BERKELEY, California, Jan. 8 (TNSRes) -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: Human-produced debris is filling up the ocean at an alarming rate. Necropsies of nearly every marine animal reveal the high risk of this pollution crisis, as marine animals like birds, dolphins, turtles, and whales have all been found dead contaminated with various types of trash. Although this pollution comes from individuals and corporations worldwide, one of t  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 12 (TNSPer) -- Seafood Nutrition Partnership issued the following news release: Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) is pleased to announce new leadership of its Board of Directors with the appointment of Jim Motos of Rich Products Corp. as the Chair of the Board and Paul Doremus of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the Vice Chair. Steve Hart of Global Aquaculture Alliance will move to Immediate Past Chair and Judson Reis, formerly of Go  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Dr. Darryl Felder was searching for a mud lobster when he pulled a bag of crustaceans from his laboratory freezer in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Billeaud Hall. He instead found a new species of hermit crab. "When I defrosted it, I thought, 'My gosh, not only is that not a mud lobster, but that is a species that's never been found before,'" the biologist said.  more