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Famed waterman's science program teaches kids importance of ocean (Santa Cruz Sentinel) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
SANTA CRUZ -- A scientific-based boat excursion is proving to be a success in teaching children about ocean health.
Posted on 2010-01-14
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Deadly jellyfish stings 'Best Job in the World' employee (Russian Information Agency Novosti) :: from Yahoo! News
Ben Southall, the winner of the 'Best job in the World,' has been stung by a deadly jellyfish as he jetskied near a tropical island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Posted on 2010-01-14
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New Acoustic Tools Used To Study Marine Mammals And Fish (redOrbit) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Paper focuses on new tools to listen to sounds in the oceanOver the past decade, researchers have developed a variety of reliable real-time and archival instruments to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish. These new sensors are now being used in research, management, and conservation projects around the world, with some very important practical results. Among them is improved ...
Posted on 2010-01-14
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Seaweed taking over Great Barrier Reef (BigPond News) :: from Yahoo! News
Shocked scientists says seaweed has taken over large parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
Posted on 2010-01-14
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Voracious lionfish hunted to protect coral reefs (4) (People's Daily) :: from Yahoo! News
&$ &$Licensed divers catch a red lionfish on a Cayman Islands reef in this undated handout photo. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$ &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】
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Group hopes to create seagrass restoration 'bank' (Florida Keys Keynoter) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
A seagrass restoration project undertaken in late 2008 near Marathon could prove that the critical ocean habitat can be repaired successfully, says The Ocean Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
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Island whale count to be at 60 sites through March (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Islanders can count on humpback whales to arrive every winter, and the whales can depend on volunteers to be watching for the annual Sanctuary Ocean Count, an attempt to calculate the number of whales in Hawaii waters.
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Proposed leatherback turtle habitat includes Monterey Bay (The Monterey County Herald) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Monterey Bay could become part of a "critical habitat" for the world's largest turtle, which is endangered. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed designating more than 70,000 square miles off the West Coast as critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle.
Posted on 2010-01-14
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Fake reef plan for Gold Coast (Brisbane Times) :: from Yahoo! News
NQ dive operators have nothing to fear from artificial reef plans: industry heads.
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NSU To Build Largest Coral Research Center In US (CBS4 Miami) :: from Yahoo! News
The healthy future of South Florida's fragile coral reef system, along with the future health of coral reefs around the world, will be the focus of a new $15 million research center at Nova Southeastern University. Funding for the new Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystem Science comes from federal stimulus money.
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Photos about shark attacks (Mail and Guardian) :: from Yahoo! News
Shark skin. A magnified image of shark skin showing a remarkable similarity to fabric used in swimming costumes used by top swimmers... Shark tale Juvenile black tip reef sharks swim right up to the water’s edge -- a sign of healthy coral reef system ...
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University Gets High on the Reef (NBC Miami) :: from Yahoo! News
A "Coral Palace" could bring a lot of clams to South Florida
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Coral can recover from climate change damage, new research suggests :: from ScienceDaily News
A new study by scientists in the UK provides the first evidence that coral reefs can recover from the devastating effects of climate change. The research shows for the first time that coral reefs located in marine reserves can recover from the impacts of global warming.
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No-discharge zone might be expanded (Florida Keys Keynoter) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Public hearings are scheduled later this month for a proposed federal rule to prohibit the discharge of sewage from vessels into Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary federal waters.
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NOAA Director and UCSB Chancellor Break Ground on New Ocean Science Education Building :: from NOAA Marine Sanctuary News
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco and the University of California, Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang broke ground today on the new 15,000-square foot Ocean Science Education Building on the east side of the UCSB campus.
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Response Launched to Save Enangled Whale in Maui :: from NOAA Marine Sanctuary News
On Sunday afternoon, December 6, 2009, the juvenile humpback whale found entangled in a web of polypropylene rope last week was set free. Members from NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office and Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) were able to approach close enough to cut the entangling lines using specialized equipment.
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Coastal Trees Poor Protection Against Tsunamis (redOrbit) :: from Yahoo! News
Image 1: Lhoknga and Lampuuk from North, December 2005. All coastal vegetation was removed by the force of the tsunami. ARC Centre of ExcellenceImage 2: Lhoknga Beach, April 2005. Five meter sand dunes and coastal forest provided no protection for Lhoknga. ARC Centre of Excellence
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Study: Whale-watchers ignore speed limits (UPI) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
SCITUATE, Mass., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A study of whale-watching boats visiting Stellwagen Bank from Massachusetts ports found all of them exceeding voluntary speed limits.
Posted on 2009-12-14
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Bristol's Blue Reef Aquarium opens (This is Bristol) :: from Yahoo! News
It's a big day for Bristol today as the Blue Reef Aquarium opens its doors with a host of exotic and local sealife on display.
Posted on 2009-12-14
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Great Barrier Reef 'will die' unless carbon emissions slashed (Daily Telegraph) :: from Yahoo! News
Australia's Great Barrier Reef will be severely bleached and eventually die unless the world's industrialised nations drastically cut carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent by 2050 a leading coral scientist has warned.
Posted on 2009-12-14
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