MarineBio Selected News
The following is selected news concerning marine life, marine conservation, and other interesting ocean-related news from around the world. News specifically concerning the stranding of marine life can be found under Project 6: Marine Species Stranding Project »
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2013
- Deep-Sea Methane Ecosystem Found in Atlantic | Is this Polar Pod genius or just plain insanity? | 'Dramatic decline' warning for plants and animals | Shipping chemical 'unsafe for birds' | TIME and Space
- Climate Milestone: Earth’s CO2 Level Passes 400 ppm | Sea turtles threatened in Mexico; New documentary highlights the problem and solutions | Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' | Isolated dolphin reunited with wild pod | Fish Use 'Sign Language' to Help Out Hunting Buddies
- Can Salmon Farming Be Sustainable? Maybe, If You Head Inland | Record-Setting Water Temps Changing Marine Ecosystems | A Key Experiment to Probe the Future of Our Acidifying Oceans | Porpoise Released off Long Island After Six-Month Rehab
- The Critical Decade: International Action on Climate Change | What’s the Opposite of Progress? | Why India Needs to Ban Dolphin Captivity Now, Before It’s Too Late
- Seafood S.O.S. Climate change may ruin your next seafood night | Where does your canned tuna stack up? | China changes its tune [about shark fin soup] | Sea Surface Temperatures at Highest in 150 Years: Species Shift with Climate Change | Under the Radar - The Need for a Global Record of Fishing Vessels and Unique Vessel Identifiers
- Do Whales Have Culture? Humpbacks Pass on Behavior | New Caledonia bans shark fishing | New York state Senate unanimously passes bill to ban shark fin trade
- Scientists attack government climbdown on marine protection | Paul Nicklen: Tales of ice-bound wonderlands | PETA buys shares in SeaWorld | 'Living fossil' coelacanth genome sequenced
- Five shark species win protection against finning trade | Florida’s 'red tide' is killing manatees in record numbers
- They Hunt, They Kill, They Cheat: Single-Celled Algae Shed Light On Social Lives of Microbes
2012
- The Twin Sides of the Fossil Fuel Coin: Guy MacPherson (video) | Calif. ocean sanctuaries to be doubled | Citing shrinking sea ice, feds list several Arctic seal species as threatened and endangered
- West Antarctic Ice Sheet warming twice earlier estimate | Marineland: Environment ministry launches probe into mass animal graves | Japan props up floundering whale business | Gulf Oil Sheen At BP's Deepwater Horizon Rig Disaster Site Remains A Mystery | The Great Schism in the Environmental Movement | Invasive insects changing Antarctic landscape | Coal to equal oil as world's top energy source within 10 years | Viewpoint: A time to stop giving? | Human wellbeing can strengthen case for conservation
- Killer Whale Facts: 7 Things SeaWorld Doesn't Tell You About Orcas | Cook Islands' shark sanctuary creates world's largest | Searching for Weird Sea Life: Q&A With a Marine Biologist | First-ever coastwide limits set on menhaden catch in the Atlantic | King Crabs Poised to Wipe Out Rare Antarctic Ecosystem of Invertebrates
- Giant Squid Captured on Video for First Time | Biggest US Marine Sanctuary Expands | Ignoring Planetary Peril, a Profound 'Disconnect' Between Science and Doha | UN climate talks extend Kyoto Protocol, promise compensation | United States Advances Antarctic Marine Protection Proposal
- Shark fins from endangered species sold for soup in Vancouver area, DNA tests show | Swimming robot reaches Australia after record-breaking trip | Victory for vulnerable whale sharks at Pacific meeting | A day to celebrate - South Korea abandons 'scientific' whaling plan | One Recipe Not on the Menu: Shark Fin Soup | Scripps marine biologist asks what ocean acidification could do to coral reef systems | Marine life far less abundant than thought | Why You Should Dive with Sharks! | Vast marine conservation area created | Great whites 'not evolved from megashark' | Mozambique creates Africa's biggest marine protected area | Marine biologists win 2012 Taiwan-France technology awards
- Largest whale's acrobatic ambush | Sea-level rise from polar ice melt finally quantified | Arctic ['Marine] Biologist Shares Astonishing Sea Creatures With the World
- WANTED: Global Warming Alarmists: Discovery News | US to become 'world's biggest oil producer' | Understanding the beauty and diversity of Raja Ampat, aka 'Underwater Eden' | Obama's Mandate to Tackle Climate Change
- 'Not all Taiji people are pro-dolphin hunting' | The whale trap | Coast Guard launches right whale operation | Vigilante fishermen hunt and torture sharks, boast online | Global Warming Poll: Climate Change A 'Serious Problem' To 68% Of Americans | What Obama should do now: Tackle climate change | Big Safeguards Achieved for Small Fish in California | 336,000-gallon diesel spill pollutes waterways after Hurricane Sandy | Shedd Aquarium & Project Seahorse Collaborate in Southeast Asia | Forecast: Hotter Climate Models Likely Right
- Ocean Salinity Trends Show Human Fingerprint | Around the Pier: Fireworms at Mission Bay | Breathtaking Secrets of Super Divers | Mine-Hunting Humans And Dolphins To Be Replaced by Robots | Super-Earth in 6-Planet System May Have Oceans, Life | When things go wrong for denizens of the deep
- World's rarest whale seen for first time: Spade-toothed whale | China Blocks Protection of Antarctica's Waters: Report | Marine conservation area to be the largest in Europe | Global warming: More Americans believe 'big lie'
- Activists scramble to save over 100 pilot whales in Taiji—Updated | Dolphins' fishing net raids caught on camera | New flying fish fossils discovered in China | Vampire Squid Illustration, 1889 | Scientists look at climate change, the superstorm | It's Global Warming, Stupid | Antarctic ocean sanctuary talks fail | Now, There's no Denying Climate Change | Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia
- New illegal fishing threat for Southern Ocean | Climate Change Deniers Resurface: Who Will You Believe? | Global Warming's Terrifying New Math | Ross Sea deal leaves critics wanting more
- Electric Bugs: New Microbe Forms Living, Deep-Sea Power Cables | Smithsonian launches Global Marine Biodiversity Project with $10 million donation | Fukushima fish still contaminated from nuclear accident | Saving the magnificent blue whale | Georgia Aquarium Beluga Plan Raises Whale Culture Questions | Hermit crabs socialize to evict their neighbors | Scientist Addresses Risks to Dolphins
- Fishing deal: EU ministers criticised | The Last Frontier: Antarctica's Southern Ocean (+video) | FWC: Harvesting changes to protect certain marine life | Archer fish spitting mystery solved, scientists say
- Dolphin 'sponging' spans centuries | Beluga whale 'makes human-like sounds' | Why Climate Change Has Become the Missing Issue in the Presidential Campaign | Antarctic marine park splits US, NZ | Biologists record increasing amounts of plastic litter in the Arctic deep sea | Best Microscope Photos of the Year: Pleurobrachia sp. (sea gooseberry) larva (500x) + Coral sand (100x) | Walrus Babies: Putting a Face on Climate Change | 'Eat UK oysters' scientists urge | Gas flaring target of London conference
