Today, SkyTruth, Oceana and Google announced Global Fishing Watch, a big data technology platform that leverages satellite data to create the first global view of commercial fishing. On November 14, 2014, a prototype was unveiled at the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, with a public release version in development. Global … Read more
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court rejected Shell Oil Company’s lawsuit against thirteen environmental and Alaska Native entities. The court held that the United States Constitution does not allow lawsuits like the one Shell filed, ruling that “Shell may not file suit solely to determine who would prevail in a … Read more
After six days of “intense negotiations,” the Convention on the Conservation on Migratory Species (CMS)—an international treaty under the United Nations Environment Program specializing in migratory species—closed its Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Quito, Ecuador with good news for global wildlife conservation. Delegates from more than 100 countries agreed on … Read more
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193. The supplement was prepared in response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in January invalidating, for the second time, the EIS underlying the decision to hold Lease Sale 193. The Ninth … Read more
Gifts of Appreciated Stock Maximize your contribution and minimize the cost to you with a gift of stock. You can take an income tax deduction for the full market value and avoid capital gains taxes. To make a gift of stock, you may submit your information online or download our transfer form. STOCK TRANSFER INFORMATION … Read more
Oceana released a new study today that reveals misrepresentation of America’s favorite seafood – shrimp – across the United States. In the only known study of its kind in the U.S., DNA testing confirmed that 30 percent of the 143 shrimp products tested from 111 grocery stores and restaurants were misrepresented. Oceana also found that … Read more
– Australian scientists are criticizing the government’s Reef 2050 long-term sustainability plan, citing that it’s “inadequate to achieve the goal of restoring or even maintaining the diminished outstanding universal value of the reef.” The Australian Academy of Science says the proposal doesn’t address greenhouse gas emissions, even though government assessments found climate change to be … Read more
– New research shows that weather and climate patterns play a big role in influencing the weight of Adélie penguin chicks, native to the West Antarctic Peninsula. Penguin chicks that were exposed to elements like high wind and cooler air temperatures weighed less at the time of fledging, which increases chances of survivorship. EurekAlert – … Read more
As you probably know, the vast, deep ocean is home to rich amounts of biodiversity—much of which appears rather spooky and frightful, like anglerfish with their many sharp teeth, to the stargazer fish with eyes on top of their head. With some species, though, the fright isn’t in their looks but simply in their name—like … Read more
MOBILE, AL– Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced it will be taking steps to more accurately analyze the amount and type of wasted catch in Gulf and Southeast region fisheries. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the primary law governing fisheries in the United States, every federally managed fishery must have a standardized way to … Read more
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