April 5, 2012 by RK at Coral Hub Logging hundreds of images, in the field, bleary eyed, late at night, is not my strong suite and so it was that I recently discovered a curious mistake whereby a “coral disease” on closer inspection turned out to be a sponge – read on! This article […]
By, Scott Sincoff, ENN. Published April 2, 2012 09:28 PM A new study has increased hope that some coral species will be able to survive gradual ocean acidification. According to new research published in the journal, Nature Climate Change, a team of international scientists have identified a specific internal mechanism that could permit some coral […]
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2012) — Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria. To date, biodiversity theories have focused on the role played by adaptations to […]
http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhiting Filmmaker and author Hardy Jones and his crew had to stop counting the dead dolphins that were scattered along the Peruvian beach when the number reached 615. The incoming tide made it impossible to continue a task that must have been heartbreaking and exhausting – yet nothing short of a relentless tide or total […]
by Underwatertimes.com News Service – April 4, 2012 18:57 EST SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Mariners along the U.S. east coast can now download a new iPad and iPhone application that warns them when they enter areas of high risk of collision with critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The free Whale Alert app provides one […]
Your chance to Have a say on Florida Keys Marine Conservation This June, NOAA, the Florida DEP and the USFWS are gathering public input on rules for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Sanctuary, the Key West National Wildlife Refuge and the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. The Sanctuary’s focus is its’ zoning and boundary […]