglement. You would think that no one would […]

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Petition: Stop Ghost Fishing Gear From Killing Hundreds of Marine Animals a Year!

Petition: Stop Ghost Fishing Gear From Killing Hundreds of Marine Animals a Year!

June 27, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 15 Comments

Plastic pollution is devastating our oceans and marine life. There are an estimated270,000 tons of plastic floating on the surface of the ocean, and a recent study there is even more plastic below the surface in the middle and depths of the ocean as well. Ten percent of the ocean’s plastic and forty-six percent of […]

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No escape – Unsustainable European fishing practices harm seabirds

No escape – Unsustainable European fishing practices harm seabirds

July 3, 2018December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Each year, 200 000 seabirds die in the froth and foam of European waters alone, accidentally caught in the fishing nets of European fleets. And given the highly migratory journey of these seabirds and indeed European fishing fleets, these deadly fishing activities don’t stop in European waters. It is estimated that about 25% of European […]

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Destructive Fishing Gear Kills 400K+ Seabirds per Year

Destructive Fishing Gear Kills 400K+ Seabirds per Year

June 21, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 5 Comments

“Walls of death.” Gillnets have often been described in this haunting way due to their devastating ability to catch all kinds of fish, as well as sea turtles, seals, dolphins, and even whales. Marine creatures of all sizes and species are indiscriminately snared and drowned in these death traps, and a recent report reveals that […]

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