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‘Shocking’ 95% Decline of Fish Populations
Populations of numerous migratory fish species – those that move between freshwater and saltwater during the course of their lives – have declined by more than 95 percent in the North Atlantic . This threatens food supplies and economic systems, and is worse than was thought as people have tended to compare numbers over [...] -
Scientists discover new deep sea species
Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that live down to 5,000 meters (around 3 miles) below the ocean waves. Revealed via deep-towed cameras, sonar and other technologies, animals known to thrive in an eternal watery darkness now number 17,650, a diverse collection of species ranging [...] -
IUCN to unveil mysteries of the deep
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hopes that its new project will reveal the mysteries of southern Indian Ocean seamounts and help improve conservation and management of resources. Two research expeditions will survey seamounts. These underwater mountains are magnets for marine life. The aim is to determine priority areas for the establishment of future [...] -
Swarms of ocean robots to monitor oil spills
Swarms of miniature robotic ocean explorers that could one day help predict where ocean currents will carry oil spills, and which marine areas should be protected. These autonomous underwater drifters will trace the fine details that can determine underwater ocean currents of a few kilometers. These are important for understanding marine protected areas, algal blooms, oil [...] -
NSF Launches Ocean Observatories Initiative
The National Science Foundation has announced agreement for vast undersea observing network. Called the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) it will provide a network of undersea sensors for observing complex ocean processes such as climate variability, ocean circulation and ocean acidification at several coastal, open-ocean and seafloor locations. Continuous data flow from hundreds of OOI sensors will [...] -
Tags reveal Great White Sharks’ Beat
A tracking study of white sharks in the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows they follow a rigid migration route across the sea, returning to precisely the same spot on California coast each time they come back. Over tens of thousands of years, this behavior has made the population in the northeastern Pacific genetically distinct from other [...] -
SCUBA Travel release last quarter’s bestselling books list
The SCUBA Travel best selling diving books in the third quarter of 2009. Yet again the Dive Atlas of the World keeps its top spot. Previous quarter’s position is shown in brackets. Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites by Jack Jackson300 pages detailing some of the world’s best dive [...] -
Western Australia to Protect Whales with Marine Park
The state government of Western Australia is creating a marine park to protect and manage a key nursery of the world’s largest humpback whale population. The marine park is to be at Camden Sound, about 400km north of Broome, protecting its pristine marine environment for generations to come. Allowing for consultation, including a public [...] -
Albatrosses feed with Killer Whales
Scientists have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals at sea. A miniature digital camera was attached to the backs of four black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophrys). Results are published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. Albatrosses fly many hundreds of kilometers across the open ocean to find and feed upon [...] -
Creature of the Month: Plumose Anemone
Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) occur in large numbers in good diving areas in temperate waters. They comprise a tall, smooth column topped with a crown of feathery tentacles. When they contact they look like swirly blobs, as can be seen in our photograph. Individuals may be white, orange, green or blue in colour. They grow up [...]
