Scott | May 10, 2010

TweetI’ve actually been keeping rather silent on the whole Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  I think it is one of those things that I was hoping would be solved before I could muster a post and before we find ourselves breaking an oil spill record for US waters; a record set [...]

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Tags: Deepwater Horizon, Gulf oil spill, ocean pollution, Oceans, oil spill

Scott | December 2, 2009

TweetI was passed the following video via a sea turtle listserv and thought I’d share some real-life CSI action with everyone.  NOAA Marine Forensics- “Investigators in Puerto Rico were tipped off that an organized ring of poachers was selling turtle meat on the black market. This evidence was used to convict the turtle poachers on charges [...]

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Tags: Endangered species, marine forensics, Oceans, poaching, Sea turtles

Scott | June 17, 2009

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Scott | June 8, 2009

TweetHappy WORLD OCEAN DAY!  The United Nations has officially declared June 8th as World Ocean Day and declared it as an “opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans.” So here’s a video to get you started in ocean stewardship:

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Tags: bycatch video, Oceans, United Nations, world ocean day