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How Whales And Seals Evolved To Dive In The Sea: Study Uncovers The Molecular Traces Of Evolution
Liverpool, U.K. - Jun 29, 2009 21:41 EST
An aquatic lifestyle imposes serious demands for the organism, and this is true even for the tiniest molecules that form our body. When the ancestors of present marine mammals initiated their return to the oceans, their physiology had to adapt...
 
Study: Global 'Coastal Syndrome' Quickly Leading To Loss Of Coastal Seagrass Habitat
Cambridge, Maryland - Jun 29, 2009 20:38 EST
An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has compiled and analyzed the first comprehensive global assessment of seagrass observations and found...
 
New Study To Examine Climatically Important Agulhas Current; 'Gulf Stream' Of The Southern Indian Ocean
Virginia Key, Florida - Jun 29, 2009 20:26 EST
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it is funding a study with the goal of building a multi-decadal time series of Agulhas Current volume transport, which will contribute to the Global Ocean Observing System. Led by Principal Investigator,...
 
Wadden Sea And Philippines's Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Added To UNESCO's World Heritage List
New York, New York - Jun 26, 2009 18:27 EST
The World Heritage Committee, chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO, has inscribed the Wadden Sea on the World Heritage List as a transboundary property for Germany and the Netherlands. The Committee also...
 
Underwater Voyeurs Encouraged To View Florida Keys' Annual Coral 'Love Affair'
Miami, Florida - Jun 26, 2009 18:22 EST
Underwater voyeurs are to vie for spots to dive Florida Keys reefs to view the annual coral "love affair" traditionally sparked by the August and September full moons. This rare exchange of reproductive cells fascinates divers for the sheer volume...
 
New Fossil Tells How Piranhas Got Their Teeth; 'So What Happened To The Seventh Tooth?'
Durham, North Carolina - Jun 25, 2009 17:06 EST
the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite — get their telltale teeth? Researchers from Argentina, the United States and Venezuela have uncovered the jawbone of a striking transitional fossil that sheds light on this question. Named Megapiranha paranensis, this...
 
Georgia Aquarium Welcomes 10 Millionth Guest; 'Everyone Can Appreciate The Majesty Of The Earth's Oceans'
Atlanta, Georgia - Jun 25, 2009 17:00 EST
When Bernie Marcus cut the ribbon on the Georgia Aquarium in November 2005, he envisioned millions of people coming to visit and experiencing the treasures of the oceans, rivers and seas. On Thursday, June 25, the Georgia Aquarium welcomed its...
 
Research: High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Abnormally Large Fish Ear Bones; Departure From 'normality Is An Abnormality'
San Diego, California - Jun 25, 2009 15:29 EST
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have been shown to adversely affect shell-forming creatures and corals, and now a new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has shown for the first time that...
 
Research: Close Relationship Between Past Warming And Sea-level Rise; C02 Suggests 25 Meter Sea Level Rise
Tübingen, Germany - Jun 25, 2009 15:20 EST
In a paper in Nature Geoscience, a team from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), along with colleagues from Tübingen (Germany) and Bristol presents a novel continuous reconstruction of sea level fluctuations over the last 520 thousand years. Comparison of...
 
Study: Third Of Open Ocean Sharks Threatened With Extinction By Overfishing; 'Virtually Unprotected On The High Seas'
Gland, Switzerland - Jun 24, 2009 21:46 EST
The first study to determine the global conservation status of 64 species of open ocean (pelagic) sharks and rays reveals that 32 percent are threatened with extinction, primarily due to overfishing, according to the IUCN Shark Specialist Group. The percentage...
 
Scientists At Florida University Collaborate With Egypt To Advance Marine Research In The Red Sea
Miami, Florida - Jun 24, 2009 20:54 EST
Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU Pledge to Cooperate on Oceanographic Research and Education--Scientists will work jointly to advance marine research in the Red Sea. Florida Atlantic University and the Egyptian Ministry...
 
'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales Off Japan, Korea; $100,000 For A Minke
Newport, Oregon - Jun 23, 2009 22:01 EST
Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is threatening coastal stocks of minke whales and other protected...
 
How Can The World's Fisheries Be Sustainable? 'One Of The Most Important Natural Assets To Humankind'
Halifax, Nova Scotia - Jun 22, 2009 21:51 EST
According to the most recent report on the status of the world's fisheries by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, fisheries supply at least 15% of the animal protein consumed by humans, provide direct and indirect employment for nearly...
 
