Thursday, May 31, 2018

What will €349000 buy in west Dublin and Wexford?

  1. What will €349000 buy in west Dublin and Wexford?  Irish TimesFull coverage


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The first land-walking vertebrates may have emerged from salty estuaries

  1. The first land-walking vertebrates may have emerged from salty estuaries  Science NewsFull coverage


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May rains bring nutrients that could fuel red tide in Southwest Florida

  1. May rains bring nutrients that could fuel red tide in Southwest Florida  Naples Daily NewsFull coverage


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Hayes wades into estuary erosion problem in South Brighton

  1. Hayes wades into estuary erosion problem in South Brighton  Star KiwiFull coverage


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Comments sought on revised long-range plan for Delaware Estuary

  1. Comments sought on revised long-range plan for Delaware Estuary  Hockessin Community newsFull coverage


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Climate change increasing risks of lightning-ignited fires

Fires ignited by lightning have and will likely continue to increase across the Mediterranean and temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere under a warmer climate, according to a new study co-led by a Portland State University researcher.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Invisible barrier on ocean surface can reduce carbon uptake

An invisible layer of biological compounds on the sea surface reduces the rate at which carbon dioxide gas moves between the atmosphere and the oceans, scientists have reported.

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Sea Shepherd’s R/V Martin Sheen Cleared to Enter Canada

SEA SHEPHERD’S R/V MARTIN SHEEN CLEARED TO ENTER CANADA – AFTER PROTRACTED 2 DAY EXAMINATION BY CANADIAN CUSTOMS

May 28th, 2018 – Victoria, BC, Canada – It was a long voyage for the eight crew of the R/V MARTIN SHEEN, sailing from Honolulu on May 10th and arriving in Victoria B.C. on May 26th. The yacht’s crew reported their ETA to Canadian Customs (CBSA) days in advance and were not expecting any issues. In addition, Sea Shepherd Ship Operations ran through the arrival protocol with CBSA on two separate phone calls, confirming arrival procedures were correct.

The R/V MARTIN SHEEN is a US Registered Private Yacht, it is not a commercial vessel. For Captain Chris Holt of Boston, MA, it was a delivery voyage, as his mission was to deliver the boat to British Columbia in preparation for Sea Shepherd’s third year of Operation Virus Hunter.

Four Canadian Customs officers boarded the MARTIN SHEEN shortly after arrival at 7 pm local time Saturday evening, and did not come with a smile or a welcome.

The captain and crew were detained onboard and questioned for five straight hours. This is highly unusual for a Private Yacht or a Commercial Vessel.

Canadian Customs Officers demanded to know why the ship was in Canadian waters and the yacht’s intentions in the region. Captain Holt stated he was just the delivery skipper, and was unfamiliar and not in a position to comment on the vessel owner’s (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s) future plans.

CBSA accused the skipper of lying or avoiding the true nature of the voyage. Captain Holt told the officers that details of past campaigns could be found online but that he would not be involved in the upcoming campaign. CBSA officers continued to state they did not believe his story.

CBSA wanted to know if Dr. Alexandra Morton would be boarding the vessel and when. Captain Holt said he did not have information on her intentions, and told them that from what he knew the campaign was a research mission.

One of the Customs officers asked him why Sea Shepherd would be doing research when the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) already does this type of research.

The officers then implied that the MARTIN SHEEN was not a legitimate yacht and would have to be cleared as a commercial vessel, a category that would present restrictions, a great deal of paperwork as well as burdensome reporting procedures during the vessel’s stay in British Columbian waters.

After five hours, they allowed seven of the crew to clear and to go ashore. They took Captain Holt’s passport and told him he would be detained onboard until Monday morning.

On Monday morning Sea Shepherd Director of Ship Operations and Campaigns Locky MacLean arrived just in time at 1100 Hours PST at the Customs House on Blanshard St. in Victoria for an examination into the issue.

The examination at Customs Headquarters lasted two hours as Locky relayed to one CBSA officer the nature of the vessel’s voyage and upcoming campaign, emphasizing that all of Sea Shepherd’s past voyages in the region were highly publicized and information was publicly available. He added that Sea Shepherd did not intend to keep any of the vessel’s movements or purpose a secret from CBSA, but questioned the necessity for added monitoring of the yacht’s movements and the notion that further independent science into the effects of salmon farms on migratory salmon and forage fish was not needed in BC.

During the hearing, media began calling Victoria Customs office and this was relayed to Captain MacLean by a CBSA officer who asked if he was expecting a call.

The officer issued minimal extra requirements including the filling of a General Declaration, and additional reporting and check-in obligations imposed throughout the voyage.

Finally, CBSA granted clearance with one officer stating it was best to avoid a situation that could become a headache for Ottawa.

