By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer Today, the body of evidence that points towards the climate change driven melting of the polar ice caps is substantial, and continues to grow. The environmental implications of this process have been consistently shown to be severe, and the problems associated with the subsequent rise in sea levels [...]
Emily Tripp Senior Writer A study that appeared recently in PLoS ONE, published by marine biologist Dr. Kristin Kaschner, shows that about half the species of marine mammals will experience a loss in their habitat and the ranges of the other half may increase by up to 40 percent due to climate change. Kaschner is a [...]
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) approved the new high seas marine protected area south of the South Orkney Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula Region. The Commission further agreed to a work plan to create networks of high seas MPAs across 11 other high priority areas in the Southern Ocean by 2012.
Although it might sound obvious to a human reader of this news — after all our mothers, and our fathers teach us where to get our food — the teaching of such a specific behavior in the natural world is not universal. Often, if involves instinctive behavior and in any case, documenting the mechanics of how [...]
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