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    17 Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore in Mauritius Near Oil Spill

    17 Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore in Mauritius Near Oil Spill

    At least 17 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius’ beaches Wednesday, raising questions about what effect the oil spilled from the Japanese cargo tanker MV Wakashio, which ran aground on July 25, is having on marine life surrounding the Indian Ocean island-nation, according to Reuters. As thousands of tons of fuel spilled into the ocean, […]

    Mauritius’ First Major Oil Spill Poses Environmental Crisis

    Mauritius’ First Major Oil Spill Poses Environmental Crisis

    The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, renowned for its coral reefs, is facing an unprecedented ecological catastrophe after a tanker ran aground offshore and began leaking oil. The 984-foot MV Wakashio ran aground on July 25 and began to break up due to rough waters, The Guardian reported. It contained about 220.5 tons of diesel […]

    Lab-Grown Corals May Prevent Reef Bleaching

    Lab-Grown Corals May Prevent Reef Bleaching

    By Johan Augustin In a lab on Australia’s east coast, scientists are concocting what they hope will be the solution to the steadily worsening problem of coral bleaching. Few people understand the Great Barrier Reef, and the challenges it faces, better than the scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). And events of […]

    Sharks Are Vanishing From Many of the World’s Reefs

    Sharks Are Vanishing From Many of the World’s Reefs

    By JoAnn Adkins A landmark study by Global FinPrint reveals sharks are absent on many of the world’s coral reefs, indicating they are functionally extinct — too rare to fulfill their normal role in the ecosystem. Of the 371 reefs surveyed in 58 countries, sharks were not observed on nearly 20 percent, indicating a widespread […]