Week in Review: Climate Injustice:The Real History of the Maldives, How to Swim Safely with Sharks, and More!
1. Climate Injustice: The Real History of the Maldives This week you may have seen some posts on our social media sites about the current activity in the Maldives. After we found out the ocean conservationist and human rights leader, Mohamed Nasheed, was imprisoned and not given the right to an attorney, we sprung to action. […]
Week in Review: Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification, Evolution Favors Bigger Sea Creatures, and More!
1. Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification According to a new report in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, 25% of the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere is absorbed into the ocean. The carbon dioxide increases the acidity of the seawater through a process defined as ocean acidification. Scientists from the University of Exeter, […]
Week in Review: Geoengineering: Friend or Foe?, World’s Oceans Clogged by Millions of Tons of Plastic Trash, and More!
1. Geoengineering: Friend or Foe ? With climate change in its current state,geoengineering research and development has increased. This week, the National Academies released reports on two geoengineering options- carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. On Tuesday, a US government-sponsored scientific panel discussed the pros, cons, and feasibility of implementing this technology. The Panel did conclude […]
Week in Review: 25% of the World’s Marine Life Threatened, Sharks Dance Their Way into the Hearts of America, and More!
1. 25% of the World’s Marine Life is Threatened with Extinction Based off of conservation data for marine and non-marine organisms, almost 25% of the well known species in our oceans are now threatened with extinction. Dr Thomas Webb, a scientist at the University of Sheffield, states that: “Until now, there has been a general […]
Week in Review: Record Sea Lion Strandings, Proposal to Drill in the Atlantic, and More!
1. Record Sea Lion Pup Strandings Reported This year, more young sea lions have been found stranded on the Southern California beaches this year than any other year. It is believed that the sea lion pups were abandoned by their mothers who, due to the scarcity of prey, have to venture further out into […]
Week in Review: Climate Change Acknowledged by US Gov., Great Barrier Reef Needs a $643M Investment, and More!
1. Climate Change Acknowledged by the US Government This week was an environmental breakthrough in the United States political arena. Both President Obama and the US Senate acknowledged that climate change is an severe global issue. As President Obama stated in the State of the Union address this week, “No challenge — no challenge — poses a greater threat to […]
Week in Review: Japan’s Underwater City, New Species of Marine Reptile Identified, and More!
1. Japan Has Unveiled These Amazing Designs to Build a Fully Functioning Underwater City The Shimizu Corporation has just released the conceptual drawings to their underwater city project. The design includes residences, offices, laboratories, and some self sustainable features. Shimizu Corporation has also drafted plans on how to actually build this submerged city. Overall, the project would […]
Week in Review: Putting the Truth Back in Shark Week, Polar Bears Find New Homes, and More!
1. Putting the Truth Back in Shark Week This week, the President of Discovery Channel, Rick Ross, realigned the mission and direction of the channel. Ross has recommitted the channel to broadcasts that are fact-based, educational, as well as entertaining. Ideally, Ross would like to show documentaries that provoke passion and action in viewers. Sea Save […]
Year in Review: Sea Save Highlights the Top 12 Stories from 2014!
As 2014 comes to a close, Sea Save Foundation is reviewing some of the most important stories we reported on in the past year. Our Week in Review has covered topics ranging from the shark fin trade to the impacts of climate change, as part of our efforts to raise awareness of marine conservation successes […]
Week in Review: Indonesia’s War on Poaching, The Great Christmas Island Crab Migration, and More!
1. Indonesia Blows Up Illegal Fishing Boats Foreign poachers might think twice before stealing fish from Indonesian waters now that the Indonesian navy has begun blowing up poachers’ vessels. Two boats were destroyed and sunk this week after their owners were found guilty of illegal fishing. Six more foreign ships are currently facing destruction. […]