- Mystery of penguin's fast swimming discovered | Billfish act aids conservation efforts | Race against time on shark-fin trade | Drug-Resistant Superbugs Found in Wild Animals | Fish Can Cloak, Become Invisible to Predators | Voice software helps study of rare Yosemite owls
- Americans increasingly believe in global warming, Yale report says | "Lethally Hot" Earth Was Devoid of Life—Could It Happen Again? | Creationist Congressman Welcomes Darwin as Election Opponent | Shark finning hitting Persian Gulf sharks hard | Oceans in year 2100 may 'sound' like dino-era seas | Hong Kong makes largest ivory seizure worth $3.4m | The Alaska SeaLife Center Welcomes Stranded Sea Otter Pup to I.Sea.U | Arctic: Sea ice no barrier to bowhead whales mating, study suggests | Man drags great white shark Into ocean
- We Need an Ocean NASA Now | Protection needed for critical East Antarctic marine habitats | Bowhead whales lost genetic diversity, study shows | Call to remove nets after whale trapped | Researchers Use Underwater Robot To Track Tagged Sharks | How Dolphins Stay Awake for Two Weeks | Philippines allows export of dolphins to Singapore | A New Radiocarbon Yardstick from Japan / Muddy Japanese lake offers spectacular prospects for carbon dating | World's biggest geoengineering experiment 'violates' UN rules |
- Why I Do Science: Stephen Palumbi | Seabird atlas shows 3,000 ocean sites key to conservation | The Giant Swordfish Eyeball in Florida: Why This Mystery Should be Used to Fund More Marine Science | Jumping DNA rides aboard a virus, which targets a giant virus, which infects an amoeba, which infected a woman's eye | Fishing Gear vs. Whales | South Africa rhino poaching: More killed than ever
- Marine Protected Areas increase 10-fold in a decade | Can we be sure the world's population will stop rising? | State of the Earth: Still Seeking Plan A for Sustainability | Oil in new Gulf slick matches that of 2010 spill | 25 primate species reported on brink of extinction
- Costa Rica passes ban on taking of shark fins | Climate change impacts Antarctic penguins and their entire ecosystem | Scientists say billions required to meet conservation targets | Bull sharks have strongest bite of all shark species | The Kraken's Cousin: Searching for the Mysterious Jumbo Squid | As they grow some squid change dramatically, making scientists cautious about naming new species
- Brainless creature solves problems with memories of slime | Swordfish and shark are high in mercury content (Video) | Marine worms reveal the deepest evolutionary patterns | Marine scientists charting the location of North Atlantic deep-sea coral reefs | London Zoo penguins die in malaria outbreak | Pirate fishermen off Sierra Leone 'export to EU'
- Climate Change and Global Warming: New Report Proves That Old Habits Die Hard and Immediate Action is Needed | Does record Antarctic sea ice refute global warming? | Global warming and mass extinction of life on earth | Climate Change's Effect On Marine Life Will Leave Winners And Losers | Arctic Methane Leak Research Looks For Signs Of Accelerating Climate Change
- Georgia Aquarium's Beluga Whale Capture Comes Under Fire | Evolution And Big Bang Are "Lies" Says Congressman From House Committee On Science | Smithsonian marine biologist Nancy Knowlton discusses Great Barrier Reef coral dieoff on PBS NewsHour
- Ocean Conservation? Yes There's an App for That | White shark diets vary with age and among individuals | Climate change 'may shrink fish' | Half of Great Barrier Reef coral lost in last 27 years | Video: Facebook comes to rescue of ichythyologists struggling to describe specimens
- Marine park 'the size of the Moon' takes shape in Pacific | 4 nations wants global warming commitments | Marine biologist vs. oceanographer music video SHOWDOWN | World of Copepods | Google adds coral reef panoramas to Street View maps | Ships need to slow down for whales in Gulf of Panama, scientists advise
- Call to freeze fishing in Europe to replenish stocks | New monkey discovered | Record minimum for Arctic sea ice | Bolivia enacts law to protect Amazon pink dolphins | Oyster genome mystery unravelled | MPs' call to halt Arctic drilling amid safety concerns | Take tuna off school menus, group says | Charting a Path to Ocean Prosperity
- 'Spineless' animals under threat of extinction | Birds hold 'funerals' for dead | IUCN Congress: More Rules and Protection Needed For Sharks And Rays Worldwide | Arctic ice melt 'like adding 20 years of CO2 emissions' | Landscape Changes from Trawling Seafloor Massive | Arctic ice melting at 'amazing' speed, scientists find | Urchin-loving otters can help fight global warming | Men arrested hiding loris in underwear at Delhi airport
- Science adviser warns climate target 'out the window' | Video: Squid Skin Dances When You Blast Cypress Hill At It | Peru police seize thousands of dried seahorses | Bats threatened by climate change | Thailand's coral reefs 50% gone: Phuket marine biologist says | American Meteorological Society says there's no room for doubt on climate change | Antarctic may host methane stores
- Dolphins swimming underwater captured on video becomes stunning viral hit | Arctic sea ice 'melting faster' | Zebra virus kills polar bear in German zoo | Sharks tracked by surfing robot and free app | New tactics needed to save oceans from CO2 emissions
- World's First Deep-Sea Mining Project Gets Approval | Electrified Coral Reef Seeks To Boost Marine Conservation | Climate change may boost frog disease chytridiomycosis | U.S. asked to list great white sharks as endangered | Yangtze dolphin's decline mirrored by other animals
- Endangered Leatherbacks Return To Northern California | The Hidden Power of Whale Poop | Drivers of marine biodiversity: Tiny, freeloading clams find the key to evolutionary success | Tropical arks reach tipping point
- Fishers, divers help track marine species | Sperm Whales Sleep While 'Drifting' Vertically, Scientists Say (VIDEO) | Shark fin soup made with imperiled species, new analysis finds / In the Soup, A Dash of Biodiversity | Conservatives and Climate Change: The Devastating Irony / The 5 Most Dangerous Climate Change Myths
- South China Sea dispute: China summons US diplomat | Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up | World's Northernmost Coral Reef Discovered | Naming the Bonaire banded box jelly, Tamoya ohboya
- Marine Conservation Organization Purchases Private Island For $60M | Kemp's Ridley Turtle Protection Efforts Frustrate Gulf Shrimpers | Greenland's ice 'melts in spurts' | Scientist names marine parasite after Bob Marley | Dolphin Deaths in Gulf of Mexico due to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the 'Perfect Storm'
- Scientists Warn Congress About Disastrous Effects of Climate Change | The Rare, Beautiful Songs of Bowhead Whales
- Dolphin Social Networks Show First Hints of Culture | Seal Flu: Next Pandemic Threat?
