Ocean News Archive 
Retiree calls attention to coral reefs with swim challenge; 35-mile route is longer than English Channeldate added: 2004-06-30 source: msnbc.msn.com
Research: Shifting Ocean Currents, Not 'Global Warming,' Associated with Rapid Temperature Changes over Last 80,000 Years
date added: 2004-06-30 source: www.innovations-report.com
FBI Warns of Possible Booby-Trapped Foam Containers, Inner Tubes, Buoys in Marinas; Could Blow on Contact
date added: 2004-06-30 source: www.cnn.com
New observations on shape of ocean mountain ranges turn an old idea upside downdate added: 2004-06-26 source: www.innovations-report.com
Expedition Launched to Inventory the Arctic Ocean's 'Lost World' Sealife; 'An Urgent Issue'
date added: 2004-06-26 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Technology opening up deep seas to exploration; 'about 90 percent of the oceans remain unexplored'
date added: 2004-06-25 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Ballard's 'Return to Titanic' Expedition Ends, Reminds All Wreck is Hallowed Ground; 'It Was Important to Go Back'date added: 2004-06-23 source: www.noaanews.noaa.gov
Scientists use diatomic 'signature' to track nutrients around oceans
date added: 2004-06-21 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Two massive red tides threaten Chinese fisheries; 'mosquitoes and flies could be seen floating on the surface'
date added: 2004-06-20 source: www.iol.co.za
Team of writers, scientists re-creates Steinbeck's voyage to Mexico's once-remote Sea of Cortez; 'A lot of it is gone'
date added: 2004-06-18 source: www.sfgate.com
52 thousand years of marine fertility sheds light on climate change
date added: 2004-06-16 source: www.innovations-report.com
Scientists: Single circulation pattern maintains most ocean life; 'this is really something'
date added: 2004-06-16 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Great Barrier Reef Becomes World's Largest No-Take Zone; 'We're Not Working in a Biological Vacuum'
date added: 2004-06-16 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Scientists ask: Can iron-enriched oceans thwart global warming?
date added: 2004-06-13 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
UK submarine takes day trippers to wreck; 'the potential is vast'
date added: 2004-06-13 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Phytoplankton, source of half Earth's oxygen, gets little credit
date added: 2004-06-10 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Rare Titanic memorabilia headed for the auction block
date added: 2004-06-09 source: www.sfgate.com
Movie 'Open Water' taking a chomp out of 'Jaws' turf; 'I was really, really scared'
date added: 2004-06-08 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Ballard: Titanic 'Significantly Deteriorated' Since 1986 Discovery; Thousands of Artifacts Missing; Tourist Submarines 'Knocking Holes in the Deck'
date added: 2004-06-08 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Divers bring 1929 mystery of missing couple closer to solution; 'There wasn't a dry eye among us'
date added: 2004-06-07 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Ship to be sunk as subsea attraction off Maui; 'It's a complicated process'date added: 2004-06-05 source: starbulletin.com
South Africa's marine life set to get extra protection; no fishing, diving allowed on 'national parks on the sea'
date added: 2004-06-04 source: www.iol.co.za
Marine debris threatening wildlife in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; 'the mother lode'
date added: 2004-06-04 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
US Navy's SEAL Submarine Operational After Three Years of Testing; 'It Took Impressive Technology'date added: 2004-06-01 source: starbulletin.com
New Titanic 'Look-But-Don't-Touch' Expedition Sets Sail Today From Boston
date added: 2004-05-29 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Actress dives into the coral calcium controversy; 'the coral reef is alive'
date added: 2004-05-29 source: www.usatoday.com
'Moses' prevails as Italian court rejects complaints against Venice sea barrier plan
date added: 2004-05-28 source: www.terradaily.com
Robert Ballard: Titanic turned into a 'circus'; 'the Titanic is a tomb, not a treasure trove'
