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#1355272022-08-04
Where did these holes in the ocean floor come from? 'Nobody knows,' says scientist
Social media users consider aliens or sea monsters — but NOAA researcher suspects an animal culprit. Mysterious, neatly aligned holes have been discovered deep in the ocean — and scientists are stumped about their origin.
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#1355192022-08-01
The sharks of the St. Lawrence, managers of the ocean pantry
The basking shark feeds on the surface with its mouth wide open to filter plankton, explains the St. Lawrence Shark Observatory (archives).
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#1354802022-07-26
Applying the concept of liquid biopsy to monitor the microbial biodiversity of marine coastal ecosystems
Liquid biopsy (LB) is a concept that is rapidly gaining ground in the biomedical field. Its concept is largely based on the detection of circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) fragments that are mostly released as small fragments following cell death in various tissues. A small percentage of these f ...
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#1354082022-07-21
St. Lawrence shoreline erosion: We must work with, not against, nature
The St. Lawrence riverbanks are eroding. This has an impact on infrastructure, economy and inhabitants’ well-being. It exposes communities to flooding and can destroy local ecosystems.
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#1353872022-07-20
How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life
Search “ocean zones” online, and you will see hundreds of illustrations that depict the same vertical profile of the sea. The thin, top layer is the “sunlight” or epipelagic zone, which receives enough light for photosynthesis by phytoplankton, algae and some bacteria.
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#1354022022-07-20
Marine ranching helps restore biodiversity in south China island
When Wang Aimin, then a professor of oceanic science at Hainan University, started helping with marine ranching by dropping artificial reefs into seawater in 2011, he was ridiculed by local divers.
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#1353352022-07-15
Young Māori divers hunt invasive crown-of-thorns starfish to save coral reefs
Every Saturday, a group of Cook Island Māori youth slide into scuba gear, grab sticks from the ironwood trees (Casuarina equisetifolia) growing along Rarotonga’s beachfront, and head to the reef surrounding the island. Their mission; to dive for invasive taramea (crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanth ...
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#1352652022-07-11
15 Issues That Could Greatly Impact Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Researchers have listed fifteen areas of concern, emphasizing the need to tackle these issues. Examples include the mining of lithium from the deep sea, exploitation of species found in deeper waters, and the unforeseen effects of wildfires across different ecosystems.
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#1352662022-07-11
Seal of approval? Rescue services warn approaching Australian marine wildlife can be fraught
If you ever stumble upon a seal pup far from home, best leave it alone and call for help. Humans (and their dogs) can pose a danger to seals, and the marine mammals can give humans tuberculosis.
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#1352742022-07-11
Colorful new corals bedeck the busy waters off Hong Kong, study shows
In the eastern waters off Hong Kong, a group of scientists searching for coral-eating nudibranchs stumbled upon a colorful surprise: three new species of sun corals. These orange, purple and green corals belong to the genus Tubastraea, bringing the known members of this coral group from seven sp ...
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#1352412022-07-06
Shedding new light on coral's Black Band Disease
UNC-Chapel Hill biologists examine the links between microbial mats and a type of coral disease that has become an urgent conservation concern, and they suggest mitigation strategies to help reduce its spread.
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#1352282022-07-05
Two whale rescues in one day prompt fresh call for removal of shark nets in Queensland
Two whales that became entangled in shark nets on the Queensland coast have been freed after being stuck for several hours.
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#1351772022-07-04
Sharks: Facts about the ocean's apex predators
Long portrayed in pop culture as remorseless people-killers, sharks in reality are no Hollywood monsters. Sharks are a diverse group of mostly predatory fish, including the largest living fish, with skeletons made of cartilage.
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#1351412022-06-30
‘White gold’: why shrimp aquaculture is a solution that caused a huge problem
In the 1980s, farmers in Bangladesh went from paddies to ponds, letting salt water flood their land. Now millions are left counting the cost
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#1351442022-06-30
Scientific knowledge essential for sustainable oceans, UN Ocean Conference hears
The Conference’s fourth day, focused on the role of the scientific community, to enable the blue transformation of humankind’s relationship with the ocean.
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#1351452022-06-30
How bottom trawling hurts ocean life and speeds up climate change
When Bryce Stewart dived after the toothed, steel-weighted nets of a scallop dredger rumbling over the bottom of the Irish Sea 22 years ago, he witnessed destruction he could never have seen from a boat.
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#1351662022-06-30
A year before deep-sea mining could begin, calls for a moratorium build
At the U.N. Ocean Conference taking place this week in Lisbon, momentum has been building in support of a moratorium on deep-sea mining, an activity projected to have far-reaching consequences for marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and global fisheries.
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#1351072022-06-29
United Nations “Ocean emergency” conference opens in Lisbon
With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world’s ocean — critical to food security, economic growth, and the environment — the 2022 UN Ocean Conference opened in Lisbon, Portugal with a call for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, techn ...
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#1351082022-06-29
Nuclear applications could help in controlling plastic pollution: IAEA at UN Ocean Conference
Highlighting the IAEA’s initiative, Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), launched last year, Mr Grossi emphasized that nuclear applications could help both in the ocean and on land.
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#1351092022-06-29
Portuguese PM calls on UN Oceans conference to produce ‘drastic actions’
The UN Oceans Conference, which is set to run until Friday in Lisbon, should define “drastic actions” to address the ocean emergency, Prime Minister António Costa tweeted on Tuesday after meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Lisbon.
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#1351102022-06-29
How the Fashion Industry Is Tackling Three Major Impacts on Our Ocean - Bringing Hope for the Decade of the Ocean
The old adage ‘There’s plenty more fish in the sea’ has been replaced with the inconceivable ‘By 2050 plastics in the ocean will outweigh fish’ (according to a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in partnership with The World Economic Forum).
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#1350742022-06-28
Global Experts and Practitioners Unite to Improve Ocean Health by Tackling Systemic Challenges in Marine Management
Global experts from the United Nations Environment Programme, The Nature Conservancy, governments, research agencies, and the private sector are coming together to share best practices in improving marine management based on lessons learned around the world.
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#1350762022-06-28
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s climate moderator is warming, faster
Oceans are heating up as they cross their natural capacity to sink carbon and atmospheric heat induced by GHGs emissions. It will further disrupts life above the oceans
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#1350772022-06-28
Why the UN Ocean Conference is a key step on the road to recovering ocean health
A healthy ocean is critical to all life on Earth, and the UN Ocean Conference is a step in this direction. However, the ocean’s health is declining – from overfishing to acidification.
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#1350782022-06-28
UN chief calls for more efforts to conserve world’s oceans
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants countries to step up their efforts to conserve the world’s marine resources even as he acknowledged the progress made since the last UN Ocean Conference.