Tuesday 15 May 2012
Hawaiian sea turtles may be removed from endangered listIOSEA Marine Turtle MoU | 15 May 2012The Conservation Council for Hawaii is closely monitoring a petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by the Association Hawaiian Civic Clubs to remove honu (Hawaiian sea turtles) from the threatened species list. The council is concerned, because threats to honu still exist and may actually increase over the next few decades.
Pacific Ocean | Conservation India: Time to stop the marine mayhemIOSEA Marine Turtle MoU | 15 May 2012Last Monday, the carcass of an Olive Ridley turtle was washed ashore on Marve beach in Malad, not very far from where I stay. Experts estimate that more than 100 million marine animals are killed each year due to plastic debris in the ocean. More than 80% of the plastic found in the oceans, comes from land.
Indian Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Marine Debris Google's offshore wind cable moves forwardGuardian Unlimited | 15 May 2012A proposed $5bn transmission line connecting wind farms off the East coast of the US to the mainland is on track to come online by 2017, after the Google-backed project cleared another regulatory hurdle.The Department of the Interior said on Monday there was "no overlapping competitive interest" in the areas earmarked for building the line (see map), which clears the way for an environmental review.
Atlantic Ocean | Offshore Resources | Renewable Energy WWF: Wake up call neededWorld Fishing | 15 May 2012WWF has made a statement accusing fisheries ministers of overwhelmingly displaying a lack of ambition to save Europe's fish stocks and fishing sector from collapse.
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