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#1080352016-04-11
Mysterious deep-sea swarm of thousands of crabs caught on camera
It’s a deep-sea crab invasion. A unique video has captured a surprise swarm of red crabs on the sea floor at the Hannibal Bank seamount off the Pacific coast of Panama.
Meeting Document
#1080252016-04-08
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/20
Compilation of Experiences and Lessons Learned from Scientific Methodologies and Approaches for the Description of Areas Meeting the EBSA Criteria
Meeting Document
#1080242016-04-08
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/21
Training Manual on the Incorporation of Traditional Knowledge into the Description and Identification of EBSAs
Meeting Document
#1080092016-04-07
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/23
Report of the North-West Indian Ocean and Adjacent Gulf Areas Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
Meeting Document
#1080042016-04-07
UNEP/CBD/SOIWS/2015/2/2
Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Training of Trainers Workshop
Meeting Document
#1080032016-04-07
UNEP/CBD/SOIWS/2015/5/2
Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative National Capacity Development Workshop for Samoa
Meeting Document
#1079942016-04-07
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/56
A Review of Marine Migratory Species and the Information Used to Describe Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
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#1079812016-04-07
Scientists study microbes beneath ocean floor
WOODS HOLE, Mass., April 6 (UPI) -- Surprisingly, some microbes thrive beneath ocean floor. For the first time, scientists have studied in detail the microbial community living inside dense, rocky crust under the ocean floor.
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#1079852016-04-07
Mediterranean loggerhead turtles dying in waters off the Middle East, North Africa
Thousands of loggerhead turtles are killed annually in areas of Syria, Libya and Egypt and Tunisia where they travel to find food
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#1079872016-04-07
Corals struggle to grow under multiple stressors
A new study has found that multiple stressors might be too much for corals. The findings have important implications for the resilience of coral reefs to climate change.
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#1079612016-04-06
Negotiations to tame marine Wild West begin
They might host habitats of huge ecological importance, but two-thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond the authority of national governments
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#1079372016-04-05
Plankton decline hits marine food chain
Plankton is the basis for the entire marine food web - and it is under threat. From the Mediterranean to the Pacific, animals have been struggling to survive, due apparently to changes with plankton.
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#1079382016-04-05
As ocean acidification threatens the West Coast, a quest to stop it
A panel of scientists, convened in 2013 at the behest of government officials, has delivered their findings on the threat of ocean acidification to the North American West Coast. The danger is real, they say, but they see a path to progress.
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#1079142016-04-04
Balancing Economic Potential of Marine and Social Life
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 4 2016 (IPS) - When Africa’s oldest protected marine area, Tsitsikamma — the largest in the world, incorporating 80 km of rocky coastline, bustling with marine life, much of it endangered — was opened as a pilot for public fishing on December 15, 2015, there was a bi ...
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#1079222016-04-04
Banning fishing has helped parts of the Great Barrier Reef recover from damage
The world’s coral reefs face unprecedented threats. Their survival depends on how well they can cope with a long list of pressures including fishing, storms, coral bleaching, outbreaks of coral predators and reduced water quality.
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#1079002016-04-01
Why managing ocean acidification is crucial for South Africa
The southern tip of Africa is washed by two oceans: the Indian and Atlantic oceans. This should allow South Africa to benefit economically from various activities through developing the ocean economy. Fisheries, tourism and maritime activities are some of the sectors that can underpin the economy.
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#1078802016-03-31
India supports UN instrument on conservation of biodiversity
India has supported the process to develop an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity and stressed that the rights of nations, including freedom of the high seas, are important and should not be restricted.
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#1078832016-03-31
See What Could Be the Atlantic's First Marine Monument
A coalition of scientists and environmental groups has asked the Obama administration to designate the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean.
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#1078852016-03-31
How Ocean Noise Pollution Wreaks Havoc on Marine Life
Bowing to public and fishing industry pressure, the Obama administration recently reversed an earlier decision to allow oil drilling off the U.S. East Coast.
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#1078152016-03-29
Desert mangroves are major source of carbon storage, study shows
Short, stunted mangroves living along the coastal desert of Baja California store up to five times more carbon below ground than their lush, tropical counterparts, researchers have found.
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#1078182016-03-29
UN Begins Negotiations on Treaty to Protect Marine Resources
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 2016 (IPS) - The United Nations has begun negotiations for a new legally binding treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological resources in the world’s oceans – nearly 64 percent of which lie beyond national jurisdiction.
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#1078252016-03-29
New Research Offers Much-Needed Hope For Our Oceans
Earth’s fisheries are in bad shape — populations of some stocks, including tuna and mackerel, declined 74 percent between 1970 and 2010. A new study, however, offers a glimmer of hope of what we could expect in the not-so-distant future if global action is taken.
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#1078272016-03-29
Beach replenishment may have long-term ecological consequences
SAN DIEGO, March 29 (UPI) -- A beach isn't really a beach without sand. Unfortunately, over time, beaches lose their sand to the wind and waves.
