1. Whale Dies By Eating 18 Pounds of Plastic Bags
A pilot whale died off the coast of Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags weighing nearly 18 lbs. Watchara Sakornwimon, the vet who carried out the necropsy, told the press that the case was one of the worst she'd seen. Nearly 300 marine animals including pilot whales, sea turtles and dolphins, are killed each year in Thailand from plastic consumption.
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2. 50 Nations Vowing to Reduce Plastic![50 Nations Curbing Plastic Pollution: photo by: Getty Images plastic bags, plastic pollution](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeO-kaF_8fAglzHCouDmT5CcnmeMvU1kFvxA2RT1Sf1G7PlK6aKiRBA5fli6SxoznxEKLr-T0_zBjGHKY5V4vwaBHIFzollV4AcbZGPWRSBEAcb4fUBlFbhyNJ579eR7hqMQ2ZltRJpaQ/s320/blue-plastic-bag.jpg)
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3. Dead Whale Washes Ashore New York Beach
![A three to five-year-old humpback whale washed ashore in Queens, New York photo: Atlantic Marine Conservation Society beached humpback whale, humpback whale, Queens New York](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoQpvFWEacslUdMg3LFheXvjF2OR8w26jULD2Mr_fe5Fc5B0HhxqztSzz5iMSkKuC1KgoDQz53RcZrEZ3srHAxRpT1fvRUdnCU4WQIwGIOf8IQ9SxkVQVT1wPVrla0Llw8MoJuN6VSwM/s320/humpback-whale-NY.jpg)
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4. Chile Joins Worldwide Push to Ban Plastic Bags
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![plastic straw ban: Photo credit: <a href="https://visualhunt.com/author/18eab0">frankieleon</a> on <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/328307">VisualHunt.com</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> plastic straw ban](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cxT6A04jLPnhzzNzEt_tZgqSzzDtFZfe8PNg4rzwD7A06n9ycqaRXuLggIRm22eDAZe6cXfEhmowBeb99TqOu3igO7IbI83lK57pBMzNPfSluh8HNWm_KxM98k0GrlI5ByiC_e3O6dQ/s320/neon-plastic-straws.jpg)
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6. Half of All Patents for Genes From Marine Species Held By One Company
![Fangtooth from the Deep Sea: photo by Monterey Bay Aquarium fangtooth, deep sea animal gene patents](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru5FnR1rd0jej0R6SHiG2Yy6QQPbNTr4399YnFc7lnngP_YglPv4t0axtmiuGm2BSkvZRl0e1e24c-jOC8aiIgD3lobJRi5A9IIQ1SSDXlNH6-K_Crzqd01x-rULwkM5YcOJX2oypRyU/s320/fangtooth-monterey-bay-aquarium.jpg)
Researchers found that nearly every genetic sequence from ocean organisms on record, belonged to companies, universities and other entities located in just 10 countries. Genetic information from deep-sea creatures has immense potential value for medicine, food and even fuels, and the scientists behind the analysis expressed concern that this wealth is not being fairly distributed.
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Editorial Note: Sea Save Foundation is heavily invested in this effort and has hosted a petition to help promote this effort.
8. Drones Help Scientists Study and Protect Whales
Scientists have begun using drones to perform a whole new kind of health checkup on whales. It’s awfully hard to dive into the ocean and draw a bit of blood or take a tissue sample from a passing whale. But it’s also unnecessary, because whales give away more than enough biological samples of themselves all the time. Every time they breach and spout, they’re spraying not just sea water into the air, but a generous helping of whale mucus. These drones help capture these samples.
7. Proposed California Law to Limit Plastic Straw Use Passes Assembly
![Plastic straws collected from Huntington Beach photo by Kevin Sullivan Orange County Register plastic straws, beach clean-up, Huntington Beach](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbaFZRCG37wgjYwlUn3ZvuJdmsW7bbF6WtDCv1D8MT4x2fgjwOqLiZ3tmfubb3qadLhp6W6y8BLEjdGGO9NhgfJ2f20T0fKAjTTFdnVVopD9XRRia24jmMTpJTD2mtOuKnwWhxUHX92M/s320/straws-huntington-beach.jpg)
A measure that would prohibit restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by a customer was approved by the Assembly on Wednesday and will now be considered by the state Senate. The proposed law, AB 1884, is intended to reduce the number of straws that end up on the beach and in the ocean, as well as in landfills.
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8. Drones Help Scientists Study and Protect Whales
![Drones help scientists study whales: photo by: Michael Moore Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute drones and whales](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoMOCWyzKg8NaQxfm2fCdv_TEVY-RTPOwmAUfY8JJTZCjdd2KNsOTJIpj_zSOLdWJoDZTSeERETU_rTl7ae869O-fWDKMEOSLoO-25dvyqxY8-ukUWXkFlmhezDgQXbANW30-vjUcGtY/s320/whale-drone.jpg)
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9. Invention Safely Transports Deep-dwelling Fishes to the Ocean's Surface
Unusual fishes from the ocean's deep and lesser-known deep waters are hitching a ride to the surface thanks to the newly invented SubCAS (or Submersible Chamber for Ascending Specimens). This ingenious pressurized chamber was engineered by the scientists-turned-inventors at the California Academy of Sciences and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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9. Invention Safely Transports Deep-dwelling Fishes to the Ocean's Surface
![SubCAS specimen collecting system with Bart Shepard: photo by California Academy of Sciences SubCAS, California Academy of Sciences, Monterey Bay Aquarium](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCvLl7GQsOvo7gvKTlwlnRydyBe1L0uHrVq4nq0aWLsEsu9RR8o6TcWBS3qOUHGj2BhRnaXmOWyF95AWHyr39eIX3y1hhlvkwG_Nf9TCJaAVWVbmmvDcyl82w8PorZN2SGMJuX5V8jac/s320/SubCAS-bart-shepard.jpg)
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