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Largest High Tech Ocean Observatory Opens
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NEPTUNE Canada's new Pacific Ocean observatory uses 500 miles of data-transmitting cable and underwater cameras to monitor the ocean
World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Sign Partnership Agreement
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Two of the world’s largest marine protected areas announced a historic alliance to enhance the management and protection of almost 300,000 square miles of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean
Giant Ocean-Trash Vortex Attracts Explorers
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It may lack the allure of the North Pole or Mount Everest, but a Pacific Ocean trash dump twice the size of Texas is this summer's hot destination for explorers
Oysters In Deep Trouble
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Scientists suspect water that rises from deep in the Pacific Ocean — icy seawater that surges into Willapa Bay and gets pumped into seaside hatcheries — may be corrosive enough to kill baby oysters
NOAA Article On Garbage Patch In The Pacific Ocean
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Here is a great NOAA article called:"De-mystifying the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" or "Trash Vortex"
Dolphin Population Stunted By Fishing Activities
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Despite broad "dolphin safe" practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population
One Species Of Grouper Is Really Two
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Scientists have found out that the Goliath grouper is really two species.
Pacific Ocean Closing?
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Australasia and the Americas are inching closer together, and in about 350 million years the Pacific will effectively close
New Species Found by BBC Crew in Pacific Ocean
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We all enjoy watching the underwater series and documentaries on TV like Blue Planet and Planet Earth. Recently as BBC was filming a new series where they discovered 13 new species of fish
Antarctic Climate v. Tropical Pacific
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Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have studied Antarctic ice cores linking them to changes in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Shellfish Ready To Invade Atlantic
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As the Arctic Ocean warms this century, shellfish, snails and other animals from the Pacific Ocean will resume an invasion of the northern Atlantic that was interrupted by cooling conditions three...
Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Dolphin Populations Improving
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The numbers of Northeastern offshore spotted and eastern spinner dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean are increasing after being severely depleted
Humpback Whales Bounce Back Due to Global Conservation
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Humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean have recovered swimmingly since the start of worldwide conservation programs in the 1960s and '70s
The Great Turtle Race II
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International Race to Save 100-million-year-old Species from Extinction goes to China
Scientists Fear 'Tipping Point' In Pacific Ocean
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Coast has seen deadly drop-off in oxygen levels for sea life
World's Largest Marine Protected Area Created in Pacific Ocean
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The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area
Ocean Thermostat Can Save Coral
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Some coral reefs could be protected from the impacts of climate change by an "ocean thermostat", a study says.
Endangered Turtle Makes Record 647-Day Journey
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A leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles (20,558 kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean
The Plastic Killing Fields
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Continents of garbage afloat in the oceans are killing marine life and releasing poisons that enter the human food chain
San Francisco Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife
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Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon (220,000-liter) oil spill in the San Francisco Bay that scientists say could threaten...
Humpback, fin whales appear in Arctic Ocean
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A federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling says Alaska's northern coast had unusual visitors this summer -- endangered humpback whales.
Humpback whales off Alaska generally are not seen...
Pacific 'rubbish superhighway' going unnoticed
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A vast rubbish dump, which covers an area bigger than Australia, is floating in the Pacific Ocean and research shows it is growing bigger.
The rubbish collects in one area because of a clockwise...
Ancient Cataclysm Rearranged Pacific Map, Study says
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A cataclysm 50 million years ago changed the face of the planet from the Hawaiian Islands to Antarctica, according to new research. The collapse of an underwater mountain range in the Pacific Ocean...
UCSC Researchers Helps Mexican Fishermen Save Endangered Sea Creature
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October 18, 2007
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Pumping Iron Into Ocean Gets Chilly Reception
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A global-warming solution or just more ocean pollution? A ship docked in Fort Lauderdale is at the center of a scientific and environmental controversy.The sturdy steel trawler spent the summer on...
Chile: Giant Predatory Humboldt Squid Invasion Threatens
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An invasion of predatory Humboldt squid into northern Pacific waters is decimating hake catches in the Pacific Ocean, including along Chileus coast. This is the conclusion of an extensive study...
Warming 'opens Northwest Passage'
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Historically, the Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has been ice-bound through the year.
But the agency says ice cover has been steadily shrinking, and this summer's...
Gray Whales Still Not Recovered From 19th Century Whaling
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Nearly 100,000 or more gray whales once thrived in the Pacific Ocean, greatly outnumbering today's population, a new study suggests.
The sea giants, which can reach a length of 50 feet (15...
Gray Whales A Fraction Of Historic Levels, Genetic Research Says
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Starving whales a warning sign of problems in the food chain.
Gray whales in the Pacific Ocean, long thought to have fully recovered from whaling, were once three to five times as plentiful as...
