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HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Dolphin Energy Company (Nasdaq:BDCO) ("Blue Dolphin"), an independent oil and gas company, today announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Lazarus Energy, LLC (the "Acquisition"). Lazarus Energy's primary asset is the 56-acre Nixon Crude Oil Processing Facility located near Nixon, Texas. As consideration, on February 15, 2012, Blue Dolphin issued 8,393,560 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share...
Internet giant urged to clean house and ban all cetacean products WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Internet marketplace giant Amazon.com is today called on to stop supporting commercial whaling by immediately and permanently banning the sale of all products from whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as "cetaceans"). Amazon.com's Unpalatable Profits, a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency, launched in co-operation with...
New hope for threatened freshwater dolphins in Asia The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem – the Sundarbans, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) whose conservation work helped pinpoint the locations of the protected areas. The sanctuaries, which were officially declared on January 29, will protect the last two remaining species of freshwater dolphins in...
The dolphin strandings reported in Massachusetts have been a record event for the Cape Cod area. Since early January, 129 common dolphins have been found stranded on the beaches, said Katie Moore a marine mammal rescue and research manager for the International Fund for Animal Welfare. She said they were able to release 37 of 54 animals recovered alive, but 75 others were dead or had to be euthanized on the spot, bringing the death toll to 92. It is unusual, though, for so many...
MIAMI, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Dine with the Dolphins" at Miami Seaquarium offers couples looking for a unique yet memorable Valentine's Day experience, the opportunity to enjoy a delicious candlelight dinner under the stars in the company of some very special dolphins. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., this Valentine's Day, Miami Seaquarium invites sweethearts to take a break from the ordinary and enjoy their Valentine's Dinner overlooking the dolphins at Dolphin Harbor. And as an...
Ecologists have captured 12 distinct sounds from deep sea fish at a depth of 2,237 feet below the North Atlantic. The team was exploring the idea that many fish make sounds to communicate with each other, particularly those that live in the deep part of the ocean. The University of Massachusetts scientists used hydrophones deployed by fisherman during normal fishing operations. They obtained 24-hours of recording in Welkders Canyon south of Georges Bank. Some of the more familiar...
HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Dolphin Energy Company (Nasdaq:BDCO) ("Blue Dolphin"), an independent oil and gas company, today announced the results of its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), which was held on January 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Central in Houston, Texas. Blue Dolphin's stockholders voted to approve the issuance of approximately 8.4 million common shares to Lazarus Energy Holdings, LLC as consideration to purchase Lazarus Energy, LLC...
University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet (682 meters) below the North Atlantic. With recording technology now more affordable, Rodney Rountree, Francis Juanes and colleagues are exploring the idea that many fish make sounds to communicate with each other, especially those that live in the perpetual dark of the deep ocean. Though little is known at...
New study finds 87 marine mammal species consumed by people in 114 countries The fate of the world's great whale species commands global attention as a result of heated debate between pro and anti-whaling advocates, but the fate of smaller marine mammals is less understood, specifically because the deliberate and accidental catching and killing of dolphins, porpoises, manatees, and other warm-blooded aquatic species are rarely studied or monitored. To shed more light on the issue,...
YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a massive rescue effort, IFAW's (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Team has been able to rescue and release 19 of the 27 Common dolphins that stranded alive on Cape Cod shores during the past few days including a dolphin calf and a pregnant mother. Approximately 32 additional animals stranded, but were found dead most likely due to injuries sustained from stranding....
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Image Caption: Fossil of Feresa Attenuata, Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum KAIKYOUKAN, Japan. Credit: OpenCage/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 2.5) The pygmy killer whale is widely distributed in tropical and sub-tropical waters worldwide. Regular sightings of this species occur off the coast of Hawaii and Japan, and also in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka and Lesser Antilles. In the Atlantic the pygmy killer whale has been seen off the coast of South Carolina and Senegal. This species swims in...
Image Caption: Peale's Dolphin, Near Ventisquero Pio XI, Feb 2006 en:Lagenorhynchus australis (taken at Ventisquero Pio XI, Chilean Patagonia). Credit: FDrummondH/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) The black-chinned dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis), also known as Peale's Dolphin or Peale's Black-chinned Dolphin, can be found near Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. Within these waters, it prefers to reside in faster currents near channels or narrows, but can also be found in...
The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) can be found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean, including the area between Florida and Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico. Its eastern range may extend as far as the Azores and Canary Islands, although sightings in these areas have been uncommon. Its northern range begins at Cape Cod and extends to the southwestern portion of Spain. It is thought that the southern portion of its range extends from West Africa to Rio Grande do Sul in...
The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) is a dolphin that is native to the Atlantic Ocean. It was once known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin. Although its range is not fully understood, specifically the southern portions, it does prefer tropical and temperate waters. Its range begins in New Jersey, stretching east-south-east to southern Morocco, and it is thought that the southern area of its range beings near Angola and stretches to Rio de Janeiro. It prefers habitats within deep water,...
The Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) are two sub-species of freshwater or river dolphins found in India and Pakistan. From the 1970s they had commonly been regarded as separate species. The Ganges River Dolphin is primarily found in River Ganges and its tributaries in India while the Indus River Dolphin is found in the Indus river in Pakistan Taxonomy Until the 1970s the Indus and Ganges River Dolphins were...
