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Marine Biology
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Jan 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Coral Disease Threatens Hawaiian Corals
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Another outbreak of coral disease has damaged the reefs of Kane’ohe Bay, O’ahu. In March 2010, an outbreak of acute Montipora White Syndrome (MWS) destroyed over 100 colonies of rice coral, Montipora capitata. The same diseaseJan 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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People
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SEJ’s Shark Attack: “Humankind at Its Worst”
Emily Tripp Senior Writer The ‘breakfast breakout session’ titled “Shark Attack: ‘Human Kind at Its Worst’” at the SEJ Conference on Saturday was composed of a group of four people, passionate about sharks. The session title came from impressive words from Jean-Michel CousteauOct 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Jean-Michel Cousteau: “Protect the ocean and you protect yourself.”
Emily Tripp Marine Science Today Senior Writer Jean-Michel Cousteau made an appearance at the Society of Environmental Journalists Conference in Miami this year. He, along with his family, spoke at the opening night about his legendary father Jacques-Yves Cousteau, andOct 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Physical Oceanography
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Decrease in Sea Ice Increases Harp Seal Mortality Rates
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Over the last 32 years, warming in the North Atlantic has dramatically reduced winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds. According to a new study from Duke University, this has led to a sharpJan 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Coral Disease Threatens Hawaiian Corals
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Another outbreak of coral disease has damaged the reefs of Kane’ohe Bay, O’ahu. In March 2010, an outbreak of acute Montipora White Syndrome (MWS) destroyed over 100 colonies of rice coral, Montipora capitata. The same diseaseJan 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Policy
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World Oceans Summit 2012
Emily Tripp Senior Writer The Economist’s World Oceans Summit will begin one month from today, from February 22 to 24, in Singapore. The Summit will be chaired by John Micklethwait, Editor-in-chief of The Economist and will focus on how theJan 22, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Saving Whales by Creating Harvest Quotas
Emily Tripp Senior Writer An economist and two marine scientists have suggested that we could save whales by creating tradable harvest quotas. Every year, anti-whaling nonprofit organizations spend nearly $25 million on efforts to end commercial whaling. Unfortunately, every year,Jan 18, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Technology
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Bacterial Carbon Fixation in Dark Ocean Depths
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer The biological process of carbon fixation plays indispensable roles at the primary level of ecosystems and in the world’s carbonic cycle. Where there is sufficient sunlight to drive photosynthesis, the process bySep 08, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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PC World Finds a Great Win 7 Theme Pack for Ocean Lovers
PC World magazine regularly reviews new screensavers and theme packs and they’ve found one that has some great HD images of marine life for your Windows 7 computer. Check out the review by Kim Saccio-Kent and use the download linkMay 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other
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Number of Whale Sightings Already High in 2012
Emily Tripp Senior Writer In just the first two weeks of the New Year it is clear that the number of whale sightings will be much higher than previous years. To start, the annual southward migration of gray whales beganJan 11, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Satellite Data to Protect Bluefin Tuna
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Scientists from the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) have developed a new model that will track bluefin tuna on a daily basis through satellite remote sensing data. This model provides the first overall view ofNov 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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Australia Plans to Create Largest Marine Reserve
Emily Tripp Senior Writer The Australian Government plans to create the world’s largest marine reserve in the Coral Sea. According to Environment Minister Tony Burke, the protected zone would cover an area more than one and a half times the size of France. In this zone, new fishing limits would be imposed and all oil [...]
Nov 26, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Chilean Fossil Site Rich with Discoveries—and Mysteries
By Henry Workman In the Atacama Desert near Caldera, Chile, fossils of 75 prehistoric whales were discovered amid a highway construction project. Estimated at more than 2 million years old but remarkably intact, the remains were found in an unusual cluster no less than 800 meters (or ½ mile) from the ocean. Theories are accumulating [...]
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Beginning of a Happy Ending for Penguins Affected by NZ Oil Spill
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Today, the first group of penguins affected by the oil spill in New Zealand was released back into their home waters. On October 5th, the cargo vessel, Rena, ran aground off the Astrolabe reef, spilling more than 400 tons of oil into the water and killing more than 2,000 seabirds. The [...]
Nov 22, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Krill Play an Important Role in the Southern Ocean and in Happy Feet Two
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Happy Feet Two was released in theaters on Nov 18. While still primarily a tale about Emperor Penguins, this movie also features elephant seals, leopard seals, and most importantly, krill. The krill in Happy Feet Two are voiced by Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. The 30th Commission for the Conservation of [...]
Nov 19, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Hagfish Slime Chokes Predators
By Henry Workman Research from New Zealand’s Massey University and Te Papa has produced footage revealing the hagfish’s one-of-a-kind defense mechanism. When threatened the creature will expel a mucus-like substance which interferes with the gill functioning of predators, causing them to gag and swim away. The study also yielded insight into the hagfish’s own predatory [...]
Oct 31, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Shark Massacre in Colombia
Environmentalists have just discovered a massacre of hammerhead, whale and Galapagos sharks in a Colombian Sanctuary. This horrible news comes just days after a bill signed in California completed the ban on the trade of shark fins for the entire West Coast.
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Cyclops Shark is the Real Deal
Emily Tripp Senior Writer According to two scientists from the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine Sciences and other media sources, the pictures that surfaced a couple months ago of a Cyclops shark fetus are real. Read the full story from Discovery News. The unfortunate part of this story is that Dusky Sharks are often illegally harvested [...]
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
