OSPAR background document on Ocean quahog Arctica islandica
... The size of the circles corresponds to the relative abundance. Hollow circles indicate the absence despite sampling (a) abundance as estimated by Noort et al., (1979 - 1986) between 1972 and 1980, and (b) densities determined from cruises with RV Aurelia and RV Pelagia between 1990 and 1994. A study ...
... The size of the circles corresponds to the relative abundance. Hollow circles indicate the absence despite sampling (a) abundance as estimated by Noort et al., (1979 - 1986) between 1972 and 1980, and (b) densities determined from cruises with RV Aurelia and RV Pelagia between 1990 and 1994. A study ...
Stationary Eddies and the Zonal Asymmetry of Net Precipitation and
... that they all tend to have unphysical regions of net evaporation over land, trends associated with changes of observing system, and an overestimated magnitude of water cycling over oceans (affecting precipitation P and evaporation E but not P 2 E). We are interested in the large-scale balance of ter ...
... that they all tend to have unphysical regions of net evaporation over land, trends associated with changes of observing system, and an overestimated magnitude of water cycling over oceans (affecting precipitation P and evaporation E but not P 2 E). We are interested in the large-scale balance of ter ...
on the South China Sea - National Taiwan University
... coastal water (Figure 2b). The temperature section at 18 N derived from the East Asian Seas Nowcast/Forecast System, partially separated by a north-south line of volcanoes across the Luzon Strait, indicates a much shallower SCS thermocline on the west side relative to the western North Pacific therm ...
... coastal water (Figure 2b). The temperature section at 18 N derived from the East Asian Seas Nowcast/Forecast System, partially separated by a north-south line of volcanoes across the Luzon Strait, indicates a much shallower SCS thermocline on the west side relative to the western North Pacific therm ...
Assessment of Governance Arrangements for the Ocean
... This report evaluates the structure or architecture of formally-established transboundary governance arrangements that address issues affecting water quality, fisheries, biodiversity and habitat destruction in Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs). While there are currently 66 LMEs that have been identifie ...
... This report evaluates the structure or architecture of formally-established transboundary governance arrangements that address issues affecting water quality, fisheries, biodiversity and habitat destruction in Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs). While there are currently 66 LMEs that have been identifie ...
the ASTA Booklet - Australian Antarctic Division
... are many similarities and differences between the two poles. The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by landmasses where polar bears, reindeer, and foxes live. Much of the Arctic is tundra and boreal forest (woodlands made up mostly of evergreen trees and shrubs that bear cones, such as pine cones). A wid ...
... are many similarities and differences between the two poles. The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by landmasses where polar bears, reindeer, and foxes live. Much of the Arctic is tundra and boreal forest (woodlands made up mostly of evergreen trees and shrubs that bear cones, such as pine cones). A wid ...
PACES II Programme - Helmholtz
... Approaching the challenges of the research field Earth and Environment presupposes an appropriate transfer concept to provide and transfer the acquired knowledge to decisionmakers, users and to society. For the forthcoming programme period it is planned to conceptualise and implement a comprehensive ...
... Approaching the challenges of the research field Earth and Environment presupposes an appropriate transfer concept to provide and transfer the acquired knowledge to decisionmakers, users and to society. For the forthcoming programme period it is planned to conceptualise and implement a comprehensive ...
Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam
... The North American continental margin beneath the Bering Sea is nearly 1,300 km long and extends from Alaska to eastern Siberia. The margin is a canyonscarred 3,200-3,400-m high escarpment separating one of the world's largest epicontinental seas (the shallow Bering Sea) and the Aleutian Basin (the ...
... The North American continental margin beneath the Bering Sea is nearly 1,300 km long and extends from Alaska to eastern Siberia. The margin is a canyonscarred 3,200-3,400-m high escarpment separating one of the world's largest epicontinental seas (the shallow Bering Sea) and the Aleutian Basin (the ...
SECOND INTERNATIONAL INDIAN OCEAN EXPEDITION (IIOE-2)
... respects. This is largely because the Indian Ocean remains under-sampled in both space and time, especially compared to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The situation is compounded by the Indian Ocean being a dynamically complex and highly variable system under monsoonal influence. Many uncertaintie ...
... respects. This is largely because the Indian Ocean remains under-sampled in both space and time, especially compared to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The situation is compounded by the Indian Ocean being a dynamically complex and highly variable system under monsoonal influence. Many uncertaintie ...
Ecosystem-Based Management in Multilateral Environmental
... trophic resources, allocation of some of the potential yield of a prey species to the predator rather than all being allocated to the fishery targeting the prey species, the ecosystem effects of the loss of predators at high trophic levels, the role of habitat, and other impacts on whales such as cl ...
