Seamobile Guide 2001 - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
... The interior of the Seamobile recreates a scientific research submersible where students embark on a simulated dive beneath the ocean off the coast of Southern California. On board, they take the role of scientists, investigating the plants and animals of the local marine environment and collecting ...
... The interior of the Seamobile recreates a scientific research submersible where students embark on a simulated dive beneath the ocean off the coast of Southern California. On board, they take the role of scientists, investigating the plants and animals of the local marine environment and collecting ...
PRIMNM Expansion - Science Report-2mpm
... the past 50 years; an estimated 90% of all large predatory fish worldwide have been wiped out, although the exact status of commercially exploited populations in the Pacific varies. Protection would increa ...
... the past 50 years; an estimated 90% of all large predatory fish worldwide have been wiped out, although the exact status of commercially exploited populations in the Pacific varies. Protection would increa ...
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... of the sea floor away from these hotspots via plate tectonic movements means that seamounts often form long chains or elongated clusters. There are many opinions on what defines a seamount, but one widespread definition states that a seamount should be steep-sided and rise 1,000 m or more from the s ...
... of the sea floor away from these hotspots via plate tectonic movements means that seamounts often form long chains or elongated clusters. There are many opinions on what defines a seamount, but one widespread definition states that a seamount should be steep-sided and rise 1,000 m or more from the s ...
Chapter 36C. North Pacific Ocean
... The Pacific is the largest division of the World Ocean, at over 165 million km2, extending from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south (Figure 1). Along the western margin are several seas. The Strait of Malacca joins the Pacific and the Indian Oceans to the west, and the D ...
... The Pacific is the largest division of the World Ocean, at over 165 million km2, extending from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south (Figure 1). Along the western margin are several seas. The Strait of Malacca joins the Pacific and the Indian Oceans to the west, and the D ...
3 – indicators in 2005 - Institute For Systems and Robotics
... knowledge in marine science and its enabling engineering fields. Underlying this unifying theme is the need to bridge the gap between marine science and technology. This is being done by exploring fruitful collaboration links among engineers and marine scientists, namely biologists, geologists, and ...
... knowledge in marine science and its enabling engineering fields. Underlying this unifying theme is the need to bridge the gap between marine science and technology. This is being done by exploring fruitful collaboration links among engineers and marine scientists, namely biologists, geologists, and ...
xvi. activities of the division for ocean affairs and the law of the sea
... Recognizing also the need to take action to ensure that the Commission can perform its functions under the Convention expeditiously, efficiently and effectively, and maintain its high level of quality and expertise, Recalling its decision, in resolutions 57/141 of 12 December 2002 and 58/240 of 23 D ...
... Recognizing also the need to take action to ensure that the Commission can perform its functions under the Convention expeditiously, efficiently and effectively, and maintain its high level of quality and expertise, Recalling its decision, in resolutions 57/141 of 12 December 2002 and 58/240 of 23 D ...
2010 united nations general assembly resolution a/65/37a on
... Recognizing also the need to take action to ensure that the Commission can perform its functions under the Convention expeditiously, efficiently and effectively, and maintain its high level of quality and expertise, Recalling its decision, in resolutions 57/141 of 12 December 2002 and 58/240 of 23 D ...
... Recognizing also the need to take action to ensure that the Commission can perform its functions under the Convention expeditiously, efficiently and effectively, and maintain its high level of quality and expertise, Recalling its decision, in resolutions 57/141 of 12 December 2002 and 58/240 of 23 D ...
File - Warta MHS Science
... more intriguing aspects of dinoflagellates is that some species are autotrophic and possess pigments necessary for photosynthesis (fig. 12.7a and b); some species are heterotrophic (fig. 12.7c and d) and are incapable of photosynthesis; and some species are both autotrophic and heterotrophic, depend ...
... more intriguing aspects of dinoflagellates is that some species are autotrophic and possess pigments necessary for photosynthesis (fig. 12.7a and b); some species are heterotrophic (fig. 12.7c and d) and are incapable of photosynthesis; and some species are both autotrophic and heterotrophic, depend ...
Limitation of egg production in Calanus finmarchicus in the field: A
... the biological pump, by consuming and remineralizing sinking particles, repackaging them into fecal pellets, and by fragmenting them into slower- or non-sinking particles. We characterized the mesopelagic zooplankton community and sinking particle flux at the Hawaii Ocean Time series (HOT) station A ...
