Study: Human-generated Sounds May Kill Fish; 'Immediate Death' For Some
College Park, Maryland - Mar 12, 2009 15:09 ESTAnthropogenic, or human generated, sounds have the potential to significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals - from the individual animal's well-being, right through to its reproduction, migration and even survival of the species. According to a study entitled "The...
SeamountsOnline Portal Launches As One Stop-shop For Seamount Managers And Researchers
San Diego, California - Mar 12, 2009 14:30 ESTA free online portal is providing deep-sea researchers and managers with new tools for finding and accessing information on the biological communities that live on seamounts (undersea mountains), facilitating improved management of seamount resources, and conservation of seamount habitat.
Since...
NOAA Public Service Announcement: 'Don't Feed Wild Dolphins'
Washington, D.C. - Mar 11, 2009 22:21 EST“Just stop feeding me!” says an animated dolphin in a new public service announcement released today that highlights the dangers of dolphins getting hooked on human handouts. The PSA was produced by a coalition of government agencies and private organizations.
The...
New Tracking Tags Are Providing Fish-eye Views Of Ways To Manage Depressed Fisheries
Ithaca, New York - Mar 11, 2009 22:00 ESTNew tracking and observing technologies are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, according to a new study.
Until recently, scientists provided fishery managers only such limited data...
Study: Septic Tanks Affect Coastal Water Quality; 'It Is What We Expected'
Palo Alto, California - Mar 11, 2009 21:29 ESTCalifornia Sea Grant researchers have strong evidence that septic tanks in Northern California are leaking nitrogen and phosphate into coastal waters that can trigger algal blooms.
Reporting in the journal Limnology and Oceanography, they report finding elevated levels of these “nutrients”...
Three Louisiana Fishers Face Fines, Jail For Having 85 Sharks On Their Boat
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Mar 4, 2009 12:42 ESTLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited three Louisiana men for allegedly possessing over the limit of shark on Feb. 19.
Agents stopped a commercial fishing vessel for license compliance during a National Marine Fisheries Service joint enforcement...
Curious Gold 'Flowerette' Artifact Discovered On Santa Margarita Shipwreck
Key West, Florida - Feb 18, 2009 21:24 ESTThe crew of Keith Webb’s Blue Water Ventures Key West, joint-venture partners of Mel Fishers Treasures, have discovered the first gold treasure of the 2009 search and recovery season, a gold “flowerette” of jewelry, and an intriguing square of decorative...
NASA Unveils 'One-stop' Hurricane Web Page; 'Hurricanes Can Be Scary'
Greenbelt, Maryland - Feb 17, 2009 20:55 ESTHurricanes and tropical cyclones develop in various places around the world all year 'round, and NASA's Hurricane/Tropical Cyclone Web page covers them. The web page offers daily storm updates and satellite images, latest research, stunning video animations, educational tools, scientist...