Vol. 38, No. 3 - Marine Technology Society
... radioactive and hazardous wastes in “designated” dumpsites, including deposits of VX and Sarin gas off of the Eastern coast of the United States; to the recently publicized hydrogen bomb lost in 1958 off the coast of Georgia. Over 150,000 ships are known to have been lost in U.S. waters. The Gulf of ...
... radioactive and hazardous wastes in “designated” dumpsites, including deposits of VX and Sarin gas off of the Eastern coast of the United States; to the recently publicized hydrogen bomb lost in 1958 off the coast of Georgia. Over 150,000 ships are known to have been lost in U.S. waters. The Gulf of ...
GESAMP 67
... Estimates of Oil Entering the Marine Environment from Sea-based Activities: GESAMP took note of the progress of work achieved by a working group it had established two years ago to evaluate all available data sources on oil input into the marine environment from maritime activities. GESAMP appreciat ...
... Estimates of Oil Entering the Marine Environment from Sea-based Activities: GESAMP took note of the progress of work achieved by a working group it had established two years ago to evaluate all available data sources on oil input into the marine environment from maritime activities. GESAMP appreciat ...
OFR 89-92
... recently have the environmental effects of marine disposal been systematically studied. Some early attempts at marine disposal of mill tailings resulted in adverse impacts to marine life (1).' However, recent advances in tailings disposal methods have included the introduction of submarine tailings ...
... recently have the environmental effects of marine disposal been systematically studied. Some early attempts at marine disposal of mill tailings resulted in adverse impacts to marine life (1).' However, recent advances in tailings disposal methods have included the introduction of submarine tailings ...
Ecological Progress in US Fishery Management
... In Alaska and some other regions, fishery management has expanded its objectives further—incorporating far-reaching ecosystem protections. For example, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees Alaska’s major groundfish fisheries, has established seasonal or permanent fishing clos ...
... In Alaska and some other regions, fishery management has expanded its objectives further—incorporating far-reaching ecosystem protections. For example, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees Alaska’s major groundfish fisheries, has established seasonal or permanent fishing clos ...
magnitude - Ministry of Earth Sciences
... deploying 20 additional Argo floats in the Indian Ocean. Periodic maintenance were carried out to the observational platforms - RAMA moored buoy array, Wave Rider Buoy network, coastal and equatorial ADCPs, Tsunami buoy network and tide gauge network. A cruise onboard ORV Sagar Nidhi organized durin ...
... deploying 20 additional Argo floats in the Indian Ocean. Periodic maintenance were carried out to the observational platforms - RAMA moored buoy array, Wave Rider Buoy network, coastal and equatorial ADCPs, Tsunami buoy network and tide gauge network. A cruise onboard ORV Sagar Nidhi organized durin ...
Input to the first meeting of the BBNJ Preparatory
... islands and atolls of the FSM navigated the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean using, among other things, the creatures of the Ocean as guides and sources of sustenance, based on ancient knowledge about their behavior patterns and nutritional values. In ABS regimes under the Nagoya Protocol on Access ...
... islands and atolls of the FSM navigated the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean using, among other things, the creatures of the Ocean as guides and sources of sustenance, based on ancient knowledge about their behavior patterns and nutritional values. In ABS regimes under the Nagoya Protocol on Access ...
1994 Annual Report - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
... international levels require a more competitive and innovative Institution stance as we continue to build upon our strengths in basic ocean science research and education. With Jim Luyten’s new appointment as Associate Director for Research, the Institution, and, in particular, the science departmen ...
... international levels require a more competitive and innovative Institution stance as we continue to build upon our strengths in basic ocean science research and education. With Jim Luyten’s new appointment as Associate Director for Research, the Institution, and, in particular, the science departmen ...
Diversity of cultivated and metabolically active
... region. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document extensively the diversity of AAP isolates and to unveil the active AAP community in an oligotrophic marine environment. By pointing out the discrepancies between culture-based and molecular methods, this study highlights the existing gaps ...
... region. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document extensively the diversity of AAP isolates and to unveil the active AAP community in an oligotrophic marine environment. By pointing out the discrepancies between culture-based and molecular methods, this study highlights the existing gaps ...
