Thursday, November 21, 2024

GOTHAM WHALE’S PETITION TO STOP THE OMEGA SLAUGHTER OF MENHADEN

Paul Seiswerda is the founder of Gotham Whale, a not for profit advocacy group that catalogs ocean mammals in the New York Bight.  Whales,...
five-foot long Lion's Mane Jellyfish

LION MANE JELLYFISH IN NEW YORK HARBOR WATERS?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the beach, another dangerous sea creature may be coming to an aquatic theater...
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at Bon Secour Photo courtesy: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region

Turtlegate: Net Escape Doors Versus the Doors of Government

This week, a 50 pound Loggerhead was rescued on Cape Cod.  Loggerheads are not generally found this far north at this time of year. ...

Humpback Whale Beached on Far Rockaway and Buried Without Protocol Amid Covid-19 Concerns

In the midst of the arrival of the Navy Hospital ship, USNS Comfort, the New York Bight (the area of sea east and south...
billion oyster project

BILLION OYSTER PROJECT PHOTO GALLERY

BILLION OYSTER PROJECT PHOTO GALLERY Learn more at https://billionoysterproject.org/ All images taken by Ben Von Wong   Be sure to check out all of our latest news on New...

Whale deaths and offshore wind farms; a connection?

  Our position: We’re not yet sure there’s a link.  Correlation does not have to = causation. We're aware of these towers going up in near...

CRIES OF “SAVE THE WHALES” MUST BE LOUDER THAN SEISMIC BLASTS

The motto, 'Save the Whales' is a cry of hope for the preservation of ocean mammals everywhere on the planet.  Closer to home, for...

NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CALVES BORN!

It is calving season!  As of this week, three North Atlantic Right Whale calves have been born in the Critical Habitat off the coast of Florida...

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Whale deaths and offshore wind farms; a connection?

  Our position: We’re not yet sure there’s a link.  Correlation does not have to = causation. We're aware of these towers going up in near...

Shark Research in the New York Bight with Dr. Craig O’Connell

Dr. Craig O’Connell is the co-founder and executive director of O’Seas Conservation Foundation, Inc based in Montauk.  Dr. O’Connell's nonprofit foundation focus's on researching different species of sharks through camera studies, bycatch reduction technologies, and underwater video surveillance.

‘Sing The Bay Fantastic’ Janie Meneely Songbook Now Available

Janie Meneely, a songwriter, wrote a poem some years back on Grandma Polly, a true story from the Radcliffe clan, and Senator from Maryland describing their feisty relative. Apparently, Grandma Polly was upset when she found out the British commandeered the family merchant vessel and took her husband with it.