For the first time, researchers have used the individual whistles (calls) of dolphins to estimate the number of specimens. The technique was used with the Common Bottlemose dolphins of Namibia and is currently be worked on to be used with other species.
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Humpback whales have been sighted for the first time in the rivers of the East Alligator River. Two of the three are believed to have already return to the ocean. The authorities have "set up a partial exclusion zone to protect unwitting boaters and any remaining whales, which can grow up to 16 metres long and weigh 30 tonnes". This is to help insure there are no vessel/whale collisions and that boats do not push the whale up river.
Read more from Phys Org : phys.org/news/2020-09-humpback-whales-stray-tropical-aussie.html This post was part of the September 13th Seven Seas Report. Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com In today's Seven Seas Bulletin we take a look at whales in the wrong place, using dolphin calls to estimate wild pod numbers, whale rescue training in Timaru, La Jolla, California's famous tidepools are being "loved to death", and the 10 rivers that contribute the most plastic pollution.
"life-size, life-weight whale and dolphin".
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Whale photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Once again, a massive and mysterious crater has appeared in Siberia. It is the ninth discovered since 2013. A leading theory at the moment is a that the crater is "linked to an explosive buildup of methane gas", possibly due to the region's warming temperatures. Researchers are still investigating to understand the phenomenon better.
Read more from CNN at : https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/world/craters-tundra-siberia-trnd-scn/index.html This post was part of the September 6th Seven Seas Report. Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com A rare sight off the coast of Sydney, Australia has been confirmed by the
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Serice. The third blue whale to be spotted in one-hundred years was seen seen in the waters of Maroubra, New South Wales. Read more from the BBC at : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54030000 This post was part of the September 6th Seven Seas Report. Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com "A number of native title holders in Queensland's Galilee Basin set up a blockade near the Adani Carmichael coal mine, in an attempt to reclaim the land from the mining giant."
Local Wangan and Jagalingou land owners blocked access to the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Australia. The traditional land owners (THE LAND OWNERS) are demanding the end of the mining project and the rights back to their land. The coal would be transported through dredged out lanes in the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system that already faces a list of environmental issues, such as overfishing, pollution, climate change, and a history of ship wrecks. "With the capacity to generate an annual output of 60 million tonnes of coal, it's estimated that the mine could singlehandedly put twice as much carbon into the atmosphere as Tokyo every year." Read more from Vice at : minewww.vice.com/en_us/article/7kpqn9/traditional-owners-block-access-to-australias-most-controversial-coal-mine This post was part of the September 6th Seven Seas Report. Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. "The affected area in Hawaii extends 11,000 square feet and will take “years to recover.” The charges amount to less than the cost of renting the yacht for two days"
Fraser Yachts' mega yacht, the Formosa, severely damaged over 11,000 square feet of Hawaii's Porites compressa coral bed in 2018 due to improper anchoring. The yacht owners have now settled with the state for a fraction of what they charge to rent the boat out for a week. The yacht itself costs over $41 million. The settlement is a drop in the hat of what it may take to restore the priceless coral. Read more from Vice at: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ep49z7/luxury-yacht-owners-made-to-pay-dollar100k-after-anchor-drop-ruins-431-coral-colonies This post was part of the September 6th Seven Seas Report. Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com The University of Oklahoma has received $20,000,000 of the NSF's $100,000,000 investment into artificial intelligence. OU plans on using it's grant on such things as; protection of sea turtles, the development of "trustworthy" AI, and increasing access to AI and promoting diversity in STEM.
Read more from Eurekalert : https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/uoo-or082620.php This post was part of the September 6th Seven Seas Report. Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com In today's Seven Seas Bulletin we take a look at University of Oklahoma's new $20,000,000 grant, a luxury yacht destroys priceless coral heads, Australian land owners block access to a coal mine, the third blue whate sighting off of Sydney in 100 years, and another massive mystery hole in Siberia.
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