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Large 2009 Gulf Of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Predicted
2009-06-25 13:55:00 University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Gulf of Mexico , Dead , Zone
'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales
2009-06-25 13:53:00 Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales ,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Growing , Threat
Whales worth more alive than dead, says new report
2009-06-25 13:52:00 Whales are worth more alive than dead, an Australian minister said Tuesday, as campaigners publicised the billion-dollar whale-watching industry on the sidelines of the IWC conference.Environment... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Report , Dead , Worth , Whales , Alive
Denmark asks to resume humpback whale hunt
2009-06-25 13:50:00 Denmark on Tuesday officially requested permission to resume hunting humpback whales off Greenland, in a move that has angered environmentalists.Ole Samsing, Danish commissioner at the annual... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whale s,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Resume , Denmark , Hunt
Close relationship between past warming and sea-level rise
2009-06-25 13:48:00 In a paper in Nature Geoscience, a team from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), along with colleagues from Tübingen (Germany) and Bristol presents a novel continuous reconstruction... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Global Warming , Relationship , Close , Past , Rise
Dolphin kill film to shock Taiji sister city Broome
2009-06-23 14:23:00 PRESSURE will mount on Broome to dump its Japanese sister city, Taiji, after the Australian premiere of the new documentary The Cove.American Louie Psihoyos's film reveals undercover footage from the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Film , Shock , Dolphins , Dolphin , City
Humans destroying whale habitat
2009-06-23 14:21:00 AUSTRALIA is vowing to continue its push to stamp out scientific whaling, as a report shows humans are an increasing threat to whales, dolphins and porpoises.The Global Cetacean Summary Report,... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whale s,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Humans , Habitat
New Japan whale cuisine aims to whet appetite for sea mammals
2009-06-23 14:19:00 As the International Whaling Commission started its annual meeting in Portugal Monday, a group of bars and restaurants near Tokyo have sought to lure patrons with an exotic new spread of whale... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whale s,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Japan , Cuisine
Caribbean Coral Reefs Flattened
2009-06-23 14:13:00 Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA).The collapse of reef... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Coral , Coral Reefs , Reefs
Warmer ocean brings fewer sardines to South Africa
2009-06-23 14:12:00 Millions of sardines have begun their annual migration down South Africa 's east coast, but fewer fish are making the journey due to rising ocean temperatures, a researcher said Monday.Known as the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: South Africa , Ocean
Trash bag leads to death for whale, nursing calf
2009-06-23 14:10:00 Wayne McFee/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Biologists and a veterinarian bring a stranded pygmy sperm whale onto the shore at Sullivan's Island late Monday.Pygmy Sperm Whale s-- Look... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Leads , Death , Nursing , Trash
Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter
2009-06-23 14:01:00 Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight.The sharks hang back and... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Great , White , Shark , Hannibal Lecter , Hunt
Norway fish farms thrive under ecologists' watchful eye
2009-06-23 13:59:00 Tucked away in the corner of an enchanting fjord, 600,000 baby trout frolick in underwater cages as they wait their turn to end up on dinner plates: fish farming is booming in Norway , under the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish ,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Farms
Banning Certain Fishing Gear Can Help Save Reefs From Climate Change
2009-06-22 18:33:00 Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the ARC... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Climate Change , Fishing , Climate , Change , Gear
Antibiotics-resistant Gulls Worry Scientists
2009-06-22 18:30:00 The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Antibiotics , Worry , Scientists
Carbon Dioxide Higher Today Than Last 2.1 Million Years
2009-06-22 18:28:00 Researchers have reconstructed atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over the past 2.1 million years in the sharpest detail yet, shedding new light on its role in the earth's cycles of cooling and... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Today , Carbon , Years , Million , Higher
Not One, But Two Kinds Of Males Found In Invasive Round Goby Fish
2009-06-22 07:17:00 Scientists have found the existence of two types of males of a fiercely invasive fish spreading through the Great Lakes, which may provide answers as to how they rapidly reproduce.The research,... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish ,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Round
New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning
2009-06-22 07:15:00 Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Turtle , Turtles , Timer , Save
Under-pressure whale chief seeks compromise
2009-06-22 07:04:00 After three years as the man in the middle of global passions on whaling, Bill Hogarth has reached a conclusion he concedes won't be popular -- everyone must compromise.Hogarth, chair of the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whale s,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Chief
Whale meat trade increases, despite ban
2009-06-22 07:02:00 Despite being officially illegal, the international trade in whale meat between the whale-hunting nations is quietly picking up again, say enviromental campaigners.The issue has already become one of... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whale s,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Meat , Trade
Saharan Dust Storms Linked To Enigmatic Fertilizer Plankton In Ocean
2009-06-22 07:01:00 The tropical Atlantic waters around Cape Verde are very low in plant nutrients. Nitrogen is in especially short supply and limits the growth of the phytoplankton, the tiny plants that are at the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Ocean , Fertilizer
Icelandic whalers bring in season's first big catches
2009-06-22 06:59:00 Icelandic whale hunters have brought in their first big catches of the season, two fin whales weighing around 35 tonnes each, an AFP photographer witnessed Friday.The boat, Hvalur 9, arrived... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more
EU membership will kill whale hunting in Iceland
2009-06-22 06:56:00 Iceland would probably be forced to end its controversial whale hunting tradition in its bid to join the European Union, the head of a leading Icelandic whaling company said.Kristjan Loftsson, the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whale s,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Iceland , Kill , Hunting , Membership
Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble, Stock Assessment Report Sugge
2009-06-20 15:08:00 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released reports documenting the status of polar bears and Pacific walrus in Alaska. The reports confirm that polar bears in Alaska are declining and that... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Polar Bear , Report , Stock , Assessment , Polar
Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon And Trout Populations In U.K.
2009-06-20 15:06:00 Stocks of the UK?s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research led by Bournemouth University (BU) and published in... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Deadly
Arctic Contamination: Mercury In Mackenzie River Delta Dramatically Higher
2009-06-20 15:04:00 University of Alberta researchers conducting a water study in the Mackenzie River Delta have found a dramatically higher delivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean than... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Higher , Mercury
Crustacean Shell With Polyester Creates Mixed-fiber Material For Nerve Repa
2009-06-20 15:03:00 In the clothing industry it's common to mix natural and synthetic fibers. Take cotton and add polyester to make clothing that's soft, breathable and wrinkle free. Now researchers at the University... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Fiber , Shell , Material , Polyester , Mixed
Tiny crustacean big on reproduction
2009-06-19 13:13:00 When it comes to sexual reproduction, it turns out that size does matter, at least for a group of ancient crustaceans called ostracods. Modern versions of these tiny animals also have extra large... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Tiny , Reproduction
Canadian seal hunt 'collapsing'
2009-06-19 13:00:00 The market price for a seal pelt has plummeted in recent years Canada's annual seal hunt has ended with only a quarter of the quota of seals being caught.The quota had been set at 273,000, but... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Canadian , Seal , Hunt
Feds want to keep protections for rare Pacific seabird
More articles from this author:2009-06-19 12:58:00 The marbled murrelet in Washington, Oregon and California should remain protected as a threatened species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday.The agency finished its five-year status... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,seal,plank tons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more More About: Pacific , Rare 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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