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Deep-Sea Sharks Are Wired for Sound, 04/18/2008

Deep-sea sharks have been tagged and tracked and their habitats precisely mapped in world-first research to test the conservation value of areas closed to commercial fishing. Last month scientists fitted acoustic tags to 50 gulper sharks, swellsharks and green eye dogfish near Port Lincoln, South Australia. They will track the ... Read More






T-Rex of the Ocean to Come Out of Deep Freeze, 04/17/2008

Click to enlarge.A giant squid filmed by Japanese televisionResearchers expect huge scientific interest as they thaw the largest known specimen of the world's biggest invertebrate, a colossal squid, at the Museum of New Zealand on April 30. The squid was caught by the San Aspiring* longliner in the Ross Sea in 2007, and snap-frozen. The squid weighs 495 kilograms ... Read More






Celebrate World Ocean Day June 8!, 04/14/2008

NOAA Photo: Click to enlargeWorld Ocean Day was created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Although not yet officially designated by the United Nations, World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. The Ocean ... Read More






Reef Made of Subway Cars Is Too Successful, 04/08/2008

One by one, a machine operator has been shoving hundreds of retired New York City subway cars off a barge, continuing the transformation of a barren stretch of ocean floor into a bountiful oasis, carpeted in sea grasses, walled thick with blue mussels and sponges, and teeming with black sea ... Read More






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