Study finds surprising Arctic methane emission source
ScienceDaily.com | 26 Apr 2012
The fragile and rapidly changing Arctic region is home to large reservoirs of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. As Earth's climate warms, the methane, frozen in reservoirs stored in Arctic tundra soils or marine sediments, is vulnerable to being released into the atmosphere, where it can add to global warming. Now a multi-institutional study has uncovered a surprising and potentially important new source of Arctic methane: the ocean itself.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Remote Sensing

Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up
EurekAlert | 26 Apr 2012
Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris, according to a University of Washington oceanographer publishing in Geophysical Research Letters.
 Marine Debris | Research

Warm ocean currents cause majority of ice loss from Antarctica
EurekAlert | 26 Apr 2012
Reporting this week, Thursday 26 April, in the journal Nature, an international team of scientists led by British Antarctic Survey has established that warm ocean currents are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica.
 Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Ocean Currents | Sea Level Rise

POPULATIONS OF ARCTIC MARINE MAMMALS AND FISH INCREASING, BIRDS ON EDGE OF DECLINE
caff.is | 26 Apr 2012
Arctic marine mammals, fish, and birds are undergoing some surprising trends that, in some instances, can be partially linked to climate oscillations and changes in commercial harvest, according to a new report released by the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP), the cornerstone program of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the Arctic Councils biodiversity working group.
 Arctic Ocean | Biodiversity | Climate Change

STUDY SHOWS FISHERIES COUNCIL IRRESPONSIBILITY LED TO COLLAPSE OF NORTH SEA COD
fishupdate.com | 26 Apr 2012
On the eve of the Fisheries Council discussions in Luxembourg, Oceana has drawn attention to a new paper co-authored by fisheries scientist Dr. Rainer Froese and resource economist Martin Quaas, linking the council's poor decisions and disregard for scientific advice to the collapse of North Sea cod.
 Atlantic Ocean | Fish | Fisheries | Governance

Tiny sharks provide glowing clue
BBC | 26 Apr 2012
Pygmy sharks, which glow to camouflage themselves, reveal some of the evolutionary origins of luminescent sharks, say scientists.
 Pacific Ocean | Biodiversity | Fish | Research

David Cameron commits to wind farms
Telegraph | 26 Apr 2012
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, has called for more wind farms in the UK to boost British industry.
 Atlantic Ocean | Offshore Resources | Renewable Energy

Rise in Asian Tiger Shrimp sightings prompts scientific look at invasion concerns
NOAA | 26 Apr 2012
The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase and the possible consequences for native fish and seafood in those waters.
 Atlantic Ocean | Invasive Species