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#1207112019-04-10
Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise
Ship engines, underwater blasts, sonar and oil drilling are filling the seas with sound. Researchers are now trying to pin down the damage humanity’s growing acoustic footprint has on ocean life.
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#1237792020-01-17
Ocean warming forcing leatherback turtles to travel further for food
New research tracking the migrations of leatherback turtles after leaving their nesting grounds in French Guiana shows that they must travel almost twice as far as groups previously observed to reach feeding grounds.
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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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#1291852021-06-10
Ocean: What are 'dead zones' and why are they getting worse?
When you hear the phrase "dead zone" you likely think of a desolate area that's barren of any cellular signals — but there are actually parts of the world called "dead zones" that are much more terrifying.
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#1219832019-08-21
Oceanographer reveals link between subseafloor life and global climate
University of Rhode Island oceanographer Steven D"Hondt and his collaborators have studied the microbial life that lives deep beneath the seafloor—including the rate at which it breathes and how much food it consumes—for more than 20 years, and they have made some significant discoveries.
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#1340712022-04-14
Oceans Aren’t Just Warming—Their Soundscapes Are Transforming
Wander into nature and give a good shout, and only nearby birds, frogs, and squirrels will hear you. Although sensing noise is a critical survival strategy for land animals, it’s a somewhat limited warning system, as sounds—save for something like a massive volcanic explosion—don’t travel far in ...
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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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#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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#1207472019-04-12
Oceans in crisis
The surface of our Blue Planet is 71 percent ocean – benign, mysterious and threatening in equal measure. But today the oceans themselves are in a state of crisis and change as a result of human actions. We harvest the seas for their abundant food, mineral, and energy resources.
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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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#1259442020-12-01
Octogenarian snapper found in WA becomes oldest tropical reef fish by two decades
An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world.
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#1216532019-07-22
Off Antarctica, Researchers Assess Health of Killer Whales
Top predator’s status could indicate direction of broader ecosystem
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#1283442021-04-30
Olive Ridley turtles stay from Rushikulya in Odisha this year
The annual spectacle of the mass nesting of millions of Olive Ridley sea turtles near the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha is likely to be missed this year, as the time for it is almost over. The mass nesting this time was about a month late as compared to last year.
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#1209162019-05-02
On Java’s Coast, A Natural Approach to Holding Back the Waters
The Indonesian island of Java has lost 70 percent of the mangroves that once protected its coast from erosion and flooding.
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#1347352022-05-27
One of UK’s rarest corals set to expand its range as climate change warms seas
It is one of Britain’s rarest and most threatened species, primarily due to bottom-trawling fishing, but researchers have found that the pink sea fan coral could expand its range in the climate crisis.
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#1281012021-04-20
One of the Largest Efforts to Protect the Planet's Ocean Underway
A new ocean conservation initiative is underway to catalyze the protection and conservation of 18 million square kilometers of the ocean (7 million square miles) over the next five years—an area twice the size of the continental United States and larger than the continent of South America.
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#1344982022-05-16
One of the Most Vibrant Coral Reef Systems in the World Faces a Dangerous Threat
The Philippines' coral reefs are among the world's most vibrant-but they're in danger. Although much of the archipelago's underwater beauty is protected, climate change and harmful fishing methods threaten other regions.
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#1243722020-02-26
One scientist's mission to save the 'super weird' snails under the sea
It takes an hour from the surface of the Indian Ocean, descending 3,000 metres in a submersible research pod, to reach the bizarre creatures that cluster around hydrothermal vents on the seabed. “You’re in a titanium sphere that is about two metres in diameter,” says evolutionary biologist Julia ...
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#1252712020-04-28
Only ‘A-list’ of coral reefs found to sustain ecosystems, livelihoods
Most of the tropical reef sites around the world are no longer able to simultaneously sustain coral reef ecosystems and the livelihoods of the people who depend on them, as human pressure and impacts of climate change increase, a new study shows.
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#1246942020-03-16
Our Vanishing World: Oceans
As the human onslaught against life on Earth accelerates, no part of the biosphere is left pristine. The simple act of consuming more than we actually need drives the world’s governments and corporations to endlessly destroy more and more of the Earth to extract the resources necessary to satisf ...
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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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#1264362020-12-23
Our rivers, our dolphins, our future
This is a positive blog, despite the challenging times we live in. Sitting in my makeshift home office for the last nine months, I’ve spent many hours watching the Rhine river flow by, seemingly unfazed by the pandemic.
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#1206262019-04-04
Pacific Coral Reefs Can Be Saved By Getting Climate Under Control
Coral reefs can be saved and made more resilient by getting the climate under control, believes Rosemary Steinberg, a research at the University of New South Wales. She said the Islanders need to work closely with local corporations and businesses to help make the reefs more resilient.
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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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#1188302018-11-07
Parrotfish, critical to reef health, now protected under Mexican law
Mexico protected 10 species of parrotfish in October, a move that conservationists say will help the country’s coral reefs recover, in addition to safeguarding the species’ numbers.
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#1244332020-02-28
Peatlands are under threat. Here's why we must act now to save them
Wetlands are known by many names such as peatlands, marshes, bogs, fens or mires. What they all have in common is that their landscape is temporarily or permanently saturated with water.
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#1283322021-04-28
Persian Gulf National Day: Let’s protect precious marine environment
The day marks the anniversary of forcing out the Portuguese navy of the Strait of Hormuz in the Capture of Ormuz (1622). The Persian Gulf has an area of about 241,000 square kilometers. Its length is some 990 km, and its width varies from a maximum of about 340 km to a minimum of 55 km in the St ...
