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Marine geoscientist Sam Purkis gave the first presentation of the Sea Secrets lecture series about his return trip to explore the Red Sea aboard the OceanX research vessel.

Manatees in the middle of a die-off on Floridas East Coast April 13, 2021 at 11:41 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 11:41 PM They are gentle giants of Floridas ecosystem. The manatee has always been a poster for promoting tourism yet each year protecting this threatened species grows more problematic. "Im so distressed so many are dying," said Dr. Edith Widder, Co-Founder of ORCA, Shes heartbroken but not surprised manatees are in the middle of a die-off on Floridas East Coast. Dr. Widder and ...

Sharp rise in Florida manatee deaths has state and federal investigators probing Associated Press and last updated 2021-04-14 00:37:17-04 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — They are gentle giants of Floridas ecosystem. The manatee has always been a poster for promoting tourism yet each year protecting this threatened species grows more problematic. "Im so distressed so many are dying," said Dr. Edith Widder, Co-Founder of ORCA, Shes heartbroken but not surprised manatees are in the middle of a die-...

Giant squid washes ashore on the coast of Japan By (0) A giant squid was found on a beach on the western coast of Japan. File Photo by EPA Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A rare giant squid measuring 10 feet in length was found washed ashore, largely intact, on the western coast of Japan, according to a local press report. Kyoto Shimbun reported a married couple in the Iwagahana district of Kyoto Prefecture first found the dead cephalopod -- which can grow as long as 43 feet -- on Thursday. Advertisement Th...