All At Sea Environmental Impact Editorial
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Disaster in the Gulf 2010
There is no end in sight to the human and ecological damage resulting from the Deep Water Horizon disaster. This is a list of events that we do know, along with a brief but disturbing list of what we do not know.
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New Trash Islands Discovered
Scientists studying the largest of the new islands know it by several names including the Pacific Trash Vortex, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the Eastern Pacific Patch.
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Express Ticket to Extinction for the Bluefin Tuna
On March 18, 2010, in Doha, Qatar, the proposal to ban was defeated, leaving the world's decimated Bluefin stocks once again at the mercy of ICCAT's habitual failures. The voting members of CITES issued the Bluefin Tuna's express ticket to extinction
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Eco Friendly Products for your Boat in Spring 2010
As boaters, it's up to all of us to help protect the ecosystems that provide us so much joy. And with the growing availability of green marine products, there's really no reason for us not to do our part.
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The Green Sea Slug is a Solar Powered Planimal
Another fact drilled into our heads in school was that only plants produce chlorophyll. Not so says Dr. Sidney K. Pierce, University of South Florida Tampa, and his research partners!
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Showdown for the Bluefin and Endangered Species Status 2010
Status of the endangered species, the Bluefin Tuna.
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SV Ocean Watch Voyage Focuses on Ocean Health
Carol Bareuther - January 2010
Our oceans are changing and it's not for the good. Fish populations are dying. Corals in the Caribbean are bleaching. These environmental problems are just the tip of the iceberg
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Black Barking Birds - Crepuscular Skimmers
You do not need to be an ornithologist to recognize a black skimmer; their unusual voice, bill, and feeding behavior make them truly unique. Their most distinctive feature is their long bill
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Beautiful but DEADLY Lionfish Taking Over the Caribbean
Alarm bells are sounding throughout the Atlantic and Caribbean. Lionfish is an incredibly dangerous, invasive species in Caribbean waters!
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Synodontidae or Lizardfish Lie in Wait
No one backed up faster than I did on the day I saw my first Lizardfish. Such a small, almost primitive but beautiful fish with so many teeth, and we were both under the same overhang
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Stranded Pilot Whale Sustained in Curacao
A young, emaciated and dehydrated pilot whale stranded himself on the south coast of Curacao. Reasons are still unknown but the team is in place to help.
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Laughing Tattletales in the Anchorage
Who are these noisy tattletales in the anchorage? Laughing Gulls are native to North and South America including the Caribbean and will certainly entertain you.
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From Zero to 72 - Turtugarubas Successful Sea Turtle Project
In the sea turtle breeding season of 2000, there were zero nests on Aruba’s extensive sandy beaches. By July 2009, the count had increased to 72 nests
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Spots or Fingerprints on the Shell of the Flamingo Tongue
Flamingo Tongues, Cyphoma gibbosum, are marine mollusks of the family ovulidae, marine snails closely related to cowries. They are gastropods; previously called uni-valves
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Royal Terns - Royalty in the Anchorage
Every day is a bad hair day for a Royal Tern. These large terns have a spiky crest that lifts up in the wind and at times seem to have a life of its own.
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Orinco River Plume Greens Virgin Islands Water
Amazing how a South American river can affect islands in the Northern Caribbean. Every drop makes a difference...
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2009's Been a Good Year for Sea Turtles
National Marine Fisheries Service initiated an emergency 180-day closure on shallow water longline fishing in the Gulf of Mexico offering much needed respite to Sea Turtles
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Red-billed Tropicbirds - Two Long Streamers and a Bad Lipstick Job
Red-Billed Tropicbirds have always reminded me of my great aunt Sue. A bit heavy handed with bright red lipstick
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Green Sea Turtles' Temporary Reprieve
The Green Sea Turtle is the next beneficiary to the six-month ban on longline fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. With this help however, they still have some challenges to overcome.
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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles
Kemps Ridley, Loggerhead, and Green sea turtles won a temporary reprieve
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Why is it Called a Booby?
Have you ever wondered why a bird that is such an elegant flyer and diver is called a booby?
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A Reprieve for the Turtles
Agency would act as quickly as possible in the face of studies showing that 1,000 Loggerheads, Kemps Ridley, and Green sea turtles are taken incidenta
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What are They Waiting For
Environmentalists are demanding action to protect threatened and endangered species while a government bureaucracy insists that further study is requi
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Not So Simple Sponges
What is 600,000,000 years old, has no nervous system, no body organs, no digestive system, no circulatory system, and lacks the ability to move about
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Water Tales - The World's Largest Rodent
Phoberomy Pattersoni, a giant rodent that roamed the waters of Venezuela some eight million years ago
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From Trickle to Torrent: The Amazon Part 2
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From Trickle to Torrent - The Amazon
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Aerial Robbers
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Gazing Balls in the Sea
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The Brown Pelican: His Pouch Can Hold More Than His Belly Can
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