'Less water flow, mangroves removal pose threat to Indus Delta'
Daily Times KARACHI: The main threats to Indus Delta include reduced freshwater flow, construction of dams and various canals, encroachments, clearing mangroves for agriculture, reduced sediment loads, habitat destruction and pollution, revealed a WWF report. |
SFGate |
Boat gets hung up on breakwall in Oakland-Alameda Estuary
SFGate Six people were rescued from a 51-foot luxury boat Sunday afternoon after it got caught on a breakwall within the Oakland-Alameda Estuary, Coast Guard officials said. Reports of a stuck vessel first came in around 12:30 p.m., said Jake Urrutia ... Yacht Runs Aground On Oakland-Alameda Estuary BreakwallCBS Local Boat freed from barrier in Oakland Estuaryabc7news.com Video: Six rescued from boat stuck in Oakland estuaryKRON4.com KTVU San Francisco all 7 news articles » |
Mangroves are 'highly vulnerable'
Fiji Times MANGROVE forests surrounding the Suva Harbour are highly vulnerable to oil toxicity and potentially any chemical used to clean up an oil spill. This was the comment from WWF-Pacific conservation director Sally Bailey in the aftermath of the sinking of ... |
abc7news.com |
Boat freed from barrier in Oakland Estuary
abc7news.com According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the 40-foot boat named "Gotcha" hit that wall around 8:30 Sunday night. The jetty was submerged at the time. The two people onboard managed to get off the boat safely with the help of the Coast Guard. "Gotcha" is ... |
NBC Bay Area |
Yacht Named 'Gotcha' Stuck on Breakwall in Oakland-Alameda Estuary: Coast Guard
NBC Bay Area Two people in a yacht got stuck on Sunday when their vessel got stuck on a wall in the bay in Oakland, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. (Published 8 minutes ago). Two people in a yacht named "Gotcha" got stuck on Sunday when their vessel got stuck on ... |
CBS Local |
Yacht Runs Aground On Oakland-Alameda Estuary Breakwall
CBS Local OAKLAND (CBS-SF) – A 40-foot yacht teetered on a breakwall at the mouth of the Oakland-Alameda Estuary early Monday after running aground on the structure, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said it got a call about 12:28 p.m. Sunday ... Boat stuck atop barrier in Oakland Estuaryabc7news.com Six rescued from boat stuck in Oakland estuaryKRON4.com all 3 news articles » |
Road in BMCs DP eats up Malad mangroves in three days flat | Mumbai NYOOOZ
NYOOOZ Summary: Just last year, mid-day had exposed how the land mafia had gobbled up a whole acre of mangroves in Evershine Nagar in Malad (W) with rampant dumping of construction debris in the area. They called the police and the BMC, but neither took any ... |
Mid-Day |
Road in BMC's DP eats up Malad mangroves in three days flat
Mid-Day To the layman, this banner might make it seem as if the decision to root out the mangroves is authorised, but, in fact, there is no mention of any clearance from the environment ministry. “BJP workers have put up a misleading banner with the picture of ... and more » |
Mangrove park to be set up in Bhandup
The Asian Age Bhandup will soon be the epicentre of eco-tourism in the city as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up a mangrove park at this eastern suburb. As a part of its 'Smart City' project plans, the BMC will be developing mangrove ... |
Mid-Day |
Banner gives credit to local MP as 1.5 acres of mangroves are wiped out
Mid-Day To the layman, this banner might make it seem as if the decision to root out the mangroves is authorised, but, in fact, there is no mention of any clearance from the environment ministry. “BJP workers have put up a misleading banner with the picture of ... and more » |
Daily News & Analysis |
Yari Road citizens to prepare proposal to save other Andheri mangroves
Daily News & Analysis Highlighting how active citizens can help save mangroves, Thackeray said, "It's good to see that Yari Road citizens did not simply sit and watch mangroves being destroyed in their backyard but raised their voice. It is the duty of every citizen to be ... Uniting to save mangrovesThe Hindu Mangroves in Versova now clear of debrisTimes of India Shanties, debris dumped in Versova mangroves clearedHindustan Times all 4 news articles » |
Hindustan Times |
Uniting to save mangroves
The Hindu Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray along with State Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam on Friday visited the Versova mangroves and water bodies, where encroachments are being removed. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai suburban ... Shanties, debris dumped in Versova mangroves clearedHindustan Times Mangroves in Versova now clear of debrisTimes of India all 3 news articles » |
BBC News |
Plans for new £12bn tidal gateway to link Scotland to Cumbria
