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Marine Conservation in the News
 ABC Online | Ban on bluefin tuna would 'threaten Japanese culture' Independent Such is the demand that one fish sold recently for £111000 at market, according to the Marine Conservation Society. Opponents of the trade are more hopeful ... Bluefin tuna crisis tops agenda at meet Garrett rejects bluefin trade ban Costa Rica seeks to include eight |
Marine group builds bridges to funding for conservation WalesOnline Business development manager Jason Priest believes that with around 1680 miles of coast, Wales is well placed to lead the way in marine conservation. ... |
 Popular Fidelity (blog) | Leviathans may battle in remote depths Los Angeles Times For more reserved scientists, the possible link between sharks and squid, suggested by marine ecologist Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science ... Sharks Fight Squid For Ocean Dominance Great white sharks' migration more complex than once thought Sharks and Squids: Battling Leviathans of the Deep |
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Dives Into Ocean Conservation Earthtimes (press release) Fairmont Hotels & Resorts' dedication to the environment goes well beyond marine conservation. The luxury hotel brand maintains a comprehensive commitment ... |
 Audubon Magazine (blog) | Great Whites Vs. Giant Squids? Audubon Magazine (blog) ... and giant squids—a connection marine ecologist Michael Domeier from the Marine Conservation Science Institute made recently—elicits strong reactions. ... |
 New York Daily News | The Cove - My Reaction to the Academy Award Winning Documentary About - News & Issues (blog) I urge all of you who have interest in protecting marine life and marine conservation to see The Cove and the consider supporting the organization dedicated ... Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter 'The Cove' Director Brings New Project to Tarantino Partner |
 Globe and Mail | Oscar Winners Try to Keep Whale Off Sushi Plates New York Times Professor Baker contacted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a marine conservation unit of the Department of Commerce, which began its own ... The Cove Director Louie Psihoyos Goes After Santa Monica Sushi Restaurant Santa Monica sushi restaurant charged with illegally selling whale meat Feds charge trendy sushi restaurant for serving whale meat |
Call for world's largest marine reserve Surfbirds News ... including The Chagos Conservation Trust, The Linnean Society of London, The Marine Conservation Society, the Pew Environment Group, The Royal Botanic ... UK Poised to Designate World's Largest Marine Reserve |
 BigPond News | Pew Announces 2010 Recipients of Distinguished Marine Conservation Fellowship PR Newswire (press release) "The recipients of this year's Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation are among the most exceptional and innovative ocean conservationists working in their ... Australian seabird ecologist wins prestigious marine conservation award Aussies get marine research gongs BirdLife's Dr Ben Sullivan has been awarded the 2010 Pew Fellowship in Marine ... |
Japanese whalers destroy biodiesel-powered boat Biodiesel Magazine Sea Shepherd, the New Zealand-based marine conservation, lost a biodiesel-powered boat from its fleet after it was struck by a Japanese whaling ship. ... |
Marine Biology News
Scientists discover 600 million-year-old origins of vision
By studying the hydra, a member of an ancient group of sea creatures that is still flourishing, scientists have made a discovery in understanding the origins of human vision.
Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture
A 10-year effort by a scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs and muscular shoulders that could provide a boost to the commercial aquaculture industry.
How sea turtle hatchlings use their flippers to move quickly on sand
Researchers conducted the first field study showing how endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings use their limbs to move quickly on a variety of terrains in order to reach the ocean.
'Globetrotting' new worms discovered on Great Barrier Reef and Swedish coast
Between the grains of sand on the sea floor there is an unknown and unexplored world. Scientists have just found new animal species on the Great Barrier Reef, in New Caledonia, and in the sea off the Gullmarsfjord in the Swedish county of Bohuslan.
Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts: a reproductive strategy?
Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to new research. Scientists suspect that this is part of an extraordinary reproductive strategy, which allows juveniles to exploit a seasonal food bonanza.
Warming coastal water, thinning marine populations: Tracking of 2010 El Niño reveals marine life reductions
The ongoing El Niño of 2010 is affecting north Pacific Ocean ecosystems in ways that could affect the West Coast fishing industry, according to scientists. Researchers report a stronger than normal northward movement of warm water up the Southern California coast, a high sea-level event in January and low abundances of plankton and pelagic fish -- all conditions consistent with El Niño.
