Smelly seaweed invasion hits Sierra Leone beaches
Sierra Leone has launched a clean-up operation after the beaches around the capital Freetown became clogged with foul-smelling seaweed, hitting tourism and fishing. At Lumley Beach in the west end...
American lobster ‘not invasive’, US tells Sweden
Canada and the United States on Monday (6 June) rejected Swedish calls for a ban on imports of live American lobsters, saying fears of an invasive species displacing its European cousin are...
Antarctic seas defy global warming thanks to chill from the deep
A persistent chill in the ocean off Antarctica that defies the global warming blamed for melting Arctic ice at the other end of the planet is caused by cold waters welling up from the depths after...
As much as 35 percent of northern and central Great Barrier Reef dead or dying
Mass bleaching has destroyed as much as 35 percent of the coral on the northern and central Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists said on Monday, a major blow to the World Heritage Site that...
“Sea Slug”… a new creature on Tyre Sea Shore
Translated from Arabic by Zeina Nasser Citizens and experts observed natural phenomena which we have never seen before in Lebanon, particularly in marine life, with “more than 110 types...