date added: 2004-05-27 source: www.iol.co.za
Rising oceans threaten Pacific island nation Tuvalu; 'It used to be puddles. Now it's like lakes'
date added: 2004-05-26 source: www.ctv.ca
Study: Oceans Awash In Microscopic Plastic; 'Debris in the Oceans is a Problem'
date added: 2004-05-25 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Deep Sea Smokers: World's Hottest Microbe Found to Thrive When Boiling; 'There's Got to be Others Out There'date added: 2004-05-24 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
'Red tide' of algae threatening China's seas; 'the phenomenon... is very dangerous'
date added: 2004-05-20 source: www.planetark.com
One dead as charter fishing boat sinks off California coast; 'I didn't think we were going to die, but it sucked'
date added: 2004-05-19 source: www.sfgate.com
Scientists 'Shocked' at Damage as Powerful Cyclone Rips Apart Aussie Coral Reef; 'A One-in-100-Year Event'
date added: 2004-05-19 source: www.terradaily.com
Deep water canyon off Nova Scotia now a protected area
date added: 2004-05-18 source: www.ctv.ca
Scientists Baulk at Aussie Government's View of the Oceans
date added: 2004-05-18 source: www.theage.com.au
Research: Long-Held Ocean 'Universal Constant' May Vary in the Future; 'This is a Very Ecological Story'
date added: 2004-05-14 source: www.eurekalert.org
Marine Scientist: Indian Ocean Could Lose Coral Islands in 50 Yearsdate added: 2004-05-12 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Royal Caribbean cruise lines to upgrade 'gray water' treatment facilities; 'a precedent-setting move'
date added: 2004-05-11 source: www.usatoday.com
Big Prize for Ideas to Help Marine Mammals, Fishing Fleets
date added: 2004-05-11 source: www.cnn.com
Largest Toxic Algae Blooms Ever Discovered Sitting Off Washington Coast
date added: 2004-10-04 source: www.komotv.com
Documentary records discovery of the lost submarines of the Gallipoli campaign
date added: 2004-09-30 source: www.turks.us
Swordfish bought in California show mercury at dangerous level
date added: 2004-09-30 source: www.sfgate.com
UK Animal Rights Group: Sea Life 'Suffering in Captivity'; 'Aquatic Animals Live Far from Natural Lives'date added: 2004-09-30 source: news.bbc.co.uk
UK unilaterally bans pair trawling for sea bass in effort to stem dolphin, porpoise deaths
date added: 2004-09-29 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Who to blame: Reports of rivers polluted by Papua New Guinea mines raises questions; 'many accounts of people dying'
date added: 2004-09-28 source: www.iol.co.za
New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
date added: 2004-09-27 source: www.innovations-report.de
Biologists: Ocean Noise Pollution Killing Marine Mammals, Whales; 'It's Hard for Us to Realize the Problem Exists'
date added: 2004-09-24 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Mystery behind Taiwanese 'ghost ship' may never be known; 'We'll be very happy to see her go'
date added: 2004-09-23 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska; 'likely critical habitat for associated species'
date added: 2004-09-21 source: www.sitnews.us
Experts Baffled as Thousands of Birds, Fish Killed by Mystery Ailment on Greek Lake
date added: 2004-09-20 source: www.terradaily.com
Report: Industrial Fishing to Blame for Disastrous UK Seabird Breeding Season; 'Severe Food Shortages'
date added: 2004-09-20 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Search for sunken Persian fleet off Greece's coast to continue
date added: 2004-09-19 source: www.ekathimerini.com
University develops buoy system to predict oil spill movement; 'the only buoy system of its kind'
date added: 2004-09-17 source: www.eurekalert.org
Researchers: Anti-bacterial hand soap additive found in Maryland streams; 'It's somewhat unsettling'
date added: 2004-09-16 source: www.jhu.edu
UK divers recover Cromwell-era sailor's skeleton; 'His upper body was extraordinarily well-developed'date added: 2004-09-16 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Artist to release glass balls in ocean to honor 9/11 victimsdate added: 2004-09-12 source: www.komotv.com
Spurred by Illness, Indonesians Lash Out at US Mining Giant Over Bay Pollution; 'Please Don't Put Your Tailings in Our Ocean'