- Ex-sceptic says climate change is down to humans
- Emerging whale shark 'crisis' in China | South Korea Still Considering Resumption of Whaling
- Chinese-American Groups Say in Lawsuit Shark-Fin Ban Discriminates
- Global Warming's Terrifying New Math | Whale Wars in Seattle: A U.S. Court Discusses Antarctic Whaling
- Climate ocean tech fix 'can work', research suggests
- Dolphin Carries Dead Baby Animal's Body Out To Sea | Great White Shark Reportedly Spotted Off Florida Coast | Baby whale born in Sydney Harbour
- Global Warming "Debate" is Over: ExxonMobil CEO assailed for claims on climate change | Exxon CEO Thinks You're All Overreacting to Climate Change | US has hottest year since 1895, say scientists
- Arctic Warming Linked to Combination of Reduced Sea Ice and Global Atmospheric Warming
- Obama to allow more Arctic drilling | A field guide to ocean science and conservation on twitter
- Away from Rio, a Big Victory for a Small Conservation Group | Manicured turtles swim for science | The Devastating Effects of Bottom Trawling | New Shark Fin Poaching Arrests Made by Coast Guard in Costa Rica | Oil exploration in Arctic waters brings noise to whales' domain
- Ocean experts plan to salvage Rio+20 disappointment
- Total of 79 Potentially New Shark Species Found
- Galveston dolphin deaths investigated
- Dead turtles washing ashore along mid-Atlantic coast, scientists not sure why
- What shark finning means (and doesn't mean): a primer and quiz
- EU Council agrees to end fish discards | Resource depletion: Opportunity or looming catastrophe? | New holey material soaks up CO2
- The Future We Want on World Oceans Day | Green decline 'may bring irreversible change' | Mote Treating Dolphin from Longboat Key Stranding | Seismic testing for oil blamed for dolphin deaths | Climate change: warmest U.S. spring on record, says NOAA
- Australia's Great Barrier Reef Under Serious Threat, New Report Shows [UNESCO Report] | Denying global warming, despite no actual expertise [@Salon]
- Study accuses corporations of hypocrisy on climate change - LA Times [the report (PDF)]
- Largest Reef Restoration Project Under Way In Florida And The U.S. Virgin Islands
- Tsunami Debris: Bigger Threat Than Expected | Whale to be washed out to sea | Dolphins photographed in damage assessment
- E.O. Wilson at TEDMED 2012 - Renowned biologist E.O. Wilson offers advice to young scientists, exhorting them to "think like a poet and work like a bookkeeper" and to "step away from the blackboard," among bits of wisdom.
- Talking to Dolphins: New "Dolphin Speaker" Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds
- Why Peru's Marine Life Die Off Will Never Be Solved
- Pacific reef sharks have declined by more than 90 percent, new study says
- White killer whale adult spotted for first time in wild | Killer whales facing an airborne threat | What's killing the Gulf of Mexico's dolphins? [Oil spill is prime suspect in hundreds of dolphin deaths]
- Massive Dolphin Die-Off in Peru May Remain a Mystery | Are Jellyfish Populations Increasing?
- James Cameron Now at Ocean's Deepest Point! ~ James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive
- Choosing Life Over Fear - Paul Gilding: The Earth is full
- Should new species be kept secret?
- Update for world temperature data ~ Climate 'tech fixes' urged for Arctic methane
- Deep ocean mysteries and wonders ~ TED-Ed
- James Hansen speaks out about global climate change ~ Climate change denial isn't about science, or even skepticism
- We are the oceans ~ Documents strike at heart of denial machine ~ iPhone fish identification app
- YouDive TV: The first Web TV on Scuba Diving, Freediving and Snorkeling - 100% in HD ~ Why Costa Ricans Are the Happiest: Social and Natural Factors
- Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus [RIP]
- Ocean fish in hot water: The warming ocean is creating a trap that could doom fish
- Beneath The Waves Film Festival 2012 - Open for Submissions: Deadline Feb 24, 2012 ~ Clues in Shark Vertebrae Reveal Where They've Been
- 'The Hoff' crab is new ocean find ~ Opportunistic mimicry by a jawfish of a mimic octopus ~ Krill Facts - centre of information on Krill and Antarctica - KrillFacts.org
2011
- Pelicans and Flying Rays (Narrated by David Tennant) - Earthflight - BBC One ~ "Rapier Wielding" Shark Among New Species Found in 2011
- Celebrating a Good Year for Marine Conservation ~ Night Dive at Tiger Beach ~ Searching for Life on the Seafloor? ~ Turtle Village Trust - Protecting Sea Turtles Beyond The Beach [video] ~ 10 misrepresentations about climate change - Southern Fried Science ~ World-First Discovery 'Can Help Save Coral Reefs' ~ The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
- Fish Ingesting [millions of tons of] Plastic Waste, Study Finds ~ Mexico Will Ban Shark Fishing as Global Sanctuary Movement Grows
- Ocean Watch: new video library special feature: John Weller's Ross Sea »
- How Far Will Dolphins Go to Relate to Humans? [The Wild Dolphin Project site] ~ New species of dolphin discovered - Tursiops australis [PLoS One paper]
- Dodgy Data Makes Sea Turtle Death Toll Ambiguous (first study of the compilation of bycatch estimates from all fisheries in the US)
- BP Spill Blamed on Poor Management: Report ~ Arctic Sea Ice Level Hits Record Low ~ Free Morgan PSA! ~ Deep Trouble for the Deep Sea
- Making Headway in the Movement to Protect the World's Sharks ~ Hawaiian monk seal sliding towards extinction in reserve
- Fishing Gear Is Altered to Ease Collateral Costs to Marine Life ~ Large sperm whale beaches and dies in Spain ~ Giant red crabs invade the Antarctic abyss
- As Imperiled Walruses Are Forced to Shore by Melting Ice, Obama Administration Moves Forward With Dangerous Arctic Drilling Plan ~ Take Action: Americans are speaking out and asking Congress to make our ocean fish populations a national priority
- Global Warming May Cause Higher Loss of Biodiversity Than Previously Thought ~ First Comprehensive Scientific Study of Coral Sea's Spectacular Marine Life Released
- Shifting Atlantic Mackerel Distribution Linked to Environmental Factors, Changing Climate ~ Keeling Lecture: Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options
- DEEPSEA LIVE: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer ROV live video on the Mid-Cayman Rise 2011 Expedition
- On the Shark Beat (interview with Juliet Eilperin, author of "Demon Fish") ~ World's Largest Shark Sanctuary Slated in Micronesia, Equal to 2/3 Size of US ~ Arctic Sea Ice May Approach Record Low
- Take Action: Urge Congress to SUPPORT the National Ocean Policy
- 'Marine massacre': Hundreds of dead sharks buried at sea ~ Increased protection urgently needed for tunas ~ Take Action: Stop the Extinction Rider: Tell Congress to Save Species
- Honduras Declares Shark Sanctuary ~ Loss of Top Animal Predators Has Massive Ecological Effects ~ Walkout Sours Global Whaling Conference
- Fish Photographed Using Tools to Eat ~ Shark fishing banned in the Bahamas ~ Chile Bans Shark Finning
- "Ocean Warming"? Lovely... ~ Expedition to Measure Radioactive Contaminants in the Pacific Ocean ~ Arctic Melting Will Affect the Migratory Strategies of Seabirds ~ Plastic Found in Nine Percent of 'Garbage Patch' Fishes: Tens of Thousands of Tons of Debris Annually Ingested ~ Conservation Dollars and Sense: A Case for Shark Conservation Through Ecotourism ~ How Humpback Whales Catch Prey With Bubble Nets ~ Migration Patterns of Marine Predators ~ Discards Ban 'Will Boost Fisheries', Says New Research ~ Decade-Long Study of Pacific Predators Shows Importance of Biological 'Hotspots' ~ Teeming With Life, Pacific's California Current Likened to Africa's Serengeti Plain ~ Surprises from the Ocean: Marine Plankton and Ocean pH
- More than 300 New Species Discovered in the Philippines during California Academy of Sciences Expedition - Scientists find additional evidence that the Philippines is one of the most species-rich places on the planet; provide recommendations for conservation [photos]
- Multiple ocean stresses threaten "globally significant" marine extinction - An international panel of experts warns in a report released today that marine species are at risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history ~ Download State of the Ocean report June 2011
- It's time to stop eating endangered animals like the bluefin tuna
- Take Action: Help Save Hammerhead and Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
- Ocean Acidification: Carbon Dioxide Makes Life Difficult for Algae ~ Identifying Beaked Whale Foraging Habitat in the Bahamas ~ Record Number of Whales & Krill Found in Antarctic Bays ~ Mercury Converted to Its Most Toxic Form in Ocean Waters ~ Why Right Whales Linger in the Gulf of Maine ~ Scotland's First Marine Reserve Already Producing Benefits ~ Penguins That Shun Ice Still Lose Big from a Warming Climate ~ New Models Reduce Seabird Bycatch
- Iceland's fin whaler declares truce ~ More about fin whales and minke whales... ~ Take Action: Sign Petition to Protect California's Sea Animals ~ Nine Potentially New Marine Species Discovered On Bali Reefs; 'surprisingly High Levels Of Diversity'
- Effects of Aquaculture Pens on Coastal Water Quality ~ Giant Squid Killed by Sound? ~ More about giant squids...