Group Petitions States To Block Ocean Acidification
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A conservation organization has requested that Alaska and six other states _ including New Jersey _ add bodies of water to their list of impaired waterways: the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The...
Innovative Tagging Technique May Help Researchers Better Protect Fish Stocks
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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often hailed as a way to halt serious declines in the abundance of marine species that have been over-fished. But even as nations begin to set aside protected...
Indo-Pacific Coral Reefs Disappearing More Rapidly Than Expected
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Corals in the central and western Pacific ocean are dying faster than previously thought, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found. Nearly 600 square miles of reef have...
NOAA Partners With US Fish & Wildlife Service To Curb Shark Finning
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NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have joined forces to expand their ability to analyze dried shark fins and identify the species from which they were removed. This new partnership will...
GalA??’A‚A?pagos Added To UNESCO's List Of World Heritage In Danger
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The World Heritage Committee today inscribed the GalA??’A‚A?pagos (Ecuador), and Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal) on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger with a view to mobilizing support...
Marin County Fair's 'Aquatic Adventures' Debuts Saturday
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The 62nd annual Marin County Fair Saturday through July 4 will enable fairgoers to explore ocean ecosystems, marine life and habitats of the bay.
The "Aquatic Adventures" theme will be...
International Team To Honor 30th Anniversary Of Deep-sea Vent Discovery In GalA??’A‚A?pagos
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An international team of scientists will mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark discovery of the first volcanic hot vent at a special meeting and public event in the GalA??’A‚A?pagos Islands,...
Study: El Nino Boosts Marine Debris Risks For Monk Seals
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A scientific study showed that endangered Hawaiian monk seals get trapped in marine debris more frequently during El Nino years than other years.
El Nino refers to a warming of the tropical...
Alarming Increase In Pacific Illegal Fishing
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A dramatic increase in the number of sightings of unauthorised fishing vessels in the western and central Pacific Ocean in the last three months is alarming fisheries officials meeting in...
California- Whales On Course
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Two mixed-up humpback whales, milling around for days in an unfamiliar river delta, kept wildlife workers guessing Monday and seemed in no rush to return to the sea.
After entertaining hundreds of...
Thousands Flock To See Wayward Whales
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Thousands of spectators watched Saturday as two wayward whales swam looping half-mile laps around the Port of Sacramento after declining earlier efforts to lure them into the Pacific Ocean....
Songs To Lure Wayward Whales Toward Home
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The recorded siren songs of humpback whales played from a Coast Guard cutter Thursday as biologists tried to lure an injured whale and her calf out of a shipping channel and back toward the Pacific...
Deep Sea Fish Growing Slower Due To Global Warming
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Changes in ocean temperature have altered the growth rates of commercially harvested fish over the past century, according to a new study published in this week's early online edition of the...
Scientists Discover First Seafloor Vents On Ultraslow-spreading Ridge
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Scientists have found one of the largest fields of seafloor vents gushing super-hot, mineral-rich fluids on a mid-ocean ridge that, until now, remained elusive to the ten-year hunt to find them....
Jumbo Squid Invading Eastern Pacific
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Flotillas of jumbo squid are invading the length of the eastern Pacific Ocean, and the voracious predators may be upsetting ocean ecosystems and threatening fisheries, scientists warn.
At their...
Dolphin Numbers Still Low Despite "Safe" Tuna Fishing, Experts Say
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Spotted and spinner dolphin populations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have yet to recover, despite nearly 20 years of friendlier tuna fishing practices, researchers say.
But no one is...
Chinese Hunger For Reef Fish Emptying Asian Seas
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Turquoise fish with red dots stare at hungry tourists from a tank at a restaurant in Hong Kong, the capital of the world's live reef fish industry, a lucrative trade devastating reefs across the...
Verde Island Passage Centre Of World's Marine Biodiversity
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Verde Island Passage south of Manila has been described as the "centre of the centre" of the world's marine biodiversity in a joint study by America's Smithsonian Institute.
Beneath...
2007 Pew Fellows In Marine Conservation
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How will climate change alter life for those dependent on Alaska's Bering Sea and Australia's Pacific Ocean for their food, traditions and incomes? How can marine protected areas safeguard...
Colombian Navy Trains Its Sights On Shark Hunters
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Anti-drugs taskforce is fighting a new war against the irregular and growing trade in fins. A single bowl of some varieties of shark fin soup can sell for over $150 in top Chinese restaurants....
Researchers Identify A 'heartbeat' In Earth's Climate
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A few years ago, an international team of researchers went to the middle of the Pacific Ocean and drilled down five kilometers below sea level in an effort to uncover secrets about the earth's...
Whales Found To Speak In Dialects
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We could blame our accents and different dialects on self-imposed borders but that doesn't explain why animals like whales from different regions speak in dialects. Using underwater microphones,...
