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Shark Group Issues Open Letter To Discovery Executives In Protest Of Shark Week Exploitation
Miami, Florida - Sep 4, 2009 22:42 EST
The following is an open letter send to the Discovery Network by The Shark Group: From: *The Shark Group* September 3, 2009 Open Letter to the Discovery Network Object: Shark Week 2009, Discovery's Tribute to The Year of the Shark Mr. John Hendricks, Founder &...
 
'Lucky Luke' Of The Seas: How Ambush-feeding Zooplankton Capture Prey
Copenhagen, Denmark - Sep 3, 2009 16:50 EST
Could you filter 100,000 cubic metres of syrup every day to find food in a concentration of two grains of rice per cubic metre? This is what zooplankters, such as copepods, do every day, gathering microscopic food particles (algae etc.) from...
 
Scientists: Specialized 'Toolbox' Gene Spurs Scale Development In Fish
New York, New York - Sep 3, 2009 16:29 EST
Scientists have suspected that spare parts in the genome—extra copies of functional genes that arise when genes or whole genomes get duplicated—might sometimes provide the raw materials for the evolution of new traits. Now, researchers report in a study published...
 
Sea Turtle Satellite Tagging Expedition At Cocos Island, Costa Rica Swims Into Action
Forest Knolls, California - Sep 3, 2009 15:58 EST
A 10-day sea turtle tagging research expedition to Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica successfully outfitted three green turtles and one hawksbill turtle with satellite transmitters in order to follow their movements, as part of a long-term research project to...
 
TV Scuba Secures Placement In Top 48 Channel Global Delivery Deal; 'From Strength To Strength'
Brighton, U.K. - Sep 3, 2009 15:45 EST
TV Scuba has secured a place, alongside 47 other channels, to be delivered worldwide via the recent partnership between Global Digital Broadcast (GDBTV) and Verismo Networks. TV Scuba is the first dedicated television channel to showcase the very best in...
 
Researchers Improve Cloning Method For Zebra Fish; 'We Used The Same Entrance That Sperm Uses'
East Lansing, Michigan - Sep 2, 2009 21:57 EST
A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research. The work of the MSU researchers, detailed in the recent issue of the...
 
Greenpeace: Taiwanese Ships Caught Illegally Transferring Tuna In Proposed Marine Reserve
Western Pacific Ocean - Sep 2, 2009 21:39 EST
Two Taiwanese longline tuna fishing vessels were caught by Greenpeace illegally transferring fish at sea yesterday. (1) “Members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) must shut down all pockets of international waters to all fishing including longlining and...
 
UC San Diego To Develop Ocean Observing Cyberinfrastructure; 'An Infrastructure That Will Transform Ocean Sciences'
San Diego, California - Sep 2, 2009 21:14 EST
The U.S. has taken the next step toward construction of the revolutionary Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI): a network of ocean observing components, and their associated cyberinfrastructure, that will allow scientists to examine ocean processes on global, regional and coastal scales. The...
 
Scientists: Denitrification, Its Importance Once Diluted, May Be Back On Top; 'You Cannot Rewrite The Nitrogen Cycle'
Princeton, New Jersey - Sep 2, 2009 21:11 EST
After more than a decade of inquiry, a Princeton-led team of scientists has turned the tables on a long-standing controversy to re-establish an old truth about nitrogen mixing in the oceans. For decades, scientists thought they had a handle on the...
 
Divers Alert Network Executives Explore Santa Margarita Shipwreck Trail
Key West, Florida - Sep 2, 2009 20:48 EST
As the crew of Keith Webb’s Blue Water Ventures Key West wrapped up the month of August on the trail of a rich shipwrecked galleon, two executives of DAN, the internationally prominent Divers Alert Network organization, joined them for a...
 
Study: Soviet's Secret Whaling Devastated Some Humpback Whale Populations
Lismore, Australia - Sep 1, 2009 23:53 EST
Secret illegal Soviet whaling, during the years from 1947 to 1973, led to the decimation of some populations of humpback whales in the Pacific, according to a new study by collaborating marine researchers. Wally Franklin, a PhD student with Southern Cross...
 
Gulf Exploration Yields Evidence Of Raw Materials Used By Early Americans; 'We Have Found The Haystacks'
Erie, Pennsylvania - Aug 31, 2009 23:11 EST
In one of the more dramatic moments of an underwater archaeological survey co-led by Mercyhurst College archaeologist James Adovasio along Florida’s Gulf Coast this summer, Andy Hemmings stood on an inundated river’s edge where man hasn't set foot in more...
 
Report: Human Impacts And Environmental Factors Are Changing The Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem
Washington, D.C. - Aug 31, 2009 22:32 EST
Fish in U.S. waters from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border have moved away from their traditional, long-time habitats over the past four decades because of fundamental changes in the regional ecosystem, according to a new report by NOAA researchers. The...
 
