Researchers have noticed that parrot fish, sharks, jacks, and many other varieties of colorful fish have disappeared from the coral reefs that surround the Hawaiian Islands. Because of this scientists state that three-quarters of the reef fish are now in a bad situation.
Sea life is an amazing thing – but we don’t always get to see it in all of its glory and splendor. Those of you who are unable or are too afraid of diving in the water and visiting the sea yourself can do it in a much safe environment in Okinawa, Japan. There you will find the largest fish tank in the world.
Researchers are warning of the true dangers that global warming is causing on the oceans that are affected by it. Sea life is becoming threatened and finding it difficult to survive as the oxygen levels in the sea is slowly decreasing due to the temperature of the ocean water. Because of global warming the oceans are becoming warmer.
Marine scientists in New Zealand found a corpse of a frozen squid. It was the largest squid that has ever been caught. The scientists will be thawing out the squid to study it and hopefully to discover new secrets of one of the ocean’s mysterious animals.
No one has ever seen a living, grown colossal squid in its natural deep ocean habitat, and scientists hope their examination of the 1,089-pound, 26-foot long colossal squid, set to begin Wednesday, will help determine how the creatures live. The thawing and examination are being broadcast live on the Internet.
Tourists brought a 5” green sea turtle that was missing three of its flippers to a hospital for endangered animals when they found it lying on the ground. After being given injections of antibiotics and a diet of squid the turtle is recovering well. The doctors say that they don’t know how the turtle was able to swim with only one flipper.
Zoologists were amazed when a 200 kilogram giant squid washed up on the shores of west coast Tasmania on a beach near Strahan. At this time they have no idea how it made it on shore.
Zoologists from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery say the squid’s hood and body is more than three metres long and they estimate its full size with tentacles would have been seven metres, with a weight of around 200kg.
The fate of the 21-year-old moratorium on commercial whaling is a numbers’ game played at the annual International Whaling Commission meeting, and this year Japan is still short of votes in its drive to overturn the ban. Tokyo, which has fought for years to undo the 1986 moratorium, sent shivers through anti-whaling ranks last year when it rallied a one-vote majority at the IWC for a symbolic resolution saying the ban was no longer needed.