Technologies Changing Insight Into Seas
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On a sunny mid-October afternoon, Stanford University graduate student Chris Perle was out at sea, searching for a four-inch metallic gray object, resembling a small microphone with an antenna,...
Sea Turtle Preservation In Mexico On The Rise
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As part of an ongoing national effort to protect the environment and sea life, Estrella del Mar Golf and Beach Resort in Mazatlan, Mexico is pleased to announce that it collected over 71,000 sea...
Scientists Lose Instruments, Gain First Look At Seafloor Formation
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Ordinarily, losing almost all of one's instruments would be considered a severe setback to any scientist. But when Maya Tolstoy, a marine geophysicist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and...
Submarine Eruption Bares Volcanic Island In Tonga
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The Pacific Ocean kingdom of Tonga has a new island, but its size seems to be dwindling by the day.
In August, a passing yacht reported seeing floating chunks of pumice near the underwater Home...
Lucky Break Gives Scientists Unique View Of Underwater Eruption
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A combination of luck and being in the right place at the right time allowed a University of Florida geologist and other scientists to capture and record an undersea volcanic eruption for the first...
The Striking Deep Current Reversal In The Tropical Pacific Ocean
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The ocean's immense heat storage capacity means that it has a dominant role in the regulation of heat exchange and of the Earth's climate. And it is the ocean's currents that drive thermal...
Plastic Trash Vortex Menaces Pacific Sealife
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Old toothbrushes, beach toys and used condoms are part of a vast vortex of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, threatening sea creatures that get tangled in it, eat it or ride on it,...
Plea For More Support For Trawling Ban Call
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A PLEA is being made to the Pacific Island Forum (PIF's) countries to take their cue from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Vanuatu in calling for the United Nations to establish an...
A Spiny Tropical Invader Proliferates In New York Waters
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Long Island's waters are being invaded by the exotic lionfish, an alien tropical species native to the Pacific Ocean that has vividly colored stripes and a freakish array of venomous spines....
Iron Critical To Ocean Productivity, Carbon Uptake
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new study has found that large segments of the Pacific Ocean lack sufficient iron to trigger healthy phytoplankton growth and the absence of the mineral stresses these microscopic ocean plants,...
Methods Enable Longline Swordfish Fishery To Minimize Sea Turtle Interactions
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Action is urgently needed to prevent the loss of leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean. Reducing bycatch of sea turtles in pelagic longline fisheries, in parallel with...
Undersea 6.7 Quake Strikes Off Vanuatu
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A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, prompting local authorities to issue possible tsunami alerts to outlying islands...
Leatherback Sea Turtle Slaughter Continues Unabated
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The United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/31, enacted on November 29, 2005, REQUIRES all Member Nations to close or suspend fishing activities along documented Leatherback Turtle...
Tagged Ningaloo whale shark likely eaten in Indonesia
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A whale shark tagged with a tracking device off north-west Western Australia is believed to have been caught and eaten in Indonesia...
Nikon D200 On Track To Ship December 15
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The D200 is on track to ship on its planned worldwide release date of December 15, 2005, says Mary Mulder, National Sales Manager at Nikon Canada.
Kingston Launches New 'Ultimate' Line Of CompactFlash Cards
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Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of its new "Ultimate" line of CompactFlash(R) cards.
With a sustained...
A Study Into How Human Activity Has Degraded The Wonders Of The Ocean
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This is what a coral reef should look like - and finding another one as pristine and healthy left anywhere on the globe would be hard.
An international team of researchers including Elizabeth...
Coral Reef Remedies
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Researchers have discovered 10 new molecular structures with pharmaceutical potential in a species of red seaweed that lives in the shallow coral reef along the coastline of Fiji in the south...
Hawaii creates state marine refuge in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, bans fishing
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Hawaii has banned fishing around the tiny islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, home to endangered Hawaiian monk seals and sea turtles.
Gov. Linda Lingle signed the new rules...
Thriving Coral Reef Thrills Marine Research Group
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Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for, according to e-mail dispatches they sent...
Air Running Out On Stranded Russian Mini-sub; U.s. Sending Unmanned Rescue Vehicle
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A Russian mini-submarine with seven sailors aboard was stuck on the Pacific Ocean floor Friday with just a day's supply of air left, and efforts to save the crew included a U.S. rescue vehicle...
International Commission Bans Shark Finning In The Eastern Pacific
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Late last week, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted an international ban on shark finning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The lucrative market for "shark fin soup" is the...
Noaa Scientists Battle Ocean Ghostnets
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Thousands of miles from any human habitation, fishing nets hundreds of meters long and balls of net tens of meters across, lost or abandoned by their former owners but still an environmental...
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