Construction News The Solway Estuary Tidal Lagoon Project is the biggest of six tidal projects across the North-west of England that have been proposed by the company. The other planned projects include the Mersey Tidal Gate Way; the Ribble Estuary Gate Way, north of ... Tidal project to link Workington with KirkcudbrightBBC News Tidal energy project to link Cumbria and ScotlandBdaily all 4 news articles » |
Hindustan Times |
Shanties, debris dumped in Versova mangroves cleared
Hindustan Times A week after Yari Road residents' protest, officials from the Mumbai suburban collectorate and civic officers cleared the illegal shanties and debris dumped in the Versova mangroves. State environment minister Ramdas Kadam and Yuva Sena chief Aditya ... Mangroves in Versova now clear of debrisTimes of India all 2 news articles » |
Maritime News (press release) (blog) |
Two general cargo ships collided in Elbe River estuary
Maritime News (press release) (blog) Transcapricorn The general cargo ships Eendracht and Transcapricorn collided in Oster estuary on Elbe River on 5 nautical miles off Cuxhaven, Germany. The both vessel were headed in same direction to Elbe River on crossing routes, but due to violation ... |
Youth activism: Mexican kids save mangroves
Eco Child's Play Young environmentalists in Mexico have permanently suspended the development of a 69-hectare project in Cancún that would have cleared a large chunk of a mangrove forest, Quartz reports. In September, 113 kid activists filed a lawsuit to halt ... |
The Guardian |
Ecuador eco-tour shows positive effects of mangrove replanting in face of El Niño
The Guardian The canoe sliced through the water and along a quiet, narrow tunnel enclosed by mangrove trees. As the craft slid past the spindly tree trunks and roots sticking several feet out of the water, tour guides pointed out ibis, herons and small red crabs ... |
Bega District News |
Tri-Estuary Challenge concept hooks 'em in
Bega District News CHAMPIONS: The happy winners and runners-up of the Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club Tri-Estuary Challenge. Picture: Melanie Leach. THE Merimbula Fishing Club's Tri-Estuary fishing competition held last weekend was a huge success with ... and more » |
Bega District News |
bega – Tri-Estuary Challenge is hailed as a success
Bega District News THE Merimbula Fishing Club's Tri-Estuary fishing competition held last weekend was a huge success with over 100 entries. The new concept of a photo on a brag mat with the fish to be judged by length instead of weight was very well received. The anglers ... and more » |
Wetlands at risk: group
Hawke's Bay Today "Rising sea levels over the next 50 years could see Ahuriri estuary wetlands permanently inundated with seawater," said Ms Geary. "Depriving many threatened shorebirds and waders, like the NZ dotterel and bar-tailed godwit, of essential feeding habitat ... |
The Historic July 2015 Verdict in the ‘Fer Mary’ Case Has Been Upheld
Galapagos shark. Photo: Sea Shepherd/Nicolas VeraEarlier this month, on November 6, 2015, an appeal hearing took place in the notorious Fer Mary case.
This case dates back to 2011 , when the Ecuadorian Navy and rangers of the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) apprehended the industrial longline-fishing vessel, Fer Mary, some 20 nautical miles inside the protected GMR. A staggering 357 sharks were found onboard this Ecuadorian vessel.
In July 2015, an Ecuadorian Penal Tribunal found the captain and crew of the fishing vessel guilty of poaching sharks in Galapagos, a protected area and a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site. It was the first judicial conviction of its kind in 17 years, since the taking effect of legislation adopted to protect the Galapagos archipelago. The captain and crew filed their appeal in August.
According to the website of the National Judicial Authority of Ecuador, upon appeal the case was re-examined and it was determined that both the infraction and the responsibility of the defendants had been duly proven at trial. Hence, on November 6, 2015, the Appeal Chamber unanimously denied the appeal and subsequently confirmed the guilty verdict and prison sentences of two years for the captain, and one year for the crew. The verdict also ordered the destruction of the Fer Mary, which has already occurred.
A staggering 357 sharks were found aboard the Fer Mary. Photo: Sea Shepherd/Tim WattersAccording to the law, the appeal decision may yet be challenged through an extraordinary judicial recourse at the Supreme Court of Justice. Nevertheless, this outcome is an important step in concluding the second phase of litigation.
Sea Shepherd congratulates the Prosecutors Office of Ecuador and the Galapagos National Park for their efforts that have reached this historic verdict and granted justice to the sharks. Sea Shepherd also salutes the civil society of Galapagos and the local community for their long-standing and valid concerns in this important case.
A pod of pilot whales driven into the infamous killing cove on Nov. 19 (Japan time) was traumatized and held without food or shelter for three days: one was later taken captive, the remainder were killed or dumped at sea.
