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Coral Reef Fishes Prove Invaluable in the Study of Evolutionary EcologyCoral reef fish species have proven invaluable for experimental testing of key concepts in social evolution and already have yielded insights about the ultimate reasons for female reproductive suppression, group living, and bidirectional sex change. |
Released: 5/16/2013 11:40 AM EDT
Boston University College of Arts & Sciences |
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James Cameron to be Publicly Honored with Scripps Nierenberg PrizeOcean frontier explorer and world-renowned filmmaker James Cameron has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. Cameron will deliver a presentation on his record-setting DEEPSEA CHALLENGE expedition and exploration of the frontiers of the deep sea on Friday, May 31, on the UC San Diego campus. Although the event is sold out, more information is available at: http://nierenberg.eventbrite.com/# |
Released: 5/15/2013 12:00 PM EDT
University of California, San Diego |
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Sea Squirt Helps Solve Century-Old PuzzleUsing high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to examine crystals from the bodies of small marine organisms called sea squirts, scientists have solved the mystery of the crystal structure of the mineral called vaterite. |
Released: 4/25/2013 2:10 PM EDT
American Technion Society |
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The Asian Monsoon is Getting PredictableFor much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. The summer rainy season is especially important for securing the water and food supplies for more than a billion people. Its variations can mean the difference between drought and flood. Now a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego-led study reports on a crucial connection that could drastically improve the ability of forecasters to reliably predict the monsoon a few months in advance. |
Released: 4/23/2013 12:00 PM EDT
University of California, San Diego |
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Sea Mammals Find U.S. Safe HarborNew research shows that many US marine mammal populations -- especially some seals and sea lions--have rebounded since 1972, because of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. |
Released: 4/11/2013 3:30 PM EDT
University of Vermont |
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Scientists Stress Need for National Marine Biodiversity Observation NetworkWith ocean life facing unprecedented threat from climate change, overfishing, pollution, invasive species and habitat destruction, a University of Florida researcher is helping coordinate national efforts to monitor marine biodiversity. |
Embargo expired: 4/11/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Released: 4/10/2013 3:00 PM EDT
University of Florida |
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Tourist-Fed Stingrays Change Their Ways
Study of world-famous Stingray City finds human interaction drastically alters stingray behavior. |
Released: 3/18/2013 5:30 PM EDT
Nova Southeastern University |
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‘Dirty Blizzard’ in Gulf May Account for Missing Deepwater Horizon OilOil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers are calling a “dirty blizzard.” |
Released: 3/14/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Florida State University |
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Eel Migration Study Reveals Porbeagle Shark Predation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Satellite tracking tags used to elucidate the migratory path of American eels from the St. Lawrence River to the Sargasso Sea prematurely detached from the specimens leading investigators to suspect significant predation during the eels' journey. Data from the tags revealed stomach temperatures and dive patterns consistent with porbeagle sharks. In addition to data collected by the satellite tags, only 4% of acoustically tagged eels were detected migrating into the Atlantic Ocean via the Cabot Strait (a major migratory pathway between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland). The study precedes the recent vote by CITES to more strictly enforce protection of five shark species including porbeagle sharks as well as recent international studies on the worldwide decline of sharks. |
Released: 3/12/2013 10:15 AM EDT
Dalhousie University |
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Shark Fisheries Globally Unsustainable: New Study - Researchers Estimate 100 Million Sharks Die Every Year
The world’s shark populations are experiencing significant declines with perhaps 100 million – or more - sharks being lost every year, according to a study published this week in Marine Policy. |
Released: 3/1/2013 12:10 PM EST
Dalhousie University |