Five Liberty ships, the workhorse of America’s World War II mecharnt fleet, sunk in the Mississippi Sound 40 years ago, have brought more sea life to this region,studies show

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A new study reveals that the true impact of the disaster on wildlife may be gravely underestimated. The study argues that fatality figures based on the number of recovered animal carcasses will not give a true death toll, which may be 50 times higher than believed.

Lionfish, a venomous invasive marine species considered one of the top predators in many coral reef environments in the Atlantic, have been documented at NOAA's Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - the first instance of the invader in the sanctuary since the species spread to U.S. East Coast waters in 2000.

Sea Turtle Restoration Project: The National Park Service has proposed a speed limit reduction from 25 mph to 15 mph on Texas sea turtle nesting beaches, a move we support that can save the lives of adult and hatchling sea turtles.

Freezing temperatures caused approximately 1600 endangered green sea turtles to wash ashore on and around South Padre Island, Texas. The cold-blooded marine reptiles suffered from a condition called ‘cold-stunning’ which resembles a comatose state in response to the sudden drop in temperature.

Luouisinanas Governor Bobby Jindal announced that Independence Island – formerly an emergent island in Barataria Bay near Grand Isle – will be one of the first beneficiaries of the Building Conservation Program. Independence Island was formerly one of Louisiana’s popular fishing destinations, but due to coastal erosion and subsidence, the Island has sunk to the point that it is no longer a viable fisheries habitat.

Volunteers with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch on Saturday morning excavated a loggerhead sea turtle nest, looking to count how many eggs hatched earlier this week and to rescue any baby sea turtles still buried in the sand.

More than 30 dead turtles have been found stranded on beaches south of Houston since the beginning of April. The deaths are puzzling researchers because the turtles are so decomposed it is difficult to determine the cause of death.