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Reefer Sadness Scientists will study coral in this International Year of the Reef		25 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 3:56 PM on 25 Jan 2008 If you were wondering what that odd smell is in the air, it's because 2008 is the International Year of the Reefer. Oh, wait, we read that wrong. The reef -- it's the International Year of the Reef. Ahem. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) says that warming seas and increased hurricanes affected more than half of Caribbean coral reefs in 2005 -- a devastation likely to become a re ...
Topics: habitat loss, news, oceans (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Sonar gets presidential pardon, seas more violent	Andrew Sharpless	19 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: endangered species, fishing, oceans, wildlife (all these topics)

The Sonar Also Rises Judge temporarily drops two restrictions on Navy's use of sonar, retains others		18 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 7:58 AM on 18 Jan 2008 Earlier this week, President Bush exempted the U.S. Navy from parts of an environmental law so it could continue to use mid-frequency sonar off the California coast. Mid-frequency sonar has been linked to deafness, beachings, and other injuries of marine mammals. Responding to Bush's move, the federal judge who earlier this month ordered the Navy to adopt restric ...
Topics: litigation, news, oceans, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

The Beep Blue Sea Bush exempts Navy from environmental law in ongoing sonar saga		16 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 7:59 AM on 16 Jan 2008 President Bush fired another salvo in the ongoing fight pitting the U.S. Navy's use of mid-frequency sonar against whales and other marine mammals that can be harmed by it. Bush yesterday exempted the Navy from parts of the Coastal Zone Management Act that a federal judge recently found the Navy was violating when it used the powerful sonar off the California coast. That judge had o ...
Topics: news, oceans, politics, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

More on the fishing subsidies problem There's a large human cost to subsidizing European fishing fleets in West Africa	Andrew Sharpless	14 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Africa, fishing, international politics, oceans, politics (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Manatee deaths down, lonely penguin count up by one	Andrew Sharpless	12 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Where's the Reef? Coral reefs suffer from proximity to humans, says study		09 Jan 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: habitat loss, news, oceans, population, scientific research (all these topics)

Hey, You Got Your Naval Pierced Judge orders restrictions on U.S. Navy's use of sonar off California coast		04 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 6:01 AM on 04 Jan 2008 A federal judge yesterday ordered the U.S. Navy to adopt specific restrictions on its use of sonar in order to protect whales and other marine mammals off the California coast. Mid-frequency sonar has been accused of causing a wide range of problems when it's used within proximity of marine mammals, such as temporary deafness, beachings, and various other i ...
Topics: litigation, news, oceans, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

U.S. miscalculates threat of global warming Sea-level rise at our doorstep; puts nation at risk	Edward Mazria	03 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate change impacts, oceans, climate science, climate (all these topics)

The rising tide Sea levels may rise five feet by 2100	Joseph Romm	31 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate science, climate change impacts, climate, oceans (all these topics)

Law of the Sea What will US ratification mean for health of the oceans?	Maywa Montenegro	26 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: legislation, oceans, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

This week in ocean news New fishing quotas and Japanese whaling ships on notice	Andrew Sharpless	21 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, wildlife, whaling (all these topics)

Australia steps up to oppose Japanese whaling	Jason D Scorse	19 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Australia, fishing, Japan, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Now entering the dead zone The ethanol boom could trigger a 'tipping point' in the Gulf	Tom Philpott	18 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: ethanol, biofuels, agriculture, oceans (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Killer farmed salmon and non-deadly sharks	Andrew Sharpless	16 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate science, climate, aquaculture, wildlife, fishing, oceans, toxics (all these topics)

Subsidies and the Africa problem Billions of taxpayer dollars are helping destroy African waters	Andrew Sharpless	16 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, Mozambique, oceans (all these topics)

Coral Feckless Wild salmon and coral both in trouble, say studies		13 Dec 2007	News
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 ...
Topics: agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, news, oceans, scientific research (all these topics)

It's All About the Ice Sights and sounds from an Arctic research vessel	Elizabeth Grossman	13 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
In late November, I began a three-week stay on the CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian Coast Guard ice-breaker and scientific research vessel that is spending 15 months in the Arctic. This expedition will be the first ever to spend the winter moving through sea ice north of the Arctic Circle -- and at present, I am the only reporter on board. The logistics of such an expedition are extremely difficul ...
Topics: Arctic, climate, oceans, scientific research (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Whales on treadmills and dolphin harassment	Andrew Sharpless	08 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, wildlife (all these topics)

Rough times for the orange roughy Better management is needed before closing fisheries is the only option left	Andrew Sharpless	07 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Australia, fishing, New Zealand, oceans (all these topics)

Can You Believe That Ship? Barge collides with tanker, spilling 2.7 million gallons of oil off South Korean coast		07 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 6:50 AM on 07 Dec 2007 A barge collided with a massive oil tanker this morning about five miles off the coast of South Korea, damaging the tanker's single hull in three places and resulting in an oil spill estimated at about 2.7 million gallons. The over four-mile-long oil slick is slowly making its way toward what were once probably some very nice beaches and a national m ...
Topics: news, oceans, oil, South Korea (all these topics)

Sea you later Bycatch is the ugliest thing you never see in the fish market	Erik Hoffner	05 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, waste, wildlife (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Rogue flying fish and the 'big, blue rubbish bin'	Andrew Sharpless	01 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: oceans, fishing, wildlife, whaling (all these topics)

Another distraction debunked	JMG	30 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, oceans (all these topics)

A jelly new world An influx of jellies in strange places is not so hard to explain	Andrew Sharpless	28 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: aquaculture, wildlife, oceans, United Kingdom (all these topics)

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