- Two of seven surviving pilot whales stranded in the Lower Keys released ~ More about pilot whales...
- Long-Term Climate Forcing in Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting ~ Scientists seek rare basking shark sightings
- Feathers tell century-plus tale of mercury pollution ~ Marine life 'flourishing' at Lamlash reserve ~ Scientists "See" Ocean Floor via Sonar
- Humpback whale song spreads to other whales ~ More about humpback whales
- Oil, Microbes, and the Risk of Dead Zones ~ An ecolabel on a fishery that catches endangered sharks and turtles. Really?!
- Penguins suffer as Antarctic krill declines ~ EU adopts tougher fishing rules to protect stocks
- Ten years to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef ~ 'Naked' Penguins Baffle Experts ~ Surprisingly Few White Sharks Off California, First Census Finds ~ Extent and Speed of Lionfish Spread Unprecedented; Invasive Marine Fish May Stress Reefs ~ Biodiversity Leads to Higher Productivity ~ Today's weather affects attitudes on global warming ~ European Coastal Pollution Is Harmful to Seals, Study Finds ~ Whale and Dolphin Death Toll During Deepwater Disaster May Have Been Greatly Underestimated ~ Marine Ecosystems of Antarctica Under Threat from Human Activity ~ First Broad-Scale Maps of Life on Australia's Sea-Shelf ~ Shipping noise pulps 'ears' of squid and octopuses ~ Newly discovered group of algae live in both fresh water and ocean - may have worldwide distribution ~ Climate Demograhics: Warming predictions need more than just the big numbers
- New York set to be big loser as sea levels rise ~ New warning on Arctic sea ice melt ~ Bird colony survey reveals decline of Falkland skuas
- Branson Announces Virgin Oceanic Submarine ~ Glowing life in an underwater world
- Oil spills: science versus politics ~ Viewpoint: We should stop running away from radiation ~ Seafood Watch App for Android and iPhone
- Rare albatross is unique species ~ Algae bloom 50 miles long found off Cornwall and Devon
- Knut: A polar bear story ~ Ship container 'stepping stone' risk for alien invaders ~ National Geographic April 2011: The Acid Sea [Gallery]
- Thresher sharks visit cleaning stations ~ Islay to get major tidal power scheme
- Japan tsunami: Thousands of seabirds killed near Hawaii
- Emergency plans 'need scientists' ~ Sylvia Earle: Oceans at risk because of 'luxury tastes'
- Tracking Seven Gill Sharks in San Diego ~ More about Notorynchus cepedianus... ~ Japan earthquake: Footage of moment tsunami hit
- Beaked whales 'scared' by navy sonar [research article] ~ How the quake has moved Japan ~ Oceanic Sharks Clean at Coastal Seamount
- Albatross Is a Mother at 60 ~ Polar ice loss quickens, raising seas
- EPA Hearing, Both Sides Claim Science ~ Florida panthers and Yellowstone wolves in the backyard
- Critically endangered monk seal pup rescued ~ More about monk seals... ~ E.P.A. Calls for More River Testing in Pennsylvania ~ When Energy Efficiency Sullies the Environment ~ Science Matters: Politicians who reject science are not fit to lead
- Arctic Blooms Occurring Earlier: Phytoplankton Peak Arising 50 Days Early, With Unknown Impacts on Marine Food Chain and Carbon Cycling
- 'Unethical' fish discards must end, says EU commission ~ Sharks navigate using 'mental maps'
- Costco, Sodexo, Target, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway, Co-operative Group... Making Significant Sustainable Seafood Efforts ~ More about the Marine Stewardship Council
- Why Leatherback Turtles Linger in South Pacific Gyre, and Why It Matters ~ Arctic Fisheries' Catches 75 Times Higher Than Previous Reports ~ Scientists Track Great Hammerhead Shark Migration
- Take Action: Tell the EPA You Support Its Efforts to Curb Carbon Pollution!
- Sea turtles' migration mystery is 'solved' ~ Climate Scientists Cleared of Misuse of Data ~ Answering Questions About Island Species
- Scott's Antarctic samples give climate clues ~ Reading Deep in Climate Science
- Overfishing Causing Smaller Fish to Increase as Predatory Fish Decline, Canada's Polar Bears Feeling Impact of Shrinking Sea Ice, Sea Turtle Disease Mystery Solved?
- Coral reefs heading for fishing and climate crisis - Three-quarters of the world's coral reefs are at risk due to overfishing, pollution, climate change and other factors, says a major new assessment: Reefs at Risk Revisited report (PDF, 130 pages, 6.1 Mb)
- New Zealand has called on the United States and Australia for help in saving one of the world's last sustainable fishing areas, the Pacific Ocean ~ Shhh, and Not Because the Fauna Are Sleeping
- Japan halts whale hunt after chase by protesters ~ Scientist Finds Gulf Bottom Still Oily, Dead
- Underwater whale rescue filmed in Mexico ~ Canada launches challenge against EU seal product ban ~ TED's Ocean Talks
- Take Action: WDCS needs your help to end Icelandic whaling ~ U.S. Proposes Aquaculture Guidelines
- Whale sharks: Biggest fish could be even bigger [abstract] ~ More about whale sharks...
- Over 1,000 Green Sea Turtles Stranded So Far on Texas Coast due to Cold (see what to do and who to call...)
