Seabed: The New Frontier Seminar
... jurisdiction of coastal states, called "the Zone", covers no less than 260 millions of square kilometres, a figure three times the whole sum of all marine jurisdiction of every country in the world, and which has hardly been exploited. However, there is consensus in the scientific community about th ...
... jurisdiction of coastal states, called "the Zone", covers no less than 260 millions of square kilometres, a figure three times the whole sum of all marine jurisdiction of every country in the world, and which has hardly been exploited. However, there is consensus in the scientific community about th ...
Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center 2013
... reorganized non-profit Fish Trax Systems Inc. focused on Captain Barry Fisher, the Station began with three faculty developing information and knowledge systems to support and a handful of graduate students. Eighteen years later the fishery and community development (see below). Marine Experiment St ...
... reorganized non-profit Fish Trax Systems Inc. focused on Captain Barry Fisher, the Station began with three faculty developing information and knowledge systems to support and a handful of graduate students. Eighteen years later the fishery and community development (see below). Marine Experiment St ...
State Responsibility and the High Seas Marine Environment: A
... However, it was not until after World War II, during which newly developed naval sonar revealed their distribution, that interest in seamounts burgeoned. 14 Since then, seamounts have experienced a steady increase in pressure from bottom trawling, especially over the last two decades. 5 It is presen ...
... However, it was not until after World War II, during which newly developed naval sonar revealed their distribution, that interest in seamounts burgeoned. 14 Since then, seamounts have experienced a steady increase in pressure from bottom trawling, especially over the last two decades. 5 It is presen ...
Natural Heritage Trends: The Seas Around Scotland
... Of the 16 commercially exploited sea fish species for which Scottish data are available, seven were considered by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to be outside safe biological limits in 2002/03. ...
... Of the 16 commercially exploited sea fish species for which Scottish data are available, seven were considered by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to be outside safe biological limits in 2002/03. ...
Ocean systems. In: Climate Change 2014
... Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on marine ecosystem services, which are sensitive to climate change (high confidence), in particular the provisioning of food (fis ...
... Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on marine ecosystem services, which are sensitive to climate change (high confidence), in particular the provisioning of food (fis ...
Low Res - SAHFOS
... Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on marine ecosystem services, which are sensitive to climate change (high confidence), in particular the provisioning of food (fis ...
... Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on marine ecosystem services, which are sensitive to climate change (high confidence), in particular the provisioning of food (fis ...
Nowhere Else on Earth
... ‘endemism’ (i.e. species unique to the region) that are amongst the highest in the world; • Unusual Gondwanan ‘relic’ species with ancient ancestries, and some of the most highly restricted marine species in the world, including the first fish listed as Endangered in Australia, one of the world’s r ...
... ‘endemism’ (i.e. species unique to the region) that are amongst the highest in the world; • Unusual Gondwanan ‘relic’ species with ancient ancestries, and some of the most highly restricted marine species in the world, including the first fish listed as Endangered in Australia, one of the world’s r ...
Chapter 42 Cold-Water Corals
... latitude (70°N – 60°S). In this Chapter, we will focus on the corals found below 200 m, the average depth below which photosynthesis does not occur, to avoid overlap with other chapters. The term “corals” refers to a diverse group of species in the Phylum Cnidaria, including the scleractinian hard c ...
... latitude (70°N – 60°S). In this Chapter, we will focus on the corals found below 200 m, the average depth below which photosynthesis does not occur, to avoid overlap with other chapters. The term “corals” refers to a diverse group of species in the Phylum Cnidaria, including the scleractinian hard c ...
Iodine Isotopes and their Species in Surface Water from the
... human daily diet have evoked enormous attentions to this element. In addition, recent studies on atmospheric chemistry showed that iodine plays a significant role in the depletion of ozone and in aerosol particles for cloud nucleation, which in turn have a direct impact on global climate change (Sol ...
... human daily diet have evoked enormous attentions to this element. In addition, recent studies on atmospheric chemistry showed that iodine plays a significant role in the depletion of ozone and in aerosol particles for cloud nucleation, which in turn have a direct impact on global climate change (Sol ...