The MARTIN SHEEN was granted clearance into Canada at 3:30 pm on May 28th. It had taken 44 hours, a record for the MARTIN SHEEN. Captain Holt had his passport returned and was free to leave the ship.

The MARTIN SHEEN has spent two previous summers in B.C. waters working with independent biologist Alexandra Morton. The ship and the Sea Shepherd crew have not broken any law during their time in Canadian waters nor is there an intention ever to do so.
It appears the Canadian government is very worried about Dr. Morton’s independent research into piscine reovirus and parasites being transmitted from the farms to wild salmon species.

And they should be worried because the Canadian DFO has been covering up the truth about this threat to the entire B.C. marine ecosystem by this invasive foreign Atlantic salmon species. Salmon farms have been banned in the neighboring states of Washington and Alaska and next month the government of British Columbia must make a decision on the renewal of the licenses for these destructive facilities. If they decide to renew, there will be huge consequences for the provincial government from First Nations tribes and environmental and conservation organizations.

Sea Shepherd has committed the MARTIN SHEEN to support Alexandra Morton’s research during Operation Virus Hunter this summer. It’s a research project, not a protest and the objective is knowledge.

Also on Monday, May 28th the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet filed a claim of Aboriginal title at the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. The claim states that the provincially-granted tenures of four companies, Marine Harvest, Cermaq, International Forest Products and Western Forest Products, are not authorized by the Land Act or the Forest Act because they are in Aboriginal title areas. Ten fish farms that are in the Broughton Archipelago operated by Marine Harvest and Cermaq are affected, as well as mostly inactive forest tenures held by Interfor and Western Forest Products.



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Monday, May 28, 2018

Rise and fall of the Great Barrier Reef

Study is first of its kind to reconstruct evolution of reef over 30,000 years in response to abrupt environmental change.

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Voodoo saviour of Benin's mangroves

  1. Voodoo saviour of Benin's mangroves  The Nation
  2. Zangbeto: Voodoo saviour of Benin's mangroves  Malay MailFull coverage


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Zangbeto: Voodoo Savior of Benin's Mangroves

  1. Zangbeto: Voodoo Savior of Benin's Mangroves  Voice of AmericaFull coverage


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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Cold production of new seafloor

Magma steadily emerges between oceanic plates. It pushes the plates apart, builds large underwater mountains and forms new seafloor. This is one of the fundamental processes that constantly change the face of the Earth. But there are also times when new seabed is created without any volcanism, by un-roofing mantle material directly at the seafloor. Scientists have now published the first estimation based on seismic data on how much seafloor is produced this way.

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Are hurricanes to blame for fish dying and 'dead zones' appearing on NC's coast?

  1. Are hurricanes to blame for fish dying and 'dead zones' appearing on NC's coast?  Durham Herald SunFull coverage


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Lack of government engagement puts Squamish Estuary Management Committee in limbo

  1. Lack of government engagement puts Squamish Estuary Management Committee in limbo  Squamish ChiefFull coverage


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How Frequent Hurricanes Change Estuarial Ecosystems

  1. How Frequent Hurricanes Change Estuarial Ecosystems  NC State NewsFull coverage


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Russian River Estuary Management Project Community Meeting in Jenner

  1. Russian River Estuary Management Project Community Meeting in Jenner  Sonoma County GazetteFull coverage


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Estuary the go-to spot

  1. Estuary the go-to spot  Rockhampton Morning BulletinFull coverage


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Water Agency will present river estuary plan May 31

  1. Water Agency will present river estuary plan May 31  Sonoma WestFull coverage


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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The gypsum gravity chute: A phytoplankton-elevator to the ocean floor

Tiny gypsum crystals can make phytoplankton so heavy that they rapidly sink, hereby transporting large quantities of carbon to the ocean's depths.

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Whitstable: Woman collapses outside Estuary View Medical Centre

  1. Whitstable: Woman collapses outside Estuary View Medical Centre  Kent OnlineFull coverage


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Comments sought on revised long-range plan for Delaware Estuary

  1. Comments sought on revised long-range plan for Delaware Estuary  Smyrna Clayton Sun TimesFull coverage


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Wetland Bird Survey still going strong after 70 years

  1. Wetland Bird Survey still going strong after 70 years  East Anglian Daily TimesFull coverage


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Sedimentation degrading Kaiteriteri, Otuwhero estuaries

  1. Sedimentation degrading Kaiteriteri, Otuwhero estuaries  Stuff.co.nzFull coverage


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Mangroves thrive in Adyar estuary after four decades

  1. Mangroves thrive in Adyar estuary after four decades  Times of IndiaFull coverage


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Dead whale found in Oakland estuary towed to Angel Island for necropsy