Scientists Study Subseafloor Sediment In South Pacific Gyre; 'We Deliberately Went Where No One Ever Goes'
Narragansett, Rhode Island - Jun 22, 2009 21:28 EST
An international oceanographic research expedition to the middle of the South Pacific Gyre – a site that is as far from continents as it is possible to go on Earth's surface – found so few organisms beneath the seafloor that...
 
Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble: Federal Studies Show Tenuous Future For Arctic Icons
Anchorage, Alaska - Jun 22, 2009 18:19 EST
Today, responding to a court-ordered deadline, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released long-overdue reports documenting the status of polar bears and Pacific walrus in Alaska. The reports confirm that polar bears in Alaska are declining and that Pacific walrus...
 
Serial Killers: Geographic Profiling Applied To Track Hunting Patterns Of Great White Sharks In South Africa
Virginia Key, Florida - Jun 22, 2009 08:52 EST
Predation is one of the most fundamental and fascinating interactions in nature, and sharks are some of the fiercest predators on Earth. However, their hunting pattern is difficult to study because it is rarely observed in the wild. As a...
 
Scientists: Water Snake Startles Fish Right Into Its Jaws; 'The Fish Can't Turn Back'
Nashville, Tennessee - Jun 19, 2009 18:08 EST
Forget the old folk tales about snakes hypnotizing their prey. The tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a more effective technique. The small water snake has found a way to startle its prey so that the fish turn...
 
NOAA: Gloucester Seafood Auction Forced To Shut Down For 10 Days Following Sanction
Washington, D.C. - Jun 19, 2009 17:47 EST
NOAA today sent the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction a letter notifying it that in accordance with a 2003 settlement agreement, it is required to refrain from buying, possessing or selling federally regulated fish for 10 consecutive days if they cannot...
 
NOAA Forecast Predicts Large 'Dead Zone' For Gulf Of Mexico This Summer
Washington, D.C. - Jun 19, 2009 17:38 EST
A team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University, and the University of Michigan is forecasting that the “dead zone” off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could...
 
Scientists: Fishing Gear Ban Could Help Save World's Coral Reefs From Climate Change
Townsville, Queensland - Jun 18, 2009 13:51 EST
Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world’s coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change. An international team of scientists led by Dr Josh Cinner of the ARC Centre...
 
Florida Leads The Nation In Freshwater Turtle Conservation; 'This Is The Right Thing To Do'
Crystal River, Florida - Jun 17, 2009 17:58 EST
Florida soon will have the strongest conservation measures for the harvest of freshwater turtles in the country as a result of a vote taken by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Wednesday in Crystal River. The FWC...
 
Dive Safety Campaign Aims To Encourage Safety, Reduce Deaths During Florida Lobster Season
Miami, Florida - Jun 17, 2009 17:56 EST
Earlier today, representatives from the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) and the Divers Alert Network (DAN), joined officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a press conference at the...
 
Research: Controversial New Theory Says Ocean Currents May Control Earth's Magnetic Field
Chicago, Illinois - Jun 17, 2009 17:45 EST
400 years of discussion and we’re still not sure what creates the Earth’s magnetic field, and thus the magnetosphere, despite the importance of the latter as the only buffer between us and deadly solar wind of charged particles (made up...
 
Study: Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses
Woods Hole, Massachusetts - Jun 17, 2009 17:35 EST
Changes in ocean chemistry — a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity — could cause U.S. shellfish revenues to drop significantly in the next 50 years, according to a new study by researchers at the...
 
Study: Common Fish Species Has 'Human' Ability To Learn; 'Brain Size Isn't Everything'
Durham, North Carolina - Jun 16, 2009 21:58 EST
Although worlds apart, the way fish learn could be closer to humans' way of thinking than previously believed, suggests a new research study. A common species of fish which is found across Europe including the UK, called the nine-spined stickleback, could...
 
Study: Global 'Geoengineered' Sunscreen Won't Save Corals; 'All Sorts Of Risks'
Palo Alto, California - Jun 16, 2009 19:04 EST
Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do little to stop the acidification of the world oceans that threatens coral...
 
Mercury In Mackenzie River Delta Dramatically Higher Than Previously Believed; 'Northern Communities Vulnerable'
Edmonton, Canada - Jun 16, 2009 19:01 EST
University of Alberta researchers conducting a water study in the Mackenzie River Delta have found a dramatically higher delivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean than determined in previous studies. Researcher Jennifer Graydon analyzed water in the...
 