... the biological pump, by consuming and remineralizing sinking particles, repackaging them into fecal pellets, and by fragmenting them into slower- or non-sinking particles. We characterized the mesopelagic zooplankton community and sinking particle flux at the Hawaii Ocean Time series (HOT) station A ...
Australia`s OceanS policy - Secretariat of the Pacific Community
... and experiences continuous variability of physical, chemical and biological proper ties on time scales that range from days to decades. Australia’s marine areas are in generally good condition in comparison with other countries. This is reflected in Australia’s international reputation for clean and ...
... and experiences continuous variability of physical, chemical and biological proper ties on time scales that range from days to decades. Australia’s marine areas are in generally good condition in comparison with other countries. This is reflected in Australia’s international reputation for clean and ...
Plankton 2015 - State of Australia`s oceans
... we breathe. The most common zooplankton, the copepods, are the most abundant animals on Earth, even outnumbering insects2. The carrying capacity of marine systems – the biomass of exploited fish, squid and shellfish, the numbers of charismatic marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles, and the divers ...
... we breathe. The most common zooplankton, the copepods, are the most abundant animals on Earth, even outnumbering insects2. The carrying capacity of marine systems – the biomass of exploited fish, squid and shellfish, the numbers of charismatic marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles, and the divers ...
Annual Report (2014) - Marine Research Institute
... There has been eastward expansion of cool-water species such as kelps, rock lobster and pelagic fish, whereas warm-water species such as the brown mussel have retracted their distributional range in line with suggested cooling of inshore waters along the south-west coast since the 1980s. Ocean tempe ...
... There has been eastward expansion of cool-water species such as kelps, rock lobster and pelagic fish, whereas warm-water species such as the brown mussel have retracted their distributional range in line with suggested cooling of inshore waters along the south-west coast since the 1980s. Ocean tempe ...
Emergency Oceans Rescue Plan
... Resolution 61/105 calling on States to ensure the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems threatened by bottom trawling and other fishing activities.12 Again, the extent of such closures is clearly insufficient. A recent review conducted jointly by the International Programme on the State of the ...
... Resolution 61/105 calling on States to ensure the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems threatened by bottom trawling and other fishing activities.12 Again, the extent of such closures is clearly insufficient. A recent review conducted jointly by the International Programme on the State of the ...
ocean fertilisation: SCIENCE aNd POLICY ISSuES
... phytoplankton growth, and a temporary increase in drawdown of atmospheric CO2, it is uncertain whether this would increase carbon transfer into the deep ocean over the longer-term. The global capacity for CO2 sequestration by iron fertilisation is also limited by the eventual requirement to add othe ...
... phytoplankton growth, and a temporary increase in drawdown of atmospheric CO2, it is uncertain whether this would increase carbon transfer into the deep ocean over the longer-term. The global capacity for CO2 sequestration by iron fertilisation is also limited by the eventual requirement to add othe ...
Emergency Oceans Rescue Plan
... Resolution 61/105 calling on States to ensure the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems threatened by bottom trawling and other fishing activities.12 Again, the extent of such closures is clearly insufficient. A recent review conducted jointly by the International Programme on the State of the ...
... Resolution 61/105 calling on States to ensure the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems threatened by bottom trawling and other fishing activities.12 Again, the extent of such closures is clearly insufficient. A recent review conducted jointly by the International Programme on the State of the ...
MINUTES Tenth Meeting of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Anchorage, Alaska
... research priorities, which are often short-term, but some of those recommendations are funded and some are not. The recommendations of the committee could be made available to the Commission if that would be useful. The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), however, serves as a better example for lon ...
... research priorities, which are often short-term, but some of those recommendations are funded and some are not. The recommendations of the committee could be made available to the Commission if that would be useful. The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), however, serves as a better example for lon ...
Pollution of the Marine Environment by Dumping
... of sea-dumped chemical weapons, Presentation Paper: Greenwich Forum 2000, p. 7. For their characteristics in marine environment see N. Theobald. Chemical munitions in the Baltic Sea. – T. Missiaen, J.-P. Henriet (eds.). Chemical munition dump sites in coastal environments. Brussels: Federal Office f ...
... of sea-dumped chemical weapons, Presentation Paper: Greenwich Forum 2000, p. 7. For their characteristics in marine environment see N. Theobald. Chemical munitions in the Baltic Sea. – T. Missiaen, J.-P. Henriet (eds.). Chemical munition dump sites in coastal environments. Brussels: Federal Office f ...
