Divers plant staghorn coral in Florida Keys
Divers are planting staghorn coral in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to mark World Oceans Day. Some 70 staff and...
View ArticleDapeng coral to get national park protection (Shenzhen Government)
(Source: Shenzhen Government) DAPENG New Area in eastern Shenzhen will build an ocean park with a focus on preserving and restoring the coral in the area, the local government announced on World Ocean...
View ArticleBiscayne National Park Paves the Way for Protecting Corals and Fish...
World Oceans Day celebrates the incredible bounty of our irreplaceable oceans and raises awareness around issues facing the Earth's largest resource. Oceans are responsible for many essentials we take...
View ArticleTrouble looms as warmer oceans push marine life towards the poles
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising sea temperatures attributed to global climate change could drive many marine creatures away from the equator, but their move towards the poles promises to...
View ArticleJ'can marine scientists on enviro fellowship in Australia
TWO Jamaicans are among a group of 14 marine scientists from islands in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian oceans who are now in North Queensland, Australia, for a three-week fellowship in coral reef...
View ArticleShould the Great Barrier Reef be listed as 'in danger' by Unesco?
The draft decision against listing the natural wonder as ‘in danger’ is good news for Australia but is it the best outcome for the reef’s conservation? ...
View ArticleIrish vessel deployed to map seabed off Newfoundland
Irish marine research vessel RV Celtic Explorer has been deployed from Newfoundland to map the seafloor between Canada and Ireland under a new European, Canadian and US research alliance. The survey...
View ArticleResearchers think they are closing in on finding Amelia Earhart's plane
After five days at sea, the researchers from the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (Tighar) are impatient to see land once again. And they are even more impatient to deploy the most...
View ArticleConservation groups welcome protection for Strait of Georgia's unique glass...
VANCOUVER, June 5, 2015 /CNW/ - Local and national conservation groups are welcoming today's announcement by the federal government of fishing closures for the Strait of Georgia's glass sponge reefs –...
View ArticleSearching for Earhart is his life's quest, despite doubters
Share PhotoReddit✉ ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this undated photo provided by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery in June 2015, Ric Gillespie, the...
View ArticleJack Johnson Takes Out Trash to Beat Plastic Pollution
Musician and surfer Jack Johnson may seem laid back, but not when it comes to fighting plastic pollution. Aboard the Mystic Schooner on a research expedition with plastic pollution experts The 5 Gyres...
View ArticleCITGO and Ocean Exploration Trust Continue to Promote STEM Education By...
Ocean Exploration Trust conducts ship tours sponsored by CITGO onboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ocean Exploration Trust conducts ship tours sponsored by CITGO onboard...
View ArticleAtlantic Ocean Research Alliance Launches First Trans-Atlantic Mapping Survey...
(Source: Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada) Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Launches First Trans-Atlantic Mapping Survey Monday, June 1, 2015 Today, a multi-national team of Canadian,...
View ArticleSee under the sea, swim with whales via Google Street View
It is now possible to explore oceans around the world without getting wet. Google Street View released new imagery of 40 locations around the world in honor of World Oceans Day. Natalie Crofts, KSL •...
View Article“Pathways to the Abyss” video is a virtual trip to the Atlantic Canyons (BOEM...
(Source: BOEM - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) Full spectrum of deep sea marine habitats revealed 05-27-2015 Washington Contacts: Marjorie.Weisskohl@boem.gov 703-787-1304 The Bureau of Ocean Energy...
View ArticleUS environmentalists welcome vote to protect Atlantic coral reefs
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council recommends ban on bottom-tending fishing in large patch of deep sea ...
View ArticleDecision Time for Deep Corals in the Mid-Atlantic (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) © NOAA Okeanos Explorer program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and U.S. Geological Survey Giant paragorgia coral in Norfolk Canyon. On June 10, regional...
View ArticleTrouble looms as warmer oceans push marine life toward the poles
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising sea temperatures attributed to global climate change could drive many marine creatures away from the equator, but their move toward the poles promises to...
View ArticleState’s research ship completes Atlantic Ocean survey
Footprints of icebergs moving across the seabed, an ancient glacial moraine and a mountain higher than Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry have been mapped across the Atlantic by a team of scientists on board...
View ArticleSaving Jamaica's coral reefs
THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Centre for Marine Sciences (CMS) at the University of the West Indies will today, World Environment Day, launch a US$350,000-project aimed at restoring...
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