Mercurial tuna: Study explores sources of mercury to ocean fish
With concern over mercury contamination of tuna on the rise and growing information about the health effects of eating contaminated fish, scientists would like to know exactly where the pollutant is coming from and how it's getting into open-ocean fish species.
Hydrothermal vents discovered off Antarctica
Scientists have found evidence of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor near Antarctica, formerly a blank spot on the map for researchers wanting to learn more about seafloor formation and the bizarre life forms drawn to these extreme environments.
Participation important for healthy marine parks
The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks. The largest-scale study to date of how coastal communities influence successful outcomes in marine reserves has found that human population pressure was a critical factor in whether or not a reserve succeeded in protecting marine resources -- but so too was local involvement in research and management.
Creating a dream breed: New way to farm prized Blackspot seabream fish
Blackspot seabream is a prized fish on many tables but it grows slowly at sea, is heavily overfished and is incredibly difficult to farm. No European company had successfully bred it until one Galician company teamed up with local partner and Norwegian nutritionists to develop a new method.
Sea squirt offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Plaques and tangles in the brains of Alzheimer's patients mark its slow, inexorable progression. Finding new drugs to prevent plaques is currently the best hope for sufferers. However, efficient drug screens that detect plaque formation are often impossible due to their slow formation. Researchers have now identified the sea squirt, our closest invertebrate relative, as a potential new resource for drug development.
Red tide: Researchers issue outlook for a significant New England bloom of a toxic alga in 2010
Scientists have issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that can cause 'red tides' in the spring and summer of this year, potentially threatening the New England shellfish industry. This year's bloom could be similar to the major red tides of 2005 and 2008.
Marine spatial planning: A more balanced approach to ocean management
The old balkanized approach to ocean management, in which different resources and activities are governed by different laws and agencies, has failed to protect ocean ecosystems or reduce conflicts between ocean users, a panel of international scientists says. It should be replaced with a more balanced approach using marine spatial planning.
Endangered Species Research publishes theme section on biologging science
Biologging -- the use of miniaturized electronic tags to track animals in the wild -- has revealed previously unknown information about a wide variety of ocean animals. Biologging science is showing researchers how animals work in the furthest reaches of the ocean environs. A collection of papers on Biologging Science is being published in the scientific journal Endangered Species Research, which features a wide array of cutting-edge biologging research from around the world.
Ancient corals hold new hope for reefs
Fossil corals, up to half a million years old, are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the huge stresses imposed on them by today's human activity. Reef ecosystems were able to persist through massive environmental changes imposed by sharply falling sea levels during previous ice ages, an international scientific team has found. This provides new hope for their capacity to endure the increasing human impacts forecast for the 21st century.
Understanding global climate change through new breakthroughs in polar research
Scientists have investigated the distribution and abundance of Antarctica's vast marine biodiversity with the Census of Antarctic Marine Life.
Barnacles prefer upwelling currents, enriching food chains in the Galapagos
The barnacle, a key thread in the marine food web, was thought to be missing along rocky coasts dominated by upwelling. Now a research team has found the opposite to be true: Barnacle populations thrive in vertical upwelling zones in moderately deep waters in the Galapagos Islands.
Giant plankton-eating fishes roamed prehistoric seas, fossil evidence shows
Giant plankton-eating fishes roamed the prehistoric seas for over 100 million years before they were wiped out in the same event that killed off the dinosaurs, new fossil evidence has shown.
Dolphin cognitive abilities raise ethical questions, says Emory neuroscientist
Many modern dolphin brains are significantly larger than those of humans and second in mass to the human brain when corrected for body size, says a scientist. Some dolphin brains exhibit features correlated with complex intelligence, including a large expanse of neocortical volume that is more convoluted than that of humans, extensive insular and cingulated regions, and highly differentiated cellular regions. This has ethical and policy considerations.
Climate change and coral reefs: Coral species has developed the 'skills' to cope with rising temperatures
Marine reserves are increasingly important for species that are being forced by climate change to move to a new home, adapt to new conditions or die. Biologists have now compared the relative benefits of large and small protected areas in perpetuating populations. Interestingly they have also found a coral species that has developed the "skills" to cope with rising temperatures.
