Oceans
Will the Costa Concordia become an oil-spill disaster?
Originally Published by New Scientist – A precarious situation exists as the Costa Concordia has run aground in the Pelagos Sanctuary, a protected area established in 2002 to safeguard species like fin whales and striped dolphins.
Major study of ocean acidification helps scientists evaluate effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on marine life
Originally Published by ScienceDaily
– Might a penguin’s next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe?
Live updates from fishing boats could reduce waste
Originally Published by New Scientist
– A Japanese fishing fleet is posting details of catches online in real time. Could this make fishing more sustainable by matching demand to supply?
Posted on
January 24th, 2012
Agriculture, Oceans
Fukushima’s Impact on the Ocean Analyzed
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum
– No danger from water, but marine sediments are the big question.
Deepest Hydrothermal Vents Teem With Strange Shrimp
Originally Published by Live Science
– Researchers exploring the seafloor south of the Cayman Islands have discovered the world’s deepest-known hydrothermal vents.
Posted on
January 12th, 2012
Biodiversity, Oceans
Sea Shepherd Whale Defense Ship Damaged in Heavy Seas
Originally Published by ENS
– A huge wave has damaged one of three vessels sent by a conservation group to interfere with the illegal Japanese whale hunt.
Posted on
January 3rd, 2012
Biodiversity, Oceans
Ice Varieties along the Antarctic Coast
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– The land and sea along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast offers a study in ice forms.
Posted on
January 1st, 2012
Earth Observation, Oceans
Mystery foam engulfs northern seaside town
Originally Published by THe Guardian
– Foam blown from sea covering streets and houses of Cleveleys, near Blackpool, is thought to be non-polluted algal matter.
Posted on
December 30th, 2011
Oceans, Would You Believe?
Warning as infectious salmon disease spreads from Europe’s fish farms to Canada
Originally Published by The Ecologist
– A lethal salmon virus from Europe discovered in Canada likely spread to wild fish from mega fish farms.
Posted on
December 18th, 2011
Biodiversity, Health, Oceans
Fix acid oceans by dumping alkali in them? Forget it
Originally Published by New Scientist
– Suggestions that we can dump alkaline chemicals into the oceans to prevent acidification seems dead in the water – it would cost trillions of dollars.
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA