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Study reveals 'sobering' decline of Caribbean's big fish, fisheries
May 06, 2009 |
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Sharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and fisheries, according to ...
Major losses for Caribbean reef fish in last 15 years
Mar 19, 2009 |
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By combining data from 48 studies of coral reefs from around the Caribbean, researchers have found that fish densities that have been stable for decades have given way to significant declines since 1995. The study appears ...
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Great Barrier Reef under serious threat: report
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in serious jeopardy as global warming and chemical runoff threaten to kill marine species and cause serious outbreaks of disease, a report warned Wednesday.
Larry's cool change good for reef
Mar 22, 2006 |
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Cyclone Larry has been a nightmare on land but underwater, it may have helped save the Great Barrier Reef from disaster. University of Queensland coral reef expert Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg said Larry's ...
Scientists to unlock Great Barrier Reef genome
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Australian scientists on Thursday announced a ground-breaking genome-mapping project that could help the Great Barrier Reef fight off the twin threats of climate change and toxic farm chemicals.
Ancient deep-sea coral reefs off southeastern US serve as underwater 'islands' in the Gulf stream
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 19, 2008 |
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Largely unexplored deep-sea coral reefs, some perhaps hundreds of thousands of years old, off the coast of the southeastern U.S. are not only larger than expected but also home to commercially valuable fish populations and ...
Fishy future written in the genes
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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The roadmap to the future of the gorgeously-decorated fish which throng Australia's coral reefs and help earn the nation $5 billion a year from tourism may well be written in their genes.
Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
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Jul 08, 2008 |
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Scientists announced today the discovery of reef structures they believe doubles the size of the Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and richest reef system, the Abrolhos Bank, off the southern coast of Brazil's Bahia state. ...
How baby fish find a home
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Jan 16, 2008 |
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One of the most significant questions facing marine ecologists today, is just how much of an impact global variations in the environment are having on the dispersal of larval and juvenile marine species from ...
New species of snapper discovered in Brazil
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Mar 13, 2007 |
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A popular game fish mistaken by scientists for a dog snapper is actually a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean.
Some Ningaloo Reef fish are 'homebodies'
Jun 18, 2009 |
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New research shows that some fish species in Western Australia's Ningaloo Marine Park spend most of their time close to home, staying on the reef rather than travelling significant distances, as was previously thought.
Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning
Nov 04, 2009 |
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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 ...
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