- Where the Food Is in the Sea - and Why - Student unravels the physics at the fertile continental shelf break
- Fewer than 100 Taiwanese white dolphins remain - their population has plunged due to polluting factories. [White dolphins/Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphins]
- Demand for fish hits record high - UN report shows that the global consumption of fish hits a record high, while the status of the world's fish stocks have not improved. [The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010 UN report]
- Seahorses' body shape explained - Slow-motion footage helps solve the mystery of the seahorse's shape ~ Struggling with salmon farming and sustainability
- Real world of climate: How scary? ~ Shark nations failing on conservation pledges ~ New video reveals dolphin hunt just as brutal as ever
- Scientists Successfully Use Sedation to Help Disentangle North Atlantic Right Whale
- Newly Discovered Group of Algae Live in Both Fresh Water and Ocean
- Aquatic Food Web Tied to Land: Some Fish Are Made out of Maple Leaves
- New Species of Crustacean Discovered in the El Cachucho Marine Protected Area
- Oil Giant Plans New Platform Near Feeding Ground of Critically Endangered Whale
- Sea Urchins Destroy Reef Building Algae in Overfished Sites on Kenya's Coast ~ Shrinking Snow and Ice Cover Intensify Global Warming ~ Monk Seal, Hump-backed Dolphin Threatened Off Coast Of Mauritania
- Changing Climate Means Changing Oceans :: 11th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Our Changing Oceans
- Finding Sustainability: Recommendations to the Twenty-ninth Session of the Committee on Fisheries ~ Top 10... ways to eat fish sustainably
- Take Action: Watch The Impact of Seafood/Seafood Decision Guide (@National Geographic) ~ Check out Suzuki's Top 10 Sustainable Seafood Picks - Ocean-friendly fish at your local grocery
- Sharks are probably colour-blind ~ Last Year: The Warmest On Record (Again) ~ In Oil Drilling Reform, A Call For Science And Safety ~ 9 Surprising Diseases You Can Catch In The Nation's Oceans ~ Sylvia Earle Talks Gulf Oil Spill Effects In Exclusive Interview ~ Species Loss Tied to Ecosystem Collapse and Recovery
- Aflockalypse Now: Mass animal die-offs and the ongoing extinction crisis ~ Climate secrets of Marianas Trench probed ~ Meet the creatures that live beyond the abyss ~ Marine crisis emerges in Brisbane flood ~ Mote Hospital Admits New Dolphin Calf
- 'Unethical' flipper tags are damaging penguins ~ Barrier reef braces for flood impact ~ EU warning on fish sanctions
- Hard-to-Find Fish Reveals Shared Developmental Toolbox of Evolution
- Recycling Rare, Essential Nutrients in the Sea - Key marine bacterium appears to thrive by reusing scarce iron
- Seychelles tortoises: Giants ruling the Aldabra lagoon
- Bonaire: the last healthy coral reef in the Caribbean ~ Bonaire 2004 Expedition Gallery
- Financial problems could wipe out commercial whaling ~ Gulf of Mexico oil leak may give Arctic climate clues
- Leatherback turtles tracked on Atlantic 'danger' trips ~ About Dermochelys coriacea, the Leatherback Sea Turtle
2010
- Rare monk seal colony found in the Mediterranean ~ Blood-sucking fish feed on whales
- What Triggers Mass Extinctions? Study Shows How Invasive Species Stop New Life ~ More about invasive or alien species
- 342 kg bluefin tuna sold at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market for $396,700 US dollars or $1,157 per kg ~ Pew Hails New Protections for Fish Species ~ Invasive red lionfish sighted in Gulf around offshore oil rigs
- Drifting Fish Larvae Allow Marine Reserves to Rebuild Fisheries ~ EPA Says It Will Press on With Greenhouse Gas Regulation
- A Hunt for Unusual Seafloor Animals and Vents ~ New Fossil Site in China Shows Long Recovery of Life from the Largest Extinction in Earth's History ~ Ocean Acidification Changes Nitrogen Cycling in World Seas ~ High-Tech Software, Unmanned Planes Allow Scientists to Keep Tabs on Arctic Seals ~ Museum's New Whale Skeleton Represents Decades of Research
- Congress Bans Shark Finning! ~ Alaska To Sue U.S. Fish And Wildlife Over Polar Bear Protection Habitat - "They have opposed every Endangered Species Act listing to date"... ~ Polar Bears Can Be Saved From Global Warming, Some Scientists Say ~ Polar Bears International
- El Niño killing young coral reef fish, biologists find ~ Climate change to get $100B U.N. boost ~ CLIMATE CHANGE: Progress in Cancun, work begins on Durban
- Egypt shark attacks: 'Multiple species' behind attacks ~ Pacific Sperm Whales Exposed to PAHs, Pesticides, Other Pollutants ~ Life Found Thriving in Porous Rock Deep Beneath the Seafloor
- New species of bacteria found in Titanic 'rusticles' ~ Shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea probed by experts ~ Protected areas change fish behavior, study suggests ~ The impact of heavily polluted estuaries on predatory fish ~ Study links spearfishing with reef fish crisis
- Scientific talk on climate change ~ Two Arctic Ice Seals Threatened by Climate Change Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
- Take Action: Ask Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to provide full Endangered Species Act protection for polar bears before it's too late
- Why do we keep hearing global fisheries are collapsing? | Foreign-caught seafood may finally be held to U.S. standards | Republicans Eliminate Climate Change Panel
- A Good Step Ahead: The Obama Administration announced that it will NOT allow offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as part of the next five-year drilling plan.
- “Fishing Down Food Web” Theory Doesn't Hold Water, Claims New Study | Dr. Daniel Pauly
- Oceana Calls ICCAT Meeting a Massive Failure for Bluefin Tuna and Swordfish with Modest Progress for Sharks and Sea Turtles | The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
- Take Action: Pledge to Boycott Bluefin Tuna: Bluefin tuna, one of the world's most remarkable ocean creatures renowned for its strength and speed, is in trouble and needs our help. Overfishing is driving this magnificent fish toward the brink of extinction, yet many sushi restaurants continue to serve it. To save the species, join us and the Center for Biological Diversity in not eating bluefin tuna and boycotting restaurants that sell bluefin. Together, we can raise awareness about the fish's plight and help shut down the consumer demand for this critically imperiled fish.
- Bottled water? Is it worth it? Is it safe to drink? Download an important public service message from the Waikiki Aquarium with important facts to know about bottled water.
- Boston aquarium rescues dozens of rare sea turtles [New England Aquarium] | Kemp's ridley sea turtles
- First Investigation of the Microbiology of the Deepest Layer of Ocean Crust | The Thermal Strategy of Leatherback Turtles | Environmental Barcoding Reveals Massive Dinoflagellate Diversity in Marine Environments
- Take Action: Support Funding for the Ocean! Join us in telling Congress to support the National Endowment for the Oceans Act (Senate Bill 3641) which will fund activities to conserve and restore the ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) and also support scientific research that creates jobs in coastal communities.
- An estimated 100,000 marine mammals die each year from ingesting or getting entangled in ocean trash
- Researchers find that beached dolphins are often deaf | Hearing Loss in Stranded Odontocete Dolphins and Whales
- Heat Stress to Caribbean Corals in 2005 Worst on Record; Caribbean Reef Ecosystems May Not Survive Repeated Stress
- Shark Sanctuary declared in Raja Ampat (the entire 17,760 square mile area) | Review of EU Shark-Finning Ban Brings Chance to Close Loopholes
- New large squid species discovered | New Ocean Acidification Study Shows Added Danger to Already Struggling Coral Reefs
- Thousands of Turtles Captured in Madagascar Despite Ban | Sharks and Wolves: Predator, Prey Interactions Similar on Land and in Oceans | Iron Stimulates Blooms of Toxin-Producing Algae in Open Ocean
- Take Action: Protection for Ocean Wildlife - Congress is working on a package of bills that may help protect many species of marine wildlife, including sea otters, sharks, sea turtles and coral reefs. Click here to send online letters to your Senators to help important marine species that you care about.
- Scientists Find Dead Coral Near Site of BP Oil Spill [discuss]
- Bluefin tuna protection system 'full of holes' | Thousands of gallons of raw sewage spill into San Marcos Creek
- TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch - Thought leaders, political leaders, scientists, activists, youth leaders, artists and many others across the globe will come together to report on the global plastic pollution crisis and challenge individuals, businesses and plastic manufacturers to reduce their plastic footprint and eliminate the use of disposable plastic objects.
- Good News: Voters Reject 2-Sided Assault on Climate Law "It's the largest state in the country sending a clear message that they want a clean energy economy and clean energy jobs."