  1. Dead whale found in Oakland estuary towed to Angel Island for necropsy  KGO-TV
  2. Dead Whales Found Friday in Oakland Estuary, Tennessee Valley Beach  NBC Bay Area
  3. Dead Whale Washes Into Oakland Estuary Near Jack London Square  Patch.com
  4. Dead whale found in Oakland estuary near Jack London Square  SFGate
  5. Dead whales wash up the same day in Oakland waterfront, Marin beach  The Mercury NewsFull coverage


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New York offering grant to help protect Hudson River estuary

  1. New York offering grant to help protect Hudson River estuary  Seattle TimesFull coverage


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Monday, May 21, 2018

Japanese student discovers new crustacean species in deep sea hydrothermal vent

A new species of microcrustacean was collected from a submarine hot spring (hydrothermal vent) of a marine volcano (Myojin-sho caldera) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. This crustacean group is found only in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and is the first of its kind found in Japanese waters.

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

On the Fly: Love and tarpon

  1. On the Fly: Love and tarpon  Aspen TimesFull coverage


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Conserve mangroves

  1. Conserve mangroves  The News International (blog)Full coverage


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Person rescued from waist-deep water after car drives off road in West Auckland

  1. Person rescued from waist-deep water after car drives off road in West Auckland  Stuff.co.nzFull coverage


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Toronto's flower brokers: Inside the city's spring rush of plant production

  1. Toronto's flower brokers: Inside the city's spring rush of plant production  The Globe and MailFull coverage


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10K mangroves to be planted to mark Ocean month

  1. 10K mangroves to be planted to mark Ocean month  Manila BulletinFull coverage


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Ross River mangroves a unique habitat

  1. Ross River mangroves a unique habitat  Townsville BulletinFull coverage


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Mumbaikars Choose Mangroves Over Sewage Treatment Plant

  1. Mumbaikars Choose Mangroves Over Sewage Treatment Plant  Youth IncorporatedFull coverage


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MME restores mangroves in Al Ruwais coastal area

  1. MME restores mangroves in Al Ruwais coastal area  The Peninsula QatarFull coverage


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Friday, May 18, 2018

Showing Animals of the Squamish Estuary kingdom

  1. Showing Animals of the Squamish Estuary kingdom  Squamish ChiefFull coverage


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Dead whale found in Oakland estuary near Jack London Square

  1. Dead whale found in Oakland estuary near Jack London Square  SFGate
  2. Marine Mammal Center responds to dead whale in Oakland Estuary  KGO-TV
  3. Dead whale found at Oakland's Brooklyn Basin  Fox 35 OrlandoFull coverage


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State restoring parts of Caloosahatchee headwaters

  1. State restoring parts of Caloosahatchee headwaters  The News-PressFull coverage


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UPDATED: Federal government announces $1.5 million toward Estuary Restoration Project

  1. UPDATED: Federal government announces $1.5 million toward Estuary Restoration Project  Squamish ChiefFull coverage


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The toast of the coast: Four-bedroom house with a round tower that gives incredible 180-degree estuary views goes on ...

  1. The toast of the coast: Four-bedroom house with a round tower that gives incredible 180-degree estuary views goes on ...  Daily MailFull coverage


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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Major shift in marine life occurred 33 million years later in the South

A new study of marine fossils from Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and South America reveals that one of the greatest changes to the evolution of life in our oceans occurred more recently in the Southern Hemisphere than previously thought.

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Bhayandar: Police registers FIR against BJP MLA Narendra Mehta for destruction of mangroves

  1. Bhayandar: Police registers FIR against BJP MLA Narendra Mehta for destruction of mangroves  Free Press JournalFull coverage


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Ayeyarwady to embark on massive mangrove replanting programme

  1. Ayeyarwady to embark on massive mangrove replanting programme  Myanmar TimesFull coverage


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To save mangroves, Kutch's camel breeders take to the internet

  1. To save mangroves, Kutch's camel breeders take to the internet  Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage


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Insurance Turns to Coral Reefs and Mangroves as Ocean Risks Surge

  1. Insurance Turns to Coral Reefs and Mangroves as Ocean Risks Surge  Jakarta GlobeFull coverage


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Activists target BJP MLA, his brother for constructing club over Mumbai mangroves

  1. Activists target BJP MLA, his brother for constructing club over Mumbai mangroves  India TodayFull coverage


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Developer wants to build on Lee County mangroves

  1. Developer wants to build on Lee County mangroves  WZVN-TVFull coverage


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WWF, Martin Dow committed to protecting declining Mangroves

  1. WWF, Martin Dow committed to protecting declining Mangroves  Pakistan ObserverFull coverage


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More mangroves burnt, destroyed for farming; Greens urge state to protect all mangroves

  1. More mangroves burnt, destroyed for farming; Greens urge state to protect all mangroves  Times of IndiaFull coverage


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Traditional knowledge sheds light on changing East Greenland climate and polar bear hunt

Inuit polar bear hunters in East Greenland report changes to their subsistence hunting patterns as well as polar bear distribution and behavior due to decreasing sea ice and the introduction of hunting quotas in 2006. The study is the first in nearly 20 years to document traditional knowledge in East Greenland -- providing a valuable baseline for monitoring future changes and the polar bear population.

