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#1340292022-04-13
How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself
Off the northeast coast of Brazil, the hot morning sun reflects off the sea’s surface as a jangada, a traditional wooden fishing boat, sways gently in the rolling waves.
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#1231902019-12-02
How a small stretch of ocean stirred a conservation movement
From the surface, these 57 square kilometres of water are unexceptional. But dip beneath the surface — go down 20 or 30 metres — and you’ll find a spectacular seascape. Sponges, barnacles and tube worms cover rocky ledges on the ocean floor, forming a “live bottom.”
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#1243542020-02-25
How a no-take zone revived a Scottish fishery devastated by dredgers
After the government allowed trawlers to come closer to Scottish shores in 1984, the marine ecosystem around the Isle of Arran steadily collapsed, as bottom-trawlers and dredgers intensively combed the seabed with their vibrating spikes.
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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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#1318712021-11-24
How South Africa can get communities involved in conserving coastal and marine areas
In a recent paper, my colleagues and I explored what prevents and enables community protection of coastal and marine areas in South Africa. We reviewed global and South African literature to identify common factors in these types of initiatives. We then refined this list based on interviews with ...
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#1294892021-07-09
How Shells Tell Secrets Of The Sea
One hundred thousand years ago, a human cousin walked a rock-ribbed beach along the Mediterranean Sea, her head lowered and her large eyes scanning the shoreline. Now and again she stopped, bent her strong body, and picked up a seashell.
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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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#1196572019-01-29
How Are People Going To Save The Oceans of The World?
Did you know that on June 8, 2019, the world will be celebrating World Oceans Day? Did you also know that 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans? If you didn't know, you should be thanking me right now. Without the oceans right now you and I might be nonexistent. Every living thing on t ...
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#1227052019-10-21
How Antarctic krill fertilize the oceans and even store carbon
Krill are best known as whale food. But few people realize that these small, shrimp-like creatures are also important to the health of the ocean and the atmosphere. In fact, Antarctic krill can fertilize the oceans, ultimately supporting marine life from tiny plankton through to massive whales a ...
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#1338602022-03-31
Hope for Coral Reefs
Juli Berwald’s love affair with coral began when she saw her first reef in college — and it changed her life. Mesmerized by the beauty of these underwater animals, she set out on a path to study marine biology, eventually earning a Ph.D.
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#1300302021-08-18
Highly restricted dispersal in habitat-forming seaweed may impede natural recovery of disturbed populations
Marine forests (i.e. seascapes dominated by habitat-forming seaweeds1) are among the most productive ecosystems in temperate rocky coasts, enhancing biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and habitat complexity2,3.
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#1218402019-08-08
High seas treaty: race for rights to ocean’s genetic resources
As negotiations enter the final phase, countries are split over principles to govern exploitation; China is at the centre of the debate
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#1219642019-08-20
High Seas Treaty Advances, Could Protect Last Global Common
From August 19 to 30, an intergovernmental conference will convene at the United Nations in New York to continue negotiations toward a treaty to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas—the two-thirds of the world’s ocean beyond the jurisdiction of any country.
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#1278842021-04-05
Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought
In recent years, advancements in DNA sequencing have exposed a large amount of hidden diversity in reef-building corals: species that appear identical to one another but are genetically distinct.
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#1209872019-05-08
Here are 6 signs that the future for our oceans is not all bad
It’s easy to lose sight of good news amid the barrage of negative stories about the threats facing the ocean—everything from growing plastic pollution to dying coral reefs.
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#1241822020-02-17
Helping to support threatened marine life
As a marine ecologist at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia, I make about 150 dives a year, looking for threatened marine species. I focus on animals and plants that go largely unnoticed: small crustaceans and fish species such as gobies and blennies that grow 3 or 4 centimetres long.
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#1196412019-01-28
Helping our ocean’s gentle, shy and harmless giant
Did you know that turtles belong to one of the oldest reptile groups in the world? Did you also know marine turtles actually swam with the dinosaurs millions of years ago?
