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- News clips November 6-11, 2009 11:00am Nov 11
- Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash 9:03am Nov 10
- For Elephant Seals, a Restful Downward Spiral 9:01am Nov 10
National Ocean Policy Economic Value of Alaska Waters Stressed by Begich during Oceans Subcommittee Hearing-Alaska Report.comWill ocean task force benefit Lake Erie and Northeast Ohio? Maybe- Plain Dealer- About Cleveland NOP hearing on October 29th.As oceans fall ill, Washington squabbles- St...
By LINDSEY HOSHAWThe New York TimesABOARD THE ALGUITA, 1,000 miles northeast of Hawaii — In this remote patch of the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles from any national boundary, the detritus of human life is collecting in a swirling current so large that it defies precise measurement.Light bulbs, b...
By HENRY FOUNTAINThe New York TimesNorthern elephant seals are long-distance mariners, voyaging for two to eight months at a time without making landfall...
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A garbage patch in the Pacific is one of five that may be caught in giant gyres scattered in the world’s oceans.
Tim StephensEurekAlertStudies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz...
A New York Times EditorialThe international commission that sets fishing limits for tuna and other large migratory fish is meeting in Brazil. The commission faces a depressing reality: the bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean is headed toward commercial extinction...
Lisa BachelorThe GuardianAn exotic underwater world of seahorses, sharks and corals that surrounds the coast of Britain is to be given greater protection under new legislation coming into force this week.The long-awaited Marine Act will allow conservation groups to map sites of nature preservation...
National Public RadioDaniel Pauly, a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia, warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleted the number of fish in the oceans. In an Oct...
Colorado State University Professor Contributes to International Climate Change Report- Colorado State University (press release)White House panel on oceans visits Great Lakes- Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderSupreme Court of Hawai`i Reviewing the Turtle Bay Resort ExpansionShare- Surfline.com Surf...
Op/Eds Hitting the target and missing the point- ScienceAlert – Australia- interesting Op/Ed about the difficulty in adhering to conservation targetsEnforcing environmental laws- BusinessWorld Online- interesting editorial about environmental laws in the Phillippines Climate Change G...
National Ocean Policy US reps worry ocean policy will block development – Seattle TimesLawmakers fear hurdles to offshore drilling- Chron Marine Spatial Planning Casting a net far into the future- BBC News – UK- discusses how Marine Spatial Planning can help sustain fisheries Mar...
Sealed fate Molokai residents say a federal agency should not have removed a Hawaiian monk seal without their consent By Gary T...
Editing Scientists: Science and Policy at the White House- Scientific American - NYC,New York,USA- How much do policymakers shape the science that comes out of government agencies?Ship Operator Pleads Guilty for Concealing Pollution from Oil Tanker- Earthtimes (press release) - London,UKPolar...
Honolulu AdvertizerBy Mary VorsinoThe first Hawaiian monk seal successfully raised from birth in captivity was diagnosed with cataracts after being plucked from Kaunakakai Harbor on Friday, which means he won't be going back to the wild.It's rare to see cataracts in a seal so young.At under 2 years...
A Blueprint for Restoring the World’s Oceans to Health- Yale Environment 360- Interview with Sylvia EarleFederal scientists urge against offshore drilling plans- Los Angeles Times; see also: NOAA Raises Red Flags on Aggressive Offshore Drilling Plan- Common DreamsOverfishing: Are there really p...
