Northeast Ocean Plan - Northeast Regional Planning Body
... New England was born of the ocean. The region’s identity and its vitality are inextricably intertwined with the sea. As with its past, New England’s future is equally bound to the fate of the great waters that roll ceaselessly from the northern reaches of the Gulf of Maine to Long Island Sound and ...
... New England was born of the ocean. The region’s identity and its vitality are inextricably intertwined with the sea. As with its past, New England’s future is equally bound to the fate of the great waters that roll ceaselessly from the northern reaches of the Gulf of Maine to Long Island Sound and ...
The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates
... However, Web-based datasets often lack updates because of limitations in funding or expertise, and in general, the marine biodiversity of the Mediterranean is less known than its terrestrial counterpart [33,72]. There are still important gaps at population, community, habitat, and sub-region levels, ...
... However, Web-based datasets often lack updates because of limitations in funding or expertise, and in general, the marine biodiversity of the Mediterranean is less known than its terrestrial counterpart [33,72]. There are still important gaps at population, community, habitat, and sub-region levels, ...
`2-5-02 Revised PDF Block B request OP9` in a
... coral reefs, a phenomenon in which coral hosts reject their symbiotic algae, leaving the animals and their communities with a ghostly-white, bleached appearance. In some cases the bleaching led to mortality on a massive spatial scale, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. Up until this single eve ...
... coral reefs, a phenomenon in which coral hosts reject their symbiotic algae, leaving the animals and their communities with a ghostly-white, bleached appearance. In some cases the bleaching led to mortality on a massive spatial scale, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. Up until this single eve ...
Ocean Science - International Science Center
... This surface layer is also called the sunlight zone and extends from the surface to 660 feet (200 meters). It is in this zone that most of the visible light exists. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/layers_ocean.htm With the light comes heating from sun. This heating is responsible for wide ch ...
... This surface layer is also called the sunlight zone and extends from the surface to 660 feet (200 meters). It is in this zone that most of the visible light exists. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/layers_ocean.htm With the light comes heating from sun. This heating is responsible for wide ch ...
A global seamount classification to aid the scientific design of
... can be rapidly and severely impacted by human activities. There have been recent calls to establish networks of marine protected areas on the High Seas, including seamounts. However, there is little biological information on the benthic communities on seamounts, and this has limited the ability of s ...
... can be rapidly and severely impacted by human activities. There have been recent calls to establish networks of marine protected areas on the High Seas, including seamounts. However, there is little biological information on the benthic communities on seamounts, and this has limited the ability of s ...
MAREDAT: towards a world atlas of MARine Ecosystem DATa
... in this special issue (Peloquin et al., 2013) offers one pathway toward resolving mixed phytoplankton biomass distribution. However, the most reliable way to prevent double counting and achieve a consistent dataset would be to measure the biomass and cell size of all distinct phytoplankton groups in ...
... in this special issue (Peloquin et al., 2013) offers one pathway toward resolving mixed phytoplankton biomass distribution. However, the most reliable way to prevent double counting and achieve a consistent dataset would be to measure the biomass and cell size of all distinct phytoplankton groups in ...
Student_Worksheet_sediments
... Besides visual observations alone, scientists often analyze small segments of cores under the microscope to determine sediment composition. The sediment observed under the microscope is matched with categories of known grain types such as those shown below, including minerals and mineral groups, vol ...
... Besides visual observations alone, scientists often analyze small segments of cores under the microscope to determine sediment composition. The sediment observed under the microscope is matched with categories of known grain types such as those shown below, including minerals and mineral groups, vol ...
Lessons learned from ICZM good practice around the
... the vision that was set out in a previous report (Safeguarding Our Seas, 2002). The reverse could have been true: bringing the knowledge together to then set out a vision for the country and its regions. It is important to underline that such a synthetic assessment was not made in once but has been ...
... the vision that was set out in a previous report (Safeguarding Our Seas, 2002). The reverse could have been true: bringing the knowledge together to then set out a vision for the country and its regions. It is important to underline that such a synthetic assessment was not made in once but has been ...
Black$Sea$Checkpoint$$ Literature$Survey
... associated with data markup and also enables records to be interpreted by computers. The characteristics are related to air, ice, fresh waters, marine waters, biota/biology, seabed/riverbed monitoring environmental matrices and human activities. A first list of characteristics needed by the EMODnet ...