CIESM Workshop Monographs 32
... Indeed, the biomass of high trophic level species declined drastically (i.e. as much as 80-90%) over different spatial and temporal scales (e.g. Christensen et al., 2003; Myers and Worm, 2003). As a result, many stocks are threatened by biological or economic extinction. Thus, global catch per perso ...
... Indeed, the biomass of high trophic level species declined drastically (i.e. as much as 80-90%) over different spatial and temporal scales (e.g. Christensen et al., 2003; Myers and Worm, 2003). As a result, many stocks are threatened by biological or economic extinction. Thus, global catch per perso ...
Behavior, physiology and the niche of depth
... achieve better skill at forecasting their occurrence, and to predict the consequences for phytoplankton of environmental changes in coastal waters, such as might be associated with aquaculture, coastal engineering, or climate change. Because the ecological and commercial effects of algal blooms depe ...
... achieve better skill at forecasting their occurrence, and to predict the consequences for phytoplankton of environmental changes in coastal waters, such as might be associated with aquaculture, coastal engineering, or climate change. Because the ecological and commercial effects of algal blooms depe ...
Behavior, physiology and the niche of depth
... achieve better skill at forecasting their occurrence, and to predict the consequences for phytoplankton of environmental changes in coastal waters, such as might be associated with aquaculture, coastal engineering, or climate change. Because the ecological and commercial effects of algal blooms depe ...
... achieve better skill at forecasting their occurrence, and to predict the consequences for phytoplankton of environmental changes in coastal waters, such as might be associated with aquaculture, coastal engineering, or climate change. Because the ecological and commercial effects of algal blooms depe ...
Mapping and Monitoring Large-Scale Ocean Fronts Off the
... major ocean fronts. A classic example off the coast of California relates to the salmon and albacore tuna fisheries. Salmon are found on the cold inshore side of major upwelling fronts, whereas tuna are found on the warm, offshore side. Within NOAA, and elsewhere around the world, there is growing in ...
... major ocean fronts. A classic example off the coast of California relates to the salmon and albacore tuna fisheries. Salmon are found on the cold inshore side of major upwelling fronts, whereas tuna are found on the warm, offshore side. Within NOAA, and elsewhere around the world, there is growing in ...
Deep-scattering layer, gas-bladder density, and size estimates using
... In situ TS measurements of the deep-scattering layers were obtained by lowering a multifrequency AOS probe in steps to a maximum of 950 m. The AOS probe is reported in Ryan et al. (2009) with the results from the split beam 38 and 120 kHz transducers reported here (Figure 1, Table 1). The system was ...
... In situ TS measurements of the deep-scattering layers were obtained by lowering a multifrequency AOS probe in steps to a maximum of 950 m. The AOS probe is reported in Ryan et al. (2009) with the results from the split beam 38 and 120 kHz transducers reported here (Figure 1, Table 1). The system was ...
The impact of urbanisation on coral reef ecosystems
... testudinaria (Xt) and H. erectus (He). Very small circles represent OTUs < 100 sequence reads. b) Numbers represent abundant (≥100 sequence reads) OTUs. .........................128 Figure 5.4.3 - Phylogenetic tree of the archaeal 16S rRNA gene sequences recovered from the studied biotopes (seawater ...
... testudinaria (Xt) and H. erectus (He). Very small circles represent OTUs < 100 sequence reads. b) Numbers represent abundant (≥100 sequence reads) OTUs. .........................128 Figure 5.4.3 - Phylogenetic tree of the archaeal 16S rRNA gene sequences recovered from the studied biotopes (seawater ...
Professional Fax Cover Sheet - Panda
... basic structure of the ecosystems associated with seamounts and which are also found along continental slopes, canyons and ridges throughout the world’s oceans. The three major gear types used in deep-sea bottom fishing – gillnets, longlines, and bottom trawls -- are all believed to have some degree ...
... basic structure of the ecosystems associated with seamounts and which are also found along continental slopes, canyons and ridges throughout the world’s oceans. The three major gear types used in deep-sea bottom fishing – gillnets, longlines, and bottom trawls -- are all believed to have some degree ...
F-FOFM Report
... from the 2,500 m isobaths. The implementation of the above rules or other rules implies knowledge of marine geomorphology and geology of the margin. Outer boundary - 200 m depth because tides are not obligatory applied beyond this depth. ...
