The NOAA Fisheries Service and the Marine Life Aquarium of Gulfport, Miss., working with a number of other partners, rescued the last four of the eight trained bottlenose dolphins that were swept out of an aquarium tank torn apart by the storm surge … [Read more...] about Good News for Four Dolphins
Minister Likes His Tuna
The Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell has decided not to include the southern bluefin tuna on the threatened species list, according to the news at ABC Online. The report states that the Minister made the decision on the basis it would not … [Read more...] about Minister Likes His Tuna
Another Hurricane
According to this map, at the time of writing this post, there are 5 hurricanes in the West Pacific, Central Pacific and North Atlantic. When Dennis struck in July, I followed its path at Jeff Master's blog. He is now following Hurricane Rita and … [Read more...] about Another Hurricane
Mapping Salinity: What a Mess
Two weeks ago I received an email from Rob Gourlay letting me know that Brian Tunstall's response to the 2005 Spies and Woodgate Report on salinity mapping methods was available at the ERIC website. Some of the issues Brian Tunstall raises in this … [Read more...] about Mapping Salinity: What a Mess
The GM-Free Price Tag
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE)has just issued a media release: Australia's GM-free stance on planting transgenic canola could result in significant losses for Australian farmers, according to the September issue … [Read more...] about The GM-Free Price Tag
The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
While in the US, the Prime Minister announced that Australia is joining the new International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI). On 16th September he said, The partnership will bring together concerned states to limit the spread of … [Read more...] about The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