... trophic resources, allocation of some of the potential yield of a prey species to the predator rather than all being allocated to the fishery targeting the prey species, the ecosystem effects of the loss of predators at high trophic levels, the role of habitat, and other impacts on whales such as cl ...
The Future of the World Heritage Convention for marine conservation
... resources than the protection of terrestrial sites. In the past twenty years, there has been a concerted international effort to change that, caused in part by a recognition that our ocean is facing mounting pressures, and that international cooperation can help scale-up solutions to problems like p ...
... resources than the protection of terrestrial sites. In the past twenty years, there has been a concerted international effort to change that, caused in part by a recognition that our ocean is facing mounting pressures, and that international cooperation can help scale-up solutions to problems like p ...
The Crozet oceanic zone
... frontal transport activity is very important in the north (0,25 d-1) in the area that is characterized by the juxtaposition of several fronts (SAF, STF and Agulhas Return Current front) which forms the triple Crozet front area. The southwest of the area is in the region of the PF with the presence o ...
... frontal transport activity is very important in the north (0,25 d-1) in the area that is characterized by the juxtaposition of several fronts (SAF, STF and Agulhas Return Current front) which forms the triple Crozet front area. The southwest of the area is in the region of the PF with the presence o ...
MDIP Phase1 Report – “Defining the UK Framework for Marine Data
... 4.17 JNCC provided a review of MEDIN portal user requirements which was used as the basis for the specification for the new MEDIN Marine Data Discovery Portal. Following an open Invitation to Tender, Geodata were selected to build the portal which is now close to completion and will be available in ...
... 4.17 JNCC provided a review of MEDIN portal user requirements which was used as the basis for the specification for the new MEDIN Marine Data Discovery Portal. Following an open Invitation to Tender, Geodata were selected to build the portal which is now close to completion and will be available in ...
IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific - UNESDOC
... exchange and sharing of observed data and information, and ecosystem research. He noted that the oceans provide a considerable amount of resources on which humans depend and these resources are being threatened by pollution, climate change, and other changes to the ocean ecosystem. Mr Joo confirmed ...
... exchange and sharing of observed data and information, and ecosystem research. He noted that the oceans provide a considerable amount of resources on which humans depend and these resources are being threatened by pollution, climate change, and other changes to the ocean ecosystem. Mr Joo confirmed ...
Proceedings of a Benthic Habitat Classification Workshop Meeting
... The DFO Policy Committee tentatively defined seven objectives to guide ecosystem-based management. The first objective states that human activities should be managed so as to maintain the diversity of ecosystem types within acceptable bounds. A science workshop was held in June 2000 in support of th ...
... The DFO Policy Committee tentatively defined seven objectives to guide ecosystem-based management. The first objective states that human activities should be managed so as to maintain the diversity of ecosystem types within acceptable bounds. A science workshop was held in June 2000 in support of th ...
29 June 2011 - OnlyOnePlanet Australia home
... level through the Law of the Sea). In my view a logical modern definition of overfishing is a level of fishing which puts at risk values endorsed either by the fishery management agency, by the nation in whose waters fishing takes place, or within widely accepted international agreements. This defin ...
... level through the Law of the Sea). In my view a logical modern definition of overfishing is a level of fishing which puts at risk values endorsed either by the fishery management agency, by the nation in whose waters fishing takes place, or within widely accepted international agreements. This defin ...
United Nations Environment Programme Regional Seas
... 19. The regional seas programmes and/or their Member States have developed various strategic documents, ranging from the Regional Seas Conventions and associated Protocols, regional strategies for sustainable development (such as the revised one for the Mediterranean, adopted in 2016), Action Plans, ...
... 19. The regional seas programmes and/or their Member States have developed various strategic documents, ranging from the Regional Seas Conventions and associated Protocols, regional strategies for sustainable development (such as the revised one for the Mediterranean, adopted in 2016), Action Plans, ...
Ocean Observation and Research Department
... see the earth from space -- a beautiful, blue planet, full of ...
... see the earth from space -- a beautiful, blue planet, full of ...
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... had been soaked overnight in 10% HC1, then in nanopure water and finally rinsed with the water used to fill each bottle. The 0.2 pm filtered seawater was also poured into HDPE bottles as a control. All incubation bottles (>20, 11-20, 2-11, and 0.7-2 pm fractions, and <0.? and <0.2 pm filtered seawat ...
... had been soaked overnight in 10% HC1, then in nanopure water and finally rinsed with the water used to fill each bottle. The 0.2 pm filtered seawater was also poured into HDPE bottles as a control. All incubation bottles (>20, 11-20, 2-11, and 0.7-2 pm fractions, and <0.? and <0.2 pm filtered seawat ...
