From the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society WDCS Press Statement: Moratorium remains intact: Pro-whaling advocates fail to get commercial whaling condoned Agadir 23rd June 2010 – After two days of closed-door discussions delegates to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) were unable to reach consensus on a proposal (the ‘deal’) that would see the legitimization of [...]

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Before: After: The International Bird Rescue and Research Center (IBRRC) appears to be doing a great job cleaning up the pelicans coated by the BP (aka Big Polluters) oil spill. Sounds like they have plenty of volunteers, so please consider making a donation to support their good work. The organization is directed by Jay Holcomb, Oceana’s 2010 [...]

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Proves Deadly for Sea Turtles in Gulf of Mexico Oceana Releases New Report about Impacts of Oil on Sea Turtles and Threats to Populations June 10, 2010 Washington, D.C. Contact: Dustin Cranor ( dcranor@oceana.org ) Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, released a new report today that finds the Deepwater Horizon oil spill extremely [...]

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Editor’s note: Oceanographer Sylvia Earle believes we can save our seas and ourselves with an intelligent attitude to the Earth’s blue life-support system. Here she expresses her opinion for CNN. (CNN) — Since I began exploring the ocean as a marine scientist 50 years ago, more has been learned about the ocean than during all preceding [...]

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Tell Obama: No Whaling on Our Watch Right now President Obama is poised to support a proposal that will allow commercial whaling. Such whaling has been prohibited for decades, and this would be an unacceptable setback for ocean conservation. Beginning June 21, 2010, the International Whaling Commission will meet to consider a proposal to allowing whale harvests [...]

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I’d like to be posting “Happy World Oceans Day June 8!” Let’s celebrate the ocean and talk about what we can do to protect it! This year I only have one suggestion – and it’s purely selfish and driven by desperation. Because MarineBio is financial dire straits right now, I ask that you honor World [...]

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Expedition Great White: Feeding Frenzy Sunday, June 6, 2010, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (Special Series Premiere) http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/expedition-great-white/4676/Overview “…what I really want … is to understand the entire life cycle of white sharks.… Once we learn that, we could help put together a comprehensive management plan to protect white sharks year round.” – Dr. Michael Domeier A hundred sixty [...]

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