www.greensurfshop.com As surfing grows as a sport and as an industry, its impact on the environment grows as well. Surfing has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry that is completely dependent on the environment, yet pays little attention to protecting it. Check it out here: Toxicity of Surfing (PDF)
1 December 2011, by Peter Hurrell. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk At just a few centimetres long, hatchling loggerhead turtles may seem powerless to resist being swept around the Atlantic Ocean by powerful currents. But researchers have shown that the tiny turtles can influence where they end up with just a few hours of paddling a day, using the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Environmental groups want you to take a so-called Internet “slime tour” of polluted waterways in Florida as they try to raise public pressure for stricter pollution controls. Today Earthjustice announced it is suing the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation over a new state rule for nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Those are the […]
By David Fleshler. Sunsentinel.com 2:40 p.m. EST, November 30, 2011 Could one of these species be the next lionfish? Three non-native tropical fish have reappeared off the southeast Florida coast, years after they had last been seen, according to a news release from the U.S. Geological Survey. A yellow tang, a native of the northwest […]
Reef Fact: The queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula) is one of the many parrotfish species that secrete a mucus cocoon before they sleep to help hide their scent from predators. Help protect reef species by joining Reef Relief today www.reefrelief.org/act/donate Fact source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrotfish
Ocean Conservancy Action Alert – November 2011 Right now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of genetically engineered farmed salmon. This would be the first approval anywhere in the world of a GE animal for human consumption. We need your help to tell the FDA that genetically engineered food – including […]
Share This: Dear Reef Relief Supporter, We want to take this time to thank you for your concern for our coral reef ecosystem. This year has been a very challenging and exciting year for Reef Relief and our coral reefs. Once again, our staff, volunteers and the Reef Relief High School Club have accomplished so […]