News tagged with marine creatures
Abalone are treasured -- nearly to extinction
May 13, 2009 |
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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
Jul 17, 2008 |
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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 ...
New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate change
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New photographs of ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and beautiful basket stars that live in Antarctica’s continental shelf seas are revealed this week by the British ...
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Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change
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Feb 17, 2008 |
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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
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Feb 19, 2008 |
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As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk.
Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.
Corals stay close to home
Jun 26, 2009 |
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The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters.
Giant marine worms lived 475 million years ago: scientists
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2009 |
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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
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(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
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May 16, 2007 |
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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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Oct 01, 2007 |
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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
Aug 07, 2009 |
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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 ...
Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists
Dec 23, 2009 |
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The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.
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