... associated with data markup and also enables records to be interpreted by computers. The characteristics are related to air, ice, fresh waters, marine waters, biota/biology, seabed/riverbed monitoring environmental matrices and human activities. A first list of characteristics needed by the EMODnet ...
The distribution and abundance of marine debris on isolated
... 2004). As this litter survey simply counted pieces of litter found, no measure was taken of size or weight. An assessment of total weight of litter found would be more useful to assess dominant litter materials. Plastics may have been the dominant litter type because it is more readily transported i ...
... 2004). As this litter survey simply counted pieces of litter found, no measure was taken of size or weight. An assessment of total weight of litter found would be more useful to assess dominant litter materials. Plastics may have been the dominant litter type because it is more readily transported i ...
european trawlers are destroying the oceans
... forecasts show that by simply following the approved multi-annual plans, barely 8.5% of vessels and 18% of gross tonnage would be decommissioned1; an achievement very distant from scientific recommendations. Moreover, from among these almost 100,000 vessels, the EU is home to a particularly damaging ...
... forecasts show that by simply following the approved multi-annual plans, barely 8.5% of vessels and 18% of gross tonnage would be decommissioned1; an achievement very distant from scientific recommendations. Moreover, from among these almost 100,000 vessels, the EU is home to a particularly damaging ...
Essential Fish Habitat Assessment Revised Final Report – May 2014
... Bottomfish Management Unit Species ...
... Bottomfish Management Unit Species ...
Temperature and substrates as interactive limiting factors for marine
... ZoBell agar (Marine agar, Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI, USA), labeled their DNA with 32P, and hybridized it with field samples. Their results suggested that the majority of the dominant bacteria, most of the time, ...
... ZoBell agar (Marine agar, Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI, USA), labeled their DNA with 32P, and hybridized it with field samples. Their results suggested that the majority of the dominant bacteria, most of the time, ...
Kirsten E. Zewers† As the possibility for ocean exploration increases
... Once simplified in a laboratory, the replicated strands are then likened to other organisms to determine specific uses for the MGR derivatives. Research indicates that MGR organisms containing such valuable DNA or RNA can consist of both macro-organisms and micro-organisms, including bacteria,7 alga ...
... Once simplified in a laboratory, the replicated strands are then likened to other organisms to determine specific uses for the MGR derivatives. Research indicates that MGR organisms containing such valuable DNA or RNA can consist of both macro-organisms and micro-organisms, including bacteria,7 alga ...
Fulltext: english,
... technical instruments and policies of protection, at global, pan-European, EU and regional levels, are reviewed. The pioneering role (for Baltic) of the Helsinki Convention, signed in 1974 by the Baltic coastal states, is highlighted, whereby all sources of pollution were made subject to one single ...
... technical instruments and policies of protection, at global, pan-European, EU and regional levels, are reviewed. The pioneering role (for Baltic) of the Helsinki Convention, signed in 1974 by the Baltic coastal states, is highlighted, whereby all sources of pollution were made subject to one single ...
Full text in pdf format
... and contribute to the ambient DON pool, and other sources like algal exudates and products of cell lysis which are important in specif~ccompartments. These pathways support the N demands of BSP which are not met by PON-hydrolysis. Ratio of PON hydrolysis/BSP is 0.63 in the mixed surface layer, 0.76 ...
... and contribute to the ambient DON pool, and other sources like algal exudates and products of cell lysis which are important in specif~ccompartments. These pathways support the N demands of BSP which are not met by PON-hydrolysis. Ratio of PON hydrolysis/BSP is 0.63 in the mixed surface layer, 0.76 ...
Scientists` Consensus Statement on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs
... the 10%, but the “best available science” is to be used. Therefore, in order to best achieve the intent of 10 x 20, we provide the following distillation of scientific knowledge and experience of how to design highly effective MPAs. This information could also be used for evaluation of existing MPAs ...
... the 10%, but the “best available science” is to be used. Therefore, in order to best achieve the intent of 10 x 20, we provide the following distillation of scientific knowledge and experience of how to design highly effective MPAs. This information could also be used for evaluation of existing MPAs ...
Wilton Sturges III - FSU-EOAS
... Circulation and the forbidden zone on the west Florida shelf. Continental Shelf Res.,19, 1221-1245. ...
... Circulation and the forbidden zone on the west Florida shelf. Continental Shelf Res.,19, 1221-1245. ...
marine biological considerations related to the reverse osmosis
... Southern California Bight (SCB). The SCB is an open embayment extending from Point Conception, CA into Baja California, Mexico and 125 miles offshore. Biologically, the SCB is a transition-zone species assemblage set between two larger and diverse biological provinces; one in the cooler waters to th ...
