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Public Release: 1-Sep-2009
Springer partners with the Chinese Society of Oceanography
Springer, one of the leading publishers in the fields of science, technology and medicine, will publish the official journal of the Chinese Society of Oceanography as of January 2010. Starting with Volume 29, Issue 1, Acta Oceanologica Sinica will be published at Springer both electronically and in print. The journal joins Springer's Chinese Library of Science, a collection of more than 90 high-quality, English-language research journals from China.

Public Release: 31-Aug-2009

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographers examine mercury levels of pelagic fish in Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographers find that mercury levels in pelagic fish found around Hawaii are influenced by depth.

Public Release: 31-Aug-2009
Human impacts and environmental factors are changing the northwest Atlantic ecosystem
Fish in US waters from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border have moved away from their traditional, long-time habitats over the past four decades because of fundamental changes in the regional ecosystem, according to a new report by NOAA researchers. The 2009 Ecosystem Status Report also points out the need to manage the waters off the northeastern coast of the United States as a whole rather than as a series of separate and unrelated components.

NOAA Fisheries Service

Public Release: 27-Aug-2009
Scientists find 'great Pacific Ocean garbage patch'
Scientists have just completed an unprecedented journey into the vast and little-explored "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch."

Public Release: 27-Aug-2009

Nature
New temperature reconstruction from Indo-Pacific warm pool
A new 2,000-year-long reconstruction of sea surface temperatures from the Indo-Pacific warm pool suggests that temperatures in the region may have been as warm during the Medieval Warm Period as they are today.

National Science Foundation, WHOI Ocean and Climate Change Institute

Public Release: 27-Aug-2009

Science
Small fluctuations in solar activity, large influence on the climate
Sun spot frequency has an unexpectedly strong influence on cloud formation and precipitation. Impact of solar radiation on climate parameters is higher than expected.

National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy

Public Release: 25-Aug-2009
Bridging the political divide across the Gulf of Aqaba
Scientists from Stanford University have teamed up with Israeli and Jordanian researchers to protect the Gulf of Aqaba, a strategic waterway whose fragile marine ecosystem is vital to both Israel and Jordan. Participants in the NATO-funded project say they are bridging the Arab-Israeli political divide for the sake of science, peace and environmental conservation.

NATO Science for Peace and Security Program

Public Release: 25-Aug-2009
UCSB scientists propose Antarctic location for 'missing' ice sheet
New research by scientists at UC Santa Barbara indicates a possible Antarctic location for ice that seemed to be missing at a key point in climate history 34 million years ago. The research, which has important implications for climate change, is described in a paper published today in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

Public Release: 24-Aug-2009
Tipping elements remain a 'hot' issue
Research published by climate scientists at the University of East Anglia has been named one of the most highly cited in its field in the last two years.

Public Release: 20-Aug-2009

Science
Scientists discover bioluminescent 'green bombers' from the deep sea
In the latest proof that the oceans continue to offer remarkable findings and much of their vastness remains to be explored, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues have discovered a unique group of worms that live in the depths of the ocean.

Public Release: 19-Aug-2009

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Targeted investments in climate science could present enormous economic savings across the globe
Targeted investments in climate science could lead to major benefits in reducing the costs of adapting to a changing climate, according to new research published by scientists from the UK's National Centre for Atmospheric Science. The study shows that investments made now, can lead to as much as 10-20 percent improvement in climate predictions for the UK and Europe in the coming decades, and up to 20 percent across the rest of the globe.

National Centre for Atmospheric Science

Public Release: 19-Aug-2009
Sydney climate partnership wins top prize
A team of CSIRO, University of the Sunshine Coast, WWF and Sydney Coastal Councils Group researchers has been awarded a prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prize for advising Sydney councils about how they might adapt to climate change.

Public Release: 19-Aug-2009

Nature
Water in mantle may be associated with subduction
A team of scientists from Oregon State University has created the first global 3-D map of electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle and their model suggests that that enhanced conductivity in certain areas of the mantle may signal the presence of water.

