Ocean temperatures are soaring — and that is bad news for many forms of marine life, including rock lobsters, according to two new studies from … Bad News For Marine LifeRead more
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Posted inAquaculture / ToMl
Protest against Aquaculture in Offshore U.S. Waters
Center for Food Safety has filed a new lawsuit challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new federal regulations permitting, for the first time, … Protest against Aquaculture in Offshore U.S. WatersRead more
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More plastic than fish in the sea by 2050
As a record-breaking sailor, Dame Ellen MacArthur has seen more of the world’s oceans than almost anyone else. Now she is warning that there will … More plastic than fish in the sea by 2050Read more
Posted inAcidification / ToMl
Ocean acidification impacting population demography
http://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/01/160129131653_1_900x600.jpg Carbon dioxide bubbles at the volcanic vent in the Mediterranean. Credit: Demetris Kletou, Plymouth University Ocean acidification may be impacting upon the population dynamics … Ocean acidification impacting population demographyRead more
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There May Soon Be More Plastic in the Oceans Than Fish
Discarded plastic will outweigh fish in the world’s oceans by 2050, according to a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. That is, unless overfishing moves … There May Soon Be More Plastic in the Oceans Than FishRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Pollution / ToMl
Toxic pollutants in fish across the world’s oceans
A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world’s oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent … Toxic pollutants in fish across the world’s oceansRead more
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Viruses that infect ocean microorganisms
Viruses infect more than humans or plants. For microorganisms in the oceans — including those that capture half of the carbon taken out of the … Viruses that infect ocean microorganismsRead more
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How Dangerous is Ocean Plastic?
Over the course of the 30-year history of the International Coastal Cleanup, volunteers have removed over 200 million items from beaches and waterways around the … How Dangerous is Ocean Plastic?Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Global Warming / ToMl
Deep Ocean Warming Happening at ‘Alarming’ and Increasingly Rapid Rate
Nearly half of the increases in ocean temperature between 1865-2015 occurred in just the past 20 years, a rate which is steadily getting quicker, a … Deep Ocean Warming Happening at ‘Alarming’ and Increasingly Rapid RateRead more
Posted inGlobal Warming / Greenhouse gas / Methane / ToMl
Warming Ocean May Be Releasing Frozen Methane
You hear a lot about carbon dioxide’s role in climate change. But methane, which is emitted by both natural sources and human-caused ones such as … Warming Ocean May Be Releasing Frozen MethaneRead more