Seabirds Will Benefit from New Bill to Update Federal Fisheries Law

Seabirds Will Benefit from New Bill to Update Federal Fisheries Law

WASHINGTON (July 3, 2024) – Today, Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Mary Peltola (D-AK), and James Moylan (R-Guam) introduced the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024, a bill that reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), our nation’s primary federal fisheries law. “This bill introduces stronger protections for […]

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Humpback Whale Death Raises Climate Change Concerns in Nova Scotia

Humpback Whale Death Raises Climate Change Concerns in Nova Scotia

Recent whale sightings in Nova Scotia, including the discovery of a humpback whale in the Stewiacke River, are prompting discussions about Climate change. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, remarked on the unusual presence of species in unexpected locations, linking these events to potential shifts in oceanic conditions. The humpback whale, […]

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Vanishing Whale Sharks Signal Crisis in Marine Ecosystems

Vanishing Whale Sharks Signal Crisis in Marine Ecosystems

Whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Despite their size and significance in marine ecosystems, these gentle giants face numerous threats that have put them on the brink of extinction. Understanding the factors contributing to their decline is crucial for conservation efforts. Declining Populations Whale sharks, known scientifically […]

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Sea turns red with blood in ‘the worst pilot whale slaughter campaigners have recorded’ as 138 of the creatures are driven into harbour and hacked to death in traditional ‘hunt’

Sea turns red with blood in ‘the worst pilot whale slaughter campaigners have recorded’ as 138 of the creatures are driven into harbour and hacked to death in traditional ‘hunt’

The most brutal whale hunt campaigners say they have ever documented saw at least 138 pilot whales slaughtered as they were driven into a shallow harbour, in a gruesome ritual which lasted ‘hours’. The latest grindadrap in the Faroe Islands – a Viking tradition which sees the animals rounded up and hacked to death – […]

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