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#1330802022-02-10
Death and decimation: Whitby devastated by declining marine life
It’s the whole ecosystem – just gone in that area,” said James Cole. The eighth or ninth generation of Whitby fishers in his family, Cole has never seen anything like the death and decimation of marine life that has plagued the waters since autumn, from coral, crabs, seals and sea birds.
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#1330822022-02-10
Fish oil and fishmeal industry harming food security in west Africa, warns UN
The UN’s food agency has warned that the “overexploitation” of fish in west Africa by the growing global fishmeal and fish oil industry is having a “considerably negative impact” on food security, undermining the ability of local communities to feed themselves.
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#1330292022-02-09
Parramatta River fish kill investigated after thousands found dead along riverbanks
The deaths of thousands of fish in the Parramatta River triggered by low oxygen levels in the water is being investigated by the New South Wales environmental regulator.
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#1330422022-02-09
Our oceans are hotter than ever. Scientists say they worry about what that means for our future
Amid another record warm year for the planet, one of the most dramatic and alarming changes occurred in our oceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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#1329002022-02-03
Super corals: the race to save the world’s reefs from the climate crisis – in pictures
Few corals are safe from warming oceans, a new study warns, but studies are finding surprisingly hardy corals, natural sunscreens and how coral ‘IVF’ can regrow reefs
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#1328372022-02-01
‘It’s like another world’: Project to unlock secrets of ocean’s deepest trenches
The deep blue covers 70 per cent of the earth and has been a source of intrigue for centuries, swallowing ships and submarines and setting the stage for tales of mythical sea monsters or hidden cities.
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#1328422022-02-01
Future of coral reefs in the time of climate change
Coral reefs are one of the world's most biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. They provide abundant ecological goods and services and are central to the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of coastal and island communities — throughout tropical and subtropical ocean countries — by contr ...
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#1327642022-01-27
Ocean’s gentle giants make welcome appearances this summer
From December 2021 to January 2022 Manta Watch NZ received 99 reported manta ray sightings, concentrated in the Bay of Islands, the Hauraki Gulf, Mercury Island, the Alderman Islands and the Bay of Plenty.
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#1327662022-01-27
“It shows there is hope.” Off Svalbard, an encounter with the largest animal that has ever lived
IT'S EARLY August and the research vessel Barba sails at 80 degrees north along the coastline of Svalbard. The endless Arctic sun lies low on the horizon, the ocean is calm, and the temperate a mild 5 degrees.
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#1326662022-01-20
Giant pristine coral reef discovered off Tahiti
Marine explorers have discovered a "pristine" 3km (2-mile) coral reef at depths of 30m (100ft) off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is one of the largest discovered at that depth, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which led the mission.
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#1326122022-01-19
Cutting the food chain? The controversial plan to turn zooplankton into fish oil
A few times a day, off the Faroe Islands’ coast, the crew of the Jákup Sverri marine survey ship test the water, measuring its salinity, temperature and oxygen at different sea depths. But they also look for something else.
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#1325902022-01-18
Seeing 1,000 glorious fin whales back from near extinction is a rare glimmer of hope
Good news doesn’t get any more in-your-face than this. One thousand fin whales, one of the world’s biggest animals, were seen last week swimming in the same seas in which they were driven to near-extinction last century due to whaling. It’s like humans never happened.
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#1325512022-01-17
Could the Red Sea's heat-resilient corals help restore the world's dying reefs?
Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba have a unique evolutionary history that could help them survive the climate crisis. Scientists even hope to breed their resilience into other reefs.
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#1325032022-01-14
Coral reefs are dying, but there’s a tiny bit of good news about what happens when they’re gone
In 1998, a mass bleaching event hit reefs in the Seychelles, leading to a devastating loss of 90% of the African island nation’s live coral. While that event wasn’t caused by climate change (rather by El Niño, a recurring climate pattern that causes ocean warming every few years), global heating ...
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#1324802022-01-13
‘Dancing through the water’: rare sighting of blanket octopus in Great Barrier Reef
Only a handful of people have spotted the dazzling blanket octopus in the wild, making it one of the rarest sights in the marine world.
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#1323792022-01-11
South Africa's coastlines are a biodiversity hotspot
From nesting sea turtles to the annual arrival of the whales, Southern Africa's oceans are bursting with life. There are penguins, dolphins, sardines and sharks. And there are the humans, too -- scientists and local residents working together to protect all of the marine species that make this c ...
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#1323652022-01-07
Bleached coral reefs can still support nutritious seafood, study finds
Bleached coral reefs can continue to support nutritious seafood, according to a new study conducted by the University of Lancaster. The leading cause of coral bleaching is climate change. A warming planet means a warming ocean, and a change in water temperature can cause coral to drive out algae.
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#31322022-01-07
Upcoming webinars to support discussions at the resumed sessions of SBSTTA-24, SBI-3 and WG2020-3
Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90056 (2022-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
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#1323132022-01-05
Florida sea urchins to the reefs' rescue
In the race to save the Florida Reef, which stretches from the Dry Tortugas to Palm Beach, researchers have successfully reared and released nearly 200 long-spined sea urchins off the coast.
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#1322642021-12-22
How Marine Protected Areas Can Pay for Their Own Protection
The area right next to a marine protected area is a prime fishing spot—and researchers think fishermen will pay to access it.
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#1322662021-12-22
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2021
From the discovery of a large bioluminescent shark to the use of an innovative drone to study hurricanes, these are the best marine stories of the year
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#1322702021-12-22
How To Prevent Mass Extinction In The Ocean Using AI, Robots And 3D Printers
The ocean is the most defining physical feature of Earth, covering 71% of the surface of this planet. It is home to incredible biodiversity, ranging from microscopic bacteria and viruses to the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale.
