Environmental groups Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government sounded the alarm over severe coral bleaching in the pristine northern reaches of … Great Barrier Reef in severe bleachingRead more
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Acidification affects the ability of bacteria to clean our oceans
Marine bacteria are heavily influenced by the ongoing ocean acidification caused by human emissions of carbon dioxide. Researchers at Linnaeus University can now show that … Acidification affects the ability of bacteria to clean our oceansRead more
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Bad News For Marine Life
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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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
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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
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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