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#1202512019-03-07
Heatwaves are destroying ocean ecosystems like wildfires
The first study to look systemically at marine heat waves — periods when ocean temperatures spike for five days or more —found that they are happening more often, and are having a devastating impact on marine life, The Guardian reported.
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#1267292021-01-27
Healthy oceans matter
Sustainably managing the world's sea areas will help preserve marine ecosystems and fight climate change and biodiversity loss. The whole world has been overwhelmed by the urgent challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. But while this crisis is preoccupying the world, there are graver long-t ...
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#1274822021-03-03
Half a trillion corals in Pacific Ocean: World-first coral count highlights extinction risks
Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (Coral CoE at JCU) have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean.
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#1218272019-08-07
Gulf of Mexico's dead zone expected to grow
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Scientists expect the size of the Gulf of Mexico's massive dead zone to grow in coming years, as changing global weather patterns pound the Midwest with heavier rains and more severe flooding.
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#1261072020-12-09
Guiding new and innovative ways to boost Great Barrier Reef health
Stabilising reef surfaces, remediating reefs after a ship grounding, and other science-based actions that help corals grow are among the suite of innovative actions that can improve the Great Barrier Reef’s health and resilience.
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#1253032020-04-28
Groundwater Is the “Hidden Connection” Between Land and Sea
If you are looking for a waterway between land and sea, you can start by looking beneath your feet. “People think of rivers, which is a natural thing to come to mind,” said Nils Moosdorf, a professor of hydrogeology at Kiel University in Germany. “But groundwater has an invisible connection that ...
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#1286622021-05-17
Great Whites Found… Where?!
For how infamous the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is, it can be a bit alarming to know that there are still large gaps in the knowledge scientists have of them. Gracing our cinematic screens for decades now, the gray-and-white toothed predator is known to make long‐distance migrati ...
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#1331062022-02-11
Great Barrier Reef: cooler weather reduces threat of mass bleaching outbreak this summer
The risk of widespread coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef has subsided after cloud and rain over the past 10 days caused “substantial cooling” of heat-stressed corals, according to the government’s reef management authority.
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#1300292021-08-18
Great Barrier Reef: accept ‘in danger’ status, there’s more to gain than lose
No one denies the cascade of climate-induced coral bleaching that devastated huge portions of the Great Barrier Reef in 2016, nor the subsequent bleaching. No one questions the Queensland government’s 2019 report (see go.nature.com/3ckg) that the reef’s condition near the shore is poor.
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#1206342019-04-04
Great Barrier Reef: Mass decline in 'coral babies', scientists say
The number of new corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has plunged by 89% since unprecedented bleaching events in 2016 and 2017, scientists say. The events, which damaged two-thirds of the world's largest reef system, are now being blamed for triggering a collapse in coral re-growth last year.
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#1249042020-03-26
Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching in 5 years
Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) on Thursday confirmed "widespread coral bleaching" is occurring on the reef. Aerial surveys showed that "some southern areas of the Reef that had little or no bleaching in 2016 and 2017 have now experienced moderate or severe bleachin ...
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#1334792022-02-24
Great Barrier Reef project salvages 70,000 coral fragments
There’s fresh hope for the future of the Great Barrier Reef as scientists and tourism operators are working together to grow new coral and repair the damage from mass bleaching.
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#1242702020-02-20
Great Barrier Reef on brink of third major coral bleaching in five years, scientists warn
The Great Barrier Reef could be heading for a third major coral bleaching outbreak in the space of five years if high ocean temperatures in the region do not drop in the next two weeks, scientists and conservationists have warned.
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#1199922019-02-18
Great Barrier Reef coral at risk of bleaching from Queensland flood waters
Freshwater bleaching of corals could occur this year as a result of flood waters from Queensland’s overflowing rivers pouring into the Great Barrier Reef, the marine park authority has warned.
