Ocean News Archive 
Scientists: Marine Mammals Victim of Failing Ocean Health; Diseases Early Warning Sign for Humans?
date added: 2006-02-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study shows link between clear lakes and mercury contamination
date added: 2006-02-20 source: www.news.wisc.edu
US mining giant settles Indonesian ocean pollution civil case for $30m
date added: 2006-02-20 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Giant patch of ocean debris carries ghost nets, trash onto Hawaiian shores
date added: 2006-02-16 source: www.mindfully.org
UK oceanographers tracking interaction of Sahara sandstorms, oceans
date added: 2006-02-16 source: www.guardian.co.uk
'Lost World' in the Caribbean; Saba Bank Atoll Found Teaming with New Speciesdate added: 2006-02-16 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Reef Defenders in Bahamas Sue over Mega-Resort; 'An Experiment in Sustainability'
date added: 2006-02-15 source: www.sfgate.com
Report: Uganda draining Lake Victoria; dam 'pulling the plug'
date added: 2006-02-14 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Holiday Resort Artificial Island Planned off Portuguese Coast
date added: 2006-02-13 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Researcher: Barge scheme could help Atlantic down-welling currents, save Europe from deep freeze
date added: 2006-02-12 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Research: Over 15,000 Shipwrecks Lie Buried on the Irish Seabed
date added: 2006-02-09 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Trial: U.S. mining giant called lax in waste disposal in Indonesia; ocean pollution alleged
date added: 2006-02-08 source: www.nytimes.com
Stricken tanker starts leaking oil in the English Channel; 'It's potentially significant'date added: 2006-02-07 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Wrecked tanker still leaking oil in the English Channel; 'a definite threat from that fuel oil'
date added: 2006-02-07 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Great Barrier Reef shade structures almost a reality; 'phase two'
date added: 2006-02-06 source: www.smh.com.au
Australia's Coral Reefs Face Serious Bleaching Threat; Could Rival Damage from 2001-2002
date added: 2006-02-04 source: www.redorbit.com
Sea level rise 'is accelerating'; global sea levels could rise 30cm this century
date added: 2006-02-03 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Two new lakes found beneath Antarctic ice sheet; unique ecosystems two miles below?
date added: 2006-02-02 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Chronic oil pollution takes toll on seabirds along South American coast
date added: 2006-02-02 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Cargo Ship Runs Aground at Philippines' Apo Reef National Park
date added: 2006-01-28 source: www.underwatertimes.com
UN: Coral Reefs Cheaper to Save than Neglect; Livelihoods of 'Millions, If Not Billions' at Stake
date added: 2006-01-27 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Officials: Huge cyanide leak contaminating the River Elbe, killing tons of fish
date added: 2006-01-24 source: www.radio.cz
Scuttled: Family Feud Threatens to Sink Cousteau's Legacydate added: 2006-01-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientist: Bleaching of Southern Great Barrier Reef Troubling; 'Corals are Getting Worn Down'
date added: 2006-01-22 source: www.theage.com.au
Marine debris to power homes on Hawaiian island
date added: 2006-01-18 source: starbulletin.com
Group: Overfishing more destructive than tsunami, earthquake to Indonesia reefs
date added: 2006-01-17 source: www.underwatertimes.com
'America's Galapagos' Could Get Protection; Officials Eye Status for NW Hawaiian Island Reefs
date added: 2006-01-17 source: msnbc.msn.com
Florida Man Fined $10,000 for Illegal 'Ghost Netting,' Killing Loggerhead Turtle
date added: 2006-01-15 source: www.underwatertimes.com
$500 Million underwater hotel set to start construction off Dubai
date added: 2006-01-13 source: www.khaleejtimes.com
Research: El Nino events affect whale breeding
date added: 2006-01-13 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Surging seas force islanders to pack their bags; 'The sea has its own ways'
date added: 2006-01-09 source: www.theage.com.au
NASA satellite oceanography satellite ends operation after 13-year mission; 'It's data made a huge difference'
date added: 2006-01-09 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Chinese treasure ship to reveal its secrets after 800 years
date added: 2006-01-08 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Marine Reserves Improve Health of Coral Reefs
date added: 2006-01-07 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Ancient Global Warming Led to Ocean Current Reversal
date added: 2006-01-06 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Russia watches for toxic slick from China; 'Water samples are being taken every hour'
date added: 2005-12-22 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Experts: U.S. Sub 'Secretly' Toured Canadian Arctic Zone; 'This is Very Important'
date added: 2005-12-21 source: www.canada.com
Research Reveals Arctic Octopus; 'It Looks Like Dumbo'
date added: 2005-12-19 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Dubai to build massive artificial reef; 'a surfers' paradise'
date added: 2005-12-15 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Hydrothermal 'megaplume' found in Indian Ocean
