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As Oregon Bans Shark Fins, Will California Follow?

1:00 pm in animals, Business & Politics, conservation, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark fin photo Photo by Willy Volk via Flickr CC (and our TreeHugger Flickr Pool) Oregon's Governor John Kitzhaber signed bill HB 2838 last Thursday, appropriately during Shark Week, which bans the sale, trade and possession of shark fins. It follows Hawaii and Washington to hammer down on the shark fin trade, and helps with the federal government's legislation on shark finning in US waters. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Stranded Newborn Whale Calf Rescued in Australia

12:40 am in australia, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

whale calf rescued photo Photo: NOAA Photo Library / cc When a newborn humpback whale calf washed ashore on a beach in Australia's Gold Coast early Monday morning, officials knew that time was of the essence to save the animal, and rescuers did not disappoint. Experts believe the infant whale, estimated to be just two weeks old, became stranded after losing contact with its mother. For hours, dozens of volunteers, and thousands of onlookers, flocked to the beach as rescuers raced to return the whale calf to sea -- and thanks to their efforts, the 1500kg...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week: Interesting Facts About Sharks!

3:35 pm in animals, oceans, Science & Technology, shark week by TreeHugger

sharks-photos Photo: Wikipedia, CC 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜^〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 With Discovery's Shark Week almost over, now is a good time to look back on some of what we've learned this week, and to learn a few facts about these magnificent ocean predators. (Yes, those little waves when a triangle above are supposed to be water and a shark fin. ASCII art at its finest!)...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Isla Holbox, Where Whale Sharks Dominate (Video)

1:13 pm in animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

The word "dominate" is an odd word to use with whale sharks, one of the gentle giants of the sea. But in sheer numbers and size, Isla Holbox is certainly overrun (in a good way) with the massive fish. This video, narrated by oceanographer and one of our favorite conservationists, highlights the beauty of the whale shark as hundreds gather to feed on plankton off Isla Holbox. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Offshore Wind Farms Create A New Type Of Marine Habitat – Some Species Benefit, Others Don’t

11:15 am in alternative energy, ecology, oceans, renewable energy, wind power by TreeHugger

via internet science tech A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds little negative impact on the marine ecosystem--some species benefit from the wind farm, some lose out, and some are unaffected. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary Slated in Micronesia, Equal to 2/3 Size of US

11:15 am in activism, animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

sharks photo Photo by Shane Gross Great news coming on the tail end of Shark Week -- the world's largest shark sanctuary so far is in the works in Micronesia. It will cover over 2 million square miles in the western Pacific which is equal to about two-thirds the land area of the US! ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Great Shark Week Photos from Our Flickr Pool

10:16 am in animals, artists, arts, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

sharks photo Photo by Willy Volk In honor of Shark Week, we put a call out for you to share your photos of sharks in TreeHuggers Flickr Pool. Readers answered the call -- check out some gorgeous photos of sharks from the photo group. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hundreds Gather For the Release of a ‘Miracle Turtle’

11:53 pm in endangered species, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

green-sea-turtle.jpg Photo: motleypixel / cc Today, nearly a thousand onlookers gathered along the shore in Juno Beach, Florida, craning for a peek of single sea turtle wading out to sea -- using words like 'miracle' to describe the animal's release. Last year, the turtle was discovered on a sandbar clinging to life after its body was split by the propellers of boats. It might have seemed futile to try and save the animal, but a team of veterinarians did anyways -- and now, after a hard-fought recovery, the sea turtle is heading home with a patched shell a...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Humpback Whales Go On a People-Watching Tour (Video)

3:51 pm in animals, audio video, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

Once in a while, I like to post videos of pictures of various living things, not because they are particularly threatened, but rather because they are beautiful and remind us why we are treehuggers in the first place. E.O Wilson's concept of biophilia can use some help once in a while, because most of us aren't very exposed to the wonders of this world. For example, let's take a second to consider our distant cousin, the humpback whale. This sometimes playful 80,000lbs mammal who's population had decline by over 90% back when whaling was at its peak is now reconquering the ocean. And once in a while, a few humpback whales take a holiday and go on a peopl...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week: An Explanation of Shark Finning

10:30 am in animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, shark week, Take Action, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark photo Photo by Karendalzeil via Flickr CC Shark finning is a brutal practice. A shark is caught, its fins are cut off, and the still-living shark is tossed back overboard to drown or bleed to death. The wasteful, inhumane practice is done to satisfy a demand for shark fins used primarily for soup but also for traditional Chinese medicine. The fins can catch a handsome price on the market; the meat on the other hand is far less valuable, so fishermen toss it overboard to save space for more fins. Between being caugh...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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