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#1230422019-11-18
Great Barrier Reef annual mass coral spawning begins
A mass coral spawning has begun on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with early indications the annual event could be among the biggest in recent years, local marine biologists said Sunday.
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#1243302020-02-24
Great Barrier Reef Shows Early Signs Of Another Major Bleaching Event
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef are showing signs of heat stress, raising the risk of another major coral bleaching event, scientists from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority have announced. Eastern Australia has experienced a long period of warmer than usual ocean currents, which has i ...
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#1232332019-12-03
Grassroots divers known as ‘gardeners’ are trying to save coral reefs
A small group of volunteers are mounting their own attempt to reverse the effects of climate change. They call themselves ‘coral gardeners’ and are trying to reverse the effects of global warming on Jamaica’s coral reefs.
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#1230702019-11-20
Government conflict of interest a threat to fish biodiversity: scientists
Canada has made disappointingly little progress in preserving the variety of life in its oceans largely because of a contradiction in the federal department that’s supposed to protect it, says a group of senior scientists.
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#1312532021-10-28
Goa’s pilot seaweed farm explores viability of this climate-smart algae
Most of the sandy beaches and bays of Goa, India’s smallest state, are dominated by tourism and fishing. Yet in the low tide pools along the a 100 km long coastline, slimy algae, known as seaweed, have been quietly flourishing. In recent years, seaweed has gained global renown as a wonder plant ...
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#1337382022-03-07
Goa: Novel fishing exercise reveals rich fish biodiversity of Chicalim bay
In an interesting exercise to showcase the fish biodiversity in Chicalim bay,participants caught and counted 47 fish species and 16 shrimp species.
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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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#1300792021-08-19
Gigantic 400-Year-Old Coral Is The Widest Ever Seen in The Great Barrier Reef
Towering beneath sparkling waters off the coast of Australia's Palm Islands is an ancient coral community that predates the European settlement of its neighboring continent.
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#1343852022-05-11
Giant stingray catch puts spotlight on Mekong biodiversity
A team of marine biologists have welcomed the discovery of an endangered giant freshwater stingray during a recent expedition to a remote stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia, though they warned the biodiversity of the area was under threat.
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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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#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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#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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#1270632021-02-15
Future of a diverse and productive marine life lies in our hands
Ireland must increase the number of its protected areas to safeguard habitats, species, and ecosystems on our coasts and waterways
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#1278722021-04-01
Full circle: How corals survive on the waste of their predators
Correa says coral-eating predators are typically thought of as biting and weakening reef structures, generating hiding spaces for other organisms and, ultimately, beach sand. In contrast, grazing fish that crop down bushy algae get the limelight for helping reefs maintain healthy coral cover.
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#1259452020-12-01
Front row seats for birth of new corals livestreamed from Reef
The ground-breaking work of the Southern Cross University marine scientist who first discovered the dazzling coral sex phenomenon will be shared with Australian audiences on ABC TV’s Reef Live this weekend.
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#1201122019-02-26
From spiny lobsters to neon squid and sea butterflies: Nocturnal images show multi-coloured creatures that make up 'biological soup' in pitch-black depths of the Pacific Ocean
The world's oceans remain something of a mystery. And, to prove it, one photographer has revealed some of the multi-colour creatures that make up 'biological soup' in pitch-black depths of the Pacific waters near Hawaii.
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#1211542019-05-22
From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places
When we think of mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, we don’t immediately think of shark habitats.
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#1203292019-03-13
Freshwater fishes and other threatened but overlooked biodiversity must be new flagships for conservation (commentary)
“Why on earth would anyone give up working on tigers to focus on freshwater fish?” is the question I am asked most frequently since becoming the Executive Director of Shoal, a new initiative for freshwater biodiversity.
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#1209082019-05-01
Freezing corals to safeguard their future
Corals are animals — yes, immobile animals — with peculiar sex lives.