Ocean acidification caused by global warming is slowing growth of the world’s coral reefs, a first-of-its-kind experiment found…
February, 2016
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23 February
Climate stirring change beneath the waves
Human-induced climate change is triggering changes beneath the waves that could have a long-term effect on marine food webs, a study suggests. An assessment of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic found the microscopic organisms’ pole-ward shift was faster than previously reported…
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23 February
Ocean acidification causes young corals to develop deformed skeletons
Coral reefs around the world are facing a whole spectrum of human-induced disturbances that are affecting their ability to grow, reproduce and survive. These range from local pressures such as overfishing and sedimentation, to global ones such as ocean acidification and warming. With the third global coral bleaching event underway, …
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14 February
Giant iceberg in Antarctica kills off 150,000 penguins
An enormous iceberg in Antarctica has killed off 150,000 penguins and threatens to wipe out an entire colony, which has become trapped and unable to reach food…
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11 February
Bring on the drones: Mediterranean sees severe overfishing
Experts say almost all species in the Mediterranean are still overfished despite decades of seeing stocks dwindle—and the European Union is considering creative solutions like using drones or space technology to catch fraudulent fishermen…
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8 February
Motor boat noise making small fish easier to prey on, reef study finds
A “cloak of noise” produced by motor boats is making small fish easy prey for predators, according to the first study to show noise pollution in the seas can have a direct impact on fish survival…
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4 February
Microplastics threaten oyster populations, study reports
Tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean could be damagaing Pacific oyster populations by affecting their ability to reproduce, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science reports…
January, 2016
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29 January
Toxic pollutants found in fish across the world’s oceans
A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world’s oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs)…
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21 January
Rising carbon dioxide emissions pose ‘intoxication’ threat to world’s ocean fish
UNSW Australia researchers have found that carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater could reach levels high enough to make fish “intoxicated” and disoriented many decades earlier than previously thought…
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20 January
Global ocean warming is getting quicker and deeper, scientists warn
Global ocean warming has doubled over the past two decades. Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California found that over the last 18 years the oceans have absorbed as much heat as during the previous 130 years…
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20 January
Overfishing is underreported, says a new UBC study
The study found the annual global catch to be roughly 109 million metric tons, about 30 per cent higher than the 77 million officially reported in 2010 by more than 200 countries and territories…
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20 January
More plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050, report warns
Oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050 unless the world takes radical action to stop rubbish leaking into the seas, a major new report has warned…