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#1077792016-03-23
The secret lives of jellyfish
Long regarded as minor players in ocean ecology, jellyfish are actually important parts of the marine food web.
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#1077502016-03-22
Never-before-seen life spotted by Hawaiian deep-sea expedition
Eight dives into the deep waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument of north-west Hawaii have resulted in thousands of samples and images of never-before-seen life and landforms.
Meeting Document
#1076932016-03-17
UNEP/CBD/EBSA/WS/2015/1/4
Report of the North-East Indian Ocean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
News Headlines
#1076832016-03-17
The Quest to Save Coral Reefs
With some of the world’s richest ecosystems hanging in the balance, scientists are turning to technologies like 3D printing.
Meeting Document
#1076482016-03-15
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/7
Report of the Expert Workshop to Prepare Practical Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats
Meeting Document
#1076472016-03-15
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/6
Report of the Expert Workshop to Provide Consolidated Practical Guidance and A Toolkit for Marine Spatial Planning
Meeting Document
#1076402016-03-15
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/15
Mainstreaming of Biodiversity across Sectors Including Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries
Meeting Document
#1076202016-03-12
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/3/ADD1
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity - Draft Summary Report on the Description of Areas Meeting the Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (Addendum)
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#1076042016-03-11
Rare wildlife discovered in biggest nature survey along Britain's coast
The biggest survey to date of nature along Britain’s coastline has uncovered a host of “wildlife firsts”.
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#1076152016-03-11
Europe's rarest seabird 'faces extinction'
Europe's rarest seabird will be extinct within 60 years, according to a new analysis.
Meeting Document
#1076002016-03-10
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/3
Progress Report on Describing Areas Meeting the Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
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#1075852016-03-10
Leaked European commission plan would open gates to overfishing
Baltic Sea proposal would allow catches well above current sustainable levels needed to restore healthy fish stocks, putting some species at risk, conservationists warn
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#1075212016-03-07
'Ghostlike' octopus found in Pacific may belong to new species
An underwater research craft has spotted a "ghostlike" octopus that appears to belong to a previously unknown species on the ocean floor near Hawaii, a discovery that highlights how little is known about the deep sea, a U.S. zoologist said on Saturday.
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#1075002016-03-04
Coral bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction due to El Nino, scientists warn. A so-called coral bleaching event is affecting reefs all around the world. Loss of coral reefs would impact millions of people.
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#1074352016-03-01
How Can We Catch Tuna and Protect Sharks?
Shark fin soup has become a symbol of mistreatment of marine life. Sharks caught for their fins are tossed back into the sea.
Meeting Document
#1074202016-02-29
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/6
Marine Spatial Planning and Training Initiatives
News Headlines
#1074072016-02-29
Role of chaos in deep ocean turned upside down
In the deep abysses of the ocean, small swirls of water can wield great power. Like the proverbial butterfly flap that stirs up a hurricane, this chaotic turbulence has long been thought to lift up water in the ocean’s interior to drive currents that stretch across the globe.
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#1074112016-02-29
Stand in solidarity with sharks
SAN JOSE – It has long been said that we know more about the moon than we do about the oceans. After all, 12 people have walked on the surface of the moon but only three have been to the deepest part of the sea.
Meeting Document
#1073742016-02-26
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/5
Addressing Impacts of Marine Debris and Anthropogenic Underwater Noise on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
News Headlines
#1073752016-02-26
Squid filmed using their ink clouds as smokescreen to catch prey
Ambushed! Japanese pygmy squid have been filmed releasing ink when hunting shrimp – using it both as a smokescreen and distraction.
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#1073762016-02-26
How Northern European waters soak up carbon dioxide
The seas around the UK and the rest of northern Europe take up a staggering 24 million tonnes of carbon each year.
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#1073792016-02-26
No fin whales to be hunted in Iceland this summer
Director of country’s biggest whaling company says his fleet will not be hunting this season because of problems exporting the meat to Japan
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#1073652016-02-25
Salt marshes will persist despite rising seas, study predicts
Traditional assessment methods overestimate salt-marsh vulnerability because they don't fully account for processes that allow for vertical and landward migration as water levels increase, a new analysis suggests.
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#1073432016-02-24
Longest-ever period of coral bleaching to extend well into 2017
The world’s corals are in hot water… literally. Prolonged increases in ocean temperatures caused by this year’s severe El Niño are intensifying the loss of corals around the planet.
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#1073152016-02-22
Countries Agree on Actions to Protect Sharks
San José, Costa Rica, 22 February 2016– Close to 40 governments agreed this week to enhance protection for additional migratory shark and ray species and to a set of new conservation priorities.
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#1072972016-02-19
Bottlenose dolphins in Baltic waters?!
A pair of bottlenose dolphins have been cruising the Baltic Sea recently. They're not native to those waters, and must have come in from the North Atlantic. They've now developed a fondness for bow-wake cruising.
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#1073042016-02-19
Scientists find sounds of deep water animal migration
A chorus of animals can be heard as a low buzzing for an hour twice a day, as the creatures move to shallow waters for feeding at dusk and while returning to the depths around dawn.