NOAA Explains Unusually High Sea Levels Along The Atlantic Coast; 'It's Not Uncommon To Have Anomalies'
Washington, D.C. - Aug 31, 2009 22:25 EST
Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new NOAA technical report. After observing water levels six inches to two feet...
 
Queensland Government Establishes Recreational Scuba Safety Study Group; 'A Proactive Initiative'
Queensland, Australia - Aug 31, 2009 22:06 EST
Industrial Relations Minister Cameron Dick today announced the establishment of an industry reference group to help review Queensland’s recreational diving safety codes. Mr Dick said the dive industry in Bundaberg is becoming increasingly popular with the large numbers of tourists...
 
Robotic Applications Eyed As Scientists Decode Mathematics Behind Fish's Lateral-line System
Munich, Germany - Aug 28, 2009 18:29 EST
Fish and some amphibians possess a unique sensory capability in the so-called lateral-line system. It allows them, in effect, to "touch" objects in their surroundings without direct physical contact or to "see" in the dark. Professor Leo van Hermmen and...
 
Scientists Find 'Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch' And It's Not A Pretty Sight; 'We Studied Everything'
San Diego, California - Aug 28, 2009 17:06 EST
Scientists have just completed an unprecedented journey into the vast and little-explored "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch." On the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX), researchers got the first detailed view of plastic debris floating in a remote ocean...
 
Satellite-tracked Sea Turtle Attacked By Shark, Rescued; 'She Wasn't Swimming Well - She Was Limping'
Marathon, Florida Keys - Aug 28, 2009 16:56 EST
A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bearing a satellite tracking tag from Mote Marine Laboratory was rescued on Sunday, Aug. 23, and brought to the Florida Keys for treatment of serious shark bites. The 200-pound adult female turtle with a...
 
Odyssey Marine Exploration Completes Phase One Of Secret 'Symphony' Project; 'A Target Rich Environment'
Tampa, Florida - Aug 28, 2009 09:31 EST
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, recently completed the first phase of survey in the search area code named "Symphony". The work was conducted under a government permit in an exclusive claim area and...
 
Researcher: Risks Involved With Transgenic Fish; Should Be Bred In Closed Systems On Land
Gothenburg, Sweden - Aug 27, 2009 14:55 EST
Fast growing transgenic fish can revolutionise commercial fish farming and relieve the pressure on overexploited fish stocks. But what happens in the natural environment if transgenic fish escape? Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have studied transgenic fish on behalf...
 
Scientists Develop New Temperature Reconstruction From Indo-Pacific Warm Pool; 'this Is Only The First Word'
Woods Hole, Massachusetts - Aug 27, 2009 14:11 EST
A new 2,000-year-long reconstruction of sea surface temperatures (SST) from the Indo-Pacific warm pool (IPWP) suggests that temperatures in the region may have been as warm during the Medieval Warm Period as they are today. The IPWP is the largest body...
 
Monterey Bay Aquarium Puts Great White Shark On Display; Another 'Powerful Emissary For Ocean Conservation'
Monterey, California - Aug 26, 2009 22:54 EST
For the fifth time, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has placed a young great white shark on exhibit, bringing her from Malibu to Monterey this afternoon (Wednesday, August 26) just 14 days after she was collected by aquarium staff off the...
 
Whale Wars Wins Rating Battle With Record Viewership For Season Finale; Green Light For 3rd Season
New York, New York - Aug 26, 2009 22:44 EST
Animal Planet’s WHALE WARS ended last Friday evening with the most-watched episode ever, a record 1.3M P2+ viewers tuning in to see the fate of the Sea Shepherd crew who, upon returning to port, were detained by Australian Federal Police. The...
 
New Species Of Crustaceans Discovered Near Canary Islands; 'Beautiful Hairy Sea Monster'
College Station, Texas - Aug 25, 2009 22:35 EST
During a cave diving expedition to explore the Tunnel de la Atlantida, the world's longest submarine lava tube on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, an international team of scientists and cave divers have discovered a previously unknown species of crustacean,...
 
Israeli-Jordanian Project Bridges The Political Divide Across The Gulf Of Aqaba; 'No Customs, No Passports, No Police'
Palo Alto, California - Aug 25, 2009 20:58 EST
Scientists from Stanford University have teamed up with Israeli and Jordanian researchers to protect the Gulf of Aqaba, a strategic waterway whose fragile marine ecosystem is vital to both Israel and Jordan. Participants in the NATO-funded project say they are...
 
Scientists Shed New Light On Behavior Of Shark 'Tweens' And Teenagers
Stony Brook, University - Aug 24, 2009 21:16 EST
A long-term field and DNA study by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, University of Miami, Field Museum of Chicago and others has shown that young lemon sharks born at the Bimini islands, Bahamas, tend to...
 