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#1299122021-08-11
Podcast: What can seashells tell us about the health of the oceans?
On today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast we discuss what seashells can tell us about the state of the world’s oceans, and we hear about the challenges facing the Philippines’ marine protected area system.
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#1209282019-05-03
Pollution-proof fish borrow genes from relatives to survive toxins
In comic books, falling into a vat of toxic chemicals can give you super powers. The same is sort of true for one species of fish – with help from a superhero relative.
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#1319832021-11-29
Portugal Establishes the Largest Fully Protected Marine Reserve in Europe
Today the government of Portugal expanded a marine protected area around the Selvagens Islands, creating the largest fully protected marine reserve in Europe at 2,677 square kilometers. The Selvagens islands are a small archipelago in the North Atlantic located midway between Madeira and the Can ...
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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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#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.
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#1257432020-11-18
Predator-proof fence: 10km barrier to be built across Wilsons Promontory to protect native wildlife
A 10km fence to keep out foxes, deers and cats will be built across the Yanakie isthmus on Victoria’s Wilsons Promontory to create a 50,000-hectare native wildlife sanctuary.
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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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#1334562022-02-23
Probing the mysteries of deep, dense Antarctic seawater
In the deepest reaches of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica lies the Antarctic Bottom Water, a mass of the coldest, densest lower layer of water in Earth's oceans.
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#1255752020-11-05
Protected reefs in Pilar, Sorsogon see notable increase in fish populat
The protected reefs off the coast of Pilar town in Sorsogon have seen a notable increase in fish population, two years after the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines led a study on the extent of damage suffered by the reefs.
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#1298262021-08-09
Protecting Colombia’s shark paradise: Q&A with Sandra Bessudo
500 kilometers (310 miles) off the Pacific coast of Colombia lies Malpelo Island, a barren rock that marks the center of the Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary World Heritage Site. While Malpelo is virtually devoid of vegetation larger than a shrub, it is considered a biological treasure for its ...
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#1233132019-12-06
Protecting living corals could help defend the Great Barrier Reef from ocean acidification for decades
As humans continue to emit record levels of carbon dioxide, we are putting marine habitats at risk. One consequence of these emissions, ocean acidification, is a serious threat to many undersea environments—especially coral reefs.
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#1319372021-11-25
Protecting the Pacific's endangered marine species using artificial intelligence
Using artificial intelligence, scientists are making progress toward protecting endangered species that are not meant to be caught.
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#1194702019-01-17
Protecting the biodiversity of Colombia's unique wetlands
When the river Magdalena in Colombia bursts its banks the water flows into a ciénaga, a unique wetland bursting with invaluable biodiversity. Today, climate change has put this under threat.
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#1277862021-03-23
Protecting the ocean would solve climate, food and biodiversity crises. Can countries get fisheries on board?
Marine protection offers a combined solution to several of humanity’s most pressing challenges as global heating intensifies and fisheries struggle. But how can governments convince communities that conservation gains are worth waiting for?
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#1283332021-04-28
Protecting the world’s vanishing coral reefs
As soon as he could walk, Tom Goreau ’70 was swimming in the warm waters off Jamaica, where he grew up. He recalls water so consistently clear and blue he could see all the way down to the corals and marine life blanketing the bottom. His dad would dive below, releasing streams of bubbles that G ...
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#1291602021-06-08
Public grasps threat to ocean even as leaders fail to meet targets, poll finds
As people mark World Oceans Day today, an overwhelming 94% of people in England and Wales believe the fate of the oceans and humans are inextricably linked, while more than half rate global ocean health as “poor or very poor”, according to a government survey.
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#1284042021-05-05
Q&A with EDF's Eric Schwaab: How do we manage fisheries in the midst of climate change?
The world’s oceans are the ultimate global commons, and as such, profits have been realised privately, but costs are borne by the public, with often the most marginalised and disadvantaged facing the greatest burdens.
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#1195472019-01-23
Quintana Roo’s coral reefs in state of alert
Specialists seek to reverse the massive death of corals with a special treatment against the disease known as “white syndrome”, which could bring a highly negative impact in the local and regional economy in the medium term.
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#1221652019-09-10
Rare pictures uncover diverse marine life at Ningaloo Reef
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have collected rare imagery revealing rich marine biodiversity at Ningaloo Reef, after deploying baited underwater cameras to analyze various fish species.
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#1348052022-06-01
Record low wild salmon catch in Scotland alarms ecologists
Salmon anglers have called for urgent action to protect Scotland’s wild salmon after the lowest number on record were caught last year.
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#1219272019-08-16
Record seaweed blooms cut tourism, hurt beaches in Florida, Caribbean
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Record amounts of seaweed this summer have caused historic damage to beaches and cut tourism in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean, researchers and public officials say.
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#1201112019-02-26
Record-Warm Oceans: How Worried Should We Be?
The world's oceans are heating up. Scientists have found that 2018 was the hottest year ever recorded for our oceans, and that they are warming even faster than previously thought.
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#1263942020-12-21
Red Sea’s coral reefs face existential threat from overfishing
The coral reefs at the Red Sea reserves are in grave danger as a result of rising environmental violations including illegal fishing by trawlers, whose nets threaten Egypt’s national wealth of coral reefs and wildlife and have harmed sea turtle and dolphin populations.