- Atlantic Sea Turtle Population Threatened by Egg Infection - "In the past 30 years we have witnessed an abrupt decline in the number of nesting beaches of sea turtles worldwide," said Drs. Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo and Adolfo Marco from Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - CSIC Spain. "While many of the reasons for this are related to the human impact of the costal environment it has been suspected that the decline is also due to pathogenic microorganisms."
- Researchers discover source of essential nutrients for mid-ocean algae | Sea spiders and pom-pom anemones | 100,000 Invisible Mountains | New website tracks jellyfish strandings around the world
- Dolphin activists to meet Japan's 'Cove' mayor | See how you can help
- Large-scale fish farm production offsets environmental gains, assessment finds | Scientists Tap Into Antarctic Octopus Venom
- Worst Coral Death Strikes at Southeast Asia: "It is certainly the worst coral die-off we have seen since 1998. It may prove to be the worst such event known to science..." | How Carbon Dioxide Controls Earth's Temperature
- Hagfish Analysis Opens Major Gap in Tree of Life | World's Largest, Most Complex Marine Virus Is Major Player in Ocean Ecosystems | NOAA Lists Population of Spotted Seals as Threatened | Australia's Coral Sea Home to Over 300 Threatened Animal Species (Coral Sea Conservation Zone) | Pew Pushes for Protection of Whales, Penguins, Seals and Krill (Antarctic Krill Conservation Project)
New Purple Octopus? An unidentified purple octopus is one of 11 potentially new species found this month (July 2010) during a deep-sea expedition off Canada's Atlantic coast | New Species of Sea Slug Discovered- U.S. lifts moratorium on deep-water drilling in Gulf of Mexico
- Scientists Find that Squid Can Detect Sounds | The Cephalopod Page ~ The Octopus News Magazine Online
- Manual of Best Practices for Safeguarding Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches (PDF 6.5MB) | Detailed summary be and links to relevant online resources
- The Worrying Case of the Turtle Tumors: Sluething reveals surprising links | Sturgeon Sojourns: Rare fish wanders far and wide, complicating protection | Bad HABit: Harmful Algal Bloom hammers Arabian Sea reef | Hush: Chattering ecotourists should shut up | A Taste For Trash: Arctic garbage dumps appear to be feeding rise of predatory gull | Hawksbill Hope: Sea turtles hanging on in eastern Pacific | War & Fish: Peace was hell for North Sea schools | Pricing Protection: How much is that nice marine reserve in the window?
- World Ocean Microbe Census Findings Revealed - up to 1 billion kinds of marine microbes - more than 100 times more diverse than plants and animals - and as many as 38,000 kinds of microbes in a typical liter of sea water
- Reefs at Risk: 59% of the world's reefs are under immediate threat of loss within several decades - UN Atlas of the Oceans
- Arctic Sea Ice in "Death Spiral" - Arctic sea ice was the third-lowest level ever recorded this September
- Global Census of Marine Life reveals thousands of new species, other discoveries | Visit Census of Marine Life
- How Does Toxic Mercury Get into Fish? | More Than 500 Lionfish Removed In Florida Keys Inaugural Lionfish Tournament | What will future generations condemn us for? | Reef Creature Identification - Tropical Pacific, US release - November 17, 2010!
- Discovering ancient climates in oceans and ice (re Ocean Acidification & Climate Change) | Ending the Oceans' 'Tragedy of the Commons'
- Climate scientists respond to climate sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton | Where's the oil? On the Gulf floor, scientists say
- New Insights Could Mean Better Fish Feeds | Massive Coral Mortality Following Bleaching in Indonesia
- Mosasaurs: Life of 85-Million-Year-Old 'Sea Monster' Illuminated | Deep Ocean Floor Research Yields Promising Results for Microbiologists
- New Light on Speciation and Biodiversity of Marine Microorganisms | Deep, Open Ocean Is Vastly Under-Explored, Study Finds
- NOAA Report Reviews Ecosystem Management in National Marine Sanctuaries
Marine Biodiversity Strongly Linked to Ocean Temperature | Carbon Emissions Threaten Fish Populations- Weather Extremes and Climate Change | Underwater Sponges and Worms May Hold Key to Cure for Malaria
- See the Pilot of the new SharkDiver series: "A chance discovery of a Great White Shark aggregation site in a remote corner of the planet is the start of an epic journey across the globe as a marine biologist prepares for the ultimate challenge of being the first human to encounter these truly wild carnivores."
- How Endangered Species Are Faring In The Gulf | Japan's Shark Fin Capital, Kesen-numa City (CAUTION: gruesome photos/video)
- Shrimping and Sea Turtles: Is It Either/Or? Because of an unusually high number of turtle strandings since the gulf oil spill – about six times the usual number – environmentalists are asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to take extra steps to protect sea turtles from shrimpers.
- BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher - The oil has stopped. For now. After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico since early spring.
- What's Killing the Sea Turtles? A massive investigation is under way to find out what killed hundreds of endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico in the weeks after the BP oil spill.
- Check out the TEDx Oil Spill conference - The oil spill is a call to action for all oceans. Topics include mitigation of the spill and the impending cleanup efforts; energy alternatives; policy and economics; as well as new technology that can help us build a self-reliant culture.
- Ocean Warming Affecting Marine Ecosystems [Source] | Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels Changing Ocean Chemistry [Source]
- Newspaper retracts "climategate" story, months too late - The Times of London published utterly untrue stories about the "climategate" emails; now they regret the error.
- IWC Harpoons Humpback Whales Through A Horse-trading Decision [Video] | WDCS Undercover Investigation Reveals NO NEED To Expand Indigenous Whaling In Greenland [Video]
- 'Jaw-dropping' levels of heavy metals found in whales
- The Gulf Coast Oil Spill: How to Help | The Latest on the Oil Spill (New York Times)
- Whaling Ban Stays! Pro-whalers Fail To Get Commercial Whaling Condoned
Cold, Dark and Teeming With Life - "scientists have identified roughly one hundred sites in the gulf where cold-seep communities of clams, mussels and tube worms flourish in the sunless depths. And they have accumulated evidence of many more - hundreds by some estimates, thousands by others - most especially in the gulf's deep, unexplored waters."- Debate Over Whale Hunt Focuses On Japan - "A showdown is expected this week among pro- and anti-whaling nations at a meeting opening Monday in Morocco.... Japan has consistently argued that whaling is a treasured part of its national culture" [but the truth is that] "The desperate, immediate postwar period is the only time in Japanese history when whale meat was consumed nationwide."
- Mapping the Response to BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico (NOAA) - a one-stop shop for detailed near-real-time information about the response to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill. | Should Oiled Birds Be Cleaned?
- Ocean Changes May Have Dire Impact on People - scientists reveal the growing atmospheric concentrations of man-made greenhouse gases are driving irreversible and dramatic changes to the way the ocean functions, with potentially dire impacts for hundreds of millions of people across the planet. (Article)
- Wild Sharks, Redfish Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Efforts Miss the Mark
- Species loss is a silent epidemic that threatens our planet | Evidence emerges of Australian oil spill coverup
Death by fire in the gulf - So-called burn boxes are torching oil from the water's surface at the sacrifice of turtles, crabs, sea slugs and other sea life.- Far From Gulf, a Spill Scourge 5 Decades Old - "As many as 546 million gallons of oil spilled into the Niger Delta over the last five decades, or nearly 11 million gallons a year, a team of experts for the Nigerian government and international and local environmental groups concluded in a 2006 report. By comparison, the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 dumped an estimated 10.8 million gallons of oil into the waters off Alaska."