date added: 2004-09-11 source: www.nytimes.com
Hurricane Francis helps send acidic, radioactive water into Florida bay; 'We're sick about it'
date added: 2004-09-09 source: www.sptimes.com
1830's steamboat being recovered in Oklahoma riverbed; 'The river over the years has taken its toll'
date added: 2004-09-09 source: www.wave3.com
Acidic spill dumps 41-million gallons into Florida bay so far; 'it's a serious spill'
date added: 2004-09-09 source: www.sptimes.com
Clues tantalize in search for Civil War submarine
date added: 2004-09-08 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
'Sex on the reef' ritual attracts scientists seeking coral bleaching clues
date added: 2004-09-07 source: www.buffalo.edu
Scientists: Ancient tsunami reached 4 miles inland on Hawaii's Big Island
date added: 2004-09-05 source: www.kpua.net
New Filter Cures Backscatter in Underwater Photographs
date added: 2004-09-05 source: www.globes.co.il
Study: Atlantic Ocean Getting Saltier, Pacific Getting Fresher
date added: 2004-09-05 source: www.wistv.com
NASA satellites detect 'glow' of plankton bloom in Florida's 'black waters'date added: 2004-09-03 source: www.innovations-report.com
New rules place limits on big-wave tow-in surfers; 'things are getting out of control'
date added: 2004-09-03 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Marine Expert: Acid Oceans Spell Doom for Corals
date added: 2004-09-02 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientist warn: Sub shortage could hurt sea exploration; 'We are at an important decision point'
date added: 2004-08-31 source: www.usatoday.com
Fear as the 'Supertrawler' Heads Toward Aussie Waters; 'Killed More Fish Than Any Other Boat'date added: 2004-08-30 source: www.theage.com.au
Study: Unicellular organisms improve nutrient-poor expanses of the ocean more than previous thought
date added: 2004-08-27 source: www.eurekalert.org
Barents Sea 'faces major threats' from overfishing, oil pollution
date added: 2004-08-27 source: news.bbc.co.uk
40 tons of stolen coral reef seized in South China province
date added: 2004-08-26 source: www.china.org.cn
Scientists: 'The World is Simply Running Out of Water'; Meat Eaters Soaking Up the World's Fresh Water
date added: 2004-08-26 source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hawaiian researchers ready subs for busy season; 'lots of interesting places for us to check out'date added: 2004-08-25 source: starbulletin.com
Study: PCB breakdown depends on sediment-specific bacteria
date added: 2004-08-25 source: www.innovations-report.com
Dubai mall planning world's largest aquarium
date added: 2004-08-21 source: www.ameinfo.com
Hawaii drawing waves of ocean researchers; 'we have tremendous assets'
date added: 2004-08-21 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Aussies to muscle in on world bath-sponge market with new find
date added: 2004-08-19 source: www.theage.com.au
Scientists: Rising acidity threatening world's oceans
date added: 2004-08-19 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Grandfather reflects on 35-mile swim to promote coral reefs; 'it’s not going to happen again'date added: 2004-08-18 source: www.news8austin.com
Scotland launches wave energy test center
date added: 2004-08-17 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Rescued rower eyes Bering Straits; 'I have still got one trip left to do'
date added: 2004-08-17 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Change suspected in northern Pacific Ocean as 'dead zone' reappears; 'Something is fundamentally different'
date added: 2004-08-13 source: www.innovations-report.com
NOAA launches coral reef conservation site; 'We have seen increasing demand for information'
date added: 2004-08-13 source: www.urlwire.com
Rescued rower tells of monster 'rogue' wave; 'I just remember hearing it coming'
date added: 2004-08-12 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Brit woman to butterfly around Manhattan island
date added: 2004-08-12 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists: Nature 'mankind's gravest threat'; Giant tsunamis greater risk than terrorism
