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The annual scientific count of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish spawning aggregation population in South Australia’s northern Spencer Gulf recorded a

SEATTLE —Researchers made a surprising discovery while tracking Chinook salmon in both the foraging areas of endangered southern resident orcas and the growing, healthy population of the northern resident orcas in B.C.

The popular theory that the endangered southern resident killer whales are suffering from a lack of chinook salmon in the Salish Sea may not hold water. Scientists at the University of British . . .

A potential environmental disaster is unfolding on the shores of Turkey as a phenomenon called 'sea snot' endangers the Sea of Marmara.

A potential environmental disaster is unfolding on the shores of Turkey as a phenomenon called 'sea snot' endangers the Sea of Marmara.

More fishing trips could cause more damage to native fish populations in the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes than aquatic invasive species, according to a recent study.

Camden nonprofits benefit from youth-oriented grants View Comments Several Camden-based nonprofits received grants this week to help them serve children, teens and young adults in the city. The Camden Education Funds Youth-Serving Organization grants are geared toward programming for ages 3 to 18. A total of 21 organizations received grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to support mentoring, mental health support, academic tutoring, enrichment and arts education. An additional 16 organizations...

2021-04-08 17:30:37 GMT2021-04-09 01:30:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ACCRA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Local government assembly of Nzema East in Ghanas Western Region said Thursday that 30 stranded dolphins had been rescued alive along the shores in the region and released into the sea. A statement by the assembly said it received a tip-off from an eyewitness describing how the residents who were present when the mammals washed up the shore captured and sent home the huge number for domesti...

Fish washed ashore is not new in the world. However, the bizarre nature of a pod of dolphins mysteriously appearing at the shores of Brawire in the Nzema East municipality of the Western Region, Accra, 48 hours after dead fishes were washed ashore in the Ghanaian capital has raised eyebrows. The food and drugs authority, scientist and other research fellows have now switched into action in an effort to unearth the cause of the bizarre occurrences. Dr Edem Mahu is a research fellow and lecturer...

‘Seaspiracy’ on Netflix   Though presented as a piece of investigative journalism, the documentary does spread misinformation, and has now been panned by experts and even participants of the film ‘The oceans will run out of fish by 2048’: this message was doing the rounds a few years ago and still pops up on WhatsApp forwards. Though the original authors themselves accepted the error and updated the data, the scourge continues. In Netflix’s new documentary Seaspiracy, this is a mes...