Frontline Observations on Climate Change and
... addressing the effects of climate change on the world’s coastal areas and ocean ecosystems. One of the world’s international financial institutions, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), was reorganized following UNCED, to provide financial assistance to developing countries committed to environmen ...
... addressing the effects of climate change on the world’s coastal areas and ocean ecosystems. One of the world’s international financial institutions, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), was reorganized following UNCED, to provide financial assistance to developing countries committed to environmen ...
Towards a Possible International Agreement on Marine Biodiversity
... with a single sector and include a range of instruments adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that are relevant to pollution from shipping and can potentially be used for area-based management in terms of ships routeing and other navigational restrictions on the ...
... with a single sector and include a range of instruments adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that are relevant to pollution from shipping and can potentially be used for area-based management in terms of ships routeing and other navigational restrictions on the ...
The Marine Debris Research, Prevention and Reduction Act: A
... can be reached in achieving effective prevention and reduction strategies. Finally, NOAA is responsible for increasing education and outreach to the public and other stakeholders in marine debris. The Coast Guard Program The Act establishes programs within the United States Coast Guard designed to h ...
... can be reached in achieving effective prevention and reduction strategies. Finally, NOAA is responsible for increasing education and outreach to the public and other stakeholders in marine debris. The Coast Guard Program The Act establishes programs within the United States Coast Guard designed to h ...
Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center 2012
... remarkable place. I have worked here for 24 years and while at times jaded about our incredible setting on the edge Yaquina bay and so close to the Pacific Ocean, I was constantly reminded in these past months of what makes this place remarkable. It is the people who apply their creativity to explor ...
... remarkable place. I have worked here for 24 years and while at times jaded about our incredible setting on the edge Yaquina bay and so close to the Pacific Ocean, I was constantly reminded in these past months of what makes this place remarkable. It is the people who apply their creativity to explor ...
Survival and settling of larval Macoma balthica in
... The response of organisms to future CO2 levels has traditionally been studied in experiments focusing on single species, and the community-wide responses are still not well known. In mesocosms, the natural community can be maintained to a high degree, and organismal performance can be measured in ne ...
... The response of organisms to future CO2 levels has traditionally been studied in experiments focusing on single species, and the community-wide responses are still not well known. In mesocosms, the natural community can be maintained to a high degree, and organismal performance can be measured in ne ...
NGF GEOHAB 2009 Abstracts and Proceedings of the Geological Society of Norway
... • Arctic habitats and climate change • Broad-scale perspectives and case-study GeoHab 2009 provides oral and poster presentations covering a wide range of topics related to habitat mapping, such as benthic–pelagic coupling, temporal variability, outreach, modelling and predictions, deep water and ...
... • Arctic habitats and climate change • Broad-scale perspectives and case-study GeoHab 2009 provides oral and poster presentations covering a wide range of topics related to habitat mapping, such as benthic–pelagic coupling, temporal variability, outreach, modelling and predictions, deep water and ...
Deep Sea Genetic Resources in the Context of the Convention on
... It is only in the last few decades that the importance of the enormous area of open ocean beyond the 200 mile limit has been recognised, not only due to its role in the regulation of global climate but also because of its natural resources. In the deep-sea an even greater amount of species may be fo ...
... It is only in the last few decades that the importance of the enormous area of open ocean beyond the 200 mile limit has been recognised, not only due to its role in the regulation of global climate but also because of its natural resources. In the deep-sea an even greater amount of species may be fo ...
UHM BS Marine Biology Proposal
... This document reviews the provisional academic program instituted as “Marine Biology” at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). This program initially was administered by the Biology Program and now is part of the Department of Biology, which was formed by the merger of the Biology Program and th ...
... This document reviews the provisional academic program instituted as “Marine Biology” at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). This program initially was administered by the Biology Program and now is part of the Department of Biology, which was formed by the merger of the Biology Program and th ...
1 NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub final report Jun10 2015 WEB
... products useful to departmental officers and increased the managers’ capacity to use them. When the Plan for a Cleaner Environment was released in October 2013 setting the new government’s environmental management strategy, we mapped the Hub’s ongoing research to this new strategy (see figure opposi ...
