The Pacific Garbage Patch: A Plastic`s Paradise The ocean, a
... beautiful nature of the sea and careless human conduct. Because of the “Earth’s wind patterns and forces created by the rotation of the planet,” the center of a gyre is calm and stable (“Great Pacific Garbage Patch”). Yet the “circular motion of the gyre draws debris into this stable center, where i ...
... beautiful nature of the sea and careless human conduct. Because of the “Earth’s wind patterns and forces created by the rotation of the planet,” the center of a gyre is calm and stable (“Great Pacific Garbage Patch”). Yet the “circular motion of the gyre draws debris into this stable center, where i ...
Microplastics in the Marine Environment - e
... debris has reached and is found in all oceans of the world with adverse impacts on marine biota, biodiversity as well as human health [1]. Although, the threats posed by plastics to the marine environment were initially ignored for a long time, they recently gained attraction and recognition [2]. Si ...
... debris has reached and is found in all oceans of the world with adverse impacts on marine biota, biodiversity as well as human health [1]. Although, the threats posed by plastics to the marine environment were initially ignored for a long time, they recently gained attraction and recognition [2]. Si ...
Influence of waste management policy on the
... Marine debris is a ubiquitous problem that poses a serious threat to the global oceans; it has motivated public participation in clean-up campaigns, as well as governmental involvement in developing mitigation strategies. While it is known that the problem of marine litter may be affected by waste m ...
... Marine debris is a ubiquitous problem that poses a serious threat to the global oceans; it has motivated public participation in clean-up campaigns, as well as governmental involvement in developing mitigation strategies. While it is known that the problem of marine litter may be affected by waste m ...
Piezophiles: Microbial Adaptation to the Deep-Sea
... Many microorganisms that are not specifically adapted to deep-sea conditions may be introduced into this environment as a result of their association with sinking phytoplankton debris or as spores. Even piezosensitive sporeforming thermophiles have been recovered at colony forming units between 100 ...
... Many microorganisms that are not specifically adapted to deep-sea conditions may be introduced into this environment as a result of their association with sinking phytoplankton debris or as spores. Even piezosensitive sporeforming thermophiles have been recovered at colony forming units between 100 ...
Relation Between the Productions of Hydrographic Surveying and
... 3.3 Improve the automatization degree of the hydrographic surveying’s support With the development of the information technology and the 3S (GPS、GIS、RS), the hydrographic surveying’s support for the marine law is transforming from handwork to automation. Especially, the geographic information system ...
... 3.3 Improve the automatization degree of the hydrographic surveying’s support With the development of the information technology and the 3S (GPS、GIS、RS), the hydrographic surveying’s support for the marine law is transforming from handwork to automation. Especially, the geographic information system ...
Detection of exogenous floating marine debris: an overview of
... habitats. Contrary to EFMD, exogenous floating debris (EFD) can reach any water body. Floating marine debris (FMD) is EFMD associated with organic debris produced within the oceanic system, such as, algae or shells. Floating debris (FD) is these EFD associated with organic debris originated or not w ...
... habitats. Contrary to EFMD, exogenous floating debris (EFD) can reach any water body. Floating marine debris (FMD) is EFMD associated with organic debris produced within the oceanic system, such as, algae or shells. Floating debris (FD) is these EFD associated with organic debris originated or not w ...
UNEP/EWWP7/Inf.2
... -6In simple terms, the IOC assists governments to address their individual and collective ocean and coastal problems, through the sharing of knowledge, information and technology and through the coordination of national programmes. An essential part of all of the IOC activities is the facilitation a ...
... -6In simple terms, the IOC assists governments to address their individual and collective ocean and coastal problems, through the sharing of knowledge, information and technology and through the coordination of national programmes. An essential part of all of the IOC activities is the facilitation a ...
Report of the IOC Executive Secretary, Rule of Procedure No. 49
... reviews commissioned by the IOC Assembly and Executive Secretary, and in accordance with the instructions from the 21st Session of the IOC Assembly. The group of experts reviewing the Ocean Science Section reviewed the framework of the existing programmes in light of new developments and requirement ...
... reviews commissioned by the IOC Assembly and Executive Secretary, and in accordance with the instructions from the 21st Session of the IOC Assembly. The group of experts reviewing the Ocean Science Section reviewed the framework of the existing programmes in light of new developments and requirement ...
MAMA - Capemalta
... integrated to provide a comprehensive approach. Data on a regional scale are not brought together over large expanses of the basin, especially along the southern and eastern perimeter. Data are often taken from ‘platforms of convenience’ and at locations that may not be the best ones from an oceanog ...
