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The Battle for the Arctic
The Battle for the Arctic Scientists from the U.S., Canada and Russia race to map the Arctic Ocean under the looming deadline of a U.N. treaty. Adapted from a one-hour documentary on CB...
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Assignment Blog--Brian Skerry: One Fish, Two Fish, Gray Fish, Blue Fish
Monday September 14 - I felt like I was in the middle of a Dr. Seuss story on my third dive today at Nikumaroro. Rob Barrel, the owner of our expedition vessel NAI'A, took me to an underwater...
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Marine Litter A Global Challenge
Marine litter is a global concern affecting all the oceans of the world. The objective of this document is to present and analyse available information on the marine litter issue n participating regions. Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian...
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Provocative New Study Warns of Crossing Planetary Boundaries
The Earth has nine biophysical thresholds beyond which it cannot be pushed without disastrous consequences, the authors of a new paper in the journal Nature report. Ominously, these scientists say,...
Articles
Blog Posts
- The eradication of rats on McKean Island
- Why are sharks important?
- Tukabu Terooko Kiribati and the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA)
- Blue water diving to study deep-sea jellies in Nikumaroro
- Coral reef scientist Randi Rotjan answers student questions from the remote Phoenix Islands
- Shifting Baselines and coral reefs in the Phoenix Islands
- Assignment Blog--Brian Skerry photographs fish in the Nikumaroro surf zone
News Articles
- New underwater plane to explore ocean depths
- Navy for partnership in Indian Ocean region
- Earthquake preparations 'a disgrace', says seismologist
- Wind farms and conservation hallmarks of state ocean plan
- 5 governors call on US to provide resources to implement Obama coastal planning strategy
- A more acidic ocean won't harm all shell builders, research indictates
- United States leadership in the Arctic Ocean
