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26 Jan 2015, 8:29 pm by Tom Smith
But the scope of National Geographic's cartographic department, which celebrates its hundredth anniversary this year, encompasses not just those bearings, but also those of every mountain, river, lake, road, reef, fjord, island, inlet, glacier, ocean, planet, galaxy, and solar system—in short, any physical feature on land, on sea, or in space. [read post]
27 Dec 2014, 7:22 am by Mira Rapp-Hooper
Bonnie Glaser argues that the Second Thomas Shoal may become the flashpoint of the New Year if the USS Sierra Madre slips off the reef and Chinese law enforcement vessels move in and take control of it. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 9:40 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
As a result, we can now better gauge the impact of human activity on our environment and measure how and why our atmosphere, oceans, and land are changing…There are about 209,000 protected areas worldwide, covering 14 percent of the planet’s land and 11 percent of coastal areas, as well as 3.6 percent of the world’s oceans. [read post]
Among awards he earned for his oceanic endeavors were the lifetime achievement award from the Audubon Society’s Living Oceans Program and the Professional Achievement Award from UCLA. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 3:16 am
The latest issue of Ocean Development & International Law (Vol. 45, no. 4, 2014) is out. [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 1:27 pm by Michael Markarian
The expansion spells greater protection for deep coral reefs, on which countless species depend for survival. [read post]
15 Sep 2014, 4:39 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
News release: “Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial reefs off North Carolina by researchers from NOAA and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 3:04 pm by Jonathan Bailey
” Lauren herself also said, “People knew that they could eat all the little fish in the ocean. [read post]
1 Jul 2014, 9:30 pm by Christina Reichert
Lucie estuary, eventually reaching the Atlantic Ocean. [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 1:17 am
Ocean Governance for Marine Conservation G. [read post]
10 Jun 2014, 7:03 am by Simon Lester
The ban would last until world leaders implement programmes “to reverse the devastation to our oceans and seas”, Palau’s president, Tommy Remengesau, recently told the United Nations. [read post]
14 May 2014, 11:26 pm by Lauren Bernadett
  Her other projects relate to seawalls, reef enhancement, and oil and gas leases. [read post]
6 May 2014, 2:11 pm by Silverberg Zalantis LLP
More acidic waters inhibit the formation of shells, skeletons, and coral reefs. [read post]
29 Mar 2014, 8:03 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Both warm water coral reef and Arctic ecosystems are already experiencing irreversible regime shifts,” the approved version of the report will say. [read post]
1 Oct 2013, 8:59 am by Erik Beck
In December 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published (pdf) a proposed rule to list 66 species of reef-building coral as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and to re-classify two species from threatened to endangered. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 1:42 pm by WIMS
For example, the sanctuary is collaborating with local stakeholders to develop systems and techniques to grow coral and other reef species for replanting in depleted reef systems. [read post]
30 May 2013, 12:13 pm by WIMS
Already, ocean acidification has caused massive oyster die-offs in the Pacific Northwest, sluggish coral growth in the Great Barrier Reef, and plankton to grow thinner, weaker shells in high latitudes. [read post]
7 May 2013, 9:30 pm by Sean Moloney
  The money would create beaches, dunes, and back-barrier marsh areas, as well as repopulate native species, around these areas that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) described as “among the first terrestrial habitats to be oiled during the Spill. [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 9:18 am by Kelly Buchanan
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean… While all of this was being played out, Fletcher Christian and eight other crewmen had continued their adventures in the South Pacific. [read post]