Western Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (WAIMOS
... Marine environments of northern and western Australia are strongly influenced by oceanic boundary currents off the coast. The longest and most unique of these is the Leeuwin Current that originates from the northern region of Australia, extends over 8000km to the south, influencing more than 2/3 of ...
... Marine environments of northern and western Australia are strongly influenced by oceanic boundary currents off the coast. The longest and most unique of these is the Leeuwin Current that originates from the northern region of Australia, extends over 8000km to the south, influencing more than 2/3 of ...
Spatial and temporal patterns of genetic variation in the widespread
... Deep-sea corals are some of the most conspicuous invertebrate inhabitants of hard-bottom benthic environments worldwide. They are not only more diverse, in terms of number of species, than their shallow counterparts (Cairns 2007), but also they play a fundamental role as foundation species and ecosy ...
... Deep-sea corals are some of the most conspicuous invertebrate inhabitants of hard-bottom benthic environments worldwide. They are not only more diverse, in terms of number of species, than their shallow counterparts (Cairns 2007), but also they play a fundamental role as foundation species and ecosy ...
RMI Coral Reef Report 2005
... The islets are extremely young geologically and likely formed when sea level dropped about 2 m to its present level around 4,000 years ago, with more recent land creation resulting from the action of large waves which cast large reef blocks, coral rubble, and sand on top of shallow reefs. Vegetation ...
... The islets are extremely young geologically and likely formed when sea level dropped about 2 m to its present level around 4,000 years ago, with more recent land creation resulting from the action of large waves which cast large reef blocks, coral rubble, and sand on top of shallow reefs. Vegetation ...
Tiny Bacteria Questions I Big
... not that novel or new. But it really is. And I guess it’s novel for the exact reasons you would expect—who else has access to the kinds of equipment we have here at Woods Hole? If it wasn’t for Jeff Seewald’s IGT samplers, there’d be no way we could do it. In this little unassuming village, we have ...
... not that novel or new. But it really is. And I guess it’s novel for the exact reasons you would expect—who else has access to the kinds of equipment we have here at Woods Hole? If it wasn’t for Jeff Seewald’s IGT samplers, there’d be no way we could do it. In this little unassuming village, we have ...
W H O I
... Our greatest challenge in 2002 came from outside the scientific community, and has far-reaching effects on all of ocean science. The safety of exploring the ocean by emitting sound under water—as fundamental to oceanography as radar is to aviation—has become an increasingly contentious subject. Acou ...
... Our greatest challenge in 2002 came from outside the scientific community, and has far-reaching effects on all of ocean science. The safety of exploring the ocean by emitting sound under water—as fundamental to oceanography as radar is to aviation—has become an increasingly contentious subject. Acou ...
Navigating the Future - III
... climate studies to biodiversity, marine research is intrinsically an international activity with opportunities for countries from throughout Europe to cooperate, addressing environmental problems of pan-European relevance and significance. Complementary research should be coordinated to achieve opti ...
... climate studies to biodiversity, marine research is intrinsically an international activity with opportunities for countries from throughout Europe to cooperate, addressing environmental problems of pan-European relevance and significance. Complementary research should be coordinated to achieve opti ...
Watanabe, T et al (1983). Nutritional values of live organisms used
... for horse and sea monster. During the Oligocene period around twenty million years the seahorses are thought to have diverged from the other syngnathids when they developed their upright position (Casey, S.P et al. 2004). Due to environmental changes at the time the global amounts of sea grasses in ...
... for horse and sea monster. During the Oligocene period around twenty million years the seahorses are thought to have diverged from the other syngnathids when they developed their upright position (Casey, S.P et al. 2004). Due to environmental changes at the time the global amounts of sea grasses in ...
Mapping and classifying the seabed of West Greenland
... 1996, NRC 2002). Three quarters of the world’s continental shelf is subject to trawling and dredging (Kaiser et al. 2006). Unfortunately, this method can have severe impacts on marine ecosystems. It may cause physical disturbance of the biogenic and abiotic habitat structure (Puig et al. 2012). Bott ...
