Underwater Animals News Archive
Crittercams to be mounted on young Hawaiian monk seals; 'it helps fill the gap'date added: 2004-02-22 source: www.kauaiworld.com
Indonesia to protect top nesting site for critically endangered turtles
date added: 2004-02-19 source: www.commondreams.org
New technologies reveal mysteries of marine megafauna; 'normal people don?t go out there'
date added: 2004-02-18 source: www.innovations-report.com
Longlines imperil pacific turtles; 'annual 40-60% chance of meeting a longline hook'
date added: 2004-02-18 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Experts to keep tabs on 5,000 Pacific creatures
date added: 2004-02-18 source: news.scotsman.com
Crittercam: Finding a Valentine Can Be Hard for Animals Too; 'Males are a Whole Lot More Interested in Mating than Females'date added: 2004-02-18 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Pacific Steller sea lion collapse probed; 'nutritional stress hypothesis' links decline to consumption of 'junk food' fishdate added: 2004-02-17 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Crittercam Records Sea Turtle Mating for First Time
date added: 2004-02-16 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
10 tons of abalone seized as South Africa smashes international smuggling ring
date added: 2004-02-08 source: www.iol.co.za
New 'Bumpy' Jellyfish Found in the Deep Sea; 'Still a Lot of Mystery in the Deep Ocean'date added: 2004-02-06 source: www.eurekalert.org
Human contact may be threat to Hawaiian monk seals; 'the consequences are not good'
date added: 2004-02-05 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Trawler Ban Called For to Save UK Dolphins; 'Actions Need to be Taken'date added: 2004-02-04 source: news.bbc.co.uk
South Africa police, abalone poachers in beach gunfight; officer attacked with dive knife
date added: 2004-02-03 source: www.iol.co.za
Deadly beaches: seven of eight sea turtle species face extinction; 'the massacre occurs every year'
date added: 2004-01-31 source: www.ipsnews.net
Mexicans Outraged by Sea Turtle Massacre; 'The Worst Predator is Man'
date added: 2004-01-29 source: www.commondreams.org
Aussies worried as sea stars spread along eastern coast; 'obviously it's pretty serious'
date added: 2004-01-27 source: www.theage.com.au
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
Divers Capture First Ever Photograph of a Pregnant Seahorse in British Watersdate added: 2004-08-07 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Endangered turtles' trek along ocean currents revealed by satellite
date added: 2004-08-06 source: www.esa.int
Lake research offers clues to managing crayfish invasions; 'dramatic and traumatic effects'
date added: 2004-08-05 source: www.innovations-report.com
'Lobster Liberators' Warned to Stay Away From Wales; 'No Animal Should be Sacrificed for Human Greed'
date added: 2004-08-04 source: icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Lobster Liberation Front declares 'war' against Brit lobstermen; 'We will attack anywhere, at any time'
date added: 2004-08-02 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Researchers work to decode the spiny lobsters' violin-like screech; 'an intriguing mechanism'
date added: 2004-08-01 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Brit seal shot loses sight in one eye; 'using a shotgun.. is nothing but cruel'
date added: 2004-07-27 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Transparent sea creatures: Out of sight, and out of a predator's stomachdate added: 2004-07-23 source: www.nytimes.com
Tiny plankton making big changes in the North Sea; 'Work on plankton is hugely important'
date added: 2004-07-14 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Hawaii to Adopt New Rules for Swimming with Dolphins; 'It Stripped the Fin Off my Foot'
date added: 2004-07-14 source: www.khnl.com
Navy Sonar Testing Suspected in Hawaiian Dolphin Mass Stranding
date added: 2004-07-13 source: www.sfgate.com
Brits launch dolphin ambulance; 'everything needed to rescue stricken creatures'
date added: 2004-07-12 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Britons urged to count jellyfish as invasion looms; 'jellyfish aren't flying at people and attacking them'
date added: 2004-07-12 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Reward Now $12,500 for Tip on Who Killed 'Shopper' the Sea Lion; 'People are Outraged About It, and They're Shocked'
date added: 2004-07-12 source: sfgate.com
In Vitro Coral: Hawaiian Scientists Work to Freeze Coral Embryos, Help Save Threatened Species; 'Like an Insurance Policy'date added: 2004-07-11 source: starbulletin.com