... integrated to provide a comprehensive approach. Data on a regional scale are not brought together over large expanses of the basin, especially along the southern and eastern perimeter. Data are often taken from ‘platforms of convenience’ and at locations that may not be the best ones from an oceanog ...
Printing - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
... The variation of life has predominantly been studied on land and in water, but this focus is changing. There is a resurging interest in the distribution of life in the atmosphere and the processes that underlie patterns in this distribution. Here, we review our current state of knowledge about the b ...
... The variation of life has predominantly been studied on land and in water, but this focus is changing. There is a resurging interest in the distribution of life in the atmosphere and the processes that underlie patterns in this distribution. Here, we review our current state of knowledge about the b ...
Annex C
... loss of life and widespread damage to property, crippling the economy of a country for years. The flooding in Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, due to the passage of cyclones Connie, Eline, Gloria and Hudah, from January to April 2000, causing damage worth million of US dollars to p ...
... loss of life and widespread damage to property, crippling the economy of a country for years. The flooding in Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, due to the passage of cyclones Connie, Eline, Gloria and Hudah, from January to April 2000, causing damage worth million of US dollars to p ...
Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals
... diatoms has also been observed among scleractinian (Houlbreque et al. 2006). Since microplastics fall within the size range of particles that corals ingest, corals may be sensitive to this pollutant. The overall objective of this study was to determine whether corals can capture and ingest microplas ...
... diatoms has also been observed among scleractinian (Houlbreque et al. 2006). Since microplastics fall within the size range of particles that corals ingest, corals may be sensitive to this pollutant. The overall objective of this study was to determine whether corals can capture and ingest microplas ...
The Oregon Nearshore Research Inventory project
... houses the state’s federally approved coastal management program, was charged with conducting a public process to spatially identify current ocean uses and resources and plan for future marine renewable energy development activities. As part of this process, DLCD engaged different stakeholders to ma ...
... houses the state’s federally approved coastal management program, was charged with conducting a public process to spatially identify current ocean uses and resources and plan for future marine renewable energy development activities. As part of this process, DLCD engaged different stakeholders to ma ...
current O a —
... ultimately, its function as habitat), as growth is dependent on the ability of reef-building corals to accrete (build skeleton) at rates faster than erosional processes can break them down. Weaker coral skeletons will probably result from decreasing aragonite saturation states, which makes the colon ...
... ultimately, its function as habitat), as growth is dependent on the ability of reef-building corals to accrete (build skeleton) at rates faster than erosional processes can break them down. Weaker coral skeletons will probably result from decreasing aragonite saturation states, which makes the colon ...
Diversity and distribution of pigmented heterotrophic bacteria in
... 39.6%, respectively, in the Yangtze River Estuary. In contrast to the total heterotrophic bacteria (TB) and CFU, which were present in the whole water column, PHB were primarily confined to the euphotic zone, with the highest abundance of PHB and ratio of PHB to CFU occurring in surface water. In to ...
... 39.6%, respectively, in the Yangtze River Estuary. In contrast to the total heterotrophic bacteria (TB) and CFU, which were present in the whole water column, PHB were primarily confined to the euphotic zone, with the highest abundance of PHB and ratio of PHB to CFU occurring in surface water. In to ...
Dynamics of temperature and chlorophyll
... tape-recorded salinity and temperature values with chart-recorded depths which corresponded to the same temperature values. Time series oftemperature-salinity data taken at two stations in the region (21N, 137E; and 22N, 137E) from 1974 to 1977 (Japan Oceanographic Data Center, 1977-1979) demonstrat ...
... tape-recorded salinity and temperature values with chart-recorded depths which corresponded to the same temperature values. Time series oftemperature-salinity data taken at two stations in the region (21N, 137E; and 22N, 137E) from 1974 to 1977 (Japan Oceanographic Data Center, 1977-1979) demonstrat ...
Ocean page samples
... Explain how thermohaline circulation occurs, state what it controls and explain what it is responsible for. ...
... Explain how thermohaline circulation occurs, state what it controls and explain what it is responsible for. ...
MaRine HabitatS and CoMMunitieS
... and resources that organisms need to survive. The offshore marine habitats of the Scotian Shelf fall into two broad categories: the water column and benthic habitats. Within these habitats live groups of organisms known as ‘communities’ that interact with each other while sharing a similar environme ...
... and resources that organisms need to survive. The offshore marine habitats of the Scotian Shelf fall into two broad categories: the water column and benthic habitats. Within these habitats live groups of organisms known as ‘communities’ that interact with each other while sharing a similar environme ...
