Tracking Top Marine Predators in Dynamic Ocean

wood stanford, 22 June 2011

Like the vast African plains, two huge expanses of the North Pacific Ocean are major corridors of life, attracting an array of marine predators in predictable seasonal patterns, according to final results from the Census of Marine Life Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) project published in the June 23 edition of the journal Nature.

New Way to Estimate Global Rainfall and Track Ocean Pollution

ScienceDaily, Feb. 15, 2011

A study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science suggests a new way to estimate how much of the ocean's pollution is falling from the sky.

Ending the Oceans' 'Tragedy of the Commons'

ScienceDaily, 15 September 2010

Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world's oceans to rescue them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts.

Radical Change Needed To Protect Oceans

TheFishSite, 15 September 2010

Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world’s oceans to rescue them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts. Based on a successful experiment in Chile, the researchers say a new approach to marine tenure could help to reverse the maritime ‘tragedy of the commons’ which has led to the depletion of fish stocks worldwide.

Has the Damage from the BP Oil Spill Been Exaggerated?

aquaticcommunity.com, 31 July 2010

President Obama himself has been quoted as saying that the BP oil spill is the “ worst environmental disaster America has ever faced,” and well, so has just about anyone else asked what they thought about it.

Seaweed is Smothering Great Barrier Reef

news.com, 28 July 2010

Seaweed is choking the Great Barrier Reef and killing coral, new research has found. Scientists in one of the largest studies of water quality pollution on the reef yesterday revealed the shock impact on the $1 billion-a-year tourism drawcard.

International Law Failing to Protect Coral Reefs and Tropical Fish,Experts Argue

ScienceDaily, 21 July 2010

International law has failed to protect coral reefs and tropical fish from being decimated by a growing collectors market, but U.S. reforms can lead the way towards making the trade more responsible, ecologically sustainable and humane.

Support For US National Ocean Policy

TheFishSite, 20 July 2010

Following the announcement by the White House of a unifying national ocean policy, Pew Environment Group has expressed its support of the policy, which it believes will help safeguard the economy.

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.