National Science Foundation

Public Release: 17-Aug-2009
Annual survey shows high numbers of seed scallops on Georges Bank, low numbers in Mid-Atlantic
A NOAA Fisheries scallop survey off the northeastern coast between North Carolina and Massachusetts shows high numbers of juvenile "recruit" sea scallops and ocean quahogs on Georges Bank tempered with weak numbers for seed scallops in the Mid-Atlantic for 2009. This survey, conducted annually since 1979 by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center lab in Woods Hole, Mass., also shows the overall biomass for the Mid-Atlantic remains high.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service

Public Release: 17-Aug-2009

Nature Geoscience
Ocean-drilling expedition cites new evidence related to origin and evolution of seismogenic faults
New research about what triggers earthquakes, authored by Michael Strasser of Bremen University, Germany, with colleagues from the US, Japan, China, France and Germany, will appear in the Aug. 16, 2009, issue of Nature Geoscience (online version). The research article, titled "Origin and evolution of a splay-fault in the Nankai accretionary wedge" is drawn from the scientists' participation in the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE).

National Science Foundation, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Public Release: 17-Aug-2009

90th AAAS Pacific Division Annual Meeting
Syracuse University researcher to present 'Shipwrecks as Fossils' at AAAS Pacific Division meeting
Mariners call the continental margin off the North Carolina coast the "graveyard of the Atlantic." Syracuse University's first Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences, Cathryn R. Newton, sees the area as rich with fossils for paleontologists, marine archeologists and historians to study.

Public Release: 14-Aug-2009

Geophysical Research Letters
Nitrogen fixation and phytoplankton blooms in the southwest Indian Ocean
Observations made by Southampton scientists help understand the massive blooms of microscopic marine algae -- phytoplankton -- in the seas around Madagascar and its effect on the biogeochemistry of the southwest Indian Ocean.

Natural Environment Research Council

Public Release: 14-Aug-2009

Geophysical Research Letters
Warming ocean contributes to global warming
The warming of an Arctic current over the last 30 years has triggered the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from methane hydrate stored in the sediment beneath the seabed.

Natural Environment Research Council

Public Release: 13-Aug-2009
New findings show increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters
The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, Alaska's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic, which could damage Alaska's king crab and salmon fisheries.

Public Release: 13-Aug-2009
Scientists conduct shark survey off US East Coast
Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the US East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists and fishery resource managers to monitor shark populations and their role in marine ecosystems

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Public Release: 13-Aug-2009
Research institutes from Bremen install new Arctic deep-sea observatory
Three research institutes from the German federal state Bremen among others have set up an observation ward for the long-term observation of a mud volcano in the Norwegian deep sea. This took place during RV Polarstern's 24th Arctic expedition July 10-August 3. The endeavors are part of the project ESONET, funded by the European Union.

European Union

Public Release: 12-Aug-2009
'Hydropalooza' provides deeper understanding of Alaska's Kachemak Bay
NOAA ships and scientists have returned to Alaska's Kachemak Bay to kick off year two of Hydropalooza -- a NOAA-led project to develop the most detailed seafloor and coastline maps ever generated of the area. Kachemak Bay, one of Alaska's most productive and ecologically diverse estuaries, supports maritime commerce, ferry transportation, fishing, and recreational boating. Up-to-date NOAA nautical charts are needed to ensure safe navigation, manage coastal resources and support local planning.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, State of Alaska

Public Release: 12-Aug-2009
NOAA and Oregon State University map Oregon's seafloor
Surveyors and scientists from NOAA's Office of Coast Survey and Oregon State University over the next two years will create the most detailed maps ever generated of the seafloor along Oregon's coast. Using the latest technologies, they will measure water depth, search for navigational hazards, and record the natural features of coastal seabeds and fragile aquatic life. The images will help researchers and coastal managers protect coastal communities and marine habitat.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, State of Oregon

Public Release: 12-Aug-2009
NOAA report finds flower garden banks sanctuary reefs among healthiest in Gulf
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is among the healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the tropical Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to a new NOAA report. The report, A Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities and Associated Benthic Habitats within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, offers insights into the coral and fish communities within the sanctuary based on data collected in 2006 and 2007.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Public Release: 12-Aug-2009
NOAA announces funding to support ocean observing in the Pacific Northwest
The NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System is awarding $1.9 million in 2009 competitive grant funding to support ocean observing efforts in the Pacific Northwest. The NOAA grant award will go to the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington, where it will be used by several academic, government, and industry partners to support the continued development of the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems and associated management efforts.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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