Long-reigning microbe controlling ocean nitrogen shares the throne
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget.
How can accidental captures of loggerhead turtles be reduced?
Scientists have studied interactions between the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and fishing gear such as longline hooks used at the water surface, mass beachings, and the effects of climate change on these animals. In order to reduce captures of this marine species without causing economic losses for fishermen, the scientists are proposing that fishing in the summer should only be carried out by night and in areas more than 35 nautical miles from land.
Fishery management practices for beluga sturgeon must change, experts urge
A first-of-its-kind study of a Caspian Sea beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) fishery demonstrates current harvest rates are four to five times higher than those that would sustain population abundance. The study's results suggest that conservation strategies for beluga sturgeon should focus on reducing the overfishing of adults rather than heavily relying upon hatchery supplementation.
World-class protection boosts Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is showing an extraordinary range of benefits from the network of protected marine reserves introduced there five years ago, according to a comprehensive new study published.
Will coral reefs disappear?
How vulnerable are coral reefs to climate change due to higher ocean temperatures?
Dolphins could be ideal model to study human cervical cancer, veterinarians say
Dolphins are the only species besides humans known to harbor infections of multiple papillomavirus types, which are known to be linked with cervical cancer in women. As a result, dolphins may be the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in women.
Link between marine algae and whale diversity over last 30 million years, study finds
New research shows a strong link between the diversity of organisms at the bottom of the food chain and the diversity of mammals at the top. Throughout the last 30 million years, changes in the diversity of whale species living at any given time period correlates with the evolution and diversification of diatoms, tiny, abundant algae that live in the ocean.
Damage to threatened Gulf of California habitats can be reversed
Once described by Jacques Cousteau as the "world's aquarium," the marine ecosystems of the Gulf of California are under threat. Destructive new fishing methods are depleting the sea's habitats, creating areas that are ghosts of their former existences.
Diversity of corals, algae in warm Indian Ocean suggests resilience to future global warming
Corals that harbor unusual species of symbiotic algae have been discovered thriving in water that is too warm for most other corals. The discovery gives hope that coral reefs and the ecosystems they support may persist -- at least in some places -- in the face of global warming.
Dolphins' health shed light on human and ocean health
New research suggests that diseases found in dolphins are similar to human diseases and can provide clues into how human health might be affected by exposure to contaminated coastal water or seafood.
New discovery: Plaice fish are spotted (on the inside)
Have you seen a spotted plaice? Probably. Marine biologists have now studied the spotted insides of plaice.
Marine reserves in the spotlight: Meeting both conservation and fisheries goals
Marine reserves are known to be effective conservation tools when they are placed and designed properly. This week, a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is dedicated to the latest science on marine reserves, with a focus on where and how reserves can most effectively help to meet both conservation and fisheries goals.
The carbon cycle before humans: New studies provide clearer picture of how carbon cycle was dramatically affected long ago
Two new studies contribute new clues as to what drove large-scale changes to the carbon cycle nearly 100 million years ago. Both research teams conclude that a massive amount of volcanic activity introduced carbon dioxide and sulfur into the atmosphere, which in turn had a significant impact on the carbon cycle, oxygen levels in the oceans and marine plants and animals. Oxygen levels dropped so low that one-third of marine life died.
Barley protein concentrate could replace fishmeal in aquaculture feeds
Scientists have developed a barley protein concentrate that could be fed to trout and other commercially produced fish.
Marine protected areas: A solution for saving the penguin
Researchers have shown that closing fishing zones in the ocean has a beneficial effect on Cape penguins, an endangered species endemic to Southern Africa that feeds exclusively on fish.
Beyond the abyss: Deep sea creatures build their homes from materials that sink from near the ocean surface
Evidence from the Challenger Deep -- the deepest surveyed point in the world's oceans -- suggests that tiny single-celled creatures called foraminifera living at extreme depths of more than ten kilometers build their homes using material that sinks down from near the ocean surface.
Sustainable fisheries needed for global food security
Increased aid from developed countries, earmarked specifically for sustainable seafood infrastructure in developing countries, could improve global food security, according to a new policy paper.
