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The Census of Marine Life: Photo of the Week - Tagged Green Sturgeon

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:12:58 +0000

Yurok Tribal Biologists with tagged green sturgeon in the lower Klamath River.

ONW: Week of March 15, 2010 - Number 84

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:07:40 +0000

The staff here at Ocean Leadership works hard to make certain that each week we provide you with the most useful and timely information regarding our efforts, activities of the community, news from Capitol Hill, and all opportunities, jobs and internships that we feel you might find beneficial.

The Role of Science in a National Ocean Policy

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:12:10 +0000

On February 23, 2010, Bob Gagosian, President and CEO of Consortium for Ocean Leadership, delivered the keynote address during an event sponsored by The Oceanographic Society at the Ocean Sciences meeting in Portland Oregon.

Climate 'Fix' Could Poison Sea Life

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:09:43 +0000

Fertilising the oceans with iron to absorb carbon dioxide could increase concentrations of a chemical that can kill marine mammals, a study has found.

EPA to Allow States Address Rising Ocean Acidity

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:58:08 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life.

Jaws - 4 Million BC: How an Extinct Shark Attacked Its Prey

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:51:16 +0000

It might sound like a mashup of monster movies, but palaeontologists have discovered evidence of how an extinct shark attacked its prey, reconstructing a killing that took place 4 million years ago.

Southern Ocean Winds Open Window to the Deep Sea

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:31:01 +0000

Australian and US scientists have discovered how changes in winds blowing on the Southern Ocean drive variations in the depth of the surface layer of sea water responsible for regulating exchanges of heat and carbon dioxide between the ocean and the atmosphere.

New NOAA Web Site Emphasizes Broader Impacts of Sea Ice Loss

Ocean Leadership — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:21:46 +0000

Melting sea ice may sound like a regional or local problem, but NOAA’s new Arctic Future Web site shows that changes in the Arctic can also influence weather in the mid-latitudes, where a large part of the global human population lives.

UN Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Ocean Leadership — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:48:31 +0000

A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected Thursday by a U.N. wildlife meeting, with scores of developing nations joining Japan in opposing a measure they feared would devastate fishing economies.

Sturgeon More Critically Endangered Than Any Other Group of Species

Ocean Leadership — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:38:45 +0000

85 percent of sturgeon, one of the oldest families of bony fishes in existence, valued around the world for their precious roe, are at risk of extinction, making them the most threatened group of animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.