Ocean Sentry
Ocean acidification, rising temperatures, eutrophication and loss of oxygen: Life in the oceans has to cope with a variety of factors. How will plants and animals react when global climate change alters their environment? Laboratory and field experiments, observations at naturally extreme habitats and modelling approaches help researchers to evaluate …
August, 2016
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10 August
Crucial fish species highly vulnerable to oil, study finds
Exposure to even microscopic amounts of oil may put one of the most important species of fish in the Arctic Ocean at risk of birth defects and reduced growth, according to new research published in the journal Environmental Pollution…
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9 August
More than 60 per cent of coral reef in Maldives hit by bleaching
More than 60 per cent of coral in reefs in the Maldives has been hit by bleaching as the world is gripped by record temperatures in 2016. Bleaching happens when algae that lives in the coral is expelled due to stress caused by extreme and sustained changes in temperatures, turning the …
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9 August
Warming seas linked to rise in cholera bacteria in Europe and US
There’s nothing like swimming in cold water. Warming oceans caused by climate change may be leading to an increase in cholera and other infections caused by Vibrio bacteria, according to more than 50 years of data on climate and populations of ocean microbes….
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8 August
La infradeclaración de las capturas amenaza la vida marina del Caribe
Cuando se tiene en cuenta el pescado local que consumen turistas y locales, la cantidad de pescado que se extrae en estas aguas es tres veces la cantidad que se pensaba. Para impedir la destrucción de la industria pesquera, la ley limita la cantidad de pescado que pude extraerse en …
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8 August
New Hector’s dolphins research questioned by expert
New research showing an abundance of Hector’s dolphins in New Zealand waters hasn’t impressed one dolphin expert. The largest marine aerial survey to date, led by the Cawthron Institute, has estimated the number of Hector’s dolphins has doubled in the past 13 years…
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8 August
Under-reporting of catches threatens Caribbean marine life
When factoring in tourist and resident consumption of locally sourced seafood, the number of fish removed from waters is almost three times as high as previously thought. In order to prevent the destruction of fisheries, regulations limit the amount of fish that can be caught in Caribbean islands,..
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5 August
Melting ice sheet may expose Cold War base, hazardous waste
Global warming is slowly thawing out a once top-secret subterranean U.S. nuclear base in northern Greenland, potentially exposing the environment to radioactive coolant, PCBs, and raw sewage that the military originally believed would stay entombed for millennia…
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4 August
Ominous background music is bad for sharks
In a series of experiments, researchers found that music indeed has the power to influence public perceptions of sharks. Participants who viewed footage of swimming sharks set to ominous background music ended up rating sharks more negatively than those who watched the same video set to uplifting music, or who …
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4 August
Rebounding grey seal population may be helping Sable Island horses
The growing grey seal population on Sable Island appears to have been responsible for a spike in the population of wild horses there, according to University of Saskatchewan biologists. “I view it as another piece in the puzzle of understanding how populations function — with the application down the line to …
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4 August
Migration, hunting patterns of Caspian seals tracked by satellite
After tracking Caspian seals for nearly a year, researchers say they have gained new knowledge of the animals’ migration habits and hunting patterns that may help efforts to save the species from extinction. Researchers at the University of Leeds, along with scientists from Estonia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Northern Ireland, tracked the …
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3 August
Bridge project wiping out dolphins
Hong Kong’s iconic Chinese white dolphins are dwindling fast and fresh evidence show an alarming 60 percent plunge in their numbers in one year due mainly to the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge….