Critter News
MAY 18, 2010
So far, we're not seeing the large-scale impact of this oil spill on marine life. Scientists fear the oil will make it difficult for marine animals to obtain the oxygen they need to survive. Scientists have already observed some dying fish. But there are concerns out there. This is a complex ecosystem we're dealing with.
Critter News
JULY 26, 2009
The group is called Seal Sitters and they protect baby seals who have been left on the each while their moms fish. Tags: seattle animal rescue marine life seals. It's a nice story to offset the cruelty of the dead baby tiger in Hanoi.
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Critter News
MAY 11, 2010
Seems odd, although officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said that fish they've tested have not been killed by oil, but a lack of oxygen in the water. Tags: dead animals marine life marine animals 2010 oil spill. Still, though, 60 sea turtles over 3 weeks? Seems like an awful lot.
Critter News
MAY 16, 2009
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear in the oceans makes up around 10 percent of all marine litter. Tags: oceans marine life environment pollution. And the problem is getting worse as we continue overfishing the oceans. It's easy to overlook ocean issues when there are so many other things to think about.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Lost sea life and a bleak future for the oceans. Tags: oceans corporate lies marine life fishing. It's a rape of the seas, but this article is more polite by calling it a "sharecropping." Big companies using little guys to do their dirty work for them, but the end result is the same.
Critter News
JULY 22, 2010
The official news agency Xinhua says 40 oil-skimming boats and about 800 fishing boats are being used to clean up the spill, and a 15 kilometers (9 miles) oil barrier has been set up to try to stop the slick spreading. Tags: oil spill marine life china pollution.
Critter News
JANUARY 7, 2009
When you add the roughly 335,000 square-mile-area in the Pacific that is now protected from virtually all fishing to the nearly 700,000 square miles he closed to bottom trawling, the most destructive kind of fishing gear, this president has given future generations an ocean gift nearly the size of Texas and Alaska combined.
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