Mass extinctions: 'Giant' fossils are revolutionizing current thinking
Large-sized gastropods dating from only 1 million years after the greatest mass extinction of all time, the Permian-Triassic extinction, have been discovered by an international team of researchers. These specimens call into question the existence of a "Lilliput effect", the reduction in the size of organisms inhabiting postcrisis biota, normally spanning several million years.
Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?
The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a new study. The research is the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment so far of long-term changes in the seasonal timing of biological events across marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments in the UK.
'Boutique' fish farms created for Ugandans to combat Lake Victoria's depleted fish supplies
In a unique project to combat depleted fish supplies in Lake Victoria, researchers have established 'boutique' fish farms in small villages around the Lake's shore in Uganda.
Commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations, new study finds
Extensive commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations in the Mediterranean, according to a new study by researchers in Israel.
Seabed biodiversity of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage
A study of animals visible to the naked eye and living in and on the seabed -- the "macrobenthos" -- of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage will help scientists understand the biodiversity, biogeography and ecology of the Magellanic region.
Water movements can shape fish evolution
Researchers have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming style.
Is iron from soil a factor in algal blooms?
Scientists are studying the part that iron from Australia's iron-rich soil plays in the algal blooms that plague parts of the eastern coast line during summer.
New research rejects 80-year theory of 'primordial soup' as the origin of life
For 80 years it has been accepted that early life began in a "primordial soup" of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. Today the "soup" theory has been overturned in a pioneering article which claims it was the Earth's chemical energy, from hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, which kick-started early life.
Fossils show earliest animal trails
Trails found in rocks dating back 565 million years are thought to be the earliest evidence of animal locomotion ever found. The newly-discovered fossils, from rocks in Newfoundland in Canada, were analysed by an international team. They identified over 70 fossilised trails indicating that some ancient creatures moved, in a similar way to modern sea anemones, across the seafloors of the Ediacaran Period.
Marine lab hunts subtle clues to environmental threats to blue crabs
Researchers are at work trying to identify the clues that will finger specific, yet elusive, environmental threats to the Atlantic blue crab.
Searching for cadmium in the ocean: Marine scientists investigate micro-nutrients in the Atlantic
They are invisible and very difficult to measure but no life in the oceans would be possible without them. They are trace metals, such as cadmium, copper or iron, dissolved in seawater. Their precise origin and distribution in the world’s ocean, in particular in the deep sea, are not well known. Now, an international research program aims to close this gap of knowledge.
Global Warming/Climate Change in the News
 Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) | Climate Change Adds to Bird Stress New York Times For the first time, the report adds climate change to other factors threatening bird populations, including destruction of habitat, hunting, pesticides, ... Climate Change Affecting Avian Life Land loss, climate change endangering La. birds Report: Climate change threatens Louisiana's birds |
State global warming fund hits $213M Albany Times Union ALBANY-- The state has raised more than $213 million under a multi-state program intended to fight global warming by reducing ... |
 stv.tv | Setting the record straight on global warming Wilsonville Spokesman ... Climate Change (IPCC), both British and American, were compensating for their lack of honest evidence linking man-made carbon dioxide to global warming ... American Public's Concern About Global Warming Keeps Decreasing Fewer Americans worry about global warming and believe it's real Poll: Americans More Skeptical About Global Warming |
Advice to priests: shut up about climate change, talk about sin Telegraph.co.uk (blog) In science they learn that carbon dioxide causes global warming; in geography they study the effects of climate change around the world, ... |
