The Government says it realises our oceans are at risk from pollution and overfishing, says Dr Haris Livas-Dawes, so why won't it produce a marine bill with more teeth?
… Saving our seas Dr Haris Livas-Dawes | 7th August 2008 … Coastal Campaigns Natural World Saving_Our_Seas_WEB.jpg The Government says it realises … it produce a marine bill with more teeth? Our seas are dying. We’ve destroyed, polluted, …
The rapid deterioration of the world's oceans and the life they contain calls for a breakthrough in their governance, writes Deborah Wright. The seas must be protected, respected and policed as the common heritage of all mankind, and of all generations present and future.
… their governance, writes Deborah Wright. The seas must be protected, respected and policed … world those wanting to safeguard seas and oceans are struggling to do so. The … critical global resource, even though healthy seas sustain us all. Those who empty them, …
What's the solution to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it altogether, argues Reg Watson. It would make little difference to the total fish catch, poor coastal countries would reap huge benefits, and the fishing fleet's fuel burn would be slashed. The main losers? Rapacious industrial factory-fishers.
… End high seas fishing for fairness and sustainability … to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it … industrial factory-fishers. The 'high seas' - the area outside any country's …
Hundreds of pilot whales were slaughtered in Faroes waters last week alone, writes Captain Paul Watson. But in 2011 no whales were killed while Sea Shepherd vessels patrolled. The difference? Since 2014 the Royal Danish Navy has defended the whale hunt.
The blood of the whales is on Danish hands Captain Paul Watson | 28th July 2015 Comment Cetaceans Oceans Hunting Denmark EU sea-of-blood-cut.jpg Faroese-Danish whale hunters in a sea of red. Photo: …
The climate change discourse rarely looks beyond 2100, writes Pete Dolack. Maybe that's because even at current levels of CO2, we are committed to thousands of years of warming and polar ice melt that will raise sea levels by at least six meters. However the implacable imperatives of capitalism mean there's little prospect of change for a long time to come.
The world is already committed to a six meter sea level rise Pete Dolack Systemic Disorder | 24th July 2015 News Climate Change Oceans Science Emissions Arctic Antarctic antarctic-icefront.jpg …
Rising temperatures will result in more snow falling in Antarctica, and the build-up of ice will reduce sea level rise from other sources. But as the extra weight of ice makes Antarctica's glaciers flow faster, the continent will still be a net contributor to sea level rise.
Antarctic warmth brings more snow, reducing sea level rise Alex Kirby Oliver Tickell | 18th March 2015 News Antarctica Oceans Sea Level Rise Climate Change Science antarctica-ice-meets-ocean-cut.jpg …
Radiation can be carried long distances by marine currents, concentrated in sediments, and carried in sea spray 16km or more inland, writes Tim Deere-Jones. So Fukushima poses a hazard to coastal populations and any who eat produce from their farms. So what are the Japanese Government and IAEA doing? Ignoring the problem, and failing to gather data.
Fukushima: Japanese government and IAEA ignore radiation risks to coastal population Tim Deere-Jones | 28th September 2015 News Nuclear Energy Radiation Health Science Oceans Japan …
The Arctic Ocean is coming close to complete summer meltdown, writes John Nissen - indeed it could happen as soon as September, triggering a severe deterioration in climate across the northern hemisphere. With fast-rising temperatures predicted in the coming decade, we must act now to save the Arctic, before it's too late.
… will be short-lived, as the effects of a seasonally ice free Arctic Ocean begin to …
As the seas rise, the government is doing little to help those whose homes are being engulfed beneath the waves, writes Guy Shrubsole - people like veteran campaigner Malcolm Kerby, who has already seen a whole street of his North Norfolk town lost to the rising waters.
… the man defending his town from the rising seas Guy Shrubsole | 11th February 2015 … a government as implacable as the rising seas. Photo: Guy Shrubsole. As the seas rise, the government is doing little to …
The first year of Sea Shepherd's campaign to close down illegal fishing operations in the Southern Ocean, dubbed 'Operation Icefish' has already led to the detention of two 'bandit' fishing vessels while a third is under pursuit.
… in illegal fishing activity. These are seasoned, repeat offenders who will not be … shut down these poachers." A successful first season for Operation Icefish The poaching …
Faced with the double crisis of global warming and the decimation of marine wildlife, what does the Obama administration do? Open up the US's Atlantic and Arctic Ocean seafronts to oil and gas drilling, write Ralph Nader & David Helvarg. But this assault on our climate and cetaceans can be stopped, as a 'Sea Party Rebellion' prepares to fight it all the way in forthcoming Presidential elections.
… health and economic well-being of our public seas - while also championing clean energy, … spilling. The upcoming presidential election season will provide another great opportunity …
Countries at the UN have agreed to start formal negotiations on a new 'legally binding instrument' to conserve the biological riches of the high seas that cover 45% of planet Earth, and ensure their sustainable use for the benefit of all mankind.
