Underwater Animals News Archive
Illegal South African abalone dealer sentenced to 10 months in prison; 4th time charged in nine years
source: www.theage.com.au
US Navy SONAR suspected as half-dozen porpoises wash up on Washington state shoreline
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
130 South African penguins found covered in oil; passing ship dumping 'slop tank' oil suspected
source: www.iol.co.za
Scientists find 'big red,' new jellyfish species, deep in Monterey Canyon; 'it's very large, it's a predator'
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Tama-chan Resurfaces with a Fish Hook In Its Eye; Japanese Debate: To Treat or Not to Treatsource: news.bbc.co.uk
Seal pups recognize their mother's voice within days of birth
source: www.eurekalert.org
Experts: 'Impossible to catch Andre'; Scottish seal eludes nets again
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Die Another Day: 'Andre' the Seal Outwits Rescuers and Anglers--Again; 'He Has Us Stumped'
source: news.bbc.co.uk
51-yr-old albatross breaks North American age record; 'It was a surprise'source: news.nationalgeographic.com
South Africa town angered as aquarium captures its beloved stingray; 'We love the thing, man. It's like a pet'
source: www.iol.co.za
Two men, charter company charged with shooting California sea lion with arrow; 'most egregious marine mammal violation I've ever investigated'source: sfgate.com
Malaysian smuggling ring exposed as six tons of turtles are seized at airport in Vietnam
source: www.iol.co.za
Seven-yr-old Aussie Boy Dies From Box Jellyfish Sting
source: www.theage.com.au
San Diego's Bid to Share the Sea with Seals Fails; Man Clawed
source: www.thesandiegochannel.com
Trawler 'pingers' proposed to lessen 'gruesome' dolphin and porpoise deaths off Britain's coast
source: politics.guardian.co.uk
Europe's eel population slowly slithering away; 'the causes are unclear'
source: www.iol.co.za
Darkening Florida coastline brightens sea turtle's future
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
French trawler's nets threatening to wipe out Atlantic dolphins; rotting carcasses on Britain's beaches
source: news.bbc.co.uk
China's Taste For Turtle Fuels Asian Crisis; 'Ecological Domino Effect'
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Study: Inbred Sea Lions More Prone to Disease and Early Death
source: www.planetark.org
German zoo octopus learns to twist open jar of shrimp after watching handlers
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Conservationists: Prawn Fishermen 'Plundering the seas'; 150,000 Dead Sea Turtles a Year
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Abalone poaches are putting South Africa's Dyer Island in dire straits
source: www.iol.co.za
South Africa giant leatherback turtle with $5,000 satellite transponder goes missing
source: www.iol.co.za
Cambodian Conservationists: Rare Mekong Delta Dolphins Facing Extinction
source: www.iol.co.za
'Walnut-Size' Octopus Seen Alive for the First Time
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
South African Woman Fishing is Caught, Killed by Hippo; 'Biggest killer of humans' in Africa
source: www.iol.co.za
Sea lion shot by arrow returned to ocean; fishermen suspected in increasing violence
source: www.sfgate.com
Canada agrees to kill 975,000 seals over the next three years; vows to ensure spring hunt is 'humane'
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Aussie scientist discover new irukandji jellyfish with super stingers
source: us.cnn.com
Aussie Doctor Finds Miracle Breakthrough In Treatment of Deadly Irukandji Jellyfish Stings: Magnesium
source: news.bbc.co.uk
A Seal In Every Port: Elephant Seals Found to Travel Thousands of Kilometers in Search of Multiple Mates
source: news.bbc.co.uk
10-lb alien eel found on Maui; native of Indo-Pacific region and South Africasource: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
UK dolphin slaughter hits new heights; trawler killer nets to blame
source: www.observer.co.uk
Underwater Robot Tracking Elusive Jellyfish
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Amazing South African penguin remembers the last time he was a victim of an oil spill
source: www.iol.co.za
Greenpeace Sets Sail to Protect UK Dolphins from Fishing Trawlers; 'It Is Reprehensible'
date added: 2004-01-26 source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK dolphin deaths investigated; 'broken beaks, torn flippers, bruising and lacerations'date added: 2004-01-23 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Tanzanian Fishermen Land a Rare Dugong; 'Most Endangered Mammal in Africa'date added: 2004-01-23 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientist: Iron is Key Ingredient in Mussel 'Glue'
date added: 2004-01-15 source: www.planetark.com
Scientists Puzzled over Dolphin Mystery: What's Killing Firstborn Calves?
