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George Jetson, Meet Mother Nature - The Latest in Green Tech from CES 2012, Las Vegas

January 23, 2012: The Ocean Doctor finds himself in an unusual location for a marine biologist: The desert. We visit the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the largest trade show in the world, to bring you highlights of the latest in green technology, including smartphone apps that talk to your appliances and save energy; wind turbines for the home; next-generation LED lighting that beats the pants off of compact fluorescent bulbs; an amazing way to keep your

Parrot Fish: The constant gardeners of the world’s reefs

Australian scientists have urged greater consideration for the brilliantly-hued parrot fishes that tend and renew the world’s imperilled coral reefs. “Parrotfishes are the constant gardeners of the reef. They play a crucial role in keeping it healthy, suppressing weed, removing sediment and helping the corals to regrow after a setback,” explains Professor David Bellwood of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University. In a major new study published

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Dr. David E. Guggenheim is a marine scientist, ocean explorer, submarine pilot, and conservation policy leader based in Washington, DC at The Ocean Foundation where he serves as Senior Fellow and Director of its Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program. He also hosts The Ocean Doctor Radio Show. Dr. Guggenheim was inducted into the Explorers Club as a National Fellow in 2008. An accomplished

Big Day in European Shark Conservation

Big news in shark conservation from our sister organization, Shark Advocates International: EU Officials Sign UN Migratory Shark Initiative, Propose Stronger Finning Ban Bergen, Norway. November 21, 2011. The European Union (EU) today became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Sharks, just as the European Commission announced a proposal to strengthen the EU ban on shark “finning” (slicing off a shark’s fins and

World’s Oceans in ‘Shocking’ Decline

The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists. In a new report, they warn that ocean life is “at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history”. They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are acting together in ways that have not previously been recognised. The impacts, they say, are already affecting humanity. Full story from BBC News Note:

Manta ray added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. (IUCNRedList.org)

Manta ray added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. (IUCNRedList.org) Full story from SouthernFriedScience.com Note: Newswire stories are provided as a courtesy of OceanDoctor.org. Content of these articles is provided by external

Video: 49 Penguins Freed After Oil Spill Cleanup in New Zealand

Nearly 100 happy feet waddle to the shoreline of a beach near Tauranga, New Zealand. The 49 little blue penguins were released back into the wild after being rescued and cleaned up following the oil spill from the cargo ship, Rena, grounded off the coast. Full story and video at MSNBC Note: Newswire stories are provided as a courtesy of OceanDoctor.org. Content of these articles is provided by external

Why Dolphins Must be Freed — A Plea from Ric O’Barry (“The Cove”)

November 14, 2011: He was the former trainer of the most famous dolphin of them all, Flipper. There were actually five “Flippers” in all, and when the most well-known of them all, Kathy, died in Ric O’Barry’s arms, he made the profound transition from training dolphins in captivity to combating the captivity industry. His work was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, The Cove (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the brutal dolphin hunt

Cuba Offshore Oil Drilling: Why We’re Not Ready

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Cuba Offshore Oil Drilling: Why We’re Not Ready

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