- "A government panel raised its estimate of the flow rate from BP's damaged well yet again on Tuesday, declaring that as much as 60,000 barrels a day could be gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill was already categorized as the largest in the nation's history, and the new figures sharply increase previous estimates, suggesting a flow equal to an Exxon Valdez - every four days."
- Another Orca Dies At SeaWorld Orlando - In Defense Of Animals calls for end to public display of captive orcas
- Jacques Cousteau Legacy Still Making a Splash | Deepwater Horizon is spewing oil at about 40,000 barrels per day according to a new US government estimate - eight times the 5000-barrel figure that stood for most of May!
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Proves Deadly for Sea Turtles in Gulf of Mexico | Race against time to save Great Barrier Reef
- Center for Biological Diversity says: Tell Obama no Whaling on our Watch
- Oil Spill Puts Commercially Significant Cold-Water Reefs in Peril
- Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Ongoing Coverage | Gulf oil spill: BP says 'top kill' a failure, moves to new maneuver
- LA scientist locates another vast oil plume in the gulf
- Jacques Cousteau's Grandson Takes 'Nightmare' Dive Into Oil Spill (+video)
- Gulf oil spill's animal victims struggle as experts fear a mounting toll (latest oil spill map and gallery)
- World's Largest Oceanography Library Goes Digital | Scientists report fewer minke whales
- Alaotra grebe confirmed extinct | Birds on the IUCN Red List | IUCN Red List
- Scientists to Study Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Marine Food Webs | Cetaceans - 'right' or 'resource'? (discuss)
- VIDEO: Salazar Defends Federal Response to Oil Spill | Nature Conservancy faces potential backlash from ties with BP
- PHOTOS: Oil spill cleanup, containment efforts, hearings in wake of gulf disaster | BP Chief Warns New Effort to Cap Leak Isn't Guaranteed (graphics)
- We cannot let commercial whaling happen... again...
"With a decision on a proposal that will lift the ban on commercial whaling for the next ten years only a few weeks away, and the members of the European Union still struggling to find a common position concerning a practice which is strictly prohibited by law within European Union waters, leading European actor, Mario Adorf has added his voice to the anti-whaling movement by narrating a moving campaign film on behalf of WDCS.
WDCS has launched 'Jenny', a new 90 seconds short film designed to wake decision makers from their current state of inactivity and to call on the wider public to act against the lifting of the whaling ban when the International Whaling Commission meets to make its decision in Morocco this June."
Find out more at wdcs.org and do something about it here
- Leading Scientists Call for More Effort in Tackling Rising Ocean Acidity
- Video: Oil Leak Estimate 'Dead Wrong' | Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf
It's still 11:59. It's time to see The 11th Hour. Rent it on Netflix or buy the DVD via Amazon. Please.
- The Spill: Dancing with the (Oily) Devil | Heavy oil hits Louisiana shore, enters sea current | Insertion tube graphic (new window)
- Just when you thought it couldn't get worse: oil slick enters Gulf loop current
- Video: Mile-long Tube Sucking Oil Away From Gulf Well
- Video: Giant Oil 'Plumes' Detected in Gulf of Mexico | Oil spill imperils an unseen world at the bottom of the gulf
- Are you ready to say goodbye to these animals? (Note: 6 of these 10 are marine animals: Great white sharks, Polar bears, Northern bluefish tuna, Leatherback sea turtles, Vaquita (Gulf of California porpoises), and Magellanic penguins)
- Low on gas... long drive home... intersection: BP or Exxon?
- NOAA Ocean Science Mission Changes Course to Collect Seafloor and Water Column Oil Spill Data | Oil Reaches U.S. Shore for First Time
- The effects of 118 years of industrial fishing on UK bottom trawl fisheries—a 94% decline in bottom-living fish...
- Google crisis response Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill map
NASA Assets Keeping Eye on the Gulf Oil Spill with Imagery- Gulf Oil Spill 2010 Projected Trajectory | EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico | Oil Spill Crisis Map + How To Help
- BP Oil Disaster Threatens Survival of the "Gulf's Sea Turtle"
- Scripps says gulf spill may be 'catastrophic' | How the Gulf Oil Spill Will Extend Far Beyond the Gulf
- Protected Reef Offers Model for Conservation | Progress toward Gulf oil well cap | Major oil spills in the United States
- Impact of the Gulf tragedy — what does this mean for marine life?
- Gulf Coast oil spill may take months to contain | Army of volunteers needed for Gulf oil spill cleanup
- Oiled Wildlife Care Network (volunteer info) + OWCN blog | Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon Incident site by Coast Guard, NOAA, Homeland Security, and BP/Transocean - latest news, etc. + Volunteering info here or call 1-866-448-5816:
"BP has established a volunteer program and set up a toll-free number for people to call. When calling, people should communicate what they are volunteering for what areas they are available to work in. In addition, people can call to learn about the training that is required to work in oil spill clean-up operations. Oil Report Line/Volunteer Line – (866)-448-5816"
- Oil Options Weighed as Obama Travels to Gulf | New Technique Holds Hope for Oil Spill Cleanup | Scientists fear for birds and endangered turtles in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
- Gulf Oil Spill Pictures: Aerial Views Show Leak's Size (National Geographic News)
- Volunteers recruited to help in oil spill threat. Looking to volunteer? Start here | Tracking the oil spill | Latest on oil spill (CNN)
- Florida declares state of emergency in some coastal counties
- Species dying as fast as ever as 2010 conservation target passes
Visit Shark-Free Marinas and help reduce the killing of sharks worldwide and Join us at The Global Shark Initiative to learn more about protecting our seriously declining shark populations.
- Gulf of Mexico oil spill likely to be worst ever | Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device | ABC News Video | Volunteers Needed For Possible Oil Spill Cleanup
- Interview with Sylvia Earle!
- US Coast Guard Will Try Burning Oil Spill as It Nears Land (Oil slick now covers ~2,000 square miles)
- Acidifying Oceans Dramatically Stunt Growth of Already Threatened Shellfish, Research Finds
- Several Different Species of Killer Whales Likely | More on Orcas »
- Seabed Biodiversity in Oxygen Minimum Zones
- Giant Undersea Microbial Mat Among Discoveries Revealed by Marine Life Census: "The total number of species of marine microbes, including both bacteria and archaea, based on molecular characterization, is likely closer to a billion." | Census of Marine Life
- How the Sea Snake Got Its Stripes | More info about sea snakes
- World's Deepest Known Undersea Volcanic Vents Discovered
- Something's Wrong With Right Whales | Northern right whales » | Southern right whales »
- First Animals to Live Without Oxygen Discovered
- Habitat of Elusive Northern Squid Documented | More info about Gonatus fabricii
- EPA Makes Its Case on Climate Change
- NASA satellite image reveals massive oil spill
- It's no way to save the whales
- Congress weighs risks, benefits of killer whale and dolphin shows
- The impact of heroes... Dr. Sylvia Earle [MarineBio Blog]
- Undersea Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered - Erupting oil paved the seafloor with mysterious mounds | WHOI Oceanus: Ocean Life
- Oil Spill From Sunken U.S. Rig Site May Be Serious - "...it could take months to stop the leak [of 1,000 barrels per day]..."
