By sampling wastewater from domestic washing machines containing synthetic clothes and blankets, they found that a single item shed as many as 1,900 fibers per wash, all of which could potentially end up in the ocean.
Conservation
It’s been a good year for shark and ray conservation, and the latest victory in the fight was realized on November 9th through the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
The Paddle Out For Sharks proves that statement to be true, showing how a grassroots protest in reaction to a single tragedy can grow into an international movement.
Respecting the ocean is a huge part of being a responsible diver, as is the understanding that we are privileged visitors to the underwater world and should conduct ourselves accordingly.
Using transects at intervals around the bay, we hope to gain a detailed picture of the numbers and range of these elusive species in order to build a case for improved protection of their habitat.
For those very few animals spared for captivity — a life sentence without the option of parole — their fate is uncertain. For every one dolphin alive in captivity, there are 10 dead dolphins that were unable to acclimate to a life of imprisonment.
As divers, many of us are looking for ways to contribute to conservation of the ocean and its residents. At the PMMC, there are several ways that you can help.
Dutch fashion brand launches clothing line made from reclaimed ocean plastic
On September 30th, the Indonesian government announced a series of arrests made between August 22nd and September 26th after the perpetrators in question were caught illegally trading in manta parts.
A supposedly responsible dolphin tour turns out to be a worst-case scenario for anyone who cares about marine animals.
In February, a pod of nine orcas stranded on the shores of New Zealand’s South Island.
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Recently, while leading a dive off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, I had my first encounter with the unethical and destructive practice of dynamite fishing.
That water covers over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, mostly within our oceans, is pretty commonly known.
Decades-long commercial overfishing of our oceans has led to a major imbalance in the ocean ecosystem, beginning with sharks, the ocean’s apex predators.
A teacher asks her class, “What do all extinct animals have in common?” A student replies, “They’re delicious!” (Johnny Heart, “B.C.” comic strip)
The Western Australia shark culling initiative has begun, despite protests from both experts and environmentalists