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Whales have to shout in noisy seasAcoustic tags attached to North Atlantic right whales in Canada's Bay of Fundy show that when the seas are noisier, the whales call louder - presumably to make themselves heard over the din.
More fish lurk in the deep than we thoughtThere may be more fish living at extreme depths of the ocean than previously thought. And snailfish are caught on camera over 7km beneath the waves.
Cleaner water means healthier reefsKeeping local waters free from land-based pollutants can help coral reefs cope with problems like climate change offering - a perfect case of thinking globally and acting locally.
Census of Marine Life inventoryThis month an initial ‘roll call’ of what species are present in the 25 marine areas of the Census of Marine Life has been published in the journal PLoS One. |
Gulf of Mexico spill and the Louisiana wetlandsThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill added to the long list of problems that already threaten the Louisiana wetlands. Robinson Fulweiler from Boston University tells us about the importance of these ecosystems including the vital, hidden world of wetland microbes.
Catching up with the Sea Empress Oil spillIn 1996 the Sea Empress tanker ran aground spilling oil onto 120 miles of Welsh coastline. Helen visits West Angle Bay - one of the worst hit beaches - to meet Robin Crump and find out how the spill affected the rocky shores. And we meet a rare starfish that was almost wiped out by the spill....
Tracing the effects of oil in the open oceanOil spills not only cause problems for the shores they wash up on but also impact open ocean ecosystems. Amy Hirons invites us into the planktonic world and tells us about her studies tracing the fingerprint of oil throughout the marine food web.
Climate change rundownClimate change poses many, varied threats to the oceans. John Bruno gives us a rundown of findings from his recent review of the topic in the journal Science.
Climate change in AntarcticaDavid Barnes from the British Antarctic Survey tells about changes taking place in the Southern Ocean and introduces us to some amazing critters that have come a long way from home.
Life in Arctic Sea IceAs well as big animals like polar bears that hunt on top of Arctic sea ice, there is an extraordinary world of life living in the ice itself. David Thomas introduces these vanishing ecosystems and the challenges of studying them before they are gone.
Critter of the WeekBlue Ocean Institute president, Carl Safina, chooses our first critter of the month.
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