Pummeled by rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and increasing ocean acidity, headlines tell of climate change giving the ocean another punch. âA crucial system of ocean currents is faltering.â âA critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change.â âClimate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse.â Yet, as…
Please write a personal thank you note to the President in the comment section below. Please include your town and state, so the President will see that saving this ocean realm is more than of local interest. Top Ten Comments Calling for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Marine Monument, a wondrous Atlantic Ocean 4,900…
The Scottish Fishermenâs Federation (SFF) has stepped up in support of a proposal for a âdemonstration and researchâ Marine Protected Area around Fair Isle. Meaningful engagement with stakeholders had played a key role in SFFâs decision to support the initiative. Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the SFF, said: âWe recognize the vast amount of effort…
George W. Bush forever protected Pacific Ocean seamounts by proclamation creating the Northern Hawaii Island National Marine Monument. Now the rare earth elements and high-tech metal mining-eye of Mordor is turning to seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.  The four pristine seamounts are named Bear, Physalia, Mytilus, and…
The newspaper was handed to me over a plate of fish and chips with loose peas at the Coffee Pot in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. âDredging row turns bitter as ban âbrokenââ was the headline of The Press and Journal.[1] The âbitter rowâ had broken out about a week earlier and turned more bitter…