Annex 2 - IOSEA Turtles
... ----- A National Strategy and Action Plan was developed and adopted in 2005 through a series of stakeholder workshops after which it was endorsed by MENRT, under the BHC/MCSSS Strategic Management of Turtles Programme (2003-2005) * Illegal fishing: ----- Harpooning of turtles on nesting beaches. A f ...
... ----- A National Strategy and Action Plan was developed and adopted in 2005 through a series of stakeholder workshops after which it was endorsed by MENRT, under the BHC/MCSSS Strategic Management of Turtles Programme (2003-2005) * Illegal fishing: ----- Harpooning of turtles on nesting beaches. A f ...
NRDC: Keeping Oceans Wild: How Marine Reserves Protect Our
... This definition of a marine reserve is used in this report. Marine reserves prohibit extractive activities and keep the area undisturbed. They provide permanent designations, like parks, not temporary closures. When this report refers to an area as a marine reserve, it refers to how the area functi ...
... This definition of a marine reserve is used in this report. Marine reserves prohibit extractive activities and keep the area undisturbed. They provide permanent designations, like parks, not temporary closures. When this report refers to an area as a marine reserve, it refers to how the area functi ...
Marine phytoplankton play a critical role in regulating the earth`s
... sunlight, whereas water molecules scatter them. The more phytoplankton soaking up sunlight in a given area, the darker that part of the ocean looks to an observer in space. A simple satellite measurement of the ratio of blue-green light leaving the oceans is thus a way to quantify chlorophyll— and, ...
... sunlight, whereas water molecules scatter them. The more phytoplankton soaking up sunlight in a given area, the darker that part of the ocean looks to an observer in space. A simple satellite measurement of the ratio of blue-green light leaving the oceans is thus a way to quantify chlorophyll— and, ...
pdf version - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
... world ocean. Perhaps nowhere on earth is climate change having as dramatic and rapid an effect as in the Arctic, where ice cover, ocean water circulation, geochemistry, and ecosystems are all responding to the pervasive rise in air and sea temperatures. These changing conditions will not only alter ...
... world ocean. Perhaps nowhere on earth is climate change having as dramatic and rapid an effect as in the Arctic, where ice cover, ocean water circulation, geochemistry, and ecosystems are all responding to the pervasive rise in air and sea temperatures. These changing conditions will not only alter ...
Climate variability and ocean production in the Leeuwin Current
... compared to spring, such as there are upwelling centres near 26°S and 34°S and downwelling centres near 22°S and 29°S. The upper ocean water column is less stratified compared to summer, likely due to the combined actions of the mesoscale eddies and mixing driven by the surface heat loss. ...
... compared to spring, such as there are upwelling centres near 26°S and 34°S and downwelling centres near 22°S and 29°S. The upper ocean water column is less stratified compared to summer, likely due to the combined actions of the mesoscale eddies and mixing driven by the surface heat loss. ...
COLLIER, ROBERT W. Molybdenum in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
... to the relative scarcity of nitrogen fixation in the world oceans (Doremus 1982; Rueter 1982; Cole et al. 1984). As noted above, molybdenum is necessary for the reduction of both nitrate and dinitrogen. The utilization of nitrate accounts for at least 20% of the total nitrogen assimilated during pri ...
... to the relative scarcity of nitrogen fixation in the world oceans (Doremus 1982; Rueter 1982; Cole et al. 1984). As noted above, molybdenum is necessary for the reduction of both nitrate and dinitrogen. The utilization of nitrate accounts for at least 20% of the total nitrogen assimilated during pri ...
MAMA - Capemalta
... integrated to provide a comprehensive approach. Data on a regional scale are not brought together over large expanses of the basin, especially along the southern and eastern perimeter. Data are often taken from ‘platforms of convenience’ and at locations that may not be the best ones from an oceanog ...
... integrated to provide a comprehensive approach. Data on a regional scale are not brought together over large expanses of the basin, especially along the southern and eastern perimeter. Data are often taken from ‘platforms of convenience’ and at locations that may not be the best ones from an oceanog ...
Marine debris
Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally been released in a lake, sea, ocean or waterway. Floating oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the centre of gyres and on coastlines, frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tidewrack. Deliberate disposal of wastes at sea is called ocean dumping. Naturally occurring debris, such as driftwood, are also present.With the increasing use of plastic, human influence has become an issue as many types of plastics do not biodegrade. Waterborne plastic poses a serious threat to fish, seabirds, marine reptiles, and marine mammals, as well as to boats and coasts. Dumping, container spillages, litter washed into storm drains and waterways and wind-blown landfill waste all contribute to this problem.