Oceans

Bizarre Two-Headed Sharks Showing Up in Many Parts of the World

Bizarre Two-Headed Sharks Showing Up in Many Parts of the World

A slew of rare two-headed sharks have been found from California to the Caribbean and from Mexico to the Mediterranean, leading scientists to ponder why. Reminiscent of the classic “Simpsons” three-eyed fish, Blinky, the mutated sharks are raising eyebrows. Fox A two-headed embryo of an Atlantic sawtail cat shark was found recently in the Mediterranean […]

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    Humans Are Driving ‘Unprecedented’ Mass Extinction in Oceans

    Humans Are Driving ‘Unprecedented’ Mass Extinction in Oceans

    By Nadia Prupis People are driving marine ecosystems to “unprecedented” mass extinction, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science. Large-bodied animals will be the first to go, the study says—blue whales, great white sharks and bluefin tuna, for example. Their size is part of their vulnerability, making them more susceptible to […]

    Closing the High Seas to Fishing Could Save Coastal Fisheries

    Closing the High Seas to Fishing Could Save Coastal Fisheries

    Researchers from the University of British Columbia say that closing the high seas to fishing could help coastal fisheries, increasing catches by 10 percent. But our waters are now more polluted than ever, threatening the entire food chain. © Australian Fisheries Management Authority / WWF Fish have responded to warming ocean waters by moving north […]

    5 Ways to Help Stop the Destruction of Our Oceans

    5 Ways to Help Stop the Destruction of Our Oceans

    By David Pinsky Every day, roughly half of the money Americans spend on food outside of the home is gobbled up by the U.S. foodservice industry. Wait, what’s foodservice? Companies that buy, transport, cook or serve the food you get at Subway, Burger King, a Beyoncé show or the Super Bowl, Walmart corporate cafeterias, the […]

    Warming Atlantic Ocean Leads to Rise in Marine Bacteria

    Warming Atlantic Ocean Leads to Rise in Marine Bacteria

    By Robert McSweeney Rising sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic are likely to be behind a recent surge in cases of diarrhoeal diseases from marine bacteria in northern Europe and the U.S. East Coast, a new study says. In their analysis that goes back to 1958, the researchers show that levels of Vibrio bacteria—which […]

    Octopus Slips Out of Aquarium, Escapes Down Pipe to Ocean

    Octopus Slips Out of Aquarium, Escapes Down Pipe to Ocean

    The National Aquarium of New Zealand didn’t know it had an escape artist on its hands. When Inky the octopus slipped through a gap in his enclosure—left open by maintenance workers—and made his way across the floor to squeeze into a drain and make a break for it, staff members were surprised and a little […]

    Buddhist Monks Return Hundreds of Lobsters Back to the Sea

    Buddhist Monks Return Hundreds of Lobsters Back to the Sea

    By Alicia Graef Hundreds of lobsters avoided being boiled alive thanks to a group of Buddhist monks from Prince Edward Island. The monks, who are from the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society, bought the lobsters—600 pounds worth of them—solely with the intention of returning them to their rightful home in the ocean. Hundreds of lobsters […]

    Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Awards $15.6 Million in Largest-Ever Round of Environmental Grants

    Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Awards $15.6 Million in Largest-Ever Round of Environmental Grants

    In a historic announcement, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) awarded the largest portfolio of environmental grants in the foundation’s history. The foundation awarded a total of $15.6 million in grants, including $7,631,508 for wildlife and habitat conservation; $2,525,000 for ocean conservation; $2,100,000 to protect indigenous rights; $2,085,000 to support innovative solutions to the world’s problems; […]