Experts discuss climate change in Coachella Valley The Desert Sun This year's record snow storms on the East Coast and the Coachella Valley's own wet winter are examples of ongoing climate change, experts said Friday at ... |
 Globe and Mail | Report: The Case for Global Warming Stronger Than Ever TIME Yet a search through the much vilified Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports shows that absolute certainty is notably absent. ... Scientists take another run at climate change The best argument against global warming Scientists urge Senate action on global warming |
 Telegraph.co.uk | UN climate change claims on rainforests were wrong, study suggests Telegraph.co.uk The United Nations' climate change panel is facing fresh criticism after new research contradicted the organisation's claims about the devastating effect ... Climate of hatred for climate change scientists growing stronger Misleading us on climate change Review of UN panel's report on climate change won't reexamine errors |
Climate-change science panned Salt Lake Tribune Debate about the resolution caused controversy and legislators stripped out language condemning a "conspiracy" of global warming advocates and their data, ... |
 Big Journalism (blog) | Saturday Morning Thread: What Does Tom Brady Know About 'Climate Change' That ... Big Journalism (blog) So that's why we're getting behind Tom and Gisele and the rest of the right-thinking beautiful people on the planet on March 27 when, in observance of Earth ... |
Ed Miliband's adverts banned for overstating climate change Times Online Greg Barker, shadow minister for climate change, said: “It is so unnecessary to exaggerate the risks of global warming, and also counterproductive.” Climate change adverts draw mild rebuke from advertising watchdog |
Coral Reefs in the News
More sand being dumped on beaches in fight against erosion, despite ... Sun-Sentinel ... which sent a letter to the corps saying the newly deposited sand will wash into the ocean and bury coral reefs, ruining fishing and diving. ... |
Great Barrier Reef Captured in Pearl Necklace Jewelry and Seashell Designer ... PR.com (press release) Castillo enthusiastically adds, “Perhaps next time, we can ride on this coral reef inspiration and expand to fashioning neckpieces with octopus and starfish ... |
 France24 | New Caledonia taps Australia for reef protection AFP CANBERRA — New Caledonia on Wednesday enlisted Australia's help to protect its massive coral reef, the world's second biggest after the Great Barrier Reef. ... Australia to help protect New Caledonian reef New Caledonia Asks Australia For Reef Help New Caledonia seeks Australian help for reef protection |
 ABC Online | Great Barrier Reef Captured in Pearl Necklace Jewelry and Seashell Designer ... BigNews.biz (press release) Castillo enthusiastically adds, “Perhaps next time, we can ride on this coral reef inspiration and expand to fashioning neckpieces with octopus and starfish ... ALL ABOUT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF CAIRNS AUSTRALIA The Great Barrier Reef Big environmental savings from Reef Rescue program |
Haiti's Fish and Coral, An Untold Story Of Environmental Loss True/Slant The mud that washes down from Haiti's treeless hills and stains the coastline settles over coral reefs and sea grass beds like a smothering blanket and ... |
Some See Clean Water Act Settlement Opening New Path to GHG Curbs New York Times "I think the preponderance of evidence is that continued emissions of carbon dioxide will lead to the demise of coral reefs as a result of ocean ... |
Coral reefs face new El Niño threat Manila Bulletin “These coral reefs damaged by bleaching are still recovering, particularly in Apo Reef,” Yan said in an interview. “It is possible that the bleaching of ... |
 MiamiHerald.com | January freeze killed acres of Fla. coral UPI.com The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has suspended scientific permits for collection of coral and is encouraging divers to head for artificial reefs ... Cold Weather Blamed for Coral Deaths Cold weather kills large swaths of Florida Keys coral |
 Power Boat - World | Ancient corals provide hope that reefs may survive global warming Oneindia Washington, March 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that half a million year old fossil corals are providing fresh hope that coral reefs ... REEFS REGRESS Fossils prove reefs can be resilient Corals May Be Able to Survive Human Influence If their history is any ... |
 TravelVideo.tv (press release) | Divers and Snorkelers to Eggsplore the Florida Keys Coral Reef! TravelVideo.tv (press release) ... head out to a secret location on one of the Keys' pristine reefs to allow revelers to seek the sunken hard-boiled treasures during the two-tank trip. ... |
Whales in the News