(MEDIN) Annual Report for 2009-10
... 4.17 JNCC provided a review of MEDIN portal user requirements which was used as the basis for the specification for the new MEDIN Marine Data Discovery Portal. Following an open Invitation to Tender, Geodata were selected to build the portal which is now close to completion and will be available in ...
... 4.17 JNCC provided a review of MEDIN portal user requirements which was used as the basis for the specification for the new MEDIN Marine Data Discovery Portal. Following an open Invitation to Tender, Geodata were selected to build the portal which is now close to completion and will be available in ...
chemical and physical dynamics of marine - DORAS
... Pockmarks are specific type of marine geological setting resembling craters or pits. They are considered surface expression of fluid flow in the marine subsurface. Pockmarks are widespread in the aquatic environment but the understanding of their formation mechanisms, relationship with marine macro- ...
... Pockmarks are specific type of marine geological setting resembling craters or pits. They are considered surface expression of fluid flow in the marine subsurface. Pockmarks are widespread in the aquatic environment but the understanding of their formation mechanisms, relationship with marine macro- ...
A Tribute to Hinduism - Dwaraka - Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati
... Krishna. This was regarded as a grandiose metaphor, part of a story filled with great myths. In the early eighties an important archaeological site was found in India, at Dwaraka, the site of the legendary city of Lord Krishna. Now, it is discovered that the whole coast of western India sank by near ...
... Krishna. This was regarded as a grandiose metaphor, part of a story filled with great myths. In the early eighties an important archaeological site was found in India, at Dwaraka, the site of the legendary city of Lord Krishna. Now, it is discovered that the whole coast of western India sank by near ...
Identifying Opportunities to Address Issues of Marine Fisheries and
... Fisheries are a vital source of food and income, supplying the main animal protein for more than one billion people around the world, jobs for estimated 43.5 million, and with an export value of US$86.4 billion, 50% of which comes from developing countries (FAO, 2009, Kelleher, 2008, World Bank 2008 ...
... Fisheries are a vital source of food and income, supplying the main animal protein for more than one billion people around the world, jobs for estimated 43.5 million, and with an export value of US$86.4 billion, 50% of which comes from developing countries (FAO, 2009, Kelleher, 2008, World Bank 2008 ...
Marine landscapes
... within the BSPA network that consists of relatively few large sites located relatively far from each other in some areas. However, securing connectivity also over larger areas (i.e. between sites) would be important. For short-distance dispersers the larger sites seem to be more efficient in securin ...
... within the BSPA network that consists of relatively few large sites located relatively far from each other in some areas. However, securing connectivity also over larger areas (i.e. between sites) would be important. For short-distance dispersers the larger sites seem to be more efficient in securin ...
3.8 Marine Invertebrates
... invertebrates are evaluated based on their distribution and life history relative to the stressor or activity being considered. Activities are evaluated for their potential impact on marine invertebrates in general, and are evaluated by taxonomic and regulatory groupings as appropriate. Invertebrate ...
... invertebrates are evaluated based on their distribution and life history relative to the stressor or activity being considered. Activities are evaluated for their potential impact on marine invertebrates in general, and are evaluated by taxonomic and regulatory groupings as appropriate. Invertebrate ...
monthly meeting reports – october 2016
... Commission. Representatives from the Italian Hydrographic Office participated as Associate Members. Assistant Director Yves Guillam represented the Secretariat of the IHO. On 13 October, the IENWG contributed to the workshop on “The Importance of Marine Data for the Development of the ...
... Commission. Representatives from the Italian Hydrographic Office participated as Associate Members. Assistant Director Yves Guillam represented the Secretariat of the IHO. On 13 October, the IENWG contributed to the workshop on “The Importance of Marine Data for the Development of the ...
Marine pollution
Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful, effects result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Most sources of marine pollution are land based. The pollution often comes from nonpoint sources such as agricultural runoff, wind-blown debris and dust. Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients. It is a primary cause of eutrophication of surface waters, in which excess nutrients, usually nitrogen or phosphorus, stimulate algae growth.Many potentially toxic chemicals adhere to tiny particles which are then taken up by plankton and benthos animals, most of which are either deposit or filter feeders. In this way, the toxins are concentrated upward within ocean food chains. Many particles combine chemically in a manner highly depletive of oxygen, causing estuaries to become anoxic.When pesticides are incorporated into the marine ecosystem, they quickly become absorbed into marine food webs. Once in the food webs, these pesticides can cause mutations, as well as diseases, which can be harmful to humans as well as the entire food web.Toxic metals can also be introduced into marine food webs. These can cause a change to tissue matter, biochemistry, behaviour, reproduction, and suppress growth in marine life. Also, many animal feeds have a high fish meal or fish hydrolysate content. In this way, marine toxins can be transferred to land animals, and appear later in meat and dairy products.