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The National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades
The National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades was the first marine park established in Greece and is currently the largest marine protected area in Europe. The National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades is member of the MedPAN (Network of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean). Read more…
Monachus Monachus in The Mediterranean
The scientific name of the monk seal is Monachus monachus has been named after either the top of its head, which looks like it is wearing a Roman Catholic monk cap, or its tendency not to live in large groups preferring isolation from the human presence. Read more…
Volunteer at Alonissos, the Largest Marine Park in the Mediterranean
Environmentally aware individuals are invited to offer volunteer work at the first National Marine Park in Greece and the largest in the Mediterranean, which was established in 1992. Volunteers will help the Management Body of the NMPANS. Read more…
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Marine Plankton Tell the Long Story of Ocean Health & Maybe Human Too
Using samples from an almost century-old, ongoing survey of marine plankton, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that rising levels of manmade chemicals found in parts of the world’s oceans might be used to monitor the impact of human activity on ecosystem health. Read more…
New Funding Could Put North East On The Map As a Climate Leader
South Tyneside Council has secured £6.9m in funding for the region’s Stronger Shores initiative, which will take a new approach to make British coastlines and communities stronger in the face of flooding, erosion and the impacts of climate change. Read more…
The Nature Conservancy Launches Southeast Marine Mapping Tool
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announces the launch of the new Southeast Marine Mapping Tool, a digital tool that allows decision-makers to draw from the best available regional data when making ocean planning decisions. Developed by scientists at The Nature Conservancy. Read more…
SAWFISH NEWS: Florida’s Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish
The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States was once found in coastal waters from Texas to North Carolina. However, smalltooth sawfish populations declined dramatically during the second half of the 20th century. Read more…
How YOU can help the Mediterranean monk seal
MOm / The Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk seal is a Greek non–governmental environmental organization with the legal status of a Non–profit association. MOm is active in the protection and promotion of the coastal and marine environment of Greece. Read more…
Using Fungi, Researchers Convert Ocean Plastic Into Ingredients for Drug Industry
The chemical–biological approach for converting polyethylene uses an everyday soil fungus called Aspergillus nidulans that has been genetically altered. The results were reported recently in the paper “Conversion of Polyethylenes into Fungal Secondary Metabolites.” Read more…
Summer Heatwaves, Low Oxygen Proves Deadly for Bay Scallops as Fishery Collapses in New York
Islands around the world have been decimated by introduced invasive species, but restoriA new study by Stony Brook University researchers published in Global Change Biology demonstrates that warming waters and heat waves have contributed to the loss of an economically and culturally important fishery, the production of bay scallops. Read more…
Short-Term Bang of Fireworks Has Long-Term Impact On Wildlife: Study Says
Popular fireworks should be replaced with cleaner drone, and laser light shows to avoid the “highly damaging” impact on wildlife, domestic pets and the broader environment, new Curtin-led research has found. Read more…
100+ Organisations Call on The EU to Rebuild Tuna Stocks & Protect Our Oceans
An urgent call by more than 100 environmental organisations, fishing groups and retailers was made yesterday directly to the European Commission, the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE), all Heads of State of the European Union and the EU Committee on Fisheries to address the harmful environmental impacts. Read more…
Xanthochromism in Petrale Sole
Petrale sole is a brown West Coast flatfish that’s not particularly sexy. Thousands are caught by US West Coast groundfish trawlers every day, but the crew on the F/V Noah’s Ark caught one that was a complete anomaly. The fish shined a bright yellowy-orange, something none of the crew had seen in their lifetime. Read more…
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This piece was prepared online by Panuruji Kenta, Publisher, SEVENSEAS Media