date added: 2005-12-15 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Where Have All the Icebergs Gone? 'We'll Keep Looking'
date added: 2006-05-24 source: news.independent.co.uk
Brazil Creates Buffer Zone Around Coral Reefs Off Atlantic Coast
date added: 2006-05-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
How Healthy Is That Marsh? Biologists Count Parasites to Find Out
date added: 2006-05-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Coral reef reveals history of fickle weather in the central Pacific
date added: 2006-05-19 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Report: Salton Sea may become environmental hazard without restoration
date added: 2006-05-19 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Brit environmental agency fined £7,500 for polluting river
date added: 2006-05-19 source: news.independent.co.uk
Drug discovery team to explore newly discovered deep-sea reefs in the Straits of Florida
date added: 2006-05-19 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Coral reefs and marine life may be wiped out by global warming
date added: 2006-05-18 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Exxon Valdez oil found in tidal feeding grounds of ducks, sea otters
date added: 2006-05-18 source: www.underwatertimes.com
President Bush Urged to Create World's Largest Marine Sanctuary; 'Marine Yellowstone National Park'
date added: 2006-05-18 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists reveal fate of Earth's oceans; seawater absorbed into the deep earth
date added: 2006-05-14 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Indian Ship Breaker Faces Second 'Toxic' Ship; 900 Tons of Wastedate added: 2006-05-12 source: news.bbc.co.uk
China Developing Manned Diving Vehicle That Can Reach 7,000m
date added: 2006-05-10 source: news.xinhuanet.com
Diverse sea 'bugs' revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplanktondate added: 2006-05-09 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Team creating unique photo-mosaics for sunken ships off Florida
date added: 2006-05-06 source: www.mercurynews.com
Historic schooner shipwrecks added to National Register of Historic Placesdate added: 2006-05-05 source: www.underwatertimes.com
'Kon-Tiki' re-odyssey begins; Balsa raft in high-tech re-enactment of 1947 Pacific voyage
date added: 2006-05-04 source: msnbc.msn.com
Cape Cod debates first U.S. offshore wind farm; 'Some worry about the view'
date added: 2006-05-02 source: www.planetark.com
China Planning Underwater Museum to Capture 'World's Hydrological History'
date added: 2006-04-29 source: news.xinhuanet.com
Unthinkable oil-rig collapse and the few who survived; 'We didn't think we were going to make it'
date added: 2006-04-28 source: heritage.scotsman.com
Plans to Drill Into Deep Antarctic Lakes Called into Question Over Contamination Fears
date added: 2006-04-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Slow death of Africa's Lake Chad; 'This lake has to be saved'date added: 2006-04-19 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Report: Massive mudslide 'potentially lethal' to Kauai bay
date added: 2006-04-19 source: kauaiworld.com
Group: Farm subsidy reform key to restoring Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'
date added: 2006-04-17 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: River Bacteria Creates World's Strongest Supergluedate added: 2006-04-15 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Eight state officials lose their jobs in China over lake pollution
date added: 2006-04-13 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Technology that measures sea level, helps predict El Nino events, improved by new modeling
date added: 2006-04-13 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Hawaiian man deadly ill with several infections after falling into polluted canal
date added: 2006-04-10 source: www.thehawaiichannel.com
Study: Albatrosses Show Regional Differences in Ocean Pollution; 'These Contaminants have Long-term Effects'
date added: 2006-04-10 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Curse of the daytrippers: Belize being overrun by cruise shipsdate added: 2006-04-09 source: smh.com.au
EU to sue UK over raw sewage releases
date added: 2006-04-09 source: www.edie.net
Overcoming a mining legacy that makes the river run red
date added: 2006-04-08 source: www.innovations-report.com
Study: Ocean acidification threatens cold-water coral ecosystems
date added: 2006-04-06 source: www.physorg.com
Explorers: True source of Nile found in Rwanda; 'an awesome achievement'
date added: 2006-04-05 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Millions of gallons of raw sewage diverted into Hawaiian canal; 'Welcome to the 1880s'
date added: 2006-04-04 source: starbulletin.com
Scottish environmental minister positive over marine park creation; 'valuable national assets'date added: 2006-04-04 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Study: Ultrasound, algae team up to clean up mercury from contaminated sediment
date added: 2006-04-03 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: Low Oxygen Levels in Ocean 'Dead Zones' Trigger Sex Changes in Fish; Extinction Threat
date added: 2006-04-03 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientist: North Sea marine reserve plan misguided
date added: 2006-04-01 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Republic of Kiribati Creates World's Third Largest Marine Reserve; 'A Major Milestone'
date added: 2006-03-31 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Researcher: Seagrass in decline worldwide; human activity to blame
