Around this time of year, waters off Canada’s west coast turn a milky turquoise as thousands of male herring release their milt into the sea. The swirls of bright blue can be seen from space, and a new scientific endeavor by the SPECTRAL Remote Sensing Laboratory at the University of Victoria in British Columbia is
using high-tech drones and satellites to monitor the spawn, which is vital to West Coast wildlife. (
Canada’s National Observer)
While using satellites to watch herring spawn was intentional in Canada, a
serendipitous satellite spotted a vast herring spawn off the coast of Scotland. Local people believe herring historically spawned in the area before being wiped out by overfishing in the 1960s and ’70s. (BBC)
Time is of the essence as marine scientists and members of the Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations race to
save an orphaned killer whale calf off the coast of north Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The whale’s mother died after beaching herself while hunting, and the rescue team is working to coax the calf out of a small tidal lagoon in hopes of reuniting it with its pod. (
Times Colonist)
Two more
beluga whales have died at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario. In a statement, Marineland said the whales died from torsion, or abnormal twisting of the stomach. The deaths are the latest in a slew of tragedies at the marine park: 16 belugas and one killer whale have died since 2019. (CBC)
The Spermonde Archipelago off the coast of Indonesia was home to some of the most vibrant coral reefs in the world until blast fishing laid wonder to waste. In an effort to restore the reefs, the Mars Coral Reef Restoration Program created the reef star: a six-legged steel spider coated in sand, which serves as scaffolding for growing reef fragments. A new study shows it can help
reefs rebuild within just a few years. (Grist)
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maybe
too late
i say
mind you,warmogers etc
maybe ...... ...
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