New Bluefin Tuna Management Zones Implemented

TheFishSite, 2 June 2011

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has announced that Southern Bluefin Tuna management arrangements were put into place on 21 May 2011 after catches of Southern Bluefin Tuna were recorded off the east coast of New South Wales.

Science Shows Planned Area Closure off Georgia and North Florida NotNecessary

NOAA, 17 February 2011

Updated scientific data on red snapper populations in the South Atlantic show that the planned area closure for all snapper and grouper species off southern Georgia and northern Florida is no longer needed.

Subantarctic Islands To Become Marine Reserves

TheFishSite, 18 February 2011

NEW ZEALAND - Three huge marine reserves totalling 435,163ha are to be established in the Subantarctic Islands, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced this week.

Looking At Ocean Temp Forecasts To Help Farmers

TheFishSite, 17 February 2011

AUSTRALIA - Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures. While land farmers have used seasonal forecasting for nearly a decade,

Governments Urge Russia to Suspend Seismic Testing that Could Harm oneof World's Most Endangered Whales

WWF, 15 July 2010

12 governments have sent a letter to the Russian government asking them to encourage its oil and gas giant Rosneft to postpone a seismic survey that is scheduled to take place near Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East at a time when the critically endangered western gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) migrates to the area to feed.

Scientists Assess Impact of Icelandic Volcanic Ash on Ocean Biology

ScienceDaily. 15 July 2010

An international team of oceanographers investigating the role of iron on ocean productivity in the northerly latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean will assess the impact of ash from the recent Icelandic volcano eruption on ocean biology. The five-week expedition started out on July 4, 2010.

WWF Welcomes Bid For International Agreement on Oil Spills

WWF, 29 June 2010

As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico more than two months after the explosion and fire from the site of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig, WWF has welcomed a Russian proposal for an international mechanism for preventing, dealing with and cleaning up oil spills.

Icelandic Volcanoes Can Be Unpredictable and Dangerous

ScienceDaily, 18 April 2010

Jay Miller, a research scientist in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program who has made numerous trips to the region and studied there under a Fulbright grant, says the ash produced from Icelandic volcanoes can be a real killer, which is why hundreds of flights from Europe have been canceled for fear of engine trouble.

In the Midst of Marine Collapse will We Save Our Last Ocean?

Mongabay.com, 5 July 2010

Imagine an ocean untouched by oil spills: a sea free of pollution, invasive species, dead zones, and over-exploitation; waters where marine animals exist in natural abundance and play ecological roles undimmed by mankind.

Coastal & Marine Environmental Restoration

ocean-news.com (editorial),

What happens after an environmental disaster?

To many, it may not be clear exactly what environmental restoration entails and why it is so important. Defined, environmental restoration is closely allied with (or perhaps sometimes used interchangeably with) ecological restoration or environmental remediation.

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