Should Females Trust Showy Males? 'Honesty In Males Mostly Depends On How Many Opportunities There Are To Breed'
Glasgow, Scotland - Aug 21, 2009 17:22 EST
How honest are males when using sexual displays to signal their eligibility to females? Research by evolutionary biologists at the universities of Glasgow and Exeter suggests females should be wary of initial flashy displays which may not have staying power....
 
Scientists Discover Bioluminescent 'green Bombers' From The Deep Sea; 'We Have Much More Exploration Ahead'
San Diego, California - Aug 20, 2009 14:58 EST
In the latest proof that the oceans continue to offer remarkable findings and much of their vastness remains to be explored, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues have discovered a unique group of...
 
'Treasure Trove' Of Tools, Animal Bones Found In Underwater Caribbean Cave 'Seems Too Good To Be True'
Bloomington, Indiana - Aug 20, 2009 11:24 EST
A prehistoric water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic has become a "treasure trove" with the announcement by Indiana University archaeologists of the discovery of stone tools, a small primate skull in remarkable condition, and the claws, jawbone and other bones...
 
Study Reveals Mercury Contamination In Fish Nationwide; 'Our Country Must Continue To Confront Pollution'
Washington, D.C. - Aug 19, 2009 21:57 EST
Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released today. About a quarter of these fish were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the...
 
Florida Shark Fin Dealer Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dealing Fins Of Protected Species
Atlanta, Georgia - Aug 19, 2009 21:09 EST
Mark L. Harrison, 47, of Southport, Florida, and “HARRISON INTERNATIONAL LLC,” a Florida corporation, today pleaded guilty in federal district court to violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark fins and not...
 
Marine Biologist Awarded $237,000 NOAA Grant To Research Contentious Issue Of Spiny Dogfish Stock
Biddeford, Maine - Aug 19, 2009 20:46 EST
University of New England marine biologist James Sulikowski, Ph.D., has placed himself in the middle of a contentious debate between conservationists and the commericial fishing industry over the health of the spiny dogfish stock. Sulikowski, assistant professor, Department of Marine...
 
Charges Pending As Florida Angler Intentionally Snares Scuba Diver
Escambia County, Florida - Aug 18, 2009 22:06 EST
Charges are pending against a fisherman who "intentionally hooked" a diver, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report. Officer Kenneth Manning received a complaint that a fisherman intentionally hooked a diver at the Russian freighter wreck site. ...
 
Whale And Dolphin Environmental Agencies Seek Volunteers To Monitor NATO Exercise Off Scot Coast
Isle of Mull, Scotland - Aug 17, 2009 22:11 EST
WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation society, together with the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) are calling for volunteers to join their research team to help monitor the effects on whales and dolphins of NATOs latest Joint Warrior military...
 
Florida Keys Turtlecam Goes Live; Daytime And Infrared Views Of Loggerhead Nest
Big Pink Key, Florida - Aug 17, 2009 21:29 EST
Environmental enthusiasts should be able to observe infant loggerhead sea turtles hatching and emerging from their nest, via a live streaming “turtle webcam” installed on a private beach on Big Pine Key in the Lower Florida Keys. Viewers can access the...
 
Research First As 'Conventional' And Ultrasonic Telemetry Tags Used To Track Fish Mortality
Raleigh, North Carolina - Aug 14, 2009 18:10 EST
Recreational anglers and commercial fishermen understand you need good fishery management to make sure there will be healthy populations of fish for generations to come. And making good management decisions rests in large part on understanding the mortality of fish...
 
Research: Warming Oceans Triggering Release Of Greenhouse Gases From Seabed
Southampton, U.K.e - Aug 14, 2009 17:28 EST
The warming of an Arctic current over the last 30 years has triggered the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from methane hydrate stored in the sediment beneath the seabed. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton working in collaboration...
 
Scientists: Earbones And Organs Of Albacore Tuna Studied To Gauge Growth, Age And Breeding Patterns
Queensland, Australia - Aug 13, 2009 14:42 EST
Albacore tuna are harvested from tropical to temperate waters, mainly for canning, but also to satisfy the growing market for fresh fish in Europe and the United States. While previously caught as by-product, albacore have become a prime target of Australia’s...
 
Researchers Install New Arctic Deep-sea Observatory To Study Mud Volcano
Bremen, Germany - Aug 13, 2009 13:42 EST
Three research institutes from the German federal state Bremen among others have set up an observation ward for the long-term observation of a mud volcano in the Norwegian deep sea. This took place during RV Polarstern's 24th Arctic expedition from...
 
NOAA Scientists Conduct Shark Survey Off US East Coast; 'We Still Have A Lot To Learn'
Washington, D.C. - Aug 13, 2009 13:29 EST
Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists...
 


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