AvatarSuzy Walker-ToyeClimate scientists have warned us of coral bleaching for years. It's hereverified_publisherThe Guardian - John AbrahamJohn Abraham: Coral bleaching is becoming an increasingly frequent and severe problem in a hotter world
AvatarSuzy Walker-ToyeOceans Will Have More Plastic Than Fish By 2050, Study SaysTIME - Melissa ChanThe world’s oceans will be filled with more plastic mass than fish mass by 2050, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday. The use of plastics has increased by 20 times in the past 50 years and is expected to double again in the next 20 years, the international organization said in a new study. The …
AvatarSuzy Walker-ToyeTides Are Turning for the Shark Fishermen of Indonesia and IndiaTIME - Yenni KwokA group of divers descends 14 to 16 m from the surface of the turquoise ocean off Raja Ampat, a marine sanctuary for sharks and manta rays in West Papua, Indonesia and a favorite tourist destination. They see a shark at the bottom. It is dead and finless. “I never thought I would see finned shark in …
AvatarSuzy Walker-ToyeThis Squid Could Help Humans Repel Dangerous Flesh-Eating Bacteriaverified_publisherGizmodo - Esther Inglis-ArkellThe bobtail squid stays alive because it attracts and keeps a specific kind of bacteria. Scientists still don’t know exactly how it does this, but …
AvatarSuzy Walker-ToyeFish Feel Pain: Let's Get Over it and Do Something About Itpsychologytoday.com - Marc Bekoff Ph.D.A recent set of essays in the new journal Animal Sentience is a must read "I have argued that there is as much evidence that fish feel pain and suffer …
AvatarSuzy Walker-ToyeSea snake thought to be extinct 'rediscovered' in Western Australiaverified_publisher Australia NewsA species of sea snake thought to be extinct has been rediscovered off the Western Australian coast. A wildlife officer spotted two courting short-nosed sea snakes while patrolling in Ningaloo marine park on the state’s mid-north coast. Sightings of the species of snake were last recorded at Ashmore …