27 OCTOBER 2012
To prevent other marine mammals from going extinct, conservation efforts are crucial.
The Caribbean waters are home to 36 species of marine mammals, but surprisingly little is known about the lives of these intelligent and social creatures. Highly dependent on large, intact and healthy underwater ecosystems, marine mammals are sensitive to human-based pressures such as overfishing, land-based pollution and even cruise tourism (cruise ship collisions with whales is not uncommon). ... http://www.natuurbericht.nl/?id=9583
August 27, 2013 Conservation Magazine - University of Washington
OTTERS AID SEAGRASS RECOVERY http://conservationmagazine.org/2013/08/sea-otters-aid-seagrass-recovery/
March 2, 2012 National Geographic
OVERFISHING LEAVES MUCH OF MEDITERRANEAN A DEAD SEA, STUDY FINDS http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/?s=Overfishing+Leaves+Much+of+Mediterranean+a+Dead+Sea%2C+Study+Finds