The influence of water mass mixing on the dissolved Si isotope
... distribution of the Si isotope composition of dissolved silicic acid (δ 30 Si(OH)4 ) was analyzed in the water column of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific (EEP) where one of the globally largest Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) is located. Samples were collected at 7 stations along two meridional transects f ...
... distribution of the Si isotope composition of dissolved silicic acid (δ 30 Si(OH)4 ) was analyzed in the water column of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific (EEP) where one of the globally largest Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) is located. Samples were collected at 7 stations along two meridional transects f ...
as a PDF
... surface across which and through which people move in search of adventure. In Waterworld (1995), for instance, the ocean is devoid of nature; the weather is always good, the sea is always calm, and, with only one highly denaturalised exception, there is no evidence of fish or other marine life. The ...
... surface across which and through which people move in search of adventure. In Waterworld (1995), for instance, the ocean is devoid of nature; the weather is always good, the sea is always calm, and, with only one highly denaturalised exception, there is no evidence of fish or other marine life. The ...
Western Pacific Air-Sea Interaction Study © by TERRAPUB 2014.
... (DMSP), a phytoplankton product for use as an osmolyte and also the precursor of a climate-related gas dimethylsulfide (DMS). This process is a key to understanding the feedback mechanism from marine ecosystems to climate systems (Kiene et al. 2000). Marine bacteria contribute to both the sink and t ...
... (DMSP), a phytoplankton product for use as an osmolyte and also the precursor of a climate-related gas dimethylsulfide (DMS). This process is a key to understanding the feedback mechanism from marine ecosystems to climate systems (Kiene et al. 2000). Marine bacteria contribute to both the sink and t ...
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 ...
Climatic Consequences of Long-term Global Salination of Ocean
... The long-term salination of two major osmolyte systems, the ocean and the inner environment of vertebrates has been compared. The average osmolality of today’s sea (1.09 Osm) is more than three times higher than that of the blood of land vertebrates (~0.3 Osm). Of the two major strategies for ionic ...
... The long-term salination of two major osmolyte systems, the ocean and the inner environment of vertebrates has been compared. The average osmolality of today’s sea (1.09 Osm) is more than three times higher than that of the blood of land vertebrates (~0.3 Osm). Of the two major strategies for ionic ...
Basic Facts of Bags - PlasticBagLaws.org
... Most of the trash in the ocean comes from land, and most of it is plastic.1 Plastic can take hundreds of years or more to break down, and some types never truly biodegrade at sea.2 Plastic pollution is found floating in all the world’s oceans, everywhere from the polar region to the equator.3 Some p ...
... Most of the trash in the ocean comes from land, and most of it is plastic.1 Plastic can take hundreds of years or more to break down, and some types never truly biodegrade at sea.2 Plastic pollution is found floating in all the world’s oceans, everywhere from the polar region to the equator.3 Some p ...
Ecosystem of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) is the largest contiguous ecosystem on earth. In oceanography, a subtropical gyre is a ring-like system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere caused by the Coriolis Effect. They generally form in large open ocean areas that lie between land masses.The NPSG is the largest of the gyres as well as the largest ecosystem on our planet. Like other subtropical gyres, it has a high-pressure zone in its center. Circulation around the center is clockwise around this high-pressure zone. Subtropical gyres make up 40% of the Earth’s surface and play critical roles in carbon fixation and nutrient cycling. This particular gyre covers most of the Pacific Ocean and comprises four prevailing ocean currents: the North Pacific Current to the north, the California Current to the east, the North Equatorial Current to the south, and the Kuroshio Current to the west. Its large size and distance from shore has caused the NPSG to be poorly sampled and thus poorly understood.The life processes in open-ocean ecosystems are a sink for the atmosphere’s increasing CO2. Gyres make up a large proportion, approximately 75%, of what we refer to as the open ocean, or the area of the ocean that does not consist of coastal areas. They are considered oligotrophic, or nutrient poor because they are far from terrestrial runoff. These regions were once thought to be homogenous and static habitats. However, there is increasing evidence that the NPSG exhibits substantial physical, chemical, and biological variability on a variety of time scales. Specifically, the NPSG exhibits seasonal and interannual variations in primary productivity (simply defined as the production of new plant material), which is important for the uptake of CO2.The NPSG is not only a sink for CO2 in the atmosphere, but also other pollutants. As a direct result of this circular pattern, gyres act like giant whirlpools and become traps for anthropogenic pollutants, such as marine debris. The NPSG has become recognized for the large quantity of plastic debris floating just below the surface in the center of the gyre. This area has recently received a lot of media attention and is commonly referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.