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Preserve the services of mangroves — Earth’s invaluable coastal forests, experts urge
Posted on November 14, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other development, a poor economic trade-off risking human and environmental well-being... -
Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the Pacific
Posted on August 10, 2012 | No CommentsBlock Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ’Shark Net’ app lets public follow tagged animals in real time Monterey Bay,... -
Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 16-Nov-2011 Sustainable coastal management, regional coordination and long-term, holistic viewpoint needed to protect fragile ecosystems The rapid, large scale... -
Major threats foreseen due to Europe’s changing marine environments
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsProject CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Netherlands) 13 September 2011 Sea levels, erosion top public... -
How many species on Earth? 8.7 million
Posted on August 23, 2011 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life, Washington DC 23 Aug 2011 Eight million, seven hundred thousand species (give or take 1.3 million). That is a new, estimated total number of species on... -
Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone: Study
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 28 Jul 11 Continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as “protected areas”... -
Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas
Posted on July 11, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 11 Jul 2011 Networks of biologically-connected marine protected areas need to be carefully planned, taking into account the... -
Prodigal plankton species makes first known migration from Pacific to Atlantic via Pole
Posted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsProject CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Netherlands) 26 Jun 11 Microscopic plant disappeared from North... -
Teeming with life, Pacific’s California current likened to Africa’s Serengeti Plain
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life, Washington DC / Tagging of Pacific Palagics project, Pacific Grove, CA 22 June 2011 Decade of electronic tagging, tracking of 23 top Pacific Ocean predators reveals remarkable... -
Icy meltwater pooling in Arctic Ocean: A wild card in climate change scenarios
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsProject CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Netherlands) 5-Apr-2011 Scientists inventory, synthesize 13 years of... -
Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico’s fast-growing ‘Riviera Maya’
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health Hamilton, Canada Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate the giant aquifer under... -
First Census Shows Life in Planet Ocean is Richer, More Connected, More Altered than Expected
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC, USA 4-Oct-2010 Culminating a 10-year exploration, 2,700 scientists from 80 nations report first Census of Marine Life, revealing what, where, and how much lives... -
Census of Marine Life publishes historic roll call of species in 25 key world areas
Posted on August 5, 2010 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington, DC 2-Aug-2010 Representing the most comprehensive and authoritative answer yet to one of humanity’s most ancient questions — “what lives in the sea?” — Census... -
Relaunch of Calypso among year of plans to mark centennial of Jacques Cousteau’s birth
Posted on June 10, 2010 | No CommentsCousteau Society Paris 8 June 2010 Year-long plans include re-launch of iconic vessel Calypso for education tour; new Cousteau Divers program. Documentary with National Geographic to contrast conditions in Mediterranean... -
Explorers Inventory Hard-to-See Sea Life: Tiny but Mighty Microbes, Plankton, Larvae, Burrowers — Keys to Earth’s Food and Respiratory Systems
Posted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC 18-Apr-2010 Microbial mat the size of Greece found on oxygen-starved South American seafloor; Scientists puzzle out Neptune’s riotous diversity of tiny creatures; “In no... -
Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss
Posted on November 29, 2009 | No Comments22-Nov-2009 Census of Marine Life Washington DC Deep sea teeming with species that have never known sunlight Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution... -
DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud, smuggling, history, more
Posted on November 9, 2009 | No CommentsConsortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL), Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 6-Nov-2009 The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA “barcoding” is being embraced and applied... -
Experts meet on need for new rules to govern world’s fragile polar regions
Posted on October 9, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Tokyo 7-Sep-2008 A new co-ordinated international set of rules to govern commercial and research activities in both of Earth’s polar regions is urgently needed to reflect new... -
Economists: Reduce fish catch now for bigger net profits later
Posted on December 7, 2007 | No CommentsAustralian National University, Crawford School of Economics and Government 6-Dec-2007 A new and compelling argument for reducing fish harvests – the profit motive – could persuade world fishers to endure... -
Creating a Window on ‘Oceans in Motion’: Academic, Science, Engineering Experts Illuminating Sea Life Conditions, Migrations
Posted on March 7, 2007 | No Comments26 June 06 Dalhousie University Ocean Tracking Network Scientists and resource managers could soon have a highly detailed picture of marine conditions and the migrations of fish and ocean animals... -
How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report
Posted on October 23, 2003 | No Comments23 Oct 03 Census of Marine Life An estimated 5,000 previously unknown ocean fish species and hundreds of thousands of other marine life forms are yet to be discovered, according...