 New Zealand Herald | Japan Harpoons Anti-Whaling Activist. iNEWP- Freedom of Speech By Indigneous Enviromentalists, especially those against whaling or even the maiming of whales, literally had escalating sea battles with Japan's fleets of ... Japanese Coast Guard Arrests Anti-Whaling Skipper Anti-Whaling Activist Arrested After Jumping Onto Boat Pete Bethune |
 DigitalJournal.com | Restaurant Psihoyos helped bust for selling whale issues apology Dubuque Telegraph Herald The Hump, the upscale Santa Monica, Calif. restaurant Dubuque native Louie Psihoyos helped bust for selling whale, has issued an apology on its Web site. ... Whale of a problem: local Typhoon! mistakenly harpooned Huge Protest Outside Sushi Restaurant Charged with Serving Whale Meat Chef, restaurant, charged with serving whale meat |
Globe and Mail | Santa Monica sushi restaurant caught serving endangered whale San Francisco Chronicle (blog) And not just whale sushi, but slices from one of the more endangered species of whale, the sei, ne of the largest baleen whales {after the blue and the ... Sushi chef, restaurant charged with serving endangered whale What does whale taste like? - Brian Palmer - Slate Magazine Sushi restaurant, chef charged over whale meat |
 Dana Point Times | Making Whales Count Santa Barbara Independent These volunteers are out for the annual count of gray whales. From February till mid-May, volunteers lay out a tablecloth, get out their camp chairs, ... Dana Point Festival of Whales wraps up March 14 Festival of Whales continues Rain or Shine |
OCEAN CITY: Whale washes ashore on Fifth Street Delmarva Daily Times OCEAN CITY – Area Coast Guard, police, and city employees have blocked off areas of the beach on Fourth and Fifth Street to move a roughly 20-foot whale off ... |
Yesterday at NX35: Sleep Whale at Andy's Dallas Observer (blog) 13 2010 @ 1:19PM Where Ola Podrida, who had just played on the same stage, had never performed in front of a Denton crowd before, Sleep Whale has called the ... |
 Buzz Log (blog) | Lady Gaga's New Video, Conan O'Brien's Road Show, Illegal Whale Sushi: What's ... Buzz Log (blog) Sei whale (+645%). A restaurant and sushi chef were charged with illegally serving up the endangered whale meat. Harry Reid (+547%). ... |
 Otago Daily Times | <i>John Armstrong</i>: Whaling proposal no sell-out, it's realism New Zealand Herald Has New Zealand sold out to Japan by backing a compromise proposal before the International Whaling Commission which ... FONDATION FRANZ WEBER: Trial Against the Slaughter of Whales and Dolphins ... Govt has "sit on the fence" approach to whaling WWF: New Whaling Compromise Is Step Backwards For Whales |
 Brisbane Times | Japan offers to reduce Antarctic whaling for hunt in home waters Vancouver Sun Japan will propose scaling down its troubled annual whale hunt in Antarctica on condition it is allowed to whale commercially in its own coastal waters, ... Australian police search anti-whaling ships Anti-whaling Battle Moves On-shore Australian police board whaling protest boat |
Jessica Simpson: "I Don't Brush My Teeth!" Us Magazine (which was "In This Skin"). her butt looked huge in those letterman appearance photos, just ridiculously big, the chick is a WHALE. US Mag should show the ... |
Dolphins in the News
 WBAL Radio | Dolphin born at the National Aquarium Washington Post (blog) In the meantime, dolphin shows at the aquarium have been canceled to allow "quiet time" for the mother and calf to bond. In natural settings and in ... Dolphin calf born at National Aquarium in Baltimore National Aquarium in Baltimore welcomes new baby dolphin |
 Boston Globe | On the beach, a saving race Boston Globe (Steve Haines for The Boston Globe) By David Abel The dolphin's dorsal fin was not moving, and many of the rescue team veterans watching across the marsh ... Rescue crews pull final dolphin from mud on Cape Cod Team rushes to save stranded dolphins More than half of stranded dolphins saved |
New York Daily News | Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter New York Times (blog) He also discussed the connection between the dolphin killing and the booming worldwide business of marine mammal shows at aquariums and zoos that prompts ... Japan defends dolphin hunt in Oscar-winning documentary 'Cove' 'The Cove,' Oscar winner for best documentary, to become TV series Oscar win for dolphin hunt film 'The Cove' |
Why do dolphin beachings occur? WHDH-TV WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Experts say it's not unusual for dolphins to strand themselves during this time of the year. The say it happens every year between ... |
Dolphin Capital to gain from Greek austerity measures Reuters March 11 (Reuters) - South-eastern Europe resorts developer Dolphin Capital Investors Ltd (DOLC.L) said it sees lower construction and operating costs in ... |