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437 million tons of fish, $560 billion wasted due to destructive fishing operations

Industrial fisheries that rely on bottom trawling wasted 437 million tonnes of fish and missed out on $560 billion in revenue over the past 65 years, new research has found.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

How large can a tsunami be in the Caribbean?

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely risk for the Caribbean region, seismologists report.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Antarctic seals can help predict ice sheet melt

Two species of seal found in Antarctic seas are helping scientists collect data about the temperature and salinity of waters around vulnerable ice sheets in West Antarctica. Understanding more about how this water gets towards the ice shelves by measuring its temperature, salinity and depth, will help climate change modellers make more accurate predictions about how rapidly the Antarctic ice sheet is melting.

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Natural ocean barriers could soon be covered by insurance

  1. Natural ocean barriers could soon be covered by insurance  Christian Science Monitor
  2. Insurers see opportunities in 'blue economy'  Royal GazetteFull coverage


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Chalmette High students sow seeds of hope along battered St. Bernard Parish coastline

  1. Chalmette High students sow seeds of hope along battered St. Bernard Parish coastline  FOX 8 News WVUE-TVFull coverage


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From the soil to the law, climate change efforts in Indonesia

  1. From the soil to the law, climate change efforts in Indonesia  Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research (blog)Full coverage


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Feature: Insurance turns to coral reefs and mangroves as ocean risks surge

  1. Feature: Insurance turns to coral reefs and mangroves as ocean risks surge  ReutersFull coverage


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Insurance turns to coral reefs and mangroves as ocean risks surge

  1. Insurance turns to coral reefs and mangroves as ocean risks surge  Thomson Reuters FoundationFull coverage


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Fishermen plant mangroves for the future

  1. Fishermen plant mangroves for the future  Borneo Bulletin OnlineFull coverage


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Mumbaikars Choose Mangroves Over Sewage Plant, Join Hands To Save Them!

  1. Mumbaikars Choose Mangroves Over Sewage Plant, Join Hands To Save Them!  The Better IndiaFull coverage


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Monday, May 14, 2018

Ice stream draining Greenland Ice Sheet sensitive to changes over past 45,000 years

A ribbon of ice more than 600 kilometers long that drains about 12 percent of the gigantic Greenland Ice Sheet has been smaller than it is today about half of the time over the past 45,000 years, a new study suggests.

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

In Madagascar, fishermen plant mangroves for the future

  1. In Madagascar, fishermen plant mangroves for the future  Phys.OrgFull coverage


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Madagascar fishermen plant mangroves for the future

  1. Madagascar fishermen plant mangroves for the future  Prothom Alo English (satire) (press release) (blog)Full coverage


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For the birds: After busy migration, Island bird guide needs his own spring break

  1. For the birds: After busy migration, Island bird guide needs his own spring break  Valley morning StarFull coverage


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Carbon stock loss in mangrove forests: India ranks 8th

  1. Carbon stock loss in mangrove forests: India ranks 8th  Hindustan TimesFull coverage


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Less than 1% of India's mangrove cover deforested in 15 years: Global study

  1. Less than 1% of India's mangrove cover deforested in 15 years: Global study  Hindustan TimesFull coverage


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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane Harvey

Record-hot Gulf of Mexico waters supercharged Hurricane Harvey, fueling it with vast stores of water and setting the stage for devastating flooding after it stalled near Houston.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Scientists dive into museum collections to reveal the invasion route of a small crustacean

While studies on biological invasions tend to focus on new records, two researchers went on to clarify a biological invasion at the Atlantic European coast. It turned out that a non-native crustacean has established its population 24 years prior to the available records.

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Novel scientific method to derive water quality criteria of metals

Increasing contamination of marine ecosystems by metals such as mercury, cadmium, chromium and nickel has been a global environmental concern, because elevated concentrations of metals can pose hazards to marine organisms, and humans who may consume contaminated seafood.

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Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive

While it is obvious that things like boats can be heard by marine life under the water, what about human activities like swimming, canoeing and scuba diving?

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Estuary alert for the retiring rakali

  1. Estuary alert for the retiring rakali  Mornington Peninsula NewsFull coverage


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Kids get a kick out of hands-on science project - counting eels

  1. Kids get a kick out of hands-on science project - counting eels  Times Herald-RecordFull coverage


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