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Blue whales returning to former Alaska waters (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Blue whales are seen in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California. Scientists say the whales could be re-establishing an old migration route from California to Alaska.
Posted on 2009-06-15
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Black coral bears isle scientist's name (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) :: from Yahoo! News
A common species of Hawaiian black coral named for a Mediterranean species more than 200 years ago has been renamed for Richard "Ricky" Grigg, world-renowned Hawaii coral reef scientist and oceanographer.
Posted on 2009-06-15
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Biologists assemble most extensive genetic resource for reef-building coral (New Kerala) :: from Yahoo! News
Washington, May 12 : A team led by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin, US, has assembled a nearly complete collection of genes for a species of reef-building coral.
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Bill would bar oil drilling on Georges Bank (Cape Cod Times) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
US Rep Edward Markey, D-Mass, has filed a bill that would prohibit drilling for oil or gas on Georges Bank and the Gerry E Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary north of Cape Cod.
Posted on 2009-06-15
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Better coral reef management is urged (redOrbit) :: from Yahoo! News
Better coral reef assessment and management are needed if the reefs are to survive global warming, a conservation group said Wednesday in Washington. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources made the statement in releasing a report Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs. We already know that climate change is destroying coral reefs through warming waters that cause ...
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Beating poverty could save coral reef fish, report says (CNN) :: from Yahoo! News
It's not just the number of people fishing, but the level of poverty in a local community that leads to overfishing of coral reefs, according to a new report.
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Beach visitors urged to leave seal pups alone (Marin Independent Journal) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
A local organization is reminding beachcombers to not disturb harbor seal pups that might show up on area beaches in the coming weeks.
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Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef (Daily Mail) :: from Yahoo! News
Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef
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Barrier Reef still 'pristine', despite concerns: scientist (North Queensland Register) :: from Yahoo! News
THE Great Barrier Reef is in excellent shape - farming and other human activity are not killing the reef, according to James Cook University's reef scientist Dr Peter Ridd.
Posted on 2009-06-15
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Bacterial Pathogens And Rising Temperatures Threaten Coral Health :: from ScienceDaily News
Coral reefs around the world are in serious trouble from pollution, over-fishing, climate change and more. The last thing they need is an infection. But that's exactly what yellow band disease is -- a bacterial infection that sickens coral colonies. Researchers have found that YBD seems to be getting worse with global warming and announced that they've identified the bacteria responsible for the disease.
Posted on 2009-06-15
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Asia-Pacific nations agree to protect reef network (AP via Yahoo! News) :: from Yahoo! News
Six Asia-Pacific countries agreed Friday on a wide-ranging plan to protect one of the world's largest networks of coral reefs, promising to reduce pollution, eliminate overfishing and improve the livelihoods of impoverished coastal communities.
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Arroyo vows to take lead in protecting Coral Triangle (Manila Standard Today) :: from Yahoo! News
President Arroyo will push for the creation of a patrol team to oversee the protection and preservation of marine resources among the member-countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative.
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Aqua plane (BBC News) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Beneath the waves with the Super Falcon submersible
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Another invasive lionfish captured in Keys waters (Key West Citizen) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Divers from the conservation group REEF and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have captured another lionfish off Key Largo. The lionfish was spotted Sunday and REEF and sanctuary divers... read more
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Ancient coral reef, bizarre deep ocean creatures found off Tasmania (Cyber Diver News Network) :: from Yahoo! News
TASMANIA (20 Jan 2009) — Bizarre carnivorous sea squirts, large spider-like creatures and an ancient fossilised coral reef have all been found in a voyage into ultra-deep Australian waters.
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Air Force ship set to go to the bottom (Soundings) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
The Vandenberg, a retired 523-foot Air Force missile tracking ship, is finally making its way from Norfolk, Va., to Key West, Fla., where it will be scuttled to create the newest artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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Agencies team up to tackle invasive species (The Alpena News) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Huron Pines is partnering with other agencies to address invasive plant species found along Lake Huron's shoreline in Northeast Michigan. In December 2008 Huron Pines began meeting with entities including Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Sea Grant, the Nature Conservancy, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, U.S.
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A dangerous appetite for reef fish (International Herald Tribune) :: from Yahoo! News
Chinese tourists are flocking to Kota Kinabalu, a Malaysian resort town, to feast on live reef fish for cheap -- and potentially devastating populations in the Coral Triangle in the process.
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Access rules for N.C. shipwrecks under review (The Virginian-Pilot) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
HATTERAS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is re-evaluating restrictions at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, a sanctuary official said. NOAA is also looking for public feedback on creating a much larger sanctuary that would include several World War II wrecks from the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Academic calls for urgent action to save Barrier Reef (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) :: from Yahoo! News
A University of Queensland Professor says Australia is a step closer to protecting the Great Barrier Reef , but more needs to be done to address climate change.
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