Dugongs (Related to Manatees) Declared Functionally Extinct in China

Dugongs (Related to Manatees) Declared Functionally Extinct in China

The human imagination once transformed dugongs into mermaids. But now, human activity is pushing the gentle marine mammals into the realm of the imagination in a more sinister way. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science Wednesday found that the dugong (dugong dugon) is “functionally extinct” in Chinese waters. “The likely disappearance of […]

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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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