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Friday 03 September

Seafood stewardship questionable, experts argue
ScienceDaily.com | 02 Sep 2010
The world's most established fisheries certifier is failing on its promises as rapidly as it gains prominence, according to leading fisheries experts.
 Fish | Fisheries
Snail mail beats phones to help feds sustain ample fish stocks in US coastal waters
ScienceDaily.com | 02 Sep 2010
Snail mail might be the answer to help federal officials protect US coastal waters from overfishing.
 Fisheries | Marine Management
Boy Scouts Get a Taste of Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 02 Sep 2010
WHOI engineer helps Scouts earn merit badges at national Jamboree.
Cray crews upset by October closure
ABC (Australia) Online | 02 Sep 2010
A meeting of rock lobster fishing crews in the southern zone overwhelmingly has rejected a South Australian Government decision to include October in the closed season.
 Pacific Ocean | Fisheries
Marine animals suggest evidence for a trans-Antarctic seaway
EurekAlert | 01 Sep 2010
(British Antarctic Survey) A tiny marine filter-feeder that anchors itself to the sea bed offers new clues to scientists studying the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - a region that is thought to be vulnerable to collapse.
 Southern Ocean | Polar Region
Extensive relict coral reef found in southern Pacific
ScienceDaily.com | 01 Sep 2010
Coral reefs are sensitive to climate change and track sea level. New observations show that an extensive coral reef existed in the southern Pacific Ocean thousands of years ago. Researchers used multi-beam sonar, coring, and dating to examine a relict reef discovered in water about 20-25 meters (65-82 feet) deep around Lord Howe Island in the southern Pacific Ocean.
 Pacific Ocean | Coral
Tracking marine animal travel
ScienceDaily.com | 01 Sep 2010
Scientists are gaining a deeper understanding of marine mammal travel patterns using a large-scale tracking network. A new Public Library of Science (PLoS) collection, created in conjunction with the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Program and the Census of Marine Life (CoML), will highlight the variety of ways scientists are using this large POST network to trace marine animal movement in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.
 Pacific Ocean | Marine Mammals
Researchers develop simulation to better understand the effects of sound on marine life
ScienceDaily.com | 01 Sep 2010
A combination of the biology of marine mammals, mechanical vibrations and acoustics has led to a breakthrough discovery allowing scientists to better understand the potential harmful effects of sound on marine mammals such as whales and dolphins.
 Marine Mammals
Angry fishers attend lobster meeting
ABC (Australia) Online | 01 Sep 2010
South Australian rock lobster fishermen in the state's south east say a meeting being held in Millicent today is one of the most crucial in their careers.
 Pacific Ocean | Fisheries
Tunnels waste to be tested for beach
New Zealand Herald | 01 Sep 2010
Earth and rock to be excavated for the $1.4 billion Waterview motorway tunnels project is being considered for use in a coastal land reclamation proposed for Onehunga.
 Pacific Ocean | Coastal Development and Tourism
Fishing coalition takes Natural England to task
fishupdate.com | 01 Sep 2010
The Marine Protection Area Fishing Coalition, of which the NFFO is a core member, has said it is continuing its? important role of holding Government and its statutory advisors, Natural England and Joint Nature Conservation, to account. The? Coalition raised key issues relating to the process of establishing a network of marine protected areas in UK waters at a recent meeting in London.
 Atlantic Ocean | Marine Protected Area
Huge salmon run in Western Canada
fishupdate.com | 01 Sep 2010
SALMON fishermen in the Canadian state of British Columbia are enjoying an unprecedented Sockeye salmon season.
 Pacific Ocean | Fish | Fisheries
Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast
Reuters | 01 Sep 2010
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened on Wednesday, churning up dangerous swells, forcing evacuations on some of North Carolina's barrier islands and prompting storm alerts along much of the U.S. East Coast.
 Atlantic Ocean | Natural Hazard
NOAA Collects Water Level Data in Barrow, Alaska [What's New]
NOAA's National Ocean Service | 01 Sep 2010
NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) has developed an innovative system design to collect water level data in remote cold climate regions where there are problems with ice accumulation.
 Arctic Ocean | Polar Region
Foundations put in place at Greater Gabbard
NewEnergyFocus | 01 Sep 2010
Construction at huge offshore wind farm site reaches "milestone" as foundations for 140 turbines are laid and 30 turbines are installed
 Atlantic Ocean | Renewable Energy
Plan unveiled to develop major Scottish renewables hub
NewEnergyFocus | 01 Sep 2010
Multi-million pound proposal aims to revive sleeping giant fabrication yard at Kishorn in West Scotland as offshore renewables centre.
 Atlantic Ocean | Renewable Energy
AGU Journal highlights - Aug. 30, 2010
EurekAlert | 31 Aug 2010
(American Geophysical Union) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Extensive relict coral reef found in southern Pacific", "How does emissions mitigation policy affect ocean acidification?", "Reducing soot emissions would cut Arctic ice loss", and more.
 Acidification | Coral | Polar Region
Metcalf Institute wins NSF grant to help journalism and communication of oil spill research
EurekAlert | 31 Aug 2010
(University of Rhode Island) The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography received a $199,909 National Science Foundation RAPID Response grant to improve communication of oil spill research.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Research
Life in the Coral Triangle
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 31 Aug 2010
Video: For three weeks this summer, WHOI marine biologist Tim Shank explored deep-sea ecosystems near Indonesia aboard the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer. Their work is part of INDEX 2010, a joint Indonesia-U.S. expedition to explore the seafloor between Indonesia and the Philippines, and is the maiden voyage of the Okeanos Explorer.
 Pacific Ocean | Biodiversity | Coral
Plastics in the Atlantic
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 31 Aug 2010
What we know about plastics in the ocean took a new twist when scientists and students from SEA and WHOI recently confirmed the size and location of an area of debris in the Atlantic similar to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
 Atlantic Ocean | Water Pollution

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