Monday, April 30, 2018

Lost Freedom; 30-40



  • Patches, captured in 1969 at less than 1 years old, died 1 year later at Marineland California - abscess and salmonellasis.

  •   Kenny, captured in 1969 at 4 years old, died 2 years later at Marineland California - pneumonia.

  •  Nepo, captured in 1969 at 2 years old, died 10 years later at Marine World California - acute bronchopneumonia. 

  • Yaka, captured in 1969 at 1 years old, died 28 years later at Marine World California - upper respiratory infection. 

  • No name, captured in 1970 at 5 years old, unknown time of death at Seattle Marine Aquarium - unknown.

  • Scarredjaw Cow/T3, captured in 1970 at 8 years old, died 2 months later at Sealand Victoria - malnutrition. 

  • Chimo/T4, captured in 1970 at 2 years old, died 2 years later at Sealand Victoria - blood poisoning. 

  • Nootka, captured in 1970 at 4 years old, died 20 years later at Seaworld San Diego - unknown. 

  • Lil Nootka, captured in 1970 at 1 years old, died 7 months later at Sea-Arama - asphyxiation. 

  • Ramu 4, captured in 1970 at 2 years old, died 1 year later at Marineland Australia - unknown.

Friday, April 6, 2018

Endangered Turtles, Fish and Shark


    Leatherback Turtles - Vulnerable 

  • Entanglement in fishing gear
  • Habitat loss


  Green Sea Turtle - Endangered 
  • Entanglement in fishing gear 
  • Habitat loss


  Loggerhead Turtles - Vulnerable 
  • Entanglement in fishing gear 


  Hawksbill Turtle - Critically Endangered 
  • Turtle shell trade 


  Olive Ridley Turtle - Vulnerable 
  • Climate change 


  Kemp's Ridley Turtle - Critically Endangered 
  • Habitat loss 
  • Turtle shell trade 
  • Entanglement in fishing gear
  • Climate change 
  • Ocean pollution 

  
  Humphead Wrasse - Endangered
  • Overfishing 


  Pacific Salmon - 
  • Poaching 
  • Habitat destruction 
  • Climate Change 


  Bluefin Tuna - Endangered 
  • Pirate fishing 


  Yellowfin Tuna - Near Threat 
  • Overfishing 


   Albacore Tuna - Near Threat 
  • Overfishing


  Bigeye Tuna - Vulnerable 
  • Overfishing


  Great White Shark - Vulnerable 
  • Shark finning
  • Entanglement in fishing gear


  Basking Shark - Vulnerable 
  • Shark finning


  Dusky Shark - Vulnerable 
  • Shark finning


  Scalloped Hammerhead - Endangered 
  • Shark finning