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Trumpistas target NOAA’s ocean noise oversight
Tip o’ the hat to longtime partner in crime Ocean Conservation Research for catching this insult to the ears of whales, seals, fish, and crustaceans. As part of its hatchet-wielding rampage through...
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Shipping, conservation expand in the Arctic
The Arctic is one of the last expanses of the world ocean that has escaped the increasing din of shipping traffic over the past fifty years, but this respite may soon be ending. China and Russia are...
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Fishermen blasting “seal bombs” 30,000 times a month off Southern California
They look small, about the size of a “cherry bomb” firecracker. They’re legal, exempt from the Marine Mammal Protection Act thanks to their functional purpose: protecting fishermen’s nets from seals...
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Oysters and scallops: no ears, but they still hate loud ocean noises
A recent line of research ups the ante on how widespread the impacts of human noise in the ocean may be. Oysters appear to suddenly and dramatically close up in response to low frequency noise at...
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More evidence of fish being affected by shipping, energy development noise
A couple of recent studies have added to the increasing evidence that anthropogenic ocean noise can have deleterious effects on fish. As the years go by, it’s becoming clear that it’s not just whales...
View ArticleDon’t get too worked up over Trump’s splashy offshore oil talk
An AEI big-picture commentary Once again, a Presidential announcement about offshore oil development has sent the media and environmental advocates into a spasm of headlines and press releases that...
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Slowdowns could reduce noise impacts of increased Arctic shipping
Several recent studies highlight the heightened risks of increased Arctic shipping, along with some opportunities to minimize the effects of shipping noise on specific Arctic species and populations....
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Court adds new hurdles for BC oil sands pipeline as separate lawsuit calls...
Over the past decade, plans for a big expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline in British Columbia have garnered pushback from ocean advocates. In late 2016, the plan gained its final approval from the...
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Cue the lawyers: NOAA approves five Atlantic seismic surveys
NOAA has issued Incidental Harassment Authorizations to five oil and gas exploration companies, each of which plans to engage in several weeks to several months worth of surveys off the US Atlantic...
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Whale earwax ties 150 years of stress changes to whaling, wars, and climate
A fascinating new study sheds light on changing stress levels in baleen whales over the course of the past 150 years. Earwax from fin, humpback, and blue whales accumulates over their lifetimes, a bit...
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