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Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans

Posted on Jul 21, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

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Bad news and bad news for whales these days — endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not to legalize whaling of endangered whale species.

Now, a new study finds that sperm whales in even the most remote areas of the Earth’s oceans contain extremely high levels of toxins and heavy metals.

Of course, this is not only bad news for the whales, but also for humans
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Does Climate Change Cause Crime?

Posted on Jun 25, 2010 by Scott James.

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Here’s the theory: climate change contributes to rising temperatures and dropping water levels, which in turn leads to lower catch volume and smaller fish, which pushes some Lake Naivasha fishermen in Nairobi’s Rift Valley to cast their nets into the world of crime. Naivasha police say that most of their recent arrests for kidnapping, rape, robbery, carjackings and other crimes have been of fishermen, up to ten a week. In addition, fishing has become so difficult that fishing “cartels” are forming, and some have been killed for fishing in a group’s regular territory.
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Australia’s Integrated Marine Information System Makes a Splash

Posted on Jun 15, 2010 by Scott James.

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There is literally an ocean of information floating around out there about almost anything you can think of, but seldom is that information brought together in an integrated, meaningful and useful way- especially when there are multiple governmental and scientific groups involved. But a new high-technology marine information system in the waters off of South Australia is looking to condense puddles into a usable stream. The new system will record information about wind speed, ocean currents, water temperature and salinity and make it available on the Internet for anyone who needs it.
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Oceans Without Fish in 40 Years?

Posted on Jun 02, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

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Ok, “without fish” is a little bit of an overstatement, but a new report out by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and leading economists warns us that if fishing policies don’t change, all commercial fisheries could collapse in the next 40 years, which is pretty dramatic. UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner has made it clear that we really are heading towards unprecedented disaster if policies aren’t changed:

“Fisheries across the world are being plundered, or exploited at unsustainable rates. It is a failure of management of what will prove to be monumental proportions unless addressed.”
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Once Again, the Supreme Court Supports Asian Carp

Posted on May 03, 2010 by Scott James.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the third attempt this year by Michigan to battle the possibility of Asian Carp getting into Lake Michigan and decimating both the fishing industry and the native ecosystem. Earlier this year Michigan’s suits against Illinois with the backing of Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Minnesota also failed. In a nutshell, in the lawsuit Michigan is asking Illinois and the Army Corps of Engineers to close two Chicago shipping locks that connect the Mississippi River system to the Great Lakes water system. Illinois is concerned about the economic impact.
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