The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico could reach a new record size this year. The discharge of pollutants and nutrients from the Mississippi River causes algae to bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. When the algae dies, the decaying absorbs so much oxygen from the water that large areas become inhospitable to fish. The resulting lifeless area is called a eutrophic or hypoxic zone, or more colloquially, a dead zone. The condition is cyclic, and reaches its maximum in late summer.
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The establishment of marine protected areas is often viewed as a conflict between conservation and fishing. A new study in the journal Conservation Biology, shows that involving all the different groups of people affected by the protection zone early in the planning stage will more effectively protect the environment than ignoring detractors concerns.
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One third of the world’s reef-building coral species could face extinction, according to a report published by Science magazine.
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It may be an infuriating puzzle which has baffled and defeated countless children and their parents over more than two decades, but an octopus appears determined to solve the Rubik’s Cube. The three-dimensional puzzle, which became a huge success in the early 1980s, is among toys being given to the intelligent sea creatures to determine whether they favour a particular tentacle, or if they are octidextrous.
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The Malta Shark Research Programme (MSRP) has launched a petition insisting on the correct identification of sharks when sold to consumers.
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A British man has been held in custody after the death of a diver in Cyprus.
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New publication aims to be the “Essential Guide for Understanding and Identifying the Sharks of the World”. This field guide contains a complete listing of every known shark in existence as well as some extinct species. It talks about sharks from their birth to death, their anatomy, how to distinguish one shark from the next, how their teeth are developed, how they hunt and attack and their importance and purpose within the ecosystem.
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A new NOAA coral bleaching prediction system indicates that there will be some bleaching in the Caribbean later this year, but the event will probably not be severe. NOAA issued the first-ever seasonal coral bleaching outlook this week at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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This is the book nudibranch fetishists
have been waiting for - more than a thousand different species in a single all-colour volume.
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What would you do if you became caught in a net? Charles Hood checks out the products that will set you free
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