Ocean Preservation Limits Being Tested
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Marine experts are suggesting that 20 percent to 30 percent of the seas should be "no take" -- off-limits to fishing, drilling and other habitat-disturbing activities -- but less than half a percent are fully protected.
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By Grumbles, Benjamin H  Since tlrsl setting sail in 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA'sl new ocean survey vessel (OSV) Bolii has been testing water quality, teaching students and monitoring ("or trends in coastal and ocean health.
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NASA scientists are testing a hardy underwater robot that will ply the waters of Wisconsin, then the Antarctic before heading to the icy seas of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons.
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Only 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, a study has indicated.
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Environmental researchers said climate change is changing the way scientists view the future of ocean resources off the U.S. West Coast.
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A simple sea creature could help to address the problem of global warming, a scientist claims.
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Even though nearly two thirds of coral reefs are now officially endangered, some are bouncing back despite warmer oceans and pollution, giving hope the marine marvels are not completely doomed, scientists said on Friday.
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Scientists try to figure out how far off the next ice age is.
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Federal marine mammal experts in Alaska studying the effects of global warming on walrus, polar bears and ice seals warn there are limit to the protections they can provide.
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In the third recent international government action calling for limits on the use of high intensity military sonar, the 16 member states of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, ...
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Vast fishing no-go zones are needed to save the world&#39;s marine ecosystems from irreparable harm, say British scientists. After climate change, scientists consider the wrecking
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49800)  has announced the addition of Protecting the Marine Environment From  Land-Based Sources of Pollution to their offering.
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Hubble space technology and the global networking power of the Internet is being put to good use in wildlife conservation by giving researchers a clearer understanding of the status of the endangered whale shark.
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By Steve Connor  A census of ocean life has revealed a treasure chest of living jewels ranging from a mighty microbe as big as a fingernail to a furry crab and a giant lobster.
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A scientific scramble is under way to clarify whether the erosion of the worldâs most vulnerable ice sheets can continue to accelerate.
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Some 13,000 new marine species have been discovered in the past year by an international survey project.
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Advances in biotechnology are limiting the damage oil spills inflict, as scientists supercharge bacteria to devour petroleum. By John Gartner.