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Dead fin whale found on cruise ship’s bow
A couple of days ago, SCMP were reporting that a dead fin whale was spotted on the bow of a cruise ship as it arrived in Vancouver last Saturday. An investigation is now under way to try and find out … Continue reading
Adverts to save the planet
Swiss group, Act Responsible showcases striking ways to raise awareness of green issues. Here are 27 adverts to save the planet from the Guardian’s website.
Charity fundraiser for Project Kaisei
Project Kaisei have organised a charity fundraiser on Saturday 11 July. This is part of their programme to raise awareness about the Plastic Vortex that we mentioned several weeks ago. It consists of a sunset cruise on the Bounty out … Continue reading
One third of oceanic shark species in danger of extinction
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed 64 species on their first ever red list for oceanic sharks. These include hammerheads, giant devil rays and porbeagles. Overfishing is getting the blame, and it is particularly problematic for … Continue reading
WWF’s Seafood Guide
As part of their Seafood Choice Initiative to encourage people to choose what seafood they eat responsibly, WWF Hong Kong have also published a Seafood Guide. In it seafood is broken down into 3 categories: Recommended Think Twice – Ask … Continue reading
Don’t rubbish Hong Kong waters
The Marine Department says that the amount of trash collected from Hong Kong waters has more then doubled in the last 10 years, from 6,750 tonnes in 1998 to 12,900 tonnes last year. This excludes 15,500 tonnes that were collected … Continue reading
The Plastic Vortex
The Plastic Vortex is an area of the Pacific Ocean which contains millions of tons of floating plastic waste. No-one knows how large it is, but some estimates put it as wide as Texas or nearly 4 times as large … Continue reading
WWF concerned for Hong Kong’s dolphins
WWF is saying that the Hong Kong government should designate no-go areas in the sea off North Lantau, to try and protect the Chinese white dolphin. Their concerns are because the whole area is likely to be affected by major … Continue reading
Coral Triangle discussed at World’s Ocean Conference
SCMP has an article today about the Coral Triangle. This isn’t some sort of Twilight Zone-type place like the Bermuda Triangle – an area of sea where coral mysteriously disappears, never to be seen again. In fact the aim of … Continue reading
Ice bridge breaks in Antarctic
An ice bridge that was linking the Wilkins Ice Shelf to 2 islands in Antarctica has broken. The Ice Shelf, which is on the western side of Antarctica, is the size of Jamaica, and there is now concern that it … Continue reading
Lights out for Earth Hour
Earth Hour took place on 28th March and people across Hong Kong were encouraged to switch their lights off for an hour from 8:30pm. So how did it go? Well judging by this photo from WWF’s website, it seems to … Continue reading
Earth Hour
Tomorrow (Saturday 28th March 2009) is Earth Hour, and WWF have sent round a reminder to encourage people to turn their lights off for one hour at 8:30pm. Here’s the gist of their message: Last call: Tomorrow is Earth Hour!! … Continue reading