Hawaiian monk seal released following successful fish hook removal surgerydate added: 2004-07-10 source: www.noaanews.noaa.gov
'Shopper,' Shore-Loving California Sea Lion, Dead From Gunshot Wound to the Headdate added: 2004-07-09 source: sfgate.com
Independence day for seal that had fish hook removed; 'his appetite is fantastic'
date added: 2004-07-08 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Irish Dolphins Sounds Soon Available on the Internet; 'Quite Innovative and Challenging'date added: 2004-07-08 source: www.dailytimes.com.pk
Monk seal in 'good shape' after fish hook removal surgery; to be released on Tuesday in Kauaidate added: 2004-07-07 source: starbulletin.com
WWF: 'Tourists threaten turtle breeding in Greece'
date added: 2004-07-02 source: www.iol.co.za
Scientists: No Pacific dolphin recovery, despite protection; 'cumulative stress'
date added: 2004-06-29 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
China's 'Hercules Turtle' on the Brink of Extinction; 'Leave Them Alone'
date added: 2004-06-29 source: english.peopledaily.com.cn
Russian Experts Puzzled by Mass Starfish Deaths; 'It's Scary'date added: 2004-06-28 source: news.bbc.co.uk
5 hour surgery on monk seal to remove fish hook a 'success'; 'It was a life-threatening situation'date added: 2004-06-21 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Monk seal that swallowed fish hook needs another surgery; 'it is a delicate procedure'date added: 2004-06-18 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Monk seal that swallowed fish hook faces surgery today; 'It is presumed there is a hook in there'date added: 2004-06-17 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Monk seal awaits surgery for swallowed hook; 'Seals are typically a challenge to anesthetize'
date added: 2004-06-16 source: starbulletin.com
Monk seal discovered with fishing hook in mouth off Kauai; 'it's given us a reason for concern'date added: 2004-06-15 source: starbulletin.com
New Zealand pledges money to save Palau's giant clams
date added: 2004-06-10 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Tourists Capture Fatal Boat Collision with Florida Manatee on Film; 'You Could Hear the Impact'
date added: 2004-06-10 source: www.sptimes.com
Greenpeace delivers dead dolphin to ministry office in trawler protest; 'only the tip of the iceberg'date added: 2004-06-09 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Greenpeace: High seas trawling threatens giant squid, sea spiders; seamounts hard hit
date added: 2004-06-08 source: www.newswales.co.uk
Anger at Brit fishermen over seal cull plan; 'they just bite the heads off the fish'date added: 2004-06-07 source: news.bbc.co.uk
French police smash frog poaching network; 'restaurateurs deal with poachers'
date added: 2004-06-03 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Night patrols protect sea turtles on remote Costa Rican coast; 'They feel like overripe tomatoes!'
date added: 2004-06-02 source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Philippine scientists: Sea cucumbers could be new anti-cancer agent
date added: 2004-05-31 source: news.xinhuanet.com
Japanese scientists: Hippo sweat contains stinky compounds that act as sunblockdate added: 2004-05-29 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Decline of the sea turtle threatens Third World jobs
date added: 2004-05-27 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Holy Sea Cow: Mating Manatees Stop Traffic Along Florida Parkway; 'Sometimes It Looks Violent'
date added: 2004-05-27 source: www.sptimes.com
Seychelles court sends six to jail over turtle poaching; 'we hope it will serve as a lesson'
date added: 2004-05-24 source: www.planetark.com
Report: Shrimp Farms Fueling Environmental Crisis in Poor Nations; 'The Issue is Very Complicated'
date added: 2004-05-23 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Tasmanian authorities investigating three seal deaths caused by gunshot wounds
date added: 2004-05-19 source: www.abc.net.au
Romance blooms at Alaskan aquarium as aging octopus finds love; 'he just about covered her completely'
date added: 2004-05-17 source: msnbc.msn.com
Study: California frog's dramatic decline linked to introduced trout; 'people want their trout'date added: 2004-05-16 source: www.innovations-report.com
Jellyfish for lunch? As fish stocks decline, nations look lower in the food chain; 'stuff that eats dirt'
date added: 2004-05-08 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Squid expert: Kiwi whale watching at risk from squid overfishing