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#1322752021-12-22
Remote areas are not safe havens for biodiversity
Remote localities are generally considered as potential reservoirs for biodiversity, but this is just part of the story. With regard to fish communities, researchers have produced a global map of risk that shows that no place is safe, regardless of distance from humans.
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#1322482021-12-21
Costa Rica Expands Cocos Island National Park by 27 times in size
President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica has signed a decree expanding the Cocos Island National Park, increasing the fully protected area in their Pacific waters by almost 53,000 square kilometers.
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#1322532021-12-21
New equipment for Canadian Coast Guard will help clean up oil spills
The $1.5-billion Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways, while growing the economy.
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#1322592021-12-21
More than 150,000 Europeans call on EU to ban bottom-trawling to protect ocean and climate
A giant colourful pop-up book depicting the devastation caused by destructive bottom trawling - and how the marine environment thrives in its absence - was delivered to European Union (EU) Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius by NGOs this morning, on behalf of more than 150,000 Europeans who have ...
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#1322322021-12-20
Costa Rica’s pristine ‘Shark Island’ now a massive marine reserve
Three times the size of the country’s mainland, the reserve’s abundance of sharks, whales, turtles, and other marine life has been described as an “underwater Jurassic Park.”
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#1322352021-12-20
Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deserves a Closer Look
Could the oceans—where life once evolved—help save the planet and humanity from climate catastrophe? A new report suggests they might.
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#1322062021-12-17
UK fishing licences for bottom trawling could be unlawful, says Oceana
Permits for UK and EU vessels will hinder efforts to protect marine life and may break habitats directive, conservation group warns
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#1322082021-12-17
Ocean acidification disrupts fish shoals
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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#1321942021-12-16
Are marine protected areas helping marine mammals and birds? Maybe, but more can be done
Our oceans are under pressure like never before, with over 60% struggling from the increasing impact of fishing, coastal activities and climate change. The harsh truth is that as we move towards 2022 only 3% of oceans are totally free from the pressure of human activity.
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#1321752021-12-15
ASEAN centre joins first ocean sustainability forum
With the increasing climate risks and multiple challenges that we are facing today, moving towards stronger cooperation among island nations and regions with islands, which have a lot in common, is logical.
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#1321782021-12-15
Stanford researchers test physics of coral as an indicator of reef health
New research shows that physics measurements of just a small portion of reef can be used to assess the health of an entire reef system. The findings may help scientists grasp how these important ecosystems will respond to a changing climate.
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#1321792021-12-15
Blue solution to humanity’s “code red” crisis
The heat dome over Canada’s Pacific Northwest that killed hundreds of humans and “cooked” one billion sea creatures; Europe’s catastrophic floods; and the worst wildfires in almost a decade could become our new normal.
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#1321592021-12-14
Southern Ocean conservation cannot be left behind
The recent CCAMLR meeting failed to increase marine protected areas, but progress was made on regulating krill fishing
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#1321452021-12-13
Geoengineering — First It Was About Messing With The Atmosphere. Now It’s About Hacking The Ocean.
A new report urges research into geoengineering the oceans, not because it’s a good idea but because it may save us from our own mistakes.
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#1321282021-12-10
Oceans could be harnessed to remove carbon from air, say US science leaders
The United States should undertake a major research program into how the oceans could be artificially harnessed to remove carbon dioxide from the air, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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#1321292021-12-10
Explained: How Clean Ocean Linked To Human Rights
As the world is observing the Human Rights Day on December 10, there is a need for everyone to know how the importance of clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In October this year, the UN Human Rights Council recognized that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.
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#1321332021-12-10
New report investigates geoengineering oceans to fight climate change
A report released on Wednesday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine looks towards the planet’s oceans to combat climate change. The nearly 300-page document presents a variety of potential solutions ranging from seaweed farming to administering electric shocks to redu ...
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#1321432021-12-10
Coastal species are forming colonies on plastic trash in the ocean, study finds
Termed “neopelagic communities”, these colonies are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and going where the current flows
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#1321252021-12-09
Deep-sea mining may push hundreds of species to extinction, researchers warn
New research sees two-thirds of mollusc types only found living by hydrothermal vents added to IUCN’s red list of endangered species
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#1320872021-12-08
Coral reefs off east Africa could die out in 50 years - study
Coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean are at risk of extinction by 2070 due to warming temperatures and overfishing, according to a new study.
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#1320902021-12-08
How to protect and restore EU’s seas
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for protecting and conserving marine ecosystems and their associated services in the long term. However, MPAs require proper management to achieve their conservation objectives.
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#1320762021-12-07
Coral reefs of western Indian Ocean at risk of collapse: study
Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50 years, according to a groundbreaking study of these marine ecosystems.
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#1320542021-12-06
Measures in place to preserve marine environment, maintain water quality
The Water Quality Section at Environmental Monitoring and Laboratory Department of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change is implementing a number of projects to preserve marine environment and maintain water quality in Qatar.
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#1320672021-12-06
Sayyid Badr stresses on saving biodiversity in Indian Ocean
H E Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, took part in the fifth edition of the Indian Ocean Conference in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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#1320722021-12-06
Preventing devastation on the high seas – and beneath them
For meaningful protection of the forgotten half of our planet, NZ must ensure the world is ambitious when negotiations for the High Seas treaty conclude at the United Nations, writes Helen Clark
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#1320402021-12-03
New science: deep-sea hotspot, Indigenous ocean conservation and more
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent research published by Conservation International experts.
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#1320202021-12-02
Preah Sihanouk eyes underwater tourism
Preah Sihanouk province has set its sights on underwater tourism, as a new way to lure in national and international tourists, and open an ocean of rich biodiversity and scuba diving experiences to enthusiasts and beginners alike, according to tourism officials and experts.