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With the arctic opening up to trade and exploitation, have we learned any lessons or will be mess this one up as well? - DM Jim
#arctic #climatechange #conservation
So, How Important Is The Arctic?

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Dr. Reese Halter makes some exceedingly salient points. We MUST stop the wholesale slaughter before there is nothing left! - DM Jim
#conservation
The Global War Against Nature | Dr. Reese Halter

---------- Post added January 2nd, 2014 at 05:12 PM ----------

Amazing! Humpback whales also feed off the bottom! - DM Jim
#whales #conservation #humpback
Video -- Hidden Humpback Hunt Captured -- National Geographic

---------- Post added January 2nd, 2014 at 05:12 PM ----------

Today's awesome underwater photo!Hopkins Rose Nudibranch by RDT member Marc Mantione!- DM Jim http://fb.me/15sdAq0Ws

---------- Post added January 3rd, 2014 at 09:36 AM ----------

Plastic bag ban set to go into effect for Hawaii on the 17th - great news! - DM Jim

Hawaii County Set To Begin Plastic Bag Ban

---------- Post added January 3rd, 2014 at 09:44 AM ----------

[h=5]Excellent editorial on leaving sharks alone in their own domain - DM Jim
#sharks #conservation
Sharks are entitled to their domain
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---------- Post added January 3rd, 2014 at 10:57 AM ----------

[h=5]Bravo! To those who stoodup and protested the SeaWorld float in the Rose Parade! - DM Jim
#SeaWorld #Blackfish #conservation
19 Arrested While Protesting SeaWorld Float at Rose Parade | KTLA 5
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---------- Post added January 3rd, 2014 at 04:26 PM ----------

Very cool stuff from the bottom of the sea in 2013 - DM Jim

Ten Strange things recovered from the bottom of the sea | www.ktvu.com

 

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Mass protests in Australia against the shark culling plan - will the government listen? - DM Jim
#shark #conservation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25603646

---------- Post added January 6th, 2014 at 08:25 AM ----------

The Sea Shepherd fleet has located all of the Japanese Whaling ships and will be disrupting their illegal hunt. - DM Jim
#seashepherd #whaling #conservation
Sea Shepherd Australia :: Sea Shepherd locates whale poachers

---------- Post added January 6th, 2014 at 08:31 AM ----------

[h=5]Three impressive young people make a snow shark in Minnesota - very cool! - DM Jim
#shark #snow
Snow Shark Will Beat Your Snowman Any Day [Video]
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---------- Post added January 6th, 2014 at 12:10 PM ----------

Our friend David Andrew takes some amazing underwater photos - DM Jim http://fb.me/38zVtywHz

---------- Post added January 6th, 2014 at 03:24 PM ----------

Guess what!? It's winter - so it's cold - here's a GREAT explanation of global climate change for you. - DM Jim
#climate #globalwarming
Can global warming be real if it?s cold in the U.S.? Um? yes!

---------- Post added January 7th, 2014 at 09:12 AM ----------

Bluefin Tuna are being fished into oblivion. It's time to stop and allow this precious resource to recover. - DM Jim
#conservation #bluefin
Tell Amazon: Stop Selling Bluefin Tuna

---------- Post added January 7th, 2014 at 11:59 AM ----------

Awesome photo for today from our excellent friend Samantha Whitcraft. It was a great pleasure to meet her... http://fb.me/1esmpPinn

 

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New book about the Pacific Gyre. Education about plastic pollution is crucial. - DM Jim
#plastic #pollution
PLASTIC, AHOY! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Annie Crawley | Phone 805-453-1947

---------- Post added January 8th, 2014 at 08:57 AM ----------

Manta and Mobula ray numbers are declining rapidly. We need to preserve these amazing animals. -DM Jim
#conservation #mantaray
The Secret World of Manta and Mobula Rays on Vimeo

---------- Post added January 8th, 2014 at 01:31 PM ----------

Today's awesome underwater photo - turtleBy jayhem- DM Jim http://fb.me/UmAfk5du

---------- Post added January 9th, 2014 at 09:35 AM ----------

This GMO could provide sustainable long chain omega-3 oil. Interesting. Is it worth doing the genetic modification in order to reduce pressure on the environment? - DM Jim
#sustainable #conservation
BBC News - Fish oil extracted from plant seeds

---------- Post added January 9th, 2014 at 09:38 AM ----------

Conjoined whale calf found in Mexico. Extremely unusual. - DM Jim
#whales #twins
BBC News - Fishermen in Mexico find two conjoined whale calves

 

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Excellent news! Australia's government forbids entrance of harpoon ship into the whale sanctuary! Well done! - DM Jim
#whales #conservation
Sea Shepherd Australia :: Harpoon Ship Stopped!