date added: 2004-01-11 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Study: Aussie Seals Eating More Fish Than Humans; 'It Highlights How Little We Know About These Things'
date added: 2004-01-07 source: www.smh.com.au
Fury as South Africa Dealer Snags 240 Wild Penguins; 'We Are Amazed and Dumbfounded'date added: 2004-01-06 source: www.guardian.co.uk
Aussie scientists link newly discovered jellyfish to 'irukandji syndrome'
date added: 2003-12-16 source: www.iol.co.za
French zoo celebrates birth of sea cow twins; 'it's a shock'date added: 2003-12-09 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Canadian company pushing puffer fish poison as a painkiller
date added: 2003-12-04 source: www.wired.com
Tiny New Zealand mud snails big trouble for Northern Californian streams; 'they're tremendously harmful'date added: 2003-12-04 source: sfgate.com
Brutal, selfish lives of Antarctic seals hook zoologist; 'they don't care about each other at all'date added: 2003-12-03 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Mischievous Hawaiian monk seal put behind bars; 'this was three strikes'date added: 2003-11-25 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Group: driftnets decimating Mediterranean dolphins despite bans; 'a massive slaughter of vulnerable species'
date added: 2003-11-24 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists: mantis shrimps fluoresce to signal danger; 'more complex than we ever imagined'date added: 2003-11-19 source: www.innovations-report.com
Armor-plated snail discovered in deep sea hydrothermal vent; 'very strange little beast'date added: 2003-11-13 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
'Voracious' European green crabs found in northwest US waters; 'the problem is not going away'
date added: 2003-11-06 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Researchers Worry as More Monk Seals Migrate to the Main Hawaiian Islands; 'The Ecosystem Here is So Different'
date added: 2003-11-05 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
German scientists fit seal with headphones to test 'disco effect'
date added: 2003-10-31 source: www.theage.com.au
The dolphin traders: Solomon Islanders see mammals as resource; 'we have to look after the dolphins'date added: 2003-10-30 source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Indiscriminate exploitation of sea cucumber in Cuba threatens its survival; 'an important source of hard currency'
source: www.cubanet.org
Scientists: sex-changing fish, worms, shrimp and molluscs all do it when they reach 72 percent of their maximum size
source: www.iol.co.za
Salmon Lobby Calls for UK Grey Seal Birth Control; 'We Are Not Advocating More Culls'
source: www.thescotsman.co.uk
Invading Army of King Crabs Marching to the North Pole, Advancing 31 Miles/Year; 'They Can Eat Everything'source: news.bbc.co.uk
Aussie abalone poacher's mom leaps to son's defense, pleads for a second, second chance
source: www.theage.com.au
Louisiana boy finds five-legged bullfrog; 'If they had a little cajun blood in them, they a done ate that thing'
source: www.kplctv.com
Molluscs may help in liver cancer fight; 'many people are trying to identify molecules in the sea '
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Dolphins Attacking Porpoises in Battle Over Food; UK Strandings Uncover Disturbing Evidencesource: news.bbc.co.uk
Lured by abalone riches, South Africa poacher finds himself stranded
source: www.theage.com.au
New Zealand scientists hoping to spring 'sex trap' on a giant squid; 'they are very randy'source: news.bbc.co.uk
'Shockwaves' From Spanish Navy Tests Blamed for Giant Squid Deaths; 'This Hypothesis is Far From Being Proven'
source: www.planetark.org
Scientists Puzzled As Enormous Squids Wash Ashore in Spain; 'It's Not a Natural Death'source: www.eurocbc.org
Century-Old Debate Halted As Marine Invertebrates Found to Clone Themselves; 'A Wealth of Knowledge Has Come From Studying Sea Urchin Development'
source: www.eurekalert.org
Turtles being lured to disco death in Greece
source: www.planetark.org
Harpooned dolphin fights for life; 'I wouldn't be surprised if it develops a hatred for humans'source: lists.envirolink.org
WWF: civil war, poaching has lead to a 95% decline in Congo hippo population
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Group: ten more dolphins caught Off the Solomon Islands; 'time is running out for these dolphins'source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Maui green sea turtle found with rusty spear in its neck rescued; 'we feel really good about this one'
