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Surprise, Surprise.. China Oil Spill “Worse than Thought”
It comes as no surprise that the oil spill, which was labelled, “minor” has now been elevated to “worse than thought”. These oil companies like to think they have things under control, but nine times out of ten, they don’t.
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Ancient Monkey Bones Dredged Up from the Sea
Scientists and other researchers have examined some ancient fossils which were identified as the remains of a rather small monkey which is extinct.
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Fishing Experts Claim: Shark Numbers Could Increase Drastically!
It has been warned (By people in the sea food industry) that if a federal fishing ban along the east coast of Australia gets approved, then the sharks will go up in number exponentially, and the price of seafood will more than double.
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Hundreds Of Dead Penguins in… Brazil??
This is kind of weird… Apparently there are hundreds of dead penguins, who look like they’ve starved to death, are washing up on the beaches of Brazil of all places. This is very worrying for scientists on many levels, however the main focal point is just what is causing then to perish.
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Jumping Whale Lands on Top of Yacht!
Well, this is interesting.. A whale which was showing off its moves in Table Bay, jumped up out of the water “Free Willy” style, and what happens? The whale lands on top of a sailboat.
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Largest Blue Catfis Ever Caught – 130 Pounder Reeled in in the Missouri River!
What may be the world’s largest catfish was reeled in by Greg Bernal, from Florissant, and Janet Momphard, of St Charles.
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That’s Mr. Leopard Frog Plec to You!
The plec, commonly known as the L134 or leopard frog plec, does no longer need to go around with its head bowed… It now has a proper scientific name! The name was given by Brazillian icthyologists.
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China New Proud Owner of BP-like Spill?
The efforts to clean up continue after two pipelines ruptured in Dalian, sending forth in the neighborhood of 11,000 barrels of oil into the Yellow Sea. The environmentalists are still trying to figure out just exactly how this happened, and what damage the fisheries and beaches have sustained in the incident.
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Sea Hares Sport Custom Ink!
It has been discovered that ink which is squirted out by sea hares makes them less appetizing to other predators. This discovery was published by researchers at the Georgia State University.
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A Rare Shark to Become Stud In Minnesota
A rare shark, a shark-ray, has traveled an astonishing 6,000 miles to end up at the Underwater Adventures which is located in the Mall of America. The purpose of its visit? Well this has to be a first in history.. It has traveled all this way to be a “stud”.
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Bearded Goby Helps to Salvage a Dead Ocean Zone
Researchers have found a “super fish” which is actually able to not only survive, but thrive in a previously thought uninhabitable region off of Africa’s south-west coast, which also happens to be infested by jellyfish.
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The Risk of Fish Species Contamination Increases Based on Population Density
A paper has recently been published by Gordon Copp, Lorenzo Vilizzi, and Rodolphe Gozlan in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems which eludes to the fact that the higher the population density in England, the more likely the natural ecosystems can be tainted with pet fish.
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Baltic Wreck Turns Out 230 Year Old Champagne!
Divers have recently uncovered what might just be the world’s oldest champagne (which hasn’t turned to vinegar) in a shipwreck off the Baltic Sea. They celebrated by popping open a bottle even before they made it back to dry land.
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Research Reveals that Old Theory of Phytoplankton Growth Wrong
A recent study has revealed that the previously accepted theor of how and phytoplankton appear in the worlds’ oceans is in fact not correct.
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Fishermen Reel In Rare Catch, “Could be last of its kind”
Fishermen have managed to reel in an edangered species of shark off Plymouth and experts are saying that it could be the very last of its kind swimming about the UK waterways. It very well might be. The angel shark is classified as a “critically endangered” species, and has been believed to be extinct in…
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Giant bluefin Tuna sold in Japan
A whale of a tuna was reeled in off Japan, and turned quite a few heads at a fish market in Tokyo on Friday. This was the largest recorded tuna reeled in since 1986, weighing in at 445 kilograms (981 pounds), and sold for 3.2 million yen ($36,700).
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Red Sea Might Just Turn into DEAD Sea!
A recent study has found that Global Warming is slowing the growth of Coral in the Red Sea, and all growth could stop by the year 2070.
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“Living Fossils” Give Clues To Deep Sea Life On Aussie Reef
St. Lucia, Queensland – Some researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute have been utilizing high-tech gadgets to document creatures at depths which would seem impossible.
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Record Breaking Goldfish, Biggest Ever Caught in Britain!
Goldfish – Not the one in story. Nick Richards, a 16 year old fishing enthusiast from the UK, reeled in a whopper of a goldfish from a lake in Poole. The fish weighs an astounding 5 lbs, which is only 2 lbs less than the world record for goldfish. By all accounts it appears to…
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Case Closed on Salmon Mystery Disease
There was a lot of mystery surrounding a disease which was rampaging through European Salmon farms, a disease which was wasting their hearts and muscles. Finally, through the use of Genome sleuthing, the mystery has been solved.
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“Nay” to the regulation of shark fishing from the shoreline
Indian River County – The recent proposal to regulate shark fishing from the shore, may be at an impasse.