… to conserve the biological riches of the high seas that cover 45% of planet Earth, and … law on the sustainable use of the high seas and their wildlife. The move could lead … of marine biodiversity in the high seas. Encouraging and historic The decision …
How to campaign for the world's biggest marine protected area in Antarctica's freezing seas? If you're Lewis Pugh, the answer's a simple one: swim there! And before your hands have even recovered from the frostbite, fly off to Moscow to persuade the Kremlin to back the idea. Yannic Rack met the intrepid swimmer in a cosy London pub ...
… protected area in Antarctica's freezing seas? If you're Lewis Pugh, the answer's a … there, more than any other nation. Of the 13 seas around Antarctica, five are named after … the first man to swim all the ancient Seven Seas, from the Mediterranean to the Arabian, …
The Earth faces an imminent crisis caused by runaway Arctic warming. So says climate campaigner John Nissen, who travelled to COP20 in Lima to impress the dangers on delegates - and urge them to emergency action to cool the Arctic before it's too late. Tomás d'Ornellas, editor of Tecnews.pe, met him there ...
The melting Arctic - John Nissen's emergency call to action Tomás d'Ornellas | 15th December 2015 Comment Arctic Climate Change Geo-engineering Unfccc john-nissen-cop20.jpg The Earth faces an …
There's strong public support for protecting marine wildlife, writes Horatio Morpurgo - so why aren't politicians championing the cause? Labour and Tories alike fear to challenge the big fishing companies that have come to believe they own Britain's offshore waters and seabed. Now it's up to use to prove they're wrong.
… To protect our seas, first we must reclaim them from 'Big … a greater age, so the incidence of certain diseases increased. The Lundy NTZ, accordingly, …
Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the time, over 10,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres, write Nick Reid & Patrick Nunn. The narratives tally with the findings of contemporary science, raising the question: what is it about Aborigines and their culture than so accurately transmitted their oral traditions across thousands of generations?
… None tell stories running the other way - of seas falling to expose land. The huge …
Fresh or dried wild seaweed may be on sale in a supermarket near you, writes Fiona Bird. But much better than supporting what may be unsustainable harvesting, gather your own at low tide on rocky shores, picking just enough for your needs. Once a poverty food, seaweed is now a sought after ingredient that expresses the 'fifth taste', umami.
Seaweed on the shore, seaweed in the kitchen Fiona Bird | 26th November 2015 Ethical Living Oceans Food Natural World UK Scotland Ecology dulse on kelp-cut.jpg Fresh or dried wild seaweed may be on …
Scientists warn that burning up the planet's remaining fossil fuel would cause all Antarctic ice to melt and lead to 58m of sea level rise over 10,000 years, writes Tim Radford. But devastating impacts would strike much sooner, with oceans rising by 3m a century for the next millennium.
Let fossil fuels rip for an ice-free Antarctica Tim Radford | 18th September 2015 News Antartica Oceans Climate Change Fossil Fuels Emissions ellsworth-range-antarctica-cut.jpg Scientists warn that …
Three scientific expeditions into the Atlantic ocean will take place this summer, writes outdoor philosopher Kate Rawles. But as well as gathering data about plastic pollution and over-fishing, they will give participants the chance to think deeply about our society, its values, the often false narratives it tells; and our place, as humans, in the natural world.
… And each day, despite the vastness of the seas and after only a brief twenty minute …
A sobering, disturbing yet humorous look at the journey of a holiday resort 50 miles south of Palm Springs from utopia to apocalypse.
Salton Sea: desolation in the desert Manuela Hübner | 1st July 2008 News Salton Sea Tourism USA Sonny Bono DVD Geo-engineering Natural World Pollution Science And Technology Society Waste And …
Rising temperatures are now affecting countries' ability to wage war, writes Richard Galustian, with Britain's new Type 45 destroyers left without power as warm Gulf and Mediterranean seas close down their engines. Will this, finally, force our politicians to understand that climate change is real and dangerous?
… without power as warm Gulf and Mediterranean seas close down their engines. Will this, … Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. Both seas are shallow and therefore absorb more … the great oceans and certainly the world's seas. And rising temperatures are already …
On current trends the world will contain 33 billion tonnes of plastic by 20150, writes Mae Wan Ho, and much of it will litter the oceans, concentrating toxins and damaging marine life throughout the food chain. The alternative is to classify the most toxic plastics as 'hazardous waste', and for all plastics to be reused and recycled in 'closed loop' systems.
… and extensive coastal regions and enclosed seas including the Bay of Bengal, Australian … also occur in closed bays, gulfs and seas surrounded by densely populated … such as cell division and immunity, causing disease or reducing the organisms' ability to …
This year's 'Grind' in the Faroe Islands was as bloody as ever, writes Captain Paul Watson, who witnessed the slaughter of a pod of 22 pilot whales with vicious hooks and long knives. If Denmark wants to be considered a 'civilised' nation, it must stop its aggressive support for the cruel and barbaric tradition.
… It was a beautiful Monday morning; the seas were calm and the skies were blue. …
Climate change shows its true face in extreme events, writes Kerry Emanuel: the storm surge with a 12 inch head start thanks to rising sea levels, propelled by a wind that's 20 mph faster, dropping an extra inch of rain beyond the 'normal' storm. Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Haiyan are sending us a clear message: the world must get ready for bigger and badder, fast.
… of the tropical Atlantic during hurricane season, and that both had been increasing …