date added: 2004-08-12 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Norwegian deep-sea explorers 'struck by the diversity of life' at the Mid-Atlantic Ridgedate added: 2004-08-10 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Thousands of abandoned crab pots still trapping sea life
date added: 2004-08-07 source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Fertilizers Blamed as Marine Life Struggles in Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'
date added: 2004-08-06 source: www.smh.com.au
'Dead Zone' May Be Leading to Texas Coastal Shark Bitesdate added: 2004-08-06 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Brit cross-Atlantic ocean rowers struck by 45ft freak wavedate added: 2004-08-05 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Native American tribes vow to clean up Yukon River; 'The river is us'
date added: 2004-08-05 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Scottish Conservation Agency Call to End Agony of Birds in Sea Nets; '20 or 30 Dead Birds a Day'
date added: 2004-08-05 source: news.scotsman.com
High-tech tools helping scientists explore mysterious Lake Vostok below Antarctica's ice
date added: 2004-08-04 source: www.sfgate.com
Eco-Tourist Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Alaska, Spills 5,000 Gallons of Diesel Fueldate added: 2004-08-04 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
World-first as Aussie scientists develop 40cm self-controlling submarinedate added: 2004-08-02 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Greenland ice-melt 'speeding up'; 'something very major is happening here'
date added: 2004-07-31 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Indonesian minister says sea water shows no sign of pollution from US mine; 'this isn't Minamata'
date added: 2004-07-31 source: www.terradaily.com
Report: Animal Manure 'Key Pollutant' in Chesapeake Bay 'Dead Zone'; 'I Think the Bay is Getting Impatient'
date added: 2004-07-31 source: www.washingtonpost.com
Fishing ban, simplified management sought for Northwest Hawaiian Islands
date added: 2004-07-29 source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
From Gulf of Alaska depths, wooden ship gives up secrets
date added: 2004-07-29 source: www.sitnews.us
Kayaker Halfway Through Record-Breaking 4,200-mile Trip Around British Isles; 'I Cannot Quite Believe It'date added: 2004-07-26 source: news.bbc.co.uk
'Sea Hunters' find German U-boat off Canadian coast; 'Creepy and at the same time profound'date added: 2004-07-25 source: www.usatoday.com
Stranded fishermen survive 70 day adrift; 'We fished and drank the blood and always we prayed for help'
date added: 2004-07-24 source: www.iol.co.za
Environmentalists call for marine reserve plan for North Sea; 'Today's situation... is total madness'
date added: 2004-07-18 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Study: Oceans Absorb Half the Carbon Produced by Humans; 'A Great Service for Humankind'
date added: 2004-07-17 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Languid Tigris waters mask Iraq's pollution menace; 'it's an open sewer'
date added: 2004-07-14 source: www.planetark.com
NASA crew goes underwater to study outer space; 'not a simulation'date added: 2004-07-11 source: www.spaceref.com
NASA: When the sun shines, plankton makes clouds; 'could slow global warming'
date added: 2004-07-07 source: www.nasa.gov
Snowflake Coral Colonies Threaten the Future of the Hawaii's Black Coral; 'My Concern is the Unknown'date added: 2004-07-07 source: www.washingtonpost.com
Malaysian Shipwreck Yields Ming Treasure Trove; 'This is a Rare Discovery'date added: 2004-07-06 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Coral Ecologist: Fish Farms Driving Eliat's Corals to Extinction; 'We Are in the 11th Hour'
date added: 2004-07-04 source: www.planetark.com
Scientist: Desalination is answer to Aussie water shortage
date added: 2004-07-02 source: www.terradaily.com
Report: Dentist's Leftover Mercury Fillings 'Largest Controllable Source of Mercury' in San Francisco Bay
date added: 2004-07-02 source: www.sfgate.com
Scientists return to the Titanic; 'It's a cultural icon and a maritime gravesite'
date added: 2004-07-01 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientist: Deep-sea hot spots harbor abundant life; 'an amazing diversity of animals'date added: 2004-06-30 source: news.nationalgeographic.com