- Unusually large numbers of sick or dying sea turtles are washing up along Texas shores | Kemp's ridely sea turtles »
For Earth Day get tickets and show times at the official Disney's Oceans site
- Tiny New Sea Species Discovered—First Ever Video |
Census of Marine Life (Press Release + Galleries) - Computer Model Helps Biologists Understand How Coral Dies in Warming Waters | Article at PLoS Biology
- Disney's Oceans is the most important film of our time
- A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic
- Battle to stabilise ship aground near Barrier Reef
- Commercial Fishing Estimated to Kill Millions of Sea Turtles | Journal Article (PDF)
Pre-order/buy the DVDs with David Attenborough narrating | LIFE on the Discovery Channel
» Oscar winner 'The Cove' to become the basis of a new TV series
- Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting
- Mercurial Tuna: Study Explores Sources of Mercury to Ocean Fish (Related articles)
- Warming Coastal Water, Thinning Marine Populations: Tracking of 2010 El Niño Reveals Marine Life Reductions
- Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way
- Dolphin therapy is booming despite concerns about efficacy and animal cruelty [discussion]
- The Squid, the Whale, and the Grad Student - A young scientist deciphers meaning embedded in sonar signals
- Loss Of Species Hits Economy
- Creation – The True Story of Charles Darwin
- Message on a bottle... the Plastiki Expedition
- Global warming is real, and we should be worried
- Red Grouper to Be 'Frank Lloyd Wrights of the Sea'
- National Penguin Awareness Day 2010? Sure! And it's today. | The 17 species of penguins on MarineBio »
- Colossal Squid Exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa from the first ever live capture of a colossal squid!
Weeds Submerge Inshore Reefs | Coral reefs rebound from damage if protected- Genetic Analysis Disputes Increase in Antarctic Minke Whales | OSU Marine Mammal Institute | Minke whales | Blue whales
- EPA Proposes Freshwater Nutrient Limits for Florida, a National First
- Blue Whale Song Mystery Baffles Scientists | More about blue whales »
- Team Wins Global Race to Achieve Landmark Synthesis of Perplexing Natural Product | Scripps Research Institute
More about whale sharks » | More videos of marine life »
- Lundy Island becomes England's first marine conservation zone
- Tilapia Feed on Fiji's Native Fish
- Wear Blue on Jan. 13 for Obama's National Ocean Policy
» The Undersea Voyager Project | Jumbo (Humboldt) Squid | Giant Squid | Colossal Squid
- Take whalers to court | Whale wars in the Southern Ocean
- The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report
- Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' | Discuss
- Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: Ecoresort protects coral reefs
- New Acoustic Tools May Reduce Ship Strikes on Whales | North Atlantic right whales
- Pollock catch set at lowest level in decades | Alaska pollock
- Resolution 2010: Walking the walk
2009
- Copenhagen has given us the chance to face climate change with honesty
- Rise in Human-Made Carbon Dioxide Affects Ocean Acoustics
- E.U. Blames Others for 'Great Failure' on Climate
- Global Warming Likely to Be Amplified by Slow Changes to Earth Systems, Geologists Say
- Mammals May Be Nearly Half Way Toward Mass Extinction
Buy the book! | Visit Scubazoo | IUCN Marine Conservation Sub-Committee
- Undersea robot captures rare deep-sea eruption
- The First Documented Case of an Invertebrate Using a Tool | See BBC video
- A Message from Erich Hoyt on Defending Antarctic Toothfish in the Ross Sea
- Mass stranding of seven sperm whales in Italy (photos/video) | BBC news video | More about sperm whales »
- How to explain Copenhagen [International Climate Talks] to a comedian
- Four New Species Of King Crab, All From The Deep Sea
- Shark Fins Traced to Their Geographic Origin for First Time Using DNA Tools
- In Carbon Dioxide-Rich Environment, Some Ocean Dwellers Increase Shell Production
- Climate Review finds the Ozone Hole has Shielded Antarctica from Global Warming
- 'Ghost' Lobster Traps: A New Hazard?
- Bok Choy: The Solution to Overfishing?
- Luxury resort busted capturing wild dolphins
- Global Study of Salmon Shows: 'Sustainable' Food Isn't So Sustainable
- Marine Scientists Census 17,650 Species in the Deep Sea
- Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish Unraveled
- The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining
- Northwestern Australian Marine Environment Under Threat
- Healthy Oceans Can Help Save Us From Climate Change
- First high seas MPA in the Antarctic Region
- First film of a 'giant' stingray (BBC Earth News)
- Obama Trailing Bush on Species Protection
- Mercury-contaminated fish found in 49% of U.S. lakes and reservoirs | Download EPA Report (PDF)
- Timor Sea Well Still Spewing Oil After Plug Delay
- Blue Carbon - The Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon
- North Atlantic Fish Populations Shifting As Ocean Temperatures Warm
- The Earth Cools, and Fight Over Warming Heats Up
- Global warming can be delayed 40 yrs
Ocean Acidification May Contribute To Global Shellfish Decline- Biologist Saves Thousands Of Sea Turtles Over 20 Years
- Give up meat to save the planet?
- Polar Bear Habitat Proposed for Alaska
- Geologist Analyzes Earliest Shell-covered Fossil Animals
- Turning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock
- Massive dead whale found in Tampa Bay
- Chemical Imaging Of Deep-sea Microorganisms May Help Explain Lingering Nitrogen Mystery
- Tropical Regions to Be Hardest Hit by Fisheries Shifts Caused by Climate Change
- Two-spot Octopus Hunting at Night in Catalina
- Life altering planetary experience
- Aquacalypse Now - The End of Fish
- World's first "shark sanctuary"
- Satellite Reveals Faster Melting of Polar Ice
- New Species Of Ghostshark Discovered
- Attention All Divers: Arkive Needs Your Images of Threatened Underwater Life
- No Leader on Climate Change as Nations Prepare to Meet
- Ocean Acidification: Impact On Key Organisms Of Oceanic Fauna May Be Worse Than Predicted
- SHARKS: Predators With A Purpose (17 min video)
- The ecological disaster that is dolphin safe tuna
- Arctic ice melts to third-smallest area on record
The Solution to Pollution is Dilution?- MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) discovered at five public beaches
- Half Of Fish Consumed Globally Is Now Raised On Farms, Study Finds
- Iceland Defends Its Hunt of 94 Fin Whales | About Fin whales »
- Hey, global warming skeptics, take your heads out of the sand
- How global warming sealed the fate of the world's coral reefs
Launch for amphibian 'life raft'- White House Task Force Crafting 'Marching Orders' for Managing Oceans
- Plastic Breaks Down in Ocean, After All — And Fast
- An ocean filled with nothing but mud and worms... the End of the Line
- Researchers launch study of ocean garbage patch
- Fish stocks recover as conservation measures take effect, analysis shows
- We Can't Afford Not to Protect Our Oceans
- Saving Fish is Possible, Unless They're Past the Tipping Point
- Compass supports sustainable seas with expanded list of fish to avoid
- Beyond Marine Reserves: Exploring the Approach of Selecting Areas where Fishing Is Permitted, Rather than Prohibited
- Caribbean Reefs Face Severe Summer Threat
- H.R. 81: Shark Conservation Act of 2009!
- Amazing Marine Conservation Documentaries
- Greenpeace's "Traitor Joe" - making Trader Joe walk the plank
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon criticizes G8 on climate change
- How to Save an Increasingly Crowded Ocean
- Palin in the Dark on "Clean Energy" Bill
- Reefs could perish by end of century, experts warn
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