Whale shark viewing at Oslob, a popular tourism site in the Philippines, is facilitated by hand-feeding the animals with shrimp. The long-term impacts of this provisioning are not well understood. Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic In the Philippines, whale shark tourism is a booming business. But questions have arisen about how this activity could …
Environmental authorities in Mexico say they have denied permits for a proposed hotel near one of Mexico’s most important sea turtle nesting beaches on the Caribbean. The 520-room hotel project would have erected 23 buildings and an artificial lake on property just inland from the Xcacel beach, north of the resort of Tulum. The federal …
The HEPCA (Hurghada Environmental Protection & Conservation Association) NGO warned on Sunday that coral reefs in Hurghada, Red Sea are in serious danger as a result of fishing with explosives and throwing waste in the sea, according to a recent statement. The statement added that coral reefs are some of the richest natural habitats provide …
Sesan Olufowobi A manatee, popularly known as sea cow, has been found in a riverine community in the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Olayiwole Onasanya, said immediately the ministry got the information, the state government moved to rescue the huge aquatic herbivorous mammal before residents …
Only two years ago Australia’s Great Barrier Reef experienced a mass coral bleaching event that left the largest living structure in the world forever changed. Scientists discovered the events caused the collapse of the ecosystem for 29 percent of the 3,863 reefs in the giant coral reef system. Thanks to a milder 2017-2018 summer, Tourism …
Scientists have drawn a link between the amount of plastic a sea turtle consumes and its likelihood of death, with an estimated half of all sea turtles having plastic in their gut, according to CSIRO researchers. The CSIRO said it was previously unclear how much plastic could kill sea turtles and whether they could ingest …
Illustration: A whale shark approaching the surface. (Shutterstock/Andrea Izzotti) Few may have been aware that Aug. 30 was International Whale Shark Day, a day dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the largest fish in the world. The shark can grow up to 18 meters long and weigh as much as 20.6 tons, about the …
Scientists have found that some algae that associate with corals are much more diverse and much older than previously thought. The origin of certain algae occurred at around the same time corals began building reefs on a grand scale around the world, the researchers showed. The diversity of these algae could boost corals’ …
More than 100 manatees have died this year from exposure to the toxic red tide that shows no sign of abating. Two research institutions got a federal grant to study how to improve treatment of the sea mammals, which moved from the endangered to threatened species list two years ago. Scientists are looking for …
