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Dead and dying krill washed up on a beach in Eilat for reasons that remain unclear, May 13, 2020. (Omri Yossef Omessi, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
May 13, 2020, 11:16 pm
Swarms of dead, dying krill sweep up onto Eilat beach
Cause not immediately clear; in the past, parasites caused massive die-backs of shrimp-like crustacean in Oregon, while in Baja California ocean temperatures and nutrients blamed
By Sue Surkes
Still from a video showing dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea, April 2020. (Guy Lavian, Eviatar Ben Avi, Israel Nature and Parks Authority).
May 4, 2020, 4:27 pm
Dolphin pod treats marine inspectors to special escort
Around 20 of an estimated local population of 30 to 40 dolphins, endangered in the Mediterreanean Sea, accompany Israel Nature and Parks Authority patrol boat
By Sue Surkes
An army zodiac secures the entrance of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, August 6, 2015. (Amr Nabil/AP)
January 16, 2020, 10:42 am
Experts say Mediterranean Sea altered by Suez Canal’s invasive species
Red Sea invaders have driven native marine life toward extinction and changed the delicate ecosystem with potentially devastating consequences, marine biologists warn
By Aron Heller and Isabel Debre
This January 21, 2019 photo, taken by a drone camera, shows researchers from the predator project at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station established by the University of Haifa looking for sharks in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the northern Israeli city of Hadera.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 28, 2019, 4:00 pm
The sharks have returned — to the warm waters off Hadera power station
Scientists begin tagging specimens for research, warn public to stay away, though intrepid divers are expected to frequent underwater site
By Sue Surkes
A photo taken on April 4, 2019 shows fish swimming off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada. (Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP)
April 30, 2019, 8:16 am
Egypt’s rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea corals
Resorts offer unbeatable deals to lure budget-conscious visitors back to pristine beaches, but experts warn of damaging fragile marine ecosystems
By Aziz El Massassi
Marine rangers patrol the waters near Hadera in central Israel, February 19, 2019. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 28, 2019, 6:36 am
Tackling illegal fishing, new marine ranger force finds its sea legs
Fishing license applications double as Nature and Parks Authority completes first six months of new program patrolling coast to make sure there are plenty more fish in the sea
By Melanie Lidman and Photos and video: Luke Tress
A sandbar shark is caught by researchers near the Orot Rabin power plant in Hadera where the gushing hot water used to cool the turbines draws draws schools of sharks that are increasingly endangered by overfishing. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 31, 2019, 11:00 am
Sharks drawn to warm waters of Hadera power plant
Expert say warming Mediterranean Sea stimulates predatory fish’s metabolisms, improves breathing cycles and facilitates pregnancies
By Alon Bernstein and Isabel Debre
Screen capture from video of a sea turtle being rescued on the coast of Israel, January 2019. (Hadashot news)
January 14, 2019, 12:41 pm
Dozens of injured sea turtles found washed up on Israel’s coast, 15 saved
Large marine reptiles apparently harmed by explosions during Italian seismic survey to find oil and gas
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of dolphins (Jorge Novominsky/Flash 90)
August 25, 2018, 9:25 am
Pod of dolphins spotted off Ashdod coast
Wildlife inspectors film the animals enjoying the waves near the beach
By TOI staff
Environmental activists drop off an old battle tank provided by the Lebanese Armed Forces into the Mediterranean Sea, about three kilometres off the coast of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon, on July 28, 2018, to create new habitat for marine life. ( AFP PHOTO / Mahmoud ZAYYAT)
July 28, 2018, 7:33 pm
Lebanon sinks old armored vehicles to create underwater dive park
Marine attraction created off the coast of Sidon; turrets face Israel ‘out of solidarity for the Palestinian people’
By AFP
A scuba diver in one of the tanks of the Jerusalem aquarium, which is still experiencing adjustment problems with its sea creatures (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
August 10, 2017, 9:10 am
Jerusalem aquarium yet to open amid acclimation setbacks
A wave of fish and shark deaths has postponed the unveiling of the landlocked capital’s first-ever sea center
By Jessica Steinberg
Eli Fruchter installing some corals into the tank in February, 2013. (Facebook/Eli's 10,000 Gallon Reef Aquarium)
November 20, 2016, 5:49 pm
Israel’s own Aquaman? Meet the CEO who built a home aquarium large enough to swim in
In retirement from his billion-dollar company, Eli Fruchter has constructed his house around a mammoth fish tank that is producing a tidal wave of internet interest
By Yaakov Schwartz
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