... 1996, NRC 2002). Three quarters of the world’s continental shelf is subject to trawling and dredging (Kaiser et al. 2006). Unfortunately, this method can have severe impacts on marine ecosystems. It may cause physical disturbance of the biogenic and abiotic habitat structure (Puig et al. 2012). Bott ...
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current The ACC is the world`s only
... swimmers that they are little more than drifters. Zooplankton species range from microscopic animals so small that the water is for them a very viscous environment, to large (sometimes very large) but slow-moving gelatinous animals from several evolutionary lineages. In addition to animals that are ...
... swimmers that they are little more than drifters. Zooplankton species range from microscopic animals so small that the water is for them a very viscous environment, to large (sometimes very large) but slow-moving gelatinous animals from several evolutionary lineages. In addition to animals that are ...
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
... and make the data accessible to all,” he says. Without GOOS, Dr Legler says, it would be very difficult for national scientists to really understand the changes taking place in the global ocean environment. “The ocean is a pretty important part of the climate system and we can’t rely simply on obser ...
... and make the data accessible to all,” he says. Without GOOS, Dr Legler says, it would be very difficult for national scientists to really understand the changes taking place in the global ocean environment. “The ocean is a pretty important part of the climate system and we can’t rely simply on obser ...
Original Article - ICES Journal of Marine Science
... Trawling intensity Trawling intensity was estimated based on VMS data for the period 2007–2010. VMS or satellite tracking equipment is mandatory on-board for all Norwegian fishing vessels over 15 m (since 2009). For the Barents Sea, only small vessels operating close to the coast and in the fjords o ...
... Trawling intensity Trawling intensity was estimated based on VMS data for the period 2007–2010. VMS or satellite tracking equipment is mandatory on-board for all Norwegian fishing vessels over 15 m (since 2009). For the Barents Sea, only small vessels operating close to the coast and in the fjords o ...
Seabed: The New Frontier Seminar
... jurisdiction of coastal states, called "the Zone", covers no less than 260 millions of square kilometres, a figure three times the whole sum of all marine jurisdiction of every country in the world, and which has hardly been exploited. However, there is consensus in the scientific community about th ...
... jurisdiction of coastal states, called "the Zone", covers no less than 260 millions of square kilometres, a figure three times the whole sum of all marine jurisdiction of every country in the world, and which has hardly been exploited. However, there is consensus in the scientific community about th ...
Sea turtle nesting habitat in the Wider Caribbean
... 1985, Eckert & Hemphill 2005). We utilized data from several different sources to generate the spatial database. The primary sources of information were bilingual (English, Spanish) questionnaires completed by >120 sea turtle researchers, government officials (fisheries and forestry officers, protec ...
... 1985, Eckert & Hemphill 2005). We utilized data from several different sources to generate the spatial database. The primary sources of information were bilingual (English, Spanish) questionnaires completed by >120 sea turtle researchers, government officials (fisheries and forestry officers, protec ...
Flake economics V3
... losses, the iron in a year’s proposed delivery of flake to iron-deficient global waters could result in the biosequestration of 13GtC in the ocean depths. This would mean that for each tonne of flake distributed and monitored, around 78 tonnes of carbon would be biosequestrated for periods of over a ...
... losses, the iron in a year’s proposed delivery of flake to iron-deficient global waters could result in the biosequestration of 13GtC in the ocean depths. This would mean that for each tonne of flake distributed and monitored, around 78 tonnes of carbon would be biosequestrated for periods of over a ...
Climate change and reduced ice cover significantly impact the
... Whales, seals, and seabirds travel from afar to feed and mate here. Fur seals breed on island rookeries, while walrus haul out on sea ice to bear young. Whales and porpoises feast on huge schools of smaller fishes and tiny planktonic crustaceans. Orcas hunt other whales, seals, or salmon. Sea otters ...
... Whales, seals, and seabirds travel from afar to feed and mate here. Fur seals breed on island rookeries, while walrus haul out on sea ice to bear young. Whales and porpoises feast on huge schools of smaller fishes and tiny planktonic crustaceans. Orcas hunt other whales, seals, or salmon. Sea otters ...
