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Friday 13 April 2012

Niwa to study deep sea communities
New Zealand Herald | 13 Apr 2012
From this week Niwa will study vulnerable deep sea communities.The research vessel Tangaroa will explore the biodiversity of habitats in the Bay of Plenty and southern Kermadec Ridge, starting 80km off Tauranga.

Pacific Ocean | Research

Sam Judd: Shark fin soup (opinion)
New Zealand Herald | 13 Apr 2012
Ministry of Fisheries data estimates that 1,680 tonnes of shark are taken annually in New Zealand just for their fins - such an incredible waste. As apex predators, sharks are crucial to maintaining a healthy balance in our ecosystems. We must stop the senseless waste and cruelty that fishermen practice regularly.

Pacific Ocean | Fish | Fisheries

Gulf Coast residents say BP Oil Spill changed their environmental views, UNH research finds
EurekAlert | 13 Apr 2012
University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in US history -- said they have changed their views on other environmental issues as a result of the spill.

Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills

Under climate change, winners and losers on the coral reef
EurekAlert | 13 Apr 2012
As ocean temperatures rise, some species of corals are likely to succeed at the expense of others, according to a report published online on April 12 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology that details the first large-scale investigation of climate effects on corals.

Pacific Ocean | Climate Change | Coral

Why letting salmon escape could benefit bears and fishers
ScienceDaily.com | 13 Apr 2012
New research suggests that allowing more Pacific salmon to spawn in coastal streams will not only benefit the natural environment, including grizzly bears, but could also lead to more salmon in the ocean and thus larger salmon harvests in the long term -- a win-win for ecosystems and humans.

Pacific Ocean | Fish | Fisheries

The Quest to Map Titanic
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 13 Apr 2012
Shipwreck drove advances in deep-sea imaging technology.

Atlantic Ocean | Diving | Research

Greenpeace launched tuna iPhone app
World Fishing | 13 Apr 2012
Greenpeace Australia has launched its Canned Tuna Guide iPhone app, that sits within the Australian Marine Conservation Society's (AMCS) Sustainable Seafood Guide app.

Fish | Fisheries | Seafood Certification

MSC thumbs up for Birds Eye fish fingers
fishupdate.com | 13 Apr 2012
BIRDS Eye has announced that across Europe, its entire Cod and Haddock Fish Finger range has achieved MSC certification.

Fisheries | Seafood Certification

Satellite mapping pinpoints penguin population
Reuters | 13 Apr 2012
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Counting emperor penguins in their icy Antarctic habitat was not easy until researchers used new technology to map the birds from space, and they received a pleasant penguin surprise for their efforts.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Seabirds

Salmon escapes 'help ecosystem'
New Zealand Herald | 13 Apr 2012
Allowing more Pacific salmon to escape from fishing nets could benefit both humans and bears, a US study has found. Greater "escapement" would increase the number of salmon spawning in coastal streams.

Pacific Ocean | Fish | Fisheries

Eye-in-sky helps count penguins
BBC | 13 Apr 2012
There are nearly 600,000 emperor penguins in Antarctica - twice as many as was previously thought - according to a new satellite survey.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Seabirds

Penguins in Antarctica: photographs by David C Schultz
Telegraph | 13 Apr 2012
David C Schultz photographs the frozen landscape and its inhabitants.

Southern Ocean | Seabirds