News tagged with marine

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ago, reveals research published today ...

Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 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.

Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas

Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife ...

SEA to conduct expedition dedicated to measuring plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean

Nov 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Sea Education Association (SEA) is preparing to conduct the first-ever research expedition dedicated solely to examining the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Scripps scientists to develop 'swarms' of miniature robotic ocean explorers

Scientists to develop 'swarms' of miniature robotic ocean explorers (w/ Video)

Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

In an effort to plug gaps of knowledge about key ocean processes, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation ...

The bizarre lives of bone-eating worms

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 09, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

The females of the recently discovered Osedax marine worms feast on submerged bones via a complex relationship with symbiotic bacteria, and they are turning out to be far more diverse and widespread than scientists expected. ...

Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries

Nov 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa ...

Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage

Nov 06, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.

Tackling new Arctic challenges from space

Nov 05, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based ...

Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning

Nov 04, 2009 | 1 / 5 (4) | 2

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of ...

Mapping nutrient distributions over the Atlantic Ocean

Nov 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Large-scale distributions of two important nutrient pools - dissolved organic nitrogen and dissolved organic phosphorus (DON and DOP) have been systematically mapped for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean in a study led ...

Climate variability impacts the deep sea

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 0

Deep-sea ecosystems occupying 60% of the Earth's surface could be vulnerable to the effects of global warming warn scientists writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Data point to some improvements in China's environment