Overgrown algae smothering coral reef
September 20th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Overfishing and nitrate pollution can destroy coral reefs by allowing an overgrowth of algae that can choke off oxygen and disrupt helpful bacteria.These "macroalgae," or large ... Read more...
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Humans increasingly poisoned by reef fish
September 11th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) Human beings are being poisoned by consumption of many reef fish whose flesh is contaminated with toxins, an Australian study says. The illness called ciguatera leads ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Marine life faces large-scale extinction risk
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) Marine life faces far greater risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, world's leading marine scientists have warned.Researchers from Australia, United ... Read more...
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Indo-Pacific corals more resilient than Caribbean twins
July 13th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 13 (IANS) Corals of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Indo-Pacific region recover faster from stress than their Caribbean counterparts, say marine scientists."The main reason for this ... Read more...
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Coral reefs will survive ravages of warming: Scientists
April 17th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 17 (IANS) Marine scientists in Australia undertaking the world's first large-scale investigation of the impact of climate change on coral reefs suggest that many of them would survive ... Read more...
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Could corals survive more acidic oceans?
April 2nd, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 2 (IANS) Corals may yet be able to survive the acidification of the world's oceans, escaping the effects of climatic devastation.Researchers have identified a powerful internal mechanism that ... Read more...
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Extreme weather threatens rich ecosystems
April 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, April 1 (IANS) Hurricanes, torrential downpours and droughts will become more frequent with global warming, threatening species especially in bio-diverse ecosystems and tropical rainforests.Flora and fauna will become extinct ... Read more...
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Greenpeace launches campaign against Mexican resort project
March 15th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Greenpeace has launched a campaign to drum up opposition to a tourist project in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California Sur that opponents say ... Read more...
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Fish make sacrifices to play great dads
March 9th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 9 (IANS) Cardinal fish can go to great lengths to protect their young. That means starving or even putting up with a jealous spouse - and often, dying ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
CO2 threatens fish’s very survival in oceans
January 16th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 16 (IANS) Can you imagine seas and oceans completely bereft of colourful fish? The possibility may not be all that far-fetched, thanks to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) ... Read more...
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Parrotfish play vital role in preserving coral reefs
December 12th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 12 (IANS) Brilliantly-hued parrot fish are playing a vital role in preserving whatever remains of the imperilled coral reefs.
The new study, led by David Bellwood and Terry ... Read more...
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Tropical fish adapt to rising sea temperatures
December 6th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 6 (IANS) Some tropical fish, over several generations, seem to have a greater capacity to cope with rising sea temperatures. The discovery comes as a ray of hope ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Abu Dhabi Ports Company bags environmental award
November 20th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 20 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has won the Environmental Protection Award at the International Bulk Journal Awards 2011 in Antwerp, Belgium.ADPC was commended for ... Read more...
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Warming will forces fishes to migrate for survival
November 6th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 6 (IANS) Climate change will necessitate fish and other marines species to travel large distances for sheer survival.Sea life, particularly in the Indian Ocean, Western and Eastern Pacific ... Read more...
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World’s reef fish systems threatened by human overpopulation
April 6th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 6 (ANI): A new study has found that the highly diverse reef fish systems are the most vulnerable to human threats.In a large collaborative analysis, 55 scientists from 49 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fishes become smart enough to evade hunters
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 22 (IANS) Fishes have got wise to the ways of those who are hunting them with spearguns. Researchers found that fishes exposed to speargun fishing take flight much ... Read more...
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Weed-eating fish key to reef’s survival
March 11th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 11 (IANS) Preserving a species of weed-eating fish may be the key to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts ... Read more...
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Weed-eating fish ‘vital to coral reefs’ survival’
March 11th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): A new study has found that a weed-eating fish could be the key to saving the world's coral reefs.Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef ... Read more...
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More warm, acidic oceans will require greater reef care
February 15th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A new study has said that the more our oceans become warmer and acidic, the harder we will have to work to save our coral reefs.Dr Ken Anthony ... Read more...
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188-yr-old ‘Two Brothers’ ship linked to ‘Moby-Dick’ discovered
February 12th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Marine archaeologists have discovered a 19th-century shipwrecked whaling ship 'Two Brothers' - which went down in 1823 - from the Hawaiian waters.
Slammed into coral reef about 600 miles ... Read more...
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Mother Nature’s new gift to prevent and treat bone diseases
February 3rd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): A new discovery of a substance-obtained from a coral-reef inhabiting cyanobacterium-may pave way for new drugs to prevent and treat bone diseases.By some estimates, more than half of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
240 whale sharks rescued off Gujarat coast since 2004
January 25th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mangrol (Gujarat), Jan 25 (IANS) From being hunted in hundreds for their liver oil till a decade ago, about 240 whale sharks have been rescued off Gujarat's coast since a conservation project ... Read more...
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Coral bleaching will go from bad to worse in 2010: Study
November 20th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): One of the worst bleaching events on record occurred in 2005, thanks to the unusually warm waters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, but a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fish create their own mosquito nets to get good night’s sleep: Study
November 17th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): A new study by Australian researchers has revealed that fish have developed their own mosquito nets in a bid to get good night's sleep.Scientists from the University ... Read more...
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Silverwood family recount their historic sailing journey on Animal Planet
November 11th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An adventurous family escaped death by the skin of their teeth. The family of six decided to sail around the world but when tragedy did hit, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Coral reefs across Indian Ocean dying: Experts
October 21st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): International marine scientists have said that coral reefs across Indian Ocean are dying; the team has highlighted the urgency of controlling global carbon emissions.The reefs are dying following ... Read more...
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For ants and trees, multiple partners are a boon: Study
September 22nd, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed trees that sequentially partner with multi-species sets of ants produce more offspring than trees that maintain a lifelong association with any single ant.The ... Read more...
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New approach to ease the oceans from overfishing, pollution and human impact
September 15th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): Leading international marine scientists have proposed changes in the governance of the world's oceans in a bid to save them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts.Based ... Read more...
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Scientists unearth Great Barrier Reef’s 169,000-year-old great grandmother
August 20th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a more ancient reef than the Great Barrier Reef - just 600 metres away from it.This year, an international team extracted 34 sediment cores from ... Read more...
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Scientists discover how corals fight diseases and bleaching
August 19th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Australian researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the immune system of coral reefs.Caroline Palmer, Bette Willis and John Bythell, scientists from the Australian Research Council Centre of ... Read more...
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Invasive Lionfish Seized In The Virgin Islands National Park
August 10th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The bureaucrats of the American Virgin Islands have launched a concerted battle against the incursion of the lionfish in the waters of the Virgin ... Read more...
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Oz scientist discovers world’s rarest coral in Pacific
July 30th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): An Australian scientist has found what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean.The coral bears a close physical resemblance to the critically endangered ... Read more...
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Authorities to protect coral reef in Tamil Nadu’s Gulf of Mannar
July 23rd, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), July 23 (ANI): Authorities at the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GMMNP) in the Indian Ocean, situated on the Tamil Nadu Coast, will set up sea buoys to ... Read more...
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Global warming could lead small fish to engage in ‘risky’ behaviour
July 7th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): A study has suggested that global warming could have an unexpected effect on small fish, like the clownfish, by making them indulge in risky behaviour.A previous study had ... Read more...
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Corals at the edge ‘hold secrets of survival’
June 19th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Corals dwelling on the exposed edges of the world's great coral reef zones hold secrets to the survival of coral ecosystems facing intensifying pressure from human activities and ... Read more...
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