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Hitting the Squids
Deep-sea squid and octopi full of human-made chemicals |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:10 PM on 13 Jun 2008 Human-made chemicals have snuck on down into the ocean depths, showing up in the tissues of deep-sea cephalopods, says new research. In a study to be published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers found various persistent organic pollutants -- including PCBs and DDT -- in nine species of octopi, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. "The fact that we detected a variety o ... |
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| Topics: news, oceans, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Assail the Seven Seas
Nearly all of world's oceans tainted by human activity, says study |
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15 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:52 PM on 15 Feb 2008 Human activity has tainted all but 3.7 percent of the world's oceans, and 41 percent of the world's waters have been heavily impacted, says a new study in Science. A graphic map illustrates in all-too-clear terms that the briny deep has taken a terrible toll from 17 human threats, including climate change, overfishing, fertilizer runoff, coastal development, and shipping pol ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, habitat loss, news, oceans, scientific research (all these topics) |
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The Lotion in the Ocean
Sunscreen-slathered swimmers contributing to coral bleaching, says study |
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13 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:37 PM on 13 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Up to 6,000 tons of sunscreen wash off of ocean swimmers each year, posing a threat to up to 10 percent of global coral reefs, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Four common sunscreen chemicals can awaken dormant viruses in coral-dwelling algae, with results of horror-movie proportions: the viruses replicate ... |
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Where's the Reef?
Coral reefs suffer from proximity to humans, says study |
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09 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:26 PM on 09 Jan 2008 The main factor contributing to declines in coral-reef health is proximity to human populations, says new research in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. A study of 322 reef sites in the Caribbean found that many suffered significant damage from overfishing and agricultural runoff. Author Camilo Mora estimates that reefs in the region provide some $4 billion in econom ... |
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| Topics: habitat loss, news, oceans, population, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Coral Feckless
Wild salmon and coral both in trouble, say studies |
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13 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:37 PM on 13 Dec 2007 Infestations of sea lice (ew) in salmon farms off the west coast of Canada are threatening local wild salmon populations -- to the extent that the wild fish could be extinct within four years, says a new study published in Science. While the researchers focused on fish populations off the coast of British Columbia, they believe their findings could be applicable anywhere there's a high density of ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, news, oceans, scientific research (all these topics) |
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POGO Shtick
Scientists urge investment in deeper understanding of the deep |
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26 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:08 PM on 26 Nov 2007 Things we know about the world's oceans: They're big. They're watery. They're in bad shape. And that's about it. To that end, the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans is urging the 72-nation Group on Earth Observations, which meets this week, to invest $2 billion to $3 billion over the next decade in a comprehensive marine monitoring system. Scientists say that such a system c ... |
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It Hasn't Sunk In Just Yet
Atmospheric CO2 rises more than expected since 2000 |
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23 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 7:11 AM on 23 Oct 2007 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing more than expected due to less-efficient use of fossil fuels, and carbon sinks that are absorbing less carbon, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Overall, "atmospheric carbon dioxide growth has increased 35 percent faster than expected since 2000," said th ... |
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Someone Alert Ben and Jerry
Indo-Pacific coral reefs disappearing twice as fast as rainforest, study says |
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08 Aug 2007 |
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| Someone Alert Ben and Jerry Indo-Pacific coral reefs disappearing twice as fast as rainforest, study says Forget the rainforest: the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific oceans are vanishing twice as quickly, researchers say. The Indo-Pacific region, home to 75 percent of the world's coral reefs, has lost nearly 600 square miles of reef each year since the late 1960s. In addition, coral cover -- ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, climate, news, oceans, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Sea Vous Plait
Study says Europe's seas in trouble from fishing, farming, other threats |
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08 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Sea Vous Plait Study says Europe's seas in trouble from fishing, farming, other threats In case you think Europe does everything right, a study shows that the continent's seas are in sea-rious trouble. More than 100 scientists in 15 countries surveyed the Baltic, Black, and Mediterranean seas and the North Atlantic, finding that fishing, farming, shipping, and development are all causing trouble. "In every sea, we fo ... |
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