---------- Post added January 10th, 2014 at 12:11 AM ----------

Fukushima is going to take 30-40 years to decommission. And there's even more 'good' news...- DM Jim
#fukushima #radiation #conservation
Watch: Is Fukushima at risk for another nuclear disaster? | Al Jazeera America

---------- Post added January 10th, 2014 at 12:18 AM ----------

Great White shark longevity makes them the longest lived cartilaginous fish. - DM Jim
#shark #greatwhite #conservation
BBC News - Great white sharks 'live for 70 years'

 

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Fish feeding on birds. Interesting twist. - DM Jim
#nature #science
BBC Nature - African tigerfish catch swallows in flight

---------- Post added January 13th, 2014 at 01:10 PM ----------

Today's awesome underwater photo. Lemon sharkBy Willy Volk#photography #underwater #scuba http://fb.me/1KHhusboL

---------- Post added January 13th, 2014 at 02:41 PM ----------

In today's world you would think that companies and their advertising advisors would know better than to do something like this.... - DM Jim
#whale #cetacean #conservation
Whale Meat Beer From Icelandic Brewery Stirs Up Controversy, Outrages Conservationists

---------- Post added January 13th, 2014 at 05:02 PM ----------

Check out the inaugural issue of World Ocean Journal! - DM Jim
#conservation #oceans
World-Ocean-Journal_Volume-I-2014

---------- Post added January 14th, 2014 at 09:25 AM ----------

The signs are encouraging. The tide is certainly turning against finning. Will this year see continued declines in consumption? - DM Jim
#shark #conservation
This could be the year we start to save, not slaughter, the shark | Environment | The Observer

---------- Post added January 14th, 2014 at 09:28 AM ----------

Giant squid caught off Japan. - DM Jim
#squid #giantsquid
Rare Giant Squid, Reportedly Caught By Japanese Fisherman, Is Terrifying

---------- Post added January 14th, 2014 at 09:34 AM ----------

Shark species thought to be extinct discovered in....a fish market. - DM Jim
#shark #conservation
Shark Species Believed To Be Extinct Discovered ... At A Fish Market

 

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier is now in a self-sustaining decline. - DM Jim
#sealevel #climate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25729750[/FONT]





---------- Post added January 15th, 2014 at 07:45 AM ----------

Sometimes I wonder why we keep screwing up the planet. Then I remember it's all about money and not about creating a future that will sustain the world. - DM Jim
#pollution #climate
U.S. Carbon Emissions Jump 2 Percent In 2013, Largely Due To Increased Coal Consumption

---------- Post added January 15th, 2014 at 07:52 AM ----------

Blogger James McWilliams resigned from posting for Forbes rather than change his post about Blackfish and SeaWorld. Well done! - DM Jim
#blackfish #seaworld
Forbes Blogger Resigns Over SeaWorld Dispute | David Kirby

---------- Post added January 15th, 2014 at 05:41 PM ----------

ROD just signed up for this - will you join him?
@RodRoddenberry: Just registered for Tierra Del Sol’s 2014 Desert Safari in Ocotillo Wells, CA. Event Information | Tierra Del Sol - Four Wheel Drive Club of San Diego
COME JOIN ME!! http://t.co/hdyq9cjj6J

---------- Post added January 16th, 2014 at 08:53 AM ----------

In the end, politics will destroy the planet... - DM Jim
#sharks #finning #conservation
BBC News - Giant US trade deal might weaken shark fin ban

---------- Post added January 16th, 2014 at 08:59 AM ----------

What are the true costs of our global oil addiction? - DM Jim
#conservation #climate #oil
The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction | Richard Steiner

 

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ENOUGH is ENOUGH—SHARE THIS POST! Let’s trend – use ‪#‎tweet4taiji‬ 250+ Bottlenose dolphins captured in the COVE! Babies, Juveniles and 1 young unique albino! Largest Capture of Bottlenose Dolphins ever! Spread this far and wide on all networks!


Here's what YOU can do!


What You Can Do - Cove Guardians


Also LIKE and Follow Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page

---------- Post added January 17th, 2014 at 08:29 AM ----------

Awesome video for Friday - kayaker gets a little closer to humpback than he bargained for - DM Jim
#whales #conservation
Silly Whale, Piggyback Rides Are For Humans!

