Taking a Deeper Dive into The Plastic Pollution Lifecycle
Contributed by OpenOceans Plastic isn’t just scarring marine ecosystems – it’s also contributing to climate change While images of plastic-strewn[…]
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Category: Ocean Literacy
Storied Seas: The Names and Tales of Sanctuary Places
Contributed By Elizabeth Moore By Any Other Name We humans like to name things, placing monikers on everything around us—cliffs,[…]
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Seasonal Change in Antarctic Ice Sheet Movement Observed for The First Time
By The University of Cambridge Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after[…]
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Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Global Tsunami That Scoured Seafloor Thousands of Miles from Impact Site
By U-Michigan News ANN ARBOR—The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs[…]
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Tougher Measures Urgently Needed From The International Maritime Organisation To Curb Plastic Pellet Pollution
All Photo Credit Ed Marshall – Plastic nurdles, Norfolk, January 2019. A new report by international wildlife conservation charity, Fauna &[…]
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Science Without Borders® Challenge Announcement for 2023
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce that our Science Without Borders® Challenge is now open! This annual art contest[…]
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The Team of Biologists from The University of Vienna Discovers The Old Genes Keep Sea Anemones Forever Young
By The University of Vienna Highly conserved genes ensure lifelong differentiation of neurons and glandular cells in sea anemones The[…]
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Bombshell Court Victory: Chinook Harvest Harms Southern Resident Killer Whales and Wild Chinook Recovery
Wild Fish Conservancy A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court landed Monday evening calling out the federal government for failing to protect[…]
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Key Countries Oppose Deep Sea Mining As Regulations Advance to Open The Industry
Greenpeace USA Washington, DC ⎯ As delegates in Kingston, Jamaica, wrap up three intensive weeks of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority[…]
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NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Restoration Blueprint for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
By Rachel Plunkett One of the most significant marine conservation initiatives in the world—restoring sensitive habitats and managing resources in[…]
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