International Coral Reef Initiative Call To Action
... and to set the direction for the workshop. Participants in the Dumaguete workshop provided additional insights leading to consensus approval of the Call to Action at the workshop. The international ICRI workshop was held at Dumaguete City, the Philippines from 29 May through 2 June, 1995. The intent ...
... and to set the direction for the workshop. Participants in the Dumaguete workshop provided additional insights leading to consensus approval of the Call to Action at the workshop. The international ICRI workshop was held at Dumaguete City, the Philippines from 29 May through 2 June, 1995. The intent ...
IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) Network
... AODN portal with ‘marine geo’ base layer, and coastal waters and 200 metre layers from GA added in. ...
... AODN portal with ‘marine geo’ base layer, and coastal waters and 200 metre layers from GA added in. ...
Technologies for Exploring the Exclusive Economic Zone
... in the density of rocks, leading to estimates of crustal rock types and thicknesses. Electrical techniques are used to study resistivity, conductivity, electrochemical activity, and other electrical properties of rocks. Nuclear techniques furnish information about ...
... in the density of rocks, leading to estimates of crustal rock types and thicknesses. Electrical techniques are used to study resistivity, conductivity, electrochemical activity, and other electrical properties of rocks. Nuclear techniques furnish information about ...
01 WGMS - Report of the Working Group on Marine Sediments in
... the standard for marine environmental monitoring, since the water matrix is still proposed as the default monitoring matrix, albeit that alternatives can be proposed if motivated, accepted and agreed upon. EQS-values are not always adopted to the marine environment. MCWG also discussed on a pilot ex ...
... the standard for marine environmental monitoring, since the water matrix is still proposed as the default monitoring matrix, albeit that alternatives can be proposed if motivated, accepted and agreed upon. EQS-values are not always adopted to the marine environment. MCWG also discussed on a pilot ex ...
Applications of Geophysical Information to the Design of a
... The shelf is narrow along the southern, eastern and western coasts of Tasmania and adjacent to New South Wales, with a broad shelf formed by Bass Strait and the Lacepede Shelf adjacent to South Australia (Figure 1). The shelf is locally as narrow as 10 km, adjacent to Cape Pillar and South West Cape ...
... The shelf is narrow along the southern, eastern and western coasts of Tasmania and adjacent to New South Wales, with a broad shelf formed by Bass Strait and the Lacepede Shelf adjacent to South Australia (Figure 1). The shelf is locally as narrow as 10 km, adjacent to Cape Pillar and South West Cape ...
Sites of significance for indigenous marine biodiversity in the
... range from the shallow Porirua Harbour to methane seeps lying in 1100 m of water on Opouawe Bank at the south-east extremity of the region. The Wellington Region has been previously divided into two distinct bioregions, at least for the shallow coastal fauna and flora; the warmer Abel Bioregion nort ...
... range from the shallow Porirua Harbour to methane seeps lying in 1100 m of water on Opouawe Bank at the south-east extremity of the region. The Wellington Region has been previously divided into two distinct bioregions, at least for the shallow coastal fauna and flora; the warmer Abel Bioregion nort ...
An experimental study on major element release from the sediments
... At present, the socio-economic development and enhanced human activities have caused increasing pressure on marine environment, such as ocean acidification and warming, which is generated by abundant CO2 emissions through fossil fuel combustion (Doney, 2010). Ocean acidification would affect biogeoc ...
... At present, the socio-economic development and enhanced human activities have caused increasing pressure on marine environment, such as ocean acidification and warming, which is generated by abundant CO2 emissions through fossil fuel combustion (Doney, 2010). Ocean acidification would affect biogeoc ...
Latitudinal shifts in coral reef fishes: why some species do and
... Climate change is resulting in rapid poleward shifts in the geographical distribution of many tropical fish species, but it is equally apparent that some fishes are failing to exhibit expected shifts in their geographical distribution. There is still little understanding of the species-specific trai ...
... Climate change is resulting in rapid poleward shifts in the geographical distribution of many tropical fish species, but it is equally apparent that some fishes are failing to exhibit expected shifts in their geographical distribution. There is still little understanding of the species-specific trai ...
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.