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Dolphins: more than friends
  Dolphins: more than friends  
 
(06-07-10) It is thought to be one of the most intelligent and beautiful creatures of our oceans and rivers, but dolphins also have a personality that is loved worldwide. We see them jumping, playing and even we hear them laughing while they have fun in the ocean. Dolphins are one of the most intelligent creatures on earth. >>
 
 
Text: Guadalupe Romero / elportaldelosbarcos

 
 
 
 
In defense of cetaceans
  In defensE OF cetAceANs  
 
(22-06-10) Preventing whaling in the Southern Ocean (the seas around Antarctica) is critical to ensuring the recovery of whale populations in the entire southern hemisphere, a new WWF report states. >>
 
 
 
Text: wwf.org

 
 
 
 
 
The great disaster we cannot see
  THE GREAT DISASTER WE CANNOT SEE  
 
(14-06-10) Giant plumes of crude oil mixed with methane are sweeping the ocean depths with devastating consequences. Now, we can see a disaster on the surface, but we must be also worried about the great underwater disaster, the effects on marine life that we cannot see yet. >>
 
 
Text: Guadalupe Romero

 
 
 
 
Endangered fauna in the Gulf
  Endangered fauna in the Gulf  
 
(02-06-10)The environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico caused by oil spill off BP’s rig Deepwater Horizon, is a strong impact for the entire marine fauna, but especially to turtles, marine mammals, brown pelicans and bluefin tuna. >>
 
 
 
Text: Guadalupe Romero / Greenpeace

 
 
 
 
 
Argonauts: mysterious octopuses
  Argonauts: mysterious octopuses  
 
(21-05-10) Scientists have long been trying to unravel the secrets of four mysterious species of octopus living in the open sea that remain in the water column without expending energy. But now, the secret weapon of these cephalopods has been discovered: they use air bubbles to control their buoyancy... >>
 
 
Text: Guadalupe Romero
Pictures: agrosearch.org
 
 
 
 
Census of marine life
  Census of marine life  
 
(07-05-10) Started in the year 2000, the Census of Marine Life has been a decade-long international research program uniting thousands of scientists worldwide with the goal of assessing and explaining the diversity, distribution and abundance of life in the seas. It has been supported by private sources and government agencies the world over. The final reports of the Census of Marine Life will be presented and discussed in London next October. >>
 
Text: Mark Montoya / coml.org - Pictures: Census of Marine Life
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