 New York Times (blog) | Oscar win for dolphin hunt film 'The Cove' BBC News The 2010 Oscar for best documentary has been won by The Cove, a film which follows an annual dolphin hunt in the Japanese town of Taiji. ... Japanese Fishing Village Defends Dolphin Hunting Depicted in Oscar Winner The Cove Dolphin Hunt Film "The Cove" Wins Documentary Oscar Text Dolphin To 44144: What Happens If You Follow Rick O'Barry's Sign? |
 Siliconrepublic.com | Hands On with Opera Mini for Android PC Magazine No longer — Opera Mini 5 beta feels snappy and solid and now falls somewhere in between the stock browser and Dolphin. If you are familiar with a later ... Hands-On With Opera Mini 5 For Android Opera Mini 5 Beta: It Ain't Over Until The Fat Android Sings Opera Mini 5 On Android Market |
Dolphin Digital Media Announces Monthly Payment Option for Dolphin Secure by ... CNNMoney.com (press release) "Making the monthly payment option available to our customers is one of the many exciting enhancements to Dolphin Secure we are making in the short term," ... |
What We've Found: Dolphins, proms, Jihad Joe Philadelphia Citypaper (blog) After winning an Oscar on Sunday for his documentary The Cove, Louis Psihoyos is using is new fame to argue against dolphin slaughter in Japan, ... |
 Palm Beach Post | Ex-Dolphin Battling Cancer NBC Miami Jim Mandich is a true blue Miami Dolphin, but the former tight end will have to walk away from his first love to take care of something he ... Former Dolphin Jim Mandich Battling Cancer |
Sharks in the News
ABC Online | Saving sharks and tuna NatGeo News Watch (blog) Scalloped hammerhead sharks, which have declined by as much as 98 percent in some regions. Up to 73 million sharks are killed every year for the fin trade; ... BIODIVERSITY: Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny Do Sharks Need Protection From Us? Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha |
 ABC Online | Storm sneak home over Sharks ABC Online Defending premier Melbourne has hung on for a narrow 14-10 over a battling Cronulla side in their round one NRL encounter at Shark Park. ... Storm push off Sharks - just |
Sunnyvale surfer's shorts found after shark sightings; search for body ends San Jose Mercury News Wednesday rescue crews spotted a body in the ocean surrounded by three large tiger sharks, about a quarter-mile from shore, according to the Honolulu Fire ... |
 Daemon's TV (blog) | Jurassic 'Shark' New York Post "Dinoshark" is a killing machine that's half shark, half dinosaur and must have cost half a buck to make. CHEESE-ASAURUS: "Dinoshark" eats bikini-clad babes ... Sharktopus and Eric Roberts Are Coming 'Dinoshark' Attacks SyFy Today Syfy's DINOSHARK Preview |
Chopper spots 200 sharks Sydney Morning Herald More than 200 sharks, mostly hammerheads, were spotted during a 15-day helicopter surveillence operation this summer but no decision has been made on ... |
 KHON2 | Search for missing visitor abandoned; sharks gone Honolulu Advertiser Shark-warning signs at Laniakea Beach, Papailoa Beach and Chun's Reef were removed at 11:30 am yesterday after Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services personnel ... Search continues for missing surfer and for sharks in the area Sharks Spotted Near Search For Missing Surfer Sharks hamper search for California man who vanished while surfing |
 CBS News | Swimming with Great White Sharks CBS News (CBS) Sharks make many people nervous about even stepping into the ocean. But for Don Carpenter, an underwater shark photographer, it's all about swimming ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Florida: Shark Attacks Fall in the United States New York Times By AP The number of shark attacks in the United States declined to 28 in 2009 from 41 in 2008, according to a University of Florida report released Monday. ... Study: Fewer shark attacks reported in the US Shark Attacks In US Decline In 2009 Recession may curb U.S. shark attacks |
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks New York Times PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts ... Pew Applauds Maldives Indian Ocean Shark Sanctuary; Move Boosts Efforts to ... Taxpayers' monies should be speak in a socially responsible manner |
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Cephalopods (Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and nautiloids) in the News
 India Talkies | Starving sea lion pups washing up on Orange County beaches Los Angeles Times If all goes well, after a month or two, they graduate to gulping down solid sustenance -- squid, anchovies and herring -- exercising in an outdoor pool and ... Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches Dozens of Starving Sea Lion Pups Found Along California's Beaches Starving Sea Lion Pups Washing Up on Local Beaches |
