Week in Review: World Wildlife Fund Buys Shark Fishing Licence
1. World Wildlife Fund Buys Shark Fishing Licence This week, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced that it was seeking funds to cover the cost of the commercial shark fishing licence on the Great Barrier Reef. The group will retire the licence in order to save the sharks that it would otherwise be […]
Week in Review: Are We Saying Goodbye to More Marine Species?
1. Whale and Winged Sharks Move Steps Closer to Extinction The International Union for the Conservation of Natural (IUCN) recently redefined whale and winged sharks as endangered species on the group’s ‘Red List’. The population of whale sharks has halved in the last 75 years! A lot of this is a result of increased human disturbances. […]
Week in Review: Climate Change Threatening Penguins in Antarctica
1. Climate Change Threatening Penguins in Antarctica This week, an article published in the journal Scientific Reports estimated that Adelie penguin colonies could decline by as much as 60 percent by the end of the century. The team from the University of Delaware led by Megan Cimino revealed that the warming climates and melting glaciers are no […]
Week in Review: Is There Finally A Way to Remove Plastic Pollution in the Ocean?
1. Floating Screen Will Sift Plastic Out of the Ocean The Ocean Cleanup Foundation has created a prototype for a floating barrier that will gather the mass of plastic bits from bottles, bags, fishing nets, and other trash. The technology is currently in prototype phase but if it is successful, a 100km version […]
Week in Review: Are You Ready for the Best Week of the Year?
1. Shark Week 2016: What’s on the Agenda this Year? 5 MORE DAYS UNTIL SHARK WEEK! We can not control our excitement!! Last year, 42 million viewers tuned in to watch Shark Week. The 2016 programming will kick off at on Sunday, June 26th at 8pm ET with Tiger Beach. Discovery is, once again, put […]
Week in Review: Wildlife Crime Busts for Whale Sharks,Tigers, and More!
1. Wildlife Crime Busts for Whale Sharks, Tigers, and More! Around 18 months ago, two whale sharks, which were held illegally in underwater cages off the coast of an island in eastern Indonesia, were rescued. The sharks were likely destined for the illegal wildlife trade either in China or another country in Southeast […]
Week in Review: The Death of a Whale Shark Brought to Justice Thanks to Social Media
1. The Death of a Whale Shark Brought to Justice Thanks to Social Media This event happened last month but, deserves some attention. Police in southwest China arrested two men after killing a whale shark. This arrest occurred after pictures of the whale shark went viral. This shark was seen every year by oil rig […]
What Happened Last Week? : Diving for Cancer Cures and More
1. The Undersea Hunter Hosts Scientists Searching for Deep Sea Cancer Cures The Undersea Hunter, long time partner and supporter of Sea Save Foundation, just released a description of an exciting expedition they took in the southern Caribbean. The expedition was alongside Pharmamar, a bio-pharmaceutical company, and the main goal of the trip […]
Week in Review: Will We See the End to Marine Animal Captivity?
1. Will We See the End to Marine Animal Captivity? Last month an advocacy group named Australia for Dolphins launched an appeal to end dolphin captivity in New South Wales. The legislative bid has received a tremendous amount of cross-party support. A young dolphin died last year at one of the two dolphin […]
Sea Save Foundation’s “Week in Review” May 7, 2016
1. World Needs to Unite to Combat Coral Bleaching- UN Considers International Treaty Yes, and here’s why. The United Nations treaty for the Agreement on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction will help us focus on greater biodiversity preservation. This treaty has been a topic of conversation […]
