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Marine Life Top of CITES Meeting Agenda

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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or Cites that opened in the Qatari capital on Saturday will be discussing 42 proposals during the next two weeks. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling. Oh look, more meetings. From Al Jazeera.

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Good News About Blue Whales

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Looks like blue whales may be coming back to Alaska. From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone.

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US Considers Removing Humpback Whales from the Endangered Species List

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Tags: marine life whales us endangered species.

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Isla Isabel – Mexico’s Galapagos

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These nutrient-rich currents provide sustenance for a variety of marine-life, including the many thousand of seabirds that call this place home. The surrounding waters are also home to Whale Sharks year-round and on my recent visit I was very fortunate to hop overboard after coming across not one, but two, of these gentle giants.

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Another Depressing Oil Spill Story!

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Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill fear a decades-long, “cascading” effect on marine life that could lead to a shift in the overall biological network in the Gulf of Mexico. Tags: marine life 2010 oil spill pollution Gulf of Mexico.

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Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast–A Book Review

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Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast is designed to be a quick, handy resource for use on whale watching and one-day pelagic trips. It covers seabirds and marine mammals and miscellaneous living things–creatures likely to be found on day trips from the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.

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PETA's Orca Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge

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Do whales deserve constitutional protection against slavery? PETA went on to request that the whales be freed and released to a habitat better suited to their needs. SeaWorld’s attempts to deny [orcas] the protection solely based on their species is the same kind of prejudice used to justify any enslavement. On Wednesday, U.S.

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