marine biology News
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Company Expands with new Field Biologist
Marine Ecology Consulting is pleased to announce that operations are so busy that they have expanded. Ms Chinnamma Reddy Ms Reddy graduated from the University of the South Pacific in April 2006 with honours in Marine Biology. The following 6 months have been occupied as a Graduate Intern within the company. This has involved field work on EIA's, monitoring of tourism properties and ...
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Dr. W.J. Wolff & Ms. Ikal Angelei win Luc Hoffmann Medal
Wetlands International awarded the Luc Hoffmann Medal for Excellence in Wetland Science and Conservation to two individuals on Monday. Dr. W.J. Wolff of the Netherlands won the medal in the category of Scientific Research. Ms. Ikal Angelei of Kenya won the medal in the category of Communication, Education and Public Awareness. As part of its 60 year anniversary celebration, Wetlands ...
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Tenure-Track faculty position in Marine Science and Conservation
The Division of Marine Science and Conservation, part of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, invites applications for a full time tenure track faculty position, based at the Duke Marine Laboratory on the North Carolina coast. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and offer students varied perspectives, ways of ...
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Bathing water quality event set for Plymouth
The quality of the bathing water at Plymouth will be discussed at a community engagement event which will be part of the Blue Mile weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The Environment Agency will be at the event in the Barbican on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September with other partner organisations including Plymouth City Council, South West Water, Marine Biology Association, Marine Conservation ...
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Reef fate in hands of chiefs and researchers — for now
Trust and strong relationships between researchers and traditional tribal leaders of small pacific islands allows for quick and effective implementation of science-based strategies that slow the decline of coral reefs, an international conference has heard. Coral reefs recovered far quicker when scientists worked directly with leaders of local communities — rather than national governments ...
By SciDev.Net
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Hi-techs strategies reveal Europe’s underwater map at ESOF 2008
Cold-water corals and the mud volcanoes of Europe remain a mystery to many Europeans. Despite EU waters covering an area much larger than the continent, little is known about this hidden underwater map of Europe. This knowledge gap was highlighted at the ESOF (EuroScience Open Forum) event, held on 21 July 2008 in Barcelona. “Much progress has been made in the field of marine technology in ...
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Dr Peter Morgan – Inventor in Sanitation – receives the 2013 Stockholm Water Prize
Dr Peter Morgan of Zimbabwe today received the Stockholm Water Prize for his life-long work to protect the health and lives of millions of people through improved water and sanitation technologies. H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented the prize to Dr Morgan at a Royal Award Ceremony during the World Water Week held in Stockholm, Sweden. An estimated 1.8 billion people live without ...
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Portugal shows the way on high seas protected areas
WWF today praised Portuguese authorities for announcing the establishment of four marine protected areas on the extended continental shelves of the Azores as well as mainland Portugal. The four sites – on the southern Mid Atlantic Ridge, Altair Seamount, Antialtair Seamount and Josephine Bank - together cover an area of 120,000 square km rich in vulnerable deepwater communities, including ...
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Impact of climate change on marine algae
With climate change looming large, countries around the world are mobilising their top scientists in an effort to measure its impact on the environment and society. One such scientist is the young Dr Björn Rost, who was recently awarded a EUR 1.4 million Independent Researcher Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). His research will focus on the impact of climate change on micro algae in ...
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Cranfield scientists show that sharks are quite clever
New behavioural research led by Cranfield ecological scientist’s shows that, contrary to historical beliefs, sharks are quick to learn and have good memories. Drs Joel Kimber and Andrew Gill, who designed and conducted the study, suggest that this type of research will help improve the status of the much-misunderstood sharks. This is vitally important as many species are endangered and ...
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Climate change odds much worse than thought, says new MIT study
The most comprehensive modeling yet carried out on the likelihood of how much hotter the Earth's climate will get in this century shows that without rapid and massive action, the problem will be about twice as severe as previously estimated six years ago - and could be even worse than that. The study uses the MIT Integrated Global Systems Model, a detailed computer simulation of global economic ...
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Mussels: Biomonitoring tools for pharmaceutical pollution in the marine environment?
Pharmaceutical pollution of marine environments has important biological consequences for aquatic organisms. This study investigated the effects on mussels of treatment with environmentally relevant levels of an antidepressant, fluoxetine, and a beta-blocker, propranolol, using biomarkers including DNA damage. The results showed that mussels are most vulnerable to these drugs in combination. ...
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Global climatic change prompts marine life to go on the move
How global climate change will alter the ocean and ecosystems at the heart of global food security over the 21st century has been highlighted by a trio of ground-breaking research papers. The studies, published in the leading journals Nature Communications, Science and Global Change Biology, were co-authored by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The Science paper highlights ...
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