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- Foreign Office Advises Against Travel to Southern Philippines
- Mauve Stinger is Creature of the Month
- Lawsuit Seeks Plan for Most Endangered Large Whale in World
- Catch Younger Fish says IUCN
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sealife Archive
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Corals in trouble by middle of this century
Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world's oceans, making them less alkaline and affecting calcification of corals. By the middle of the century, corals at the Northern edges of the tropics will be in trouble with the Hawaiian island reefs will be among the first to feel the impact. -
Creature of the Month: Giant Mussel, Pinna nobilis
The rare giant mussel, Pinna nobilis, is found only in the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the largest bivalves in the world, growing to 120 cm long. The mussels can live for as long as 20 years. It sticks up out of the sea bed so is easily seen when diving, once you know [...] -
World-first discovery of hybrid sharks off Australia’s east coast
Scientists have discovered that sharks on Australia’s east coast display a mysterious tendency to interbreed, challenging several accepted scientific theories regarding shark behaviour. The Australian black tip shark (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and the common black tip shark (C. limbatus) have overlapping distributions along the northern and eastern Australian coastline. Using both genetic testing and body measurements, [...] -
Creature of the Month: Whale Shark
The biggest fish in the sea feeds on microscopic plankton. A filter feeder, the Whale Shark’s gills are specially modified to act like a sieve. As its teeth are redundant they are minute. It is one of only three sharks who filter feed, the other two being the Basking Shark and the aptly-named Megamouth. A [...] -
Mantas and Tuna on Red List of Endangered Species
The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals two species of Manta Ray are vulnerable, and the situation is particularly serious for tunas. Among the marine species classified as critically endangered – the most serious risk category – are staghorn and elkhorn coral, the hawksbill turtle and the Mediterranean Monk Seal. The marine realm though is very poorly covered in the IUCN Red List, comprising less than 5% of the species included. -
Creature of the Month: Yellow Saddle Goatfish Work Together
Yellow saddle goatfish are a common site on the reefs of the Red Sea. A team of scientists from Switzerland though have discovered that these fish exibit very unusual behaviour: they work together to catch their dinner. The researchers claim that similar co-operation has only been identified in a handful of species – primarily mammals [...] -
Isle of Man Finally gets a Marine Nature Reserve
Ramsey Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man‘s first Marine Nature Reserve. The area will be protected from damaging activities, fisheries will be safeguarded and it is hoped it will become a centre for diving and research. The designation of Ramsey Bay by the Manx Government has been the result of consulations since [...] -
Ocean Nitrogen Rising
Changes in the ratio of nitrate to phosphorus in the oceans off the coasts of Korea and Japan may influence marine ecology and the makeup of marine plants, according to researchers from Korea and the U.S. Rising nitrate levels are caused by atmospheric and river pollutants. “Normally in a marine environment nitrate is the limiting [...] -
Live fast and die young: same-sex sexual behaviour in a deep-sea squid
In a study published today in Biology Letters, male squid were found to routinely and indiscriminately mate with both males and females. -
Scientists call for end to Deep Sea Fishing
Tax payers subsidise deep sea fishing which is causing profound, lasting damage to fishes and life on the seafloor. Many deep-sea fish populaters around the world are collapsing, including sharks.