date added: 2004-05-05 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Scottish Fishermen Support Seal Cull Call; 'Number of Seals Has Grown Out of Balance with the Marine Environment'date added: 2004-04-27 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Gay Kiwi Penguins Devoted to Each Other; 'They Don't Actually Bonk But They're Totally Out There'
date added: 2004-04-25 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Holy Stomatopod: mantis shrimp may have swiftest kick in the animal kingdom; 'it's insanely fast'
date added: 2004-04-24 source: www.eurekalert.org
Canadian Green Party to consider reversing support for seal hunt; 'shame'
date added: 2004-04-20 source: www.canoe.ca
Survey: 3,000 dolphins and whales living off the UK coast
date added: 2004-04-16 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Canada counts pelts from huge seal hunt; 'most Canadians are okay with the hunt'date added: 2004-04-16 source: msnbc.msn.com
Protesters to target Canada seal cull kicking off today; 'club sandwiches not seals'
date added: 2004-04-15 source: news.scotsman.com
Canadian seal hunt goes on despite protests; 10,000 killed every hourdate added: 2004-04-15 source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marine Disease Study Confirms Fears But Also Returns Unexpected Results
date added: 2004-04-15 source: www.eurekalert.org
Scientist to breed the deadly irukandji jellyfish in hope for long-sought anti-venom; 'a dream come true'date added: 2004-04-10 source: www.iol.co.za
Blood on the Ice: Canadian Seal Hunt Back with a Vengeance; 'Just Trying to Make a Living'date added: 2004-04-08 source: www.theage.com.au
Canadian seal hunt ignites environmentalists battle; 'the seal reacts like a chicken when you cut off its neck'
date added: 2004-04-07 source: www.iol.co.za
Experts: reopening of Hawaiian fishery may harm turtles; 'this is a setback for sea turtles'
date added: 2004-04-05 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
How did fins evolve into feet? Fossils document gradual change in the bones of ancient fish
date added: 2004-04-05 source: msnbc.msn.com
Aussies link crown-of-thorn population explosions to nutrient-rich run-off from farms and towns
date added: 2004-04-02 source: www.abc.net.au
Aussies seeing seastars rings alarm bells; 'the population is likely to spawn within weeks'
date added: 2004-03-25 source: www.theage.com.au
Florida Panhandle Dolphin Death Count Up to 60; Initial Tests Rule Out Red Tide
date added: 2004-03-23 source: www.planetark.com
Saipan sea turtles disappear as residents eat them up
date added: 2004-03-21 source: www.kpua.net
Aussies urged to look for marine spider feared extinct; 'I have looked but I can't find them'
date added: 2004-03-17 source: www.smh.com.au
Killer Alien Crabs Invade Cape Town Harbor
date added: 2004-03-17 source: www.iol.co.za
Kauai monk seals 'wired' for satellite tracking; 'we're here to help ensure the survival of these animal'
date added: 2004-03-12 source: www.kauaiworld.com
Home detention, community service, fines for two Washington State men convicted of shooting sea lions
date added: 2004-03-08 source: www.usdoj.gov
Satellite tags to save Maui's dolphins, world's most endangered marine mammal; less than 150 left
date added: 2004-03-07 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Report: ancient crustacean's intelligence underestimated; 'surprisingly complex' braindate added: 2004-03-05 source: www.sciam.com
Scientists: Marine Animal Sexual Changes Linked to Sewage, Chemicals; 'We Have Warning Signals'
date added: 2004-03-04 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Monk seal on Maui seen begging for food; 'I turned around and there he was'
date added: 2004-03-03 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Hawaiian lab under fire after 'surprise' dolphin death; 'their track record is abysmal'date added: 2004-03-03 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Pacific leatherback turtle could go extinct in 10 years; 'quite alarming'
date added: 2004-03-02 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Galapagos turtles held hostage by striking fishermen demanding right to fish for sharks
date added: 2004-03-02 source: news.bbc.co.uk
'Surprise' as Last Dolphin from Hawaii Research Lab Diesdate added: 2004-03-02 source: starbulletin.com
New coral family identified in Atlantic upsets classifications; 'the whole system is broken'
date added: 2004-03-01 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Trawlers suspected as nine dolphins wash up on the UK coast
date added: 2004-02-25 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Connect the spots: revealing leopard seal secrets; 'oh God, you're a smart seal'
date added: 2004-02-24 source: news.nationalgeographic.com