$8 Million Aquarium Opens On Vancouver Island; 'Our Ocean Lives Here'
Sidney, British Columbia - Jun 15, 2009 21:35 EST
The vibrant underwater world of the Salish Sea, on Canada's Pacific Coast, will be revealed in the seaside town of Sidney, B.C. when the new $8-million Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre opens this weekend. Thousands of fish, invertebrates, and marine plant life will...
 
Ocean Sediment Yields Climate Record For Past Half-million Years; 'Unprecedented Among Marine Records'
Columbus, Ohio - Jun 15, 2009 21:16 EST
Researchers here have used sediment from the deep ocean bottom to reconstruct a record of ancient climate that dates back more than the last half-million years. The record, trapped within the top 20 meters (65.6 feet) of a 400-meter (1,312-foot) sediment...
 
Michigan Researchers Discover Caribou Hunting Structures Under The Surface Of Lake Huron
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Jun 15, 2009 21:05 EST
University of Michigan researchers recently announced the groundbreaking discovery of archaeological remains under the surface of Lake Huron — the first such find on the bottom of the Great Lakes. The researchers found caribou hunting structures and camps preserved 100 feet...
 
Loggerhead That Checked Itself Into Florida Turtle Hospital Checks Out After Ten Week Stay
Marathon Key, Florida - Jun 15, 2009 20:39 EST
A loggerhead sea turtle, that was ill and coincidentally found its own way to The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, was released Sunday off the Florida Keys. Staff members of The Turtle Hospital saw the turtle swimming near a dock, just 20...
 
'Jellyfish Joyride' A Threat To The Oceans; 'Fish Normally Keep Jellyfish In Check'
- Jun 14, 2009 18:46 EST
New research led by CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship and University of Queensland scientist, Dr Anthony Richardson, presents convincing evidence that this 'jellyfish joyride' is associated with over-fishing and excess nutrients from fertilisers and sewage. "Dense jellyfish aggregations can be a...
 
Bahamas Resort And Scientist Partner On Shark-Free Marina Initiative; 'Action Is Required On Every Level'
Cape Eleuthera, The Bahamas - Jun 12, 2009 18:07 EST
To combat the unnecessary killing of sharks, The Shark-Free Marina Initiative (SFMI) launched last month with support from researchers and marinas around the world. The Cape Eleuthera Institute's (CEI) Shark Program, led by Edd Brooks, is now an advisor to...
 
Florida Shark Fin Dealer Pleads Guilty To Illegally Trafficking In Fins From Protected Species
Washington, D.C. - Jun 12, 2009 17:57 EST
Mark L. Harrison, a resident of Southport, Fla., and Harrison International LLC, a Florida corporation, today pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark...
 
Scientists: Traces Of Mercury In Seafood Is Not A Health Hazard; 'This Is Groundbreaking News'
Guiyang, China - Jun 12, 2009 17:25 EST
A group of 561 scientists gathered this week in the Chinese city of Guiyang to explore issues surrounding mercury pollution, and a new survey shows that a large majority of them no longer believe traces of mercury in seafood represent...
 
Research: Fish Show Evolution Can Occur In Less Than Ten Years
Riverside, California - Jun 11, 2009 16:23 EST
How fast can evolution take place? In just a few years, according to a new study on guppies led by UC Riverside’s Swanne Gordon, a graduate student in biology. Gordon and her colleagues studied guppies — small fresh-water fish biologists have...
 
Odyssey Motion Granted To File Objections In 'Black Swan' Treasure Case; 'I Have Confidence In Our Legal System'
Tampa, Florida - Jun 11, 2009 11:13 EST
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration has announced that U.S. Federal Court Judge Steven Merryday has granted Odyssey's Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Report and Recommendation. He will allow...
 
Hatchery Fish May Hurt Efforts To Sustain Wild Salmon Runs; 'The Data Are Now Pretty Clear'
Corvallis, Oregon - Jun 10, 2009 22:11 EST
Steelhead trout that are originally bred in hatcheries are so genetically impaired that, even if they survive and reproduce in the wild, their offspring will also be significantly less successful at reproducing, according to a new study published today by...
 
Study: Caribbean Coral Comprehensively 'flattened' Over The Last 40 Years
East Anglia, U.K. - Jun 9, 2009 21:54 EST
Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA). The collapse of reef structure has serious implications for biodiversity and coastal defences –...
 
Scientists Discover Methylmercury Contamination In Groundwater; 'Surprisingly High Levels'
Santa Cruz, California - Jun 9, 2009 21:35 EST
For the first time, scientists detect a highly toxic form of mercury in groundwater flows at two coastal sites in California. The UC Santa Cruz researchers who led the NOAA California Sea Grant-funded project believe these flows represent a significant and...
 


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