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
South Africa proposes inflatable boat ban to save abalone stocks; 'we are becoming a totally over-regulated society'
source: www.iol.co.za
Ocean sponge found to transmit light better than man-made fiber optics; 'it's really quite amazing'
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists question introduction of Asian oysters into Chesapeake Bay; 'a nonnative is unpredictable'
source: www.boston.com
South African police arrest 29, put squeeze on abalone smuggling syndicates; 'with every successful raid we make progress'
source: www.capetimes.co.za
American lobsters wanted dead or alive; Norwegian aquarium puts $137 bounty on the crustacean
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Researchers sequence the genome of ocean-borne bacteria P. marinus; 'most abundant photosynthetic cell on Earth'source: www.nature.com
After a three-year hiatus, scientists celebrate the return of 'Miss Pearl', Nicaraguan sea turtle
source: www.eurekalert.org
Eight More Dolphins Captured in the Solomon Islands Last Week; 'Time is Running Out'
source: www.scoop.co.nz
Mobile phone users able to listen in on the 'clicking and whistling sounds of bottlenose dolphins'
source: www.iol.co.za
100% fatal herpes-like virus threatens Florida's lobsters; 'first time any virus has infected lobsters'
source: www.nbc6.net
Dolphin imported from the Solomon Islands dies in Cancun
source: www.smh.com.au
EU has 'pinger' plan to save dolphins; 'an important first step'
source: www.cnn.com
Investigation launched over death of UK researcher killed by leopard seal; 'not known to attack unless provoked'source: news.bbc.co.uk
Leopard Seal Kills Snorkeling Antarctic Scientist; 'This is Tragic and Shocking'
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Solomon Island villagers warn dolphin trade killing reefs; dynamite fishing 'explosions every day now'
source: www.smh.com.au
Porpoise necropsies begin to see if deaths are sonar-related; 'we're asking them a lot of questions'
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Scientists shed light on the mysterious 'red devil' jumbo squid
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Experts warn: 'dolphin swim may not be a good idea'; 'Flipper' frolics with sharks
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Scientists find mystery krill killer; 'exploding' infection caused by parasite
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Study: 'gender bender' chemical found to transform oysters into hermaphrodites
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Florida manatees may get hearing tests after unexplained spike in deaths; 'it gets pretty loud down there'
source: www.jaxdailyrecord.com
'Dolphin-Nappers' Set Up Shop in the Troubled Solomons
source: www.smh.com.au
US conservation group urges Canadian Olympics boycott over seal hunt; 'slaughter of seals must end'
source: lists.envirolink.org
Porpoise Tests Reveal 'Hemorrhagic Trauma' Consistent with Use of Naval Sonar
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Researchers: dolphins change sonar volume as they near target
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Walrus 'Olga' Gives Birth to 'Boika'; Only Second Ever Captive-Born Walrus In Europesource: edition.cnn.com
Getting Finicky Seahorses Hooked on Frozen Food May Save the Species
source: www.theage.com.au
Expert marine biologist unsure what to make of Welsh spider crab 'population explosion'source: news.bbc.co.uk
Australasia Deep-Sea Exploration Turns up 100 New Species to Science
source: www.abc.net.au
Chinese organized crime triads linked with South African abalone smuggling
source: www.iol.co.za
Frogs invade South Carolina neighborhood; 'The ground's just hopping pretty much'
source: www.wistv.com
Case For UK Dolphin Friendly Nets 'Not Proven'
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Retiree reunited with turtle after 50 years; 'I often wondered what happened to her'source: news.bbc.co.uk
Dolphin 'trap doors' being tested on Scottish trawler nets
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Aussies to test lobsters for distress when their tail is removed
source: www.theage.com.au
Scientists: extinction nears for whales, dolphins; ten years left for the Chinese river dolphin?
source: news.bbc.co.uk