Facebook/Twitter Repostings - Part 8

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Sea Shepherd :: Sea Shepherd Dancing Dangerously With the Outlaw Whaling Fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

Update from the Sea Shepherds attempting to shut down whaling in the Southern Ocean.

 

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Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

25 Feb - Avalon Harbor Cleanup dive on Catalina. Join the RDT for the 31st annual event! Follow the link for details.

 

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PhotoBlog - Complete Civil War submarine unveiled for first time

This is VERY cool. The Hunley is now viewable by everyone. To see this is simply amazing!

 

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Dead Manta Rays = $11 million a year for their gills - Live Manta Rays = $100 million a year for ecotourism! It's really a matter of simple math and economics!

 

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More than 100 baby seals rescued on Dutch coast

"This is a result of commercial overfishing as well as seals getting sick from eating fish with toxins as a result of pollution."
Especially vulnerable were seal pups under one year old.
"These pups eat small fish, but even in protected areas, they cannot find food because there are no more small fish left," Great that they are being saved - yet the overall situation continues to be grim.

 

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Please watch and share - these magnificent creatures need your support. Please help educate others. - DM Jim

Manta Ray of Hope - Documentary

 

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Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags from Monterey County ! PLEASE SI... - Care2 News Network

Please sign and share. Single use plastic bags are not only a terrible source of pollution, they also contribute to needless death of marine life.

 

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https://www.facebook.com/SharkDefenders/posts/313042392073678

Please share and help make this a fin-free new year!

 

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Whales, sharks threatened by stricken cruise liner, says green group - CNN.com

"At least six people died when the huge ship hit rocks and slid onto its side. The vessel -- containing hundreds of tons of fuel oil -- is now partially submerged off the Italian island of Giglio, which lies inside the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals."

This could turn into an ecological disaster as well as a human disaster....

 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/s...anted=1&_r=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimesscience

14 effective ways to reduce global warming. -