 Los Angeles Times | 'Ugly Americans': drawing partisan lines Los Angeles Times Or yanking a squid out of water as an interrogation technique. "Airboarding is illegal," the squid protests. Mark arrives to save the day in that scene, ... |
Octopus is the Jekyll and Hyde of the ocean Oneindia This lack of consistent behaviour may be related to octopuses's huge brain size, relative to other cephalopods. Big brains may "afford octopuses ... HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Take A Look Edition |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -Cephalopods SARTMA.com Cephalopods - squid, octopus and cuttlefish, are exclusively marine animals that are found from shallow water to the deepest parts of the oceans. ... |
MIT and Underground Railway Theater Present From Orchids To Octopi Broadway World Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Underground Railway Theater's science theater initiative with MIT, presents the World Premiere of From Orchids To Octopi: An ... |
 Techie Buzz | New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players New York Times (blog) Chatroulette Map,which first bubbled up on blogs like Laughing Squid, grabs screenshots of people using the service and, using their IP address and ... Map Strips a Bit of Anonymity From Chatroulette A Cat Mask Won't Save You: Chatroulette Map Exposes Your Location Chatroulette Map Shows You Where These Creeps Live |
Cable Channel to Offer Giant Octopi and Big Cats New York Times Cable channels usually get their start in the United States, then branch out to the rest of the world. But this month, the News Corporation ... |
Hail the humble octopus, now at the National Zoo Washington Post However, her comparison of my favorite cephalopod to the habits of human denizens of Washington went too far. Why insult such a lovely creature by comparing ... |
Giant octopuses weren't the world's best wrestlers Seattle Times The contestants dived 30 to 50 feet to grab giant Pacific octopuses out of a cave or wherever they were making a home. The wrestling part came in loosening ... Eight arms not enough: Octopus had help snagging shark |
'One Shining Moment' Is A Horrible Audio Slice Of Squid Vomit SB Nation (blog) My goodness, there's much to like about the NCAA men's basketball tournament: gambling, watching four games at ... |
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Chilean marine science devastated by earthquake Deep-Sea News (blog) Dr. Lisa Levin, a professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (full disclosure: I am a student at SIO and have taken many classes from Dr. Levin) is ... |
REGION: Rainy winter whittles local beaches North County Times But Bob Guza, an oceanographer with Scripps Institution of Oceanography who studies wave action, said in winters such as this one, with consistently big ... |
 New York Daily News | 30 years later, what killed the dinosaurs is revisited EurekAlert (press release) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, paleoceanographer Richard Norris is one of 41 scientists presenting evidence that an asteroid impact ... Full Text (HTML) Experts reaffirm asteroid impact caused mass extinction 65 million years ago ... |
Seamount Scientists Offer New Comprehensive View of Deep-Sea Mountains Science Daily (press release) Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and colleagues from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State ... |
 Del Mar Times | One cool gift: Bassoonist hopes to thank benefactors with trip to Arctic Del Mar Times In appreciation for a donation of $25000 or more, Swift, a research oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will select one bidder to ... |
El Nino may affect West Coast fisheries UPI.com Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography say a stronger-than-normal northward ... |
2010 El Nino affecting North Pacific Ocean ecosystems adversely Oneindia Washington, March 4 (ANI): Scientists at NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, US, have revealed that the ongoing El Nino of 2010 is ... |
US Navy CDR Mary Sears. Courtesy US Navy. Armed with Science Roger Revelle, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a colleague of Mary Sears, once said: “…the federal government…has generally ... |
 La Jolla Light | Marine life photographer to visit Scripps for lecture La Jolla Light ... at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at 7:30 pm March 15 to share images and stories from his many years diving off the south coast. ... |
Innovation Summit Highlights Drug Development, Cleantech, and Potential Impact ... Xconomy I have some impressions from the morning presentations: —Climatologist Dan Cayan of UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography explained why multiple ... |
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