Blood is visible on a killer's gloves as he looks down at the pod. Photo: Sea ShepherdSea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Cove Guardian volunteers have captured extremely disturbing video of the horrific tethering and drowning of a pilot whale by hunters in Taiji’s infamous cove and the organization’s supporters are reacting with outrage on social media. The graphically violent video, which thus far has been viewed more than 250,000 times, can be seen below.
The pilot whale was among an estimated 69-74 members of a large pod driven into the cove on Nov. 19 (Japan time). Following the long and stressful drive to the shallow waters – during which time the pilot whales fought for their freedom and were at first split into two separate groups as they tried in vain to escape the hunting boats – the pod was to face three days confined in the cove without food or shelter. After each grueling day, Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians remained at the cove, monitoring the pilot whales throughout the night. On Nov. 20 (Japan time), the violent captive selection and slaughter process began, as the protective matriarch of the pod was tied up to keep her from interfering with the brutal killing of her family. After three hours, 11 pilot whales had been slaughtered and one captive was forcibly dragged under the tarps for captive selection and later taken to the Taiji Harbor pens.
After staying huddled close together through the night, the pod faced continuing horror on Nov. 21 (Japan time), when over the course of four hours, 21 more pilot whales were killed. One whale is seen and heard by Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians crying out loudly as it swims through the water that had turned red with the blood of its family, but these pleas were ignored by the ruthless hunters, who continued the prolonged torture of these highly intelligent and social cetaceans once again the following day.
Pilot whales become trapped in the nets.
Photo: Sea ShepherdOn the morning of Nov. 22 (Japan time), Sea Shepherd witnessed bodies of several pilot whales floating along the nets that lined the cove, as at least five pod members had apparently succumbed overnight to the violence and the trauma of witnessing the brutal deaths of their family, and drowned. Still, the hunters continued their torturous deeds and exceeded their own brutality of the previous two days. One pilot whale – who appeared to have already been “pithed” by the hunters (stabbed by inserting a metal rod through the spinal cord, just behind the blowhole), visibly bleeding and barely able to stay above the water’s surface – somehow managed to briefly break away from under the tarps and tried to find a way out by the rocks alongside the cove, but was dragged through the water and back to the boats by a heartless hunter in a wetsuit. The video captured by Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians reveals the horrific actions of the hunters and the heartbreaking desperation of the dying pilot whale, who was tied by its flukes to the side of one of the hunting vessels and mercilessly left to drown, further dispelling the myth that Taiji’s hunters want the public to believe that the killing of these animals is quick and humane.
The bodies of two pilot whales are tethered to a skiff. Photo: Sea Shepherd14 pilot whales were killed on the final day of Nov. 22, 46 members of the pod in total. One pilot whale was taken captive, and the remaining members of the shattered family were transported back out to sea in slings. These small whales, likely juveniles, were abandoned at sea by the hunters because they would not produce much meat. Though they are left with little chance of survival on their own, they will not be counted in this season’s self-imposed quota which allows for a total of 1,873 cetaceans (including 101 short-finned pilot whales) to be slaughtered or captured.
Sea Shepherd’s supporters are calling upon U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the United Nations, the Convention on Migratory Species and other officials and regulatory bodies in regular contact with Japan to intervene to bring sanctions against the nation for allowing this extreme cruelty to continue.
“Short-finned pilot whales are listed as ‘data deficient’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. There is simply not enough information known about their remaining wild populations. Migrating dolphins and whales are not infinite ‘resources;’ they are living and vital parts of the ocean eco-system that the nations and government agencies of the world must take action to protect before it is too late. As Taiji continues to ruthlessly wipe out entire pods – multiple generations at a time – of wild migratory pilot whales from the sea, they may very well be driving pilot whales to extinction,” said Sea Shepherd Founder, Captain Paul Watson.
I am in dna of India |
Versova mangroves: Environment Minister calls for a meeting
I am in dna of India Following a protest and the Yuva Sena chief, Aaditya Thackeray's visit, Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam has called for a meeting to avoid further damage to the mangroves by dumping debris. On 23rd the BMC sprang into action and started clearing the ... Citizens say battle far from over even as shanties removed from Yari Road ...Daily News & Analysis all 2 news articles » |
Kannur likely to get mangrove research centre
Times of India Inaugurating 'Mission Mangroves Kannur', a project to conserve the mangroves in the district, at Vellikkeel near Thaliparamba on Tuesday, he also released a detailed survey report which identified 1,873 acres of land with mangroves, and also kick ... Mangrove research centre in the pipeline, says ThiruvanchoorThe Hindu all 3 news articles » |
Daily News & Analysis |
Citizens say battle far from over even as shanties removed from Yari Road ...
Daily News & Analysis Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cleared a majority of shanties that had encroached upon the mangroves of Yari Road, the area's citizens group has decided to remain vigilant as well as carry out a detailed audit report once the ... and more » |
