Sea Shepherd May Have Brought Japanese Whaling To A Halt

fis.com, 18 February 2011

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) has successfully interfered with and caused the halt of Japan’s whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean, a Fisheries Agency (JFA) official said this week.

Arctic Climate Variation Under Ancient Greenhouse Conditions

ScienceDaily, Feb. 14, 2011

Tiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold clues about Arctic climate variation during an ancient episode of greenhouse warming. Based on reconstructions of Arctic climate variability in the greenhouse world of the Late Cretaceous,

Deep-Sea Volcanic Vents Discovered in Chilly Waters of Southern Ocean

Science Daily, Feb. 14, 2011

Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that deep-sea vents may be more common in our oceans than previously thought.

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.

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,

New Detailed Observations of What Happens When Glaciers Float on OceanSurface

OceanLeadership, 16 July 2010

Glaciers that lose their footing on the seafloor and begin floating behave very erratically, according to a new study led by a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego researcher.

Shark Researchers Study Oil Impact

CNN, 28 June 2010

They're at the top of the ocean's food chain -- but it is still a mystery how the oil disaster is affecting the shark population in the Gulf of Mexico. Even if sharks never touch the oil slick, their sources of oxygen and food are at risk.