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New technique offers clues to measure the deoxygenation of the ocean

Aug 16, 2017 (SPX)

Yet despite the critical role of oxygen in the ocean, scientists haven't had a way to measure how fast deoxygenation occurs--today, or in the past when so-calle...

Japan launches study into suspected Chinese coral poaching

Aug 16, 2017 (AFP)

The Fisheries Agency investigation will use an underwater camera to check the condition of the coral off the southern island of Kyushu. It also aims to find evi...

Navy issues environmental exemption for towed sonar array

Aug 15, 2017 (UPI)

The move would extend the exemption for another two years or until final rules are issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service on mitigating possible harm t...

Chinese fishers held in Ecuador over endangered sharks

Aug 15, 2017 (AFP)

The Chinese-flagged Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was caught on Sunday with 300 tonnes of fish, mostly sharks, including protected species such as the hammerhead, said Ec...

Guam leader backs 'punch in the nose' for Pyongyang

Aug 14, 2017 (AFP)

While Trump's critics accuse him of inflaming tensions with Pyongyang, Guam governor Eddie Calvo said he was grateful the US leader was taking a strong stance a...

25 Years of Global Sea Level Data, and Counting

Aug 14, 2017 (JPL)

That mission and its three successors, all named Jason, have continuously mapped global ocean currents and tides; opened our eyes to the global reach of El Nino...

Guam residents pray for peace as North Korea deadline looms

Aug 13, 2017 (AFP)

The largely Catholic territory should pray for a "just resolution of differences, and prudence in both speech and action", said Archbishop Michael Byrnes, echoi...

Guam tourism sees silver lining in North Korean threats

Aug 11, 2017 (AFP)

Pyongyang's threats to launch four missile strikes near the US territory has stirred global curiosity in the remote Pacific destination, with it trending heavil...

Marine noise pollution stresses fish out

Aug 11, 2017 (UPI)

Scientists at Newcastle University measured the stress levels of European sea bass while replicating the types of piling and drilling sounds heard during underw...

Guam told to 'enjoy paradise', ignore North Korean threat

Aug 09, 2017 (AFP)

After US President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury" over its nuclear ambitions Tuesday, Pyongyang raised the stakes just hours later -- ...

No longer water under the bridge, statistics yields new data on sea levels

Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)

The new approach contrasts with previous ways scientists analyzed and came to conclusions about sea level rise because it is "the only proper one that aims to f...

Invasion of glowing tropical jellyfish baffles U.S. scientists

Aug 09, 2017 (UPI)

That was when the University of Oregon marine biology graduate student went on a two-week research cruise from San Francisco to Newport, Ore. "In pretty much ev...

Teamwork key to ocean travel for jellies

Aug 08, 2017 (UPI)

Researchers at the University of Oregon used a high-speed, underwater camera system to study how the barrel-shaped planktonic tunicates propel themselves throug...

4,500 families, major dam affected by Venezuela flooding

Aug 08, 2017 (AFP)

The precipitation caused the two main rivers in the country, the Orinoco and the Caroni, to surge over their banks, causing damage in the states of Bolivar, Del...

Marine reserves can help commercial fishermen catch more fish, avoid bycatch

Aug 07, 2017 (UPI)

To protect fish stocks and vulnerable species, regulators set limits on what commercial fisherman can haul in. But even when fishermen are targeting abundant co...

Climate plays role in decline of critical Asian water resources

Aug 07, 2017 (SPX)

The fluvial lake system across China's Yangtze River Plain, which serves nearly half a billion people and is a World Wildlife Fund ecoregion, lost about 10 perc...

Benefits of investments in dikes worldwide known

Aug 07, 2017 (SPX)

In a first of its kind study of the costs and benefits of taking measures to reduce flood risk at the global scale, the authors assessed how much flood damage c...

Current threats to our oceans are revealed

Aug 07, 2017 (SPX)

New research, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Marine Science details current threats to our coasts and oceans, and potential solutions to thes...

Angolan leader opens nation's largest hydro plant

Aug 04, 2017 (AFP)

Being built by Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht at an estimated cost of $4.3 billion, it is designed to produce 2,070 megawatts and aims to reduce power outages...

Leidos Innovations receives contract for U.S. Navy's undersea warfare system

Aug 04, 2017 (UPI)

The modification applies towards the system used by the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales. The work will be conducted in Norfolk, Va. and is expected to be c...