BAN ON OIL EXPLORATION AND DRILLING OFFSHORE AND IN PROTECTED AREAS IN BELIZE REFERENDUM PETITION To: Sir Colville Young, Governor General of Belize cc. The Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, Belmopan City, Cayo District We, the undersigned, Citizens of Belize and Registered Voters, acting in reliance on Sec. 2 (1)(b) of the […]
Summer Internship Opportunity at BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK American Conservation Experience: Biscayne National Park Summer Fisheries Internship (Bilingual Required) ACE is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization working in close partnership with the National Park Service. To learn more, please visit www.usaconservation.org Internship timeline: This position will begin at the end of June (exact start date […]
There appears to be some adaptation of at least one coral species to increased sea temp and the resulting coral bleaching. Changes in the way Montastrea faveolata reacts to increased temp appear to be making this species impervious to bleaching – at least locally. For the first time in almost 20 years M. faveolata passed through a […]
Belize bans all forms of trawling, from inland rivers to the deep seas Adele Ramos Officials of Northern Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited, Oceana Inc., Oceana in Belize and the Belize Bank today penned agreements that conclude six months of negotiations to buy out the last two Belizean trawlers as a part of a government-backed move […]
Stop the Killing – Stop Aquariums – Do not support Commercial and Public Aquariums – They are Killing Fields Private and public aquariums are responsible for the death of millions of marine creatures, especially fish. The hidden secret of the trade is that fish die in aquariums, usaully in large numbers. If they don’t die […]
Sanibel Sea School is now hiring Marine Science Instructor Interns. Please visit our website, www.sanibelseaschool.org for full details. — J. Bruce Neill, Ph.D. Ocean Advocate and Executive Director Sanibel Sea School P.O. Box 1229 – 414 Lagoon Drive – Sanibel, FL 33957 239.472.8585 Visit us online! www.sanibelseaschool.org Read our blog: http://sanibelseaschool.wordpress.com/
Reconstructing the lionfish invasion: insights into Greater Caribbean biogeography Ricardo Betancur-R.1,2,*, Andrew Hines3, Arturo Acero P.2, Guillermo Ort?1, Ami E. Wilbur3, D. Wilson Freshwater3 Article first published online: 31 MAR 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02496.x Abstract Aim Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are popular ornamental fishes native to the Indo-Pacific that were introduced into Florida waters […]
More than 7,000 acres of key jaguar habitat between Belize City and Belmopan, the capital of Belize, has been designated as a sanctuary for the embattled big cat, the conservation organization Panthera said yesterday. Describing the sanctuary as “another huge step forward in the fight to save wild cats,” Panthera said the Labouring Creek Jaguar […]