Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
Written by NOAA ANN ARBOR—A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is forecasting a summer “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico of 5,364 square miles, …
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Since the early 1930’s when the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago displayed a smalltooth sawfish for the first time, public aquariums have created connections between people and these incredibly unique, and …
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Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master HOUSTON – Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide. What …
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By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States experienced a dramatic decline during the 20th century due to overfishing and habitat …
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China wants to build a huge solar and wind park in the Gobi Desert, which is planned to have a total capacity of 450 gigawatts. To put this into perspective: …
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At the BlueInvest Days 2022 in Brussels, Commissioner Virginius Sinkevičius and EIF Deputy Chief Executive, Roger Havenith announced today a new dedicated equity initiative for the blue economy under InvestEU. …
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GOLDACH, Switzerland – The 2021 World Air Quality Report finds that only three percent of cities and no single country met the latest World Health Organization’s (WHO) PM2.5 annual air …
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Founders Eric and Wendy Schmidt donate the research vessel Falkor to Italy’s science agency to conduct ocean science in the Mediterranean and beyond. Genoa, Italy – Schmidt Ocean Institute announced …
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MEYER Group, the leading shipbuilding consortium with three modern, large-scale shipyards in Europe, has joined forces with ADMARES Marine, a global leader in floating real estate, to form a new …
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Marine biologist scores grant to follow up on coral symbiosis discovery Rice University marine biologist Adrienne Correa has won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to follow up her …
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