---------- Post added January 17th, 2014 at 12:24 PM ----------

Fascinating. - DM Jim
#science #oceans
First Known Sea Anemone Found That Lives Upside Down in Sea Ice

 

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It's amazing how when the scrutiny comes around, those who are now saying that what #blackfish depicts isn't factual don't have any facts to back that up. Ending cetacean captivity is the only answer. - DM Jim

Why You Shouldn?t Buy The Blackfish Backlash | Cetacean Inspiration

---------- Post added January 20th, 2014 at 12:14 PM ----------

Incredible Time-lapse photography of coral reefs. - DM Jim
#coral #science
BBC News - Underwater time-lapse shows secret life of a coral reef

---------- Post added January 20th, 2014 at 12:22 PM ----------

U.S. Ambassador to Japan expresses concern over the fate of dolphins in Taiji - it only took five years for an official to make a statement.... - DM Jim
#taiji #dolphins
Caroline Kennedy 'Deeply Concerned' By Japanese Dolphin Hunt

---------- Post added January 21st, 2014 at 08:15 AM ----------

@RoddenberryDive: Does anyone think that SeaWorld will ever get the message? - DM Jim
#blackfish Pat Benatar, Beach Boys join 'Blackfish' cancellation list - CNN.com

---------- Post added January 21st, 2014 at 08:18 AM ----------

@RoddenberryDive: Awesome underwater photo for today. - DM Jim
#whaleshark http://t.co/h2ehCWDL25

---------- Post added January 21st, 2014 at 01:15 PM ----------

As much as we want to save the orcas, we eb need to preserve their habitat as well. - DM Jim
#blackfish #conservation #oceans
Saving These Rare Orcas? Protect Their Favorite Haunts | Miyoko Saka****a

 

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Dolphin drives in Taiji are not a cultural issue, they are a financial issue. There have only been dolphin drives there for 45 years. - DM Jim
#taiji #dolphins #conservation
WAZA Can Save Angel and End Dolphin Hunts in Taiji | Ric O?Barry

---------- Post added January 22nd, 2014 at 08:26 AM ----------

Oceana is campaigning to get West coast great whites listed as endangered. This population is genetically unique from other GWS around the world. - DM Jim
#shark #greatwhite #oceana #conservation
Great White Sharks: Overview

---------- Post added January 23rd, 2014 at 09:37 AM ----------

Check out the latest RDT newsletter! New RDT event listed! - DM Jim
http://www.roddenberry.com/media/upload/rdt/2014-01-22/2014-01-22.html

---------- Post added January 23rd, 2014 at 09:43 AM ----------

New River Dolphin Species discovered in Brazil - DM Jim
#conservation #dolphin
BBC News - Brazil dolphin is first new river species since 1918

---------- Post added January 23rd, 2014 at 09:50 AM ----------

1/4 of all sharks and rays are facing extinction! - DM Jim
#conservation #sharks #oceans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...on-iucn-study_n_4646028.html?utm_hp_ref=green

---------- Post added January 23rd, 2014 at 09:51 AM ----------

1/4 of all sharks and rays are facing extinction! - DM Jim
#conservation #sharks #oceans
25 Percent Of Sharks And Rays Face 'Alarming' Threat Of Extinction: Study

 

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Pacific Nations have a rare opportunity to set the stage and protect this resource for future generations - will they? - DM Jim
#conservation #oceans #sustainability
Restoring the Pacific Through International Trade Laws | Cobie Smulders

---------- Post added January 24th, 2014 at 08:24 AM ----------

Sad times in FL for pilot whale strandings. - DM Jim
#whales #conservation #oceans
25 Pilot Whales Found Dead On Florida Island

---------- Post added January 24th, 2014 at 08:39 AM ----------

Here's a cool video from a few years ago. RDT partner Power Scuba trip to the P-38 off Torrey Pines, CA - DM Jim
#scuba #oceans #wreck
Power Scuba Dive trek to the P-38 - 7/3/10 - YouTube

---------- Post added January 25th, 2014 at 09:45 AM ----------

The Sea Shepherds have effectively shut down Japanese whaling for this season. They have located the factory ship and are preventing poaching. - DM Jim
#whales #seashepherd #conservation
Sea Shepherd Australia :: Sea Shepherd Boxes-In Whaling Fleet, Suspends Poaching