News tagged with marine growth


Robotic 'vacuum' offers shipping industry a cleaner solution

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- An automated robotic cleaning system that removes marine growth from the hull of a ship is being pioneered at Newcastle University.





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Marine aquaculture could feed growing world population

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The oceans could become the source of more of humanity's food if steps are taken to expand and improve marine aquaculture, according to a study published in the December 2009 issue of BioScience.


Limpets reveal possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic animals

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created Jul 23, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A limpet no bigger than a coin could reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals according to new research published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology.


Spring bloom brings 'jelly balls' to NSW coast

Spring bloom brings 'jelly balls' to NSW coast

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual abundance of jelly-like creatures has been discovered in waters along the NSW coast from Sydney to Newcastle during a marine survey of the region by a team of scientists from the ...


Double trouble for water life

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although historically the priority has been to control ...


Breakthrough made in assessing marine phytoplankton health

Breakthrough made in assessing marine phytoplankton health

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from Oregon State University, NASA and other organizations said today that they have succeeded for the first time in measuring the physiology of marine phytoplankton through satellite measurements ...


Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their size and fearsome appearance have made them the stuff of nightmares, but new research just published suggests that sharks may not be as tough as they appear.


Atlantic snails are increasing dramatically in size, Queen's researcher discovers

Atlantic snails are increasing dramatically in size

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A Queen's University biologist has discovered that the shell lengths of snails in the northwest Atlantic Ocean - an important member of the Atlantic food chain - have increased by 22.6 per cent over the past ...


Elevated water temperature and acidity boost growth of key sea star species

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research by zoologists at the University of British Columbia indicates that elevated water temperatures and heightened concentrations of carbon dioxide can dramatically increase the growth rate of a keystone species of ...


Douglas-fir, geoducks make strange bedfellows in studying climate change

Douglas-fir, geoducks make strange bedfellows in studying climate change

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists are comparing annual growth rings of the Pacific Northwest's largest bivalve and its most iconic tree for clues to how living organisms may have responded to changes in climate.


'Armored' fish study helps strengthen Darwin's natural selection theory

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created Aug 28, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 8

Shedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a UBC study published today in Science Express.



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