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West Is Best: Study Ranks U.S. States for Marine Conservation Progress

8 hours agoHobbies / Fishing : Moldy Chum

Compiling data from MPAtlas.org and MPA.gov; researchers from the Marine Conservation Institute in Seattle, Washington; and Mission Blue calculated the fraction of coastal waters that each state or territory has designated as a no-fishing...Show More Summary

Contract Wins: Ball, Lockheed Marin, John Deer, Schneider Electric, Xylem, Fuel Tech

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has been awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to build the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) for the National Institute of Environmental Research in South Korea. Show More Summary

Six Sea Turtles Released After A Year Of Rehabilitation

Six sea turtles were released back into the wild on Saturday after spending a year in rehabilitation overcoming injuries. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies saved one juvenile green turtle and five Kempf?s ridley sea turtles in 2012 during peak stranding season. Show More Summary

'Engine as a Weapon' Symposium Planned

Organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) the programme for the 5th Symposium is published. The symposium programme

Tiny grazers play key role in marine ecosystem health

LAFAYETTE - Tiny sea creatures no bigger than a thumbtack are being credited for playing a key role in helping provide healthy habitats for many kinds of seafood, according to a new study by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and U.S. Show More Summary

Microalgae could be a profitable source of biodiesel

Researchers at the UAB's Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), have analysed the potential of different species of microalgae for producing biodiesel, comparingShow More Summary

Climate Denier at CPAC: Trust Me, I'm an Astronaut

Walter Cunningham—a former Apollo astronaut and Marine fighter pilot who now gives talks about climate change for the conservative Heartland Institute—can only find one piece of evidence to support the view, held by 97 percent of climate scientists, that the Earth is getting warmer. Show More Summary

PhD position: ocean acidification and/or plankton ecology and evolution

The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) is seeking a qualified and enthusiastic candidate for a PhD studentship in marine plankton ecology and evolution. The position is within the plankton/ecotoxicology group at NPI with affiliation to the Fram Centre Flagship “Ocean acidification and ecosystems effects in Northern waters”. Show More Summary

Wiring the ocean

For most people, the sea is a deep, dark mystery. That is changing, though, as scientists find innovative ways to track the movements of ocean-going creatures. Stanford marine sciences professor and Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow...Show More Summary

Coral Reef Ecology: Bermuda – Spring Break Course

Bermuda is a world leader in marine conservation and the perfect place to experience the wonder of coral reefs. Let the Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES) and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) be your guides to the world of corals through lectures, labs, and fieldwork.

Special lecture in ocean acidification: consequences of excess carbon dioxide in the marine environment (video)

GC44C. “Ocean acidification – adaptive challenge or extinction threat”, by Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Institution for Science. AGU Fall Meeting, 7 December 2012. Presentation.    

Probiotics Help Fish Grow Up Faster And Healthier

Probiotics like those found in yogurt are not only good for people--they are also good for fish. A new study by scientists at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology found that feeding probiotics to baby zebrafish accelerated their development and increased their chances of survival into adulthood. Show More Summary

Weather and ice data help secure winter shipping in the Arctic

Climate change brings changes to the Arctic region. The opening of new shipping routes creates needs for weather and marine safety services. Jouni Vainio, Senior Ice Expert at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, explored the practical needs while sailing on the multi-purpose icebreaker Nordica to Europe through the Northeast Passage in the Arctic Ocean.

New study shows probiotics help fish grow up faster and healthier

BALTIMORE, MD (December 3, 2012)— Probiotics like those found in yogurt are not only good for people--they are also good for fish. A new study by scientists at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology found that feeding probiotics to baby zebrafish accelerated their development and increased their chances of survival into adulthood. read more

ABS Awards Stevens Institute $3 Million for New Engineering Complex

7 months agoVehicles / Watercraft : gCaptain

Founded in 1870 in Hoboken, New Jersey, the Stevens Institute of Technology has earned a worldwide reputation for academic excellence in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering.  As [...]

Gulf Coast Dolphin Killings: Expert calls animals "easy targets"

7 months agoNews / Crime : Crimesider

Whoever did this is pretty deranged," said Dr. Moby Solangi, the executive director of Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Miss.

Webb Institute, ABS Support Maritime Scholars

Webb Institute awards second ABS scholarship for 2012 for studies in naval architecture and marine engineering. Webb Institute, a four-year college specializing

Who is shooting and mutilating dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, and why?

7 months agoOdd : Boing Boing

Someone is killing and mutilating dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, and no one can figure out who is doing this, or why. This Friday, a team from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Mississippi encountered a dolphin with its lower jaw cut off; last weekend, they found a dead dolphin with a [...]

Griswold Awarded Webb, ABS Scholarship

Webb Institute awards second ABS scholarship for 2012 for studies in naval architecture and marine engineering.   Webb Institute, a four-year college specializing

Scientists unravel the mystery of marine methane oxidation

Microbiologists and geochemists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, along with their colleagues from Vienna and Mainz, show that marine methane oxidation coupled to sulfate respiration can be performed by a singleShow More Summary

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