... Southern California Bight (SCB). The SCB is an open embayment extending from Point Conception, CA into Baja California, Mexico and 125 miles offshore. Biologically, the SCB is a transition-zone species assemblage set between two larger and diverse biological provinces; one in the cooler waters to th ...
MDIP Phase1 Report – “Defining the UK Framework for Marine Data
... to establish data flows from partners into the DAC network. These important data are gathered from sites around the UK, cover a variety of data types from marine species to sea level, and date back to the 1920’s. 2.3 The MEDIN discovery metadata standard, developed to comply with national and intern ...
... to establish data flows from partners into the DAC network. These important data are gathered from sites around the UK, cover a variety of data types from marine species to sea level, and date back to the 1920’s. 2.3 The MEDIN discovery metadata standard, developed to comply with national and intern ...
Matthias Tomczak: a well-known water-mass expert
... Drake Passage” employs high resolution XBT data from 1969 to 2004 in Drake Passage to examine interannual temperature variation and warming/cooling trends. She discovers statistically significant warming trends of ~0.02 ºC yr-1 north of the Polar Front (PF) which is largely depth independent between ...
... Drake Passage” employs high resolution XBT data from 1969 to 2004 in Drake Passage to examine interannual temperature variation and warming/cooling trends. She discovers statistically significant warming trends of ~0.02 ºC yr-1 north of the Polar Front (PF) which is largely depth independent between ...
ICES, PICES, and the Arctic Council Task Force on Arctic Marine
... almost a quarter century later as the Arctic Council TFAMC assesses the need for a marine science organization for the Arctic in 2015 and beyond. Established at a time of growing internationalism, ICES responded to concerns about overfishing of plaice, herring, and other stocks in the North Atlantic ...
... almost a quarter century later as the Arctic Council TFAMC assesses the need for a marine science organization for the Arctic in 2015 and beyond. Established at a time of growing internationalism, ICES responded to concerns about overfishing of plaice, herring, and other stocks in the North Atlantic ...
GOOS Coastal Module Planning Workshop - unesdoc
... ecological and aesthetic reasons. Coastal waters contain biologically productive, diverse ecosystems that provide vital habitat for many commercial and endangered species, Wetland and other shoreline areas are extremely important breeding and spawning areas for many species of fish and other organis ...
... ecological and aesthetic reasons. Coastal waters contain biologically productive, diverse ecosystems that provide vital habitat for many commercial and endangered species, Wetland and other shoreline areas are extremely important breeding and spawning areas for many species of fish and other organis ...
(MEDIN) Annual Report for 2009-10
... to establish data flows from partners into the DAC network. These important data are gathered from sites around the UK, cover a variety of data types from marine species to sea level, and date back to the 1920’s. 2.3 The MEDIN discovery metadata standard, developed to comply with national and intern ...
... to establish data flows from partners into the DAC network. These important data are gathered from sites around the UK, cover a variety of data types from marine species to sea level, and date back to the 1920’s. 2.3 The MEDIN discovery metadata standard, developed to comply with national and intern ...
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. Marine biology differs from marine ecology as marine ecology is focused on how organisms interact with each other and the environment, while biology is the study of the organisms themselves.A large proportion of all life on Earth lives in the ocean. Exactly how large the proportion is unknown, since many ocean species are still to be discovered. The ocean is a complex three-dimensional world covering about 71% of the Earth's surface. The habitats studied in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the oceanic trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. Specific habitats include coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, the surrounds of seamounts and thermal vents, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean (pelagic) zone, where solid objects are rare and the surface of the water is the only visible boundary. The organisms studied range from microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton to huge cetaceans (whales) 30 meters (98 feet) in length.Marine life is a vast resource, providing food, medicine, and raw materials, in addition to helping to support recreation and tourism all over the world. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle, and are involved in the regulation of the Earth's climate. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land.Many species are economically important to humans, including food fish (both finfish and shellfish). It is also becoming understood that the well-being of marine organisms and other organisms are linked in very fundamental ways. The human body of knowledge regarding the relationship between life in the sea and important cycles is rapidly growing, with new discoveries being made nearly every day. These cycles include those of matter (such as the carbon cycle) and of air (such as Earth's respiration, and movement of energy through ecosystems including the ocean). Large areas beneath the ocean surface still remain effectively unexplored.