... from the 2,500 m isobaths. The implementation of the above rules or other rules implies knowledge of marine geomorphology and geology of the margin. Outer boundary - 200 m depth because tides are not obligatory applied beyond this depth. ...
Chapter 43 TROPICAL AND SUB
... societies are often largely or nearly completely dependent on adjacent coral reefs, with cultures developed around those reefs; and reefs contain the largest reservoirs of biodiversity in the world. Moreover, these reefs constitute a very special ecosystem, forming a link between humans on the land ...
... societies are often largely or nearly completely dependent on adjacent coral reefs, with cultures developed around those reefs; and reefs contain the largest reservoirs of biodiversity in the world. Moreover, these reefs constitute a very special ecosystem, forming a link between humans on the land ...
Initial Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Commitments
... index of variability in spawning and recruitment), plankton, marine mammals including birds (LMR), and (iii) coastal meteorology, coastal waves, sea-level, coastal ecology and coral reefs (C-GOOS). Embracing some of these national observations as part of GOOS makes its balanced development far more ...
... index of variability in spawning and recruitment), plankton, marine mammals including birds (LMR), and (iii) coastal meteorology, coastal waves, sea-level, coastal ecology and coral reefs (C-GOOS). Embracing some of these national observations as part of GOOS makes its balanced development far more ...
- Wiley Online Library
... column depths, as well as nitrate, phosphate, and chlorophyll concentrations. Missing temperature, nitrate, or phosphate data were estimated from the World Ocean Atlas [Boyer et al., 2006]. The water column depth was estimated based on the ETOPO2v2 bathymetry (National Geophysical Data Center, 2006) ...
... column depths, as well as nitrate, phosphate, and chlorophyll concentrations. Missing temperature, nitrate, or phosphate data were estimated from the World Ocean Atlas [Boyer et al., 2006]. The water column depth was estimated based on the ETOPO2v2 bathymetry (National Geophysical Data Center, 2006) ...
The Wadden Sea in an international perspective
... “Aade”, “Diker” . The AWI-Centre for Scientific Diving, located at Helgoland, is the central platform for all scientific dive missions. In the Arctic and Antarctic, research is conducted at research stations, some of which are manned year-round, such as Neumayer Station and the AWIPEV research base. ...
... “Aade”, “Diker” . The AWI-Centre for Scientific Diving, located at Helgoland, is the central platform for all scientific dive missions. In the Arctic and Antarctic, research is conducted at research stations, some of which are manned year-round, such as Neumayer Station and the AWIPEV research base. ...
English
... Diversity, Ms. Jihyun Lee (Environmental Affairs Officer for marine and coastal biodiversity at the CBD Secretariat) delivered the opening statement. In his statement, Mr. Dias welcomed participants and thanked them for participating in this important workshop, the third regional EBSA workshop conve ...
... Diversity, Ms. Jihyun Lee (Environmental Affairs Officer for marine and coastal biodiversity at the CBD Secretariat) delivered the opening statement. In his statement, Mr. Dias welcomed participants and thanked them for participating in this important workshop, the third regional EBSA workshop conve ...
Seasonal variation in marine C:N:P stoichiometry
... shown that “circulation averaging”, i.e. mixing water masses with contrasting N:P ratios, can help to explain the uniform Redfield ratios often observed in the open ocean (Weber and Deutsch, 2010). It has been shown that including variable stoichiometry in ocean biogeochemistry models better represe ...
... shown that “circulation averaging”, i.e. mixing water masses with contrasting N:P ratios, can help to explain the uniform Redfield ratios often observed in the open ocean (Weber and Deutsch, 2010). It has been shown that including variable stoichiometry in ocean biogeochemistry models better represe ...
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... and 2008 (Fig. 3.5b) illustrates the large year-to-year variability in ocean heat storage. Of course internal ocean dynamics, such as advection and heave, certainly play a significant role in many of these changes but for purposes of comparison only, they reach or exceed the equivalent of a 95 W m-2 ...
... and 2008 (Fig. 3.5b) illustrates the large year-to-year variability in ocean heat storage. Of course internal ocean dynamics, such as advection and heave, certainly play a significant role in many of these changes but for purposes of comparison only, they reach or exceed the equivalent of a 95 W m-2 ...
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.