January ‘08 News: 15th - 31st
By Elizabeth M. Lukan to Marine News on Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.01/15/08, Practical Fishkeeping - UK’s largest ever illegal coral seizure
01/15/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Goblin shark biology revealed
01/15/08, Reef Relief - COMMENTARY: Reefs in Peril: Scientist Nancy Knowlton says we can save these beautiful and unique marine ecosystems if we act quickly by Katherine Cure
01/16/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Starfish threaten the Coral Triangle
01/17/08, Monterey Bay Aquarium - Darina Allen, Alton Brown, 14 Other Top Chefs to be Honored at ‘Cooking for Solutions 2008′
01/17/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Vaquita porpoise being driven to extinction by humans
01/17/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Octopus befriends Mr Potato Head
01/22/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Silvery John Dory caught in Med
01/22/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Tube-eye fish placed in new order
01/22/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Study shows reef fish colour vision
01/24/08, National Geographic - Endangered Turtle Makes Record 647-Day Journey
01/25/08, Practical Fishkeeping - New Gorogobius described
01/25/08, Discovery Channel - When Barracudas Attack: Swift and Sharp
01/27/08, Reef Relief - Reef Relief Environmental Center Now Open and Volunteers Are Needed
01/29/08, National Geographic - Swimmers’ Sunscreen Killing Off Coral
01/29/08, National Geographic - Antarctic Marine Census Trip Begins
01/29/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Nest entrance size matters to blenny
01/31/08, Practical Fishkeeping - Queensland floodwaters threaten Great Barrier Reef
Some older news that I just found or caught my eye…
On 06/24/07, a charter boat captain spotted and took photos of a rare pink dolphin, actually an albino, in Louisiana, USA. This is a little old, but I just got caught up on some old emails and found out about it in one dated 12/19/07 from The Ocean Project.
01/04/08, Los Angeles Times - Navy must cut sonar use off California
01/15/08, Los Angeles Times - Judge stands by ban on sonar
01/17/08, Los Angeles Times - Bush sides with Navy in sonar battle
01/09/08, Monterey Bay Aquarium - Stanford, Aquarium, MBARI Launch New Center to Tackle Global Threats to the Oceans
01/09/08, Mail&Guardian - World battle for seabed
