News tagged with marine creatures


Abalone are treasured -- nearly to extinction

Biology / Ecology

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

The authorities popped him near the docks in Port Angeles. On a March afternoon in 1994, a sleek fishing boat -- not-so-subtly named the Abalone Made -- came ashore after puttering around Freshwater Bay. The waiting cops ...


Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is ...





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Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change

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created Feb 17, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association ...


Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change

Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change

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created Feb 19, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk.


Corals stay close to home

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters.


This undated picture released by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) shows fossilised tracks of the giant worm

Giant marine worms lived 475 million years ago: scientists

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Spanish researchers said Monday they have discovered evidence of a type of giant worm that lived 475 million years ago and was up to one metre (three feet) in length.


Expedition observes hundreds of marine creatures in oil slick

Expedition observes hundreds of marine creatures in oil slick

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The area affected by the Montara oil spill off the Kimberley coast contains a huge amount of marine life, including some of the most iconic and threatened species in the ocean, according to ...


Scientists discover new life in the Antarctic deep sea

Scientists discover new life in the Antarctic deep sea

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created May 16, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Scientists have found hundreds of new marine creatures in the vast, dark deep-sea surrounding Antarctica. Carnivorous sponges, free-swimming worms, crustaceans, and molluscs living in the Weddell Sea provide ...


Mariners urged to look out for whales

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created Oct 01, 2007 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Coast Guard has warned mariners to take care to avoid hitting whales, after three whales were killed off the California coast.


NOAA and partners to survey marine life at USS Monitor wreck site

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NOAA will participate in a private research expedition to study marine life living on and around the wreck of the USS Monitor. The August 2-8 expedition is the first in the history of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary devoted ...


Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish

Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish

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created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 0

A sharp eyed marine scientist who spotted six strange fish during a deep sea research expedition has been rewarded for trusting her instincts.


First comprehensive 'inventory' of life in Antarctica

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created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The first comprehensive "inventory" of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity and has more species than the Galapagos. The study provides an important benchmark ...



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