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Time to Move to Plan B For Asian Carp: FRY’EM!
The latest plan of action for getting rid of the Asian Carp (a very invasive species that could potentially throw the entire Great Lakes Ecosystem out of whack), comes from Governor Pat Quinn who wants to sell them to China.
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“Nesski” the Naughty Sea Monster?
Nessie’s Russian cousin, “Nesski” seems to be misbehaving in a rather morbid way. It seems to have acquired the taste for fishermen!
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Paul the Octopus Hanging up His Tentacles, Spain Wants to Send Him to Pasture
I’m sure you have all heard about the amazing abilities of Paul the Octopus. He had the uncanny ability to accurately predict the outcome of the outcomes of the games of the world cup.. Well, now he can hang up his tentacles and sit back in his tank in Oberhausen, however, a village in Spain…
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BP Delays Tests of Stopping Oil Spill, Awaits U.S. Approval
BP has put a hold on testing its most recent plan to plug up the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. This comes after the Obama administration has ordered a halt until more facts are verified.
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BP Making Progress On its Plans to Top Off The Cap on Its Mess in the Gulf!
BP has reported that it is quite happy with the early progress it has made to install a brand spanking new containment cap on the faulty well in the Gulf Of Mexico on Sunday, as the oil flow seems to have temporarily let up.
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Whale Meat Becoming Quite the Dining Delight!
If you have your tongue set on eating some whale meat tonight, you may consider heading off to Ulsan. There has been a sharp increase in the number of local restaurants in this major city over the past year, they now tally over 100, the city government reported this past Sunday.
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Divers Beware!! Lionfish Invasion in Miami’s Inshore Waters!!
It appears that Lionfish are soon going to be a very common thing in the shallower waters off the coast of Miami. A young Lionfish was captured just off of the Key Biscayne beach this past Saturday, it is only one of five of this invasive species spotted within the last few weeks.
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Nessie Makes Debut in the US? Or is it Just a Giant Carp??
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the serene Lakeside Park, most specifically the exciting developments in its pond. This isn’t the kind of location where you would expect to find a lot of excitement, as it is quite tranquil and many people go there to get away from the stress of the day.
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Who Needs Men ?!
Now this is an interesting development! Two female zebra sharks, located at the Vinpearland Park Nha Trang, laid eggs without the need for male sharks! After a long wait of 5 months of incubating the eggs, the very first unisex baby shark was born!
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Dolphins Being Killed for Bait in the Amazon River!
The bright pink dolphins of the Amazon River as very docile, and gentle creatures. This unfortunately makes them easy pickings for the people who trap them using harpoons and nets, as they will simply nose up beside the fishing boats to say hello.
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Crikey! Alligator Snapping Turtle Caught in England!
A fisherman, Steve Bellion aged 23, was out at Earlswood Resevoir angling for carp when he caught a little more than he bargained for. He managed to reel in a 57 lb (27 kg) reptile!
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Call to Arms: Campaign Started to Help Eradicate Invasive Clams in Lake Tahoe!
A call to arms was issued Friday, and was answered by scientists as well as federal, state and regional volunteers to help stamp out an invasive species of clams which are threatening to slime one of the most pristine lakes in the world.
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Deep Sea Squid a Super Stud?
The sea holds many mysteries for us, one of which was the mating habits of the deep sea squid. This mystery has now been unraveled, as scientists have discovered a male squid with a humongous elongated penis.
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Florida’s oil-eating microbes.. Voracious Appetite? Or Not?
Tallahassee, Florida – Scientists are sitting on the edge of their seats, and they have their fingers crossed that the natural oil-eating bacteria being used off the Gulf of Mexico’s Coast have voracious appetites.
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Amidst Oil Spill.. New Creature Emerges in Gulf.. Batfish!
This is an absolutely amazing development.. Even though the Gulf of Mexico is in turmoil, what with the BP oil spill gumming up the works, it appears that life does go on, as scientists revealed on Thursday that a new species of pancake batfish have been discovered there.
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Lionfish Making Debut on Menus Nationwide
Steps are finally being taken to help get rid of the invasive lionfish, but not the steps that you would think. TCI restaurants are going to be putting lionfish on their menus, to help cull them from the TCI waters.
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Fishery Police Suspected of Misusing Fines Collected
BOSTON – The fishery police underwent an audit recently to see how they were using the federal fines they collected. It has been discovered that the fines collected from fisherman were spent on things such as cars for managers, and a week long training seminars in Norway.
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ORA Finally Releases Spotted Mandarins
ORA has finally announced the initial release of it’s first batch of 100% cultivated Spotted Mandarins (Synchiropus picturatus). Their biologists have been working around the clock in developing the methods to raise this remarkable fish.
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BP Not Living Up To Promises: BP Only Cleaning up 1% of Oil Promised!
On March 24th 2010, BP went in front of congress and made the promise to federal regulators that it had the ability to clean up its mess. One of the promises made was that they were able to clean up and collect “491,721 barrels of oil each day in the event of major spill. But…