... products useful to departmental officers and increased the managers’ capacity to use them. When the Plan for a Cleaner Environment was released in October 2013 setting the new government’s environmental management strategy, we mapped the Hub’s ongoing research to this new strategy (see figure opposi ...
Review of the Current State of Development and the Potential for
... A hydrothermal vent is a geyser on the seafloor which gushes hot water into the cold, deep ocean. These hot springs are heated by molten rock below the seabed (Gage and Tyler, 1991). Deep-sea vents have been found in the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans (Little and Vrijenhoek, 2003). They ...
... A hydrothermal vent is a geyser on the seafloor which gushes hot water into the cold, deep ocean. These hot springs are heated by molten rock below the seabed (Gage and Tyler, 1991). Deep-sea vents have been found in the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans (Little and Vrijenhoek, 2003). They ...
The distribution of macrofauna on the inner continental
... related to the depth, with both descriptors being higher during the rainy season and at depths greater than 50 m. This result is probably due to the higher availability of food in the river during this period and is corroborated by the predominance of deposit feeders in the deepest stratum. The numb ...
... related to the depth, with both descriptors being higher during the rainy season and at depths greater than 50 m. This result is probably due to the higher availability of food in the river during this period and is corroborated by the predominance of deposit feeders in the deepest stratum. The numb ...
Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean
... biogeography, and conservation biology. Species records are mostly used to determine the number of species occurring in a given area, but they can also be employed to determine distribution patterns, for the identification of biodiversity ‘‘hot spots’’ or for designing conservation strategies [31,32 ...
... biogeography, and conservation biology. Species records are mostly used to determine the number of species occurring in a given area, but they can also be employed to determine distribution patterns, for the identification of biodiversity ‘‘hot spots’’ or for designing conservation strategies [31,32 ...
DRAGONESS_D1.2
... 12. Xiamen Marine Station（厦门） Nanji station which belongs to the Xiamen Marine Central Station, Bureau of East China Sea, SOA, was established in 1903, located in Xiamen of Fujian Province, Gulangyu. Since the establishment of the Xiamen sea station, the hydro-meteorological projects include: surfac ...
... 12. Xiamen Marine Station（厦门） Nanji station which belongs to the Xiamen Marine Central Station, Bureau of East China Sea, SOA, was established in 1903, located in Xiamen of Fujian Province, Gulangyu. Since the establishment of the Xiamen sea station, the hydro-meteorological projects include: surfac ...
Global distribution and climate forcing of marine organic aerosol: 1
... al., 2009; Russell et al., 2010; Hultin et al., 2010). Marinesource organic aerosols are particularly abundant over reAtmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11689–11705, 2011 ...
... al., 2009; Russell et al., 2010; Hultin et al., 2010). Marinesource organic aerosols are particularly abundant over reAtmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11689–11705, 2011 ...
Mise en page 1 - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... World Heritage natural sites protect almost 2.5 million km2 of the planet’s lands and waters. Because of the recent addition of large marine sites to the World Heritage List, some 57 per cent of the total area is marine, though in only 45 sites (5% of the number of World Heritage sites). In anticipa ...
... World Heritage natural sites protect almost 2.5 million km2 of the planet’s lands and waters. Because of the recent addition of large marine sites to the World Heritage List, some 57 per cent of the total area is marine, though in only 45 sites (5% of the number of World Heritage sites). In anticipa ...
Assessing marine world heritage from an ecosystem
... World Heritage natural sites protect almost 2.5 million km2 of the planet’s lands and waters. Because of the recent addition of large marine sites to the World Heritage List, some 57 per cent of the total area is marine, though in only 45 sites (5% of the number of World Heritage sites). In anticipa ...
... World Heritage natural sites protect almost 2.5 million km2 of the planet’s lands and waters. Because of the recent addition of large marine sites to the World Heritage List, some 57 per cent of the total area is marine, though in only 45 sites (5% of the number of World Heritage sites). In anticipa ...