date added: 2006-03-30 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Marine Specialist: Cyclone Larry Saved the Great Barrier Reef from Rising Water Temps
date added: 2006-03-30 source: www.theage.com.au
Scientists discover interplay between genes and viruses in tiny ocean plankton
date added: 2006-03-29 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: Sunlight cleans mercury from arctic lakes; 'we don't know how'
date added: 2006-03-29 source: www.sitnews.us
Satellite making first direct measurements of ocean surface velocities
date added: 2006-03-29 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Brit Greens make plea to protect wildlife on our 'dying seabeds'
date added: 2006-03-28 source: observer.guardian.co.uk
Research: Polar Melting May Raise Sea Level Sooner than Expected; 20 Feet by 2100date added: 2006-03-27 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Brit planning to build giant aquarium in Bali
date added: 2006-03-26 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: 'Supramolecules' could cleanup mercury in Latin America's rivers
date added: 2006-03-26 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Ocean Virus Identified in Human Blood Samples; Effects Unclear
date added: 2006-03-26 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists use satellites to detect deep-ocean whirlpool
date added: 2006-03-23 source: www.underwatertimes.com
California considers chain of ocean reserves; fishing to be banned or limited
date added: 2006-03-21 source: www.sfgate.com
Geologist: 'Mini tsunami' likely along Thai coast in the next 50 years
date added: 2006-03-20 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Group: No serious coral reef damage after tsunami
date added: 2006-03-20 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Scientists: Radar Altimetry Revolutionizing the Study of the Oceandate added: 2006-03-20 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: Africa Splitting Apart, New Ocean Forming at Staggering Speed
date added: 2006-03-20 source: www.spiegel.de
Kauai landowner fined record $7.8 million for harming reef
date added: 2006-03-14 source: starbulletin.com
UN Report: Most of World's Largest 500 Rivers Polluted or Drying Up
date added: 2006-03-14 source: www.physorg.com
Researchers: Bering Sea ecosystem changing 'from arctic to sub-arctic'
date added: 2006-03-13 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Researchers find ways heat-loving ocean microbes create energy; clues to the origin of life
date added: 2006-03-12 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Marine Scientist: Spill from Tanker off Guernsey Worse than Expected
date added: 2006-03-08 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists: Industrial Use of Ocean Interfering with Sea Mammals Navigation Systems
date added: 2006-03-08 source: smh.com.au
Report: Pesticides Rampant in U.S. Streams, Ground Water; Not Likely Harmful to Humans
date added: 2006-03-07 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: Tahitian coral fossils yield 'treasure trove' of climate records
date added: 2006-03-05 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Researcher: Mangroves more important to oceans than previously thought
date added: 2006-03-03 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists Confirm Massive Flood Triggered by Climate Change 8,200 Years Ago
date added: 2006-03-03 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Ocean scientists enlisting cruise ships to collect data
date added: 2006-03-02 source: www.kpua.net
New ocean bottom seismometer to help scientists understand seafloor earthquake mechanics
date added: 2006-03-02 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists: Oceans still hold vast secrets; 'The ocean is vastly undersampled'
date added: 2006-02-28 source: starbulletin.com
Biologist's device teases out individual sounds from underwater racket
date added: 2006-02-27 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Brother, sister plan record swim across Malaysian strait, 'God willing'
date added: 2006-02-27 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Aussie scientist: Risks to Great Barrier Reef overstated; bleaching an 'adaptation'
date added: 2006-02-26 source: www.theage.com.au
Changes in reef latitude: Scientists investigate pollution's role in regional coral extinctions
date added: 2006-02-26 source: www.underwatertimes.com
New Coral Reef Discovered off Thai Coast; 'The Reef Needs Special Protection'
date added: 2006-02-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientist: Era of deep ocean mining coming soon; 'legitimate concern' understandable
date added: 2006-02-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists look to the Bahamas as a model for coral reef conservation
date added: 2006-02-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Researcher: Early humans traveled along 'kelp highway' to America
date added: 2006-02-23 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientist: Oceans may soon be more corrosive than when the dinosaurs died
date added: 2006-02-23 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Sonar technology reveals eerie ghost of the Mikhail Lermontov wreck 20 years after sinkingdate added: 2006-02-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Hot Tub: Atlantic Ocean Temperatures Much Higher in the Past; 'Off the Charts'
date added: 2006-02-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com