Along the coast, there seems to be a huge number of these mushroom cap and bowling ball jellies that are washing up on our beaches,” he said… They just chose to pop out much earlier because it was such a cold winter and they just sprang to life.

Different bacteria produce very different types of cyanotoxin. While some can cause very minor symptoms, such as skin irritation, some will actually damage our liver or nervous system, and cause much more severe impact on human health.

The report collates and scrutinizes existing research on the quantifiable climate benefits as well as the associated environmental and social risks and benefits of global seaweed farming. The scope of the report includes an investigation into the full value chain of seaweed farming with an emphasis on the potential for climate benefits realized through various natural and commercial use pathways, and the feasibility of upscaling global farmed seaweed production. The findings are synthesized in a situational analysis with a SWOT design (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) for sustainable expansion of global seaweed farming.

In advancing science for the sustainable use of ocean resources, building global partnerships and working together with coastal communities helps safeguard the environment while maximizing climate and environmental co-benefits, maximizes the co-benefits of seaweed farming to people while protecting lives and livelihoods, and enhances the sustainability of future upscaling.

To this aim, a coordinated approach to ensure sound management and governance must be taken as opportunities for a more equitable and sustainable future are upscaled.

About 30 years ago, Dr. Smallwood, set up 100 nest boxes in what should be some of New Jersey’s prime kestrel habitat, attaching them to utility poles and trees near fields and meadows. The first year, 1995, kestrels made three nests. The next year, there were seven, then 26. By 2002, they reached a high of 61. But then the number of nests started dropping. Last year, there were only 21. This year again, the vast majority of his boxes sit empty of kestrels. On a recent afternoon, some contained only wood chips. One had been claimed by bluebirds.

The kestrel nests that do exist are carefully tracked.

Here’s how to catch a kestrel in a nest box: Approach slowly, ideally masking your sound with a passing car or plane. One person covers the nest hole with a net while another climbs a ladder and unlatches the box from the side. (This is all illegal without federal and state permits.)

“Hello. We’re old friends, we know each other from way back.

Dr. Smallwood and two graduate students record data for each bird: band number, weight, molting status. A plucked feather yields DNA. Studies have shown, he noted, that kestrels tolerate such handling without suffering nest losses.

Just because they’re small doesn’t mean they still don’t a big sting, they can leave you in the hospital for a few days