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India recognizes dolphins as human rights
Oceanography

India recognizes dolphins as human rights

The Indian Ministry of Environment and Forestry has asked states to ban dolphin parks and ban the use of dolphin species for recreational purposes.

December 17, 2018
Pacific Ocean at risk of depleting tuna resources
Oceanography

Pacific Ocean at risk of depleting tuna resources

Speaking at the conference, experts emphasized that some tuna species are being exhausted, and urging governments to take action to preserve not only tuna sources but al…

December 17, 2018
Trace the leather turtle by satellite
Oceanography

Trace the leather turtle by satellite

Using satellites to track journeys and traces of leather turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) is a new discovery promising to effectively support the conservation of rare turt…

December 17, 2018
Heartbreaking image of the death of blue whale
Oceanography

Heartbreaking image of the death of blue whale

The picture shows the scary wound of the blue whale, because its tail seems to be torn apart. This whale was injured swimming lost in the shipping lanes of container shi…

December 17, 2018
Antarctic fish stocks are showing signs of decline
Oceanography

Antarctic fish stocks are showing signs of decline

The Union of Environmental Organizations has issued a statement calling for protection of the marine environment in the Ross Sea in Antarctica to prevent the development…

December 17, 2018
IUCN: Endangered sharks!
Oceanography

IUCN: Endangered sharks!

World conservation experts on February 22 warn: the threat to marine shark species is more serious than humans mistakenly believe and without protection measures, animals

December 17, 2018
Detecting underground coral reefs off Phang Nga
Oceanography

Detecting underground coral reefs off Phang Nga

The Marine and Coastal Conservation Group of the International Fund for Nature Protection (WWF) has discovered more than 30 types of hard corals about 5 kilometers from…

December 17, 2018
Half of the world's atolls may disappear
Oceanography

Half of the world's atolls may disappear

An environmental protection organization warns that half of the world's atolls may disappear within 40 years. The World Organization for the Protection of the World has…

December 17, 2018