By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC Nature Loggerhead turtles take almost half a century to reach maturity, say scientists. A female turtle, the researchers report in the journal Functional Ecology, will not start to lay eggs until she is 45.This estimate, based on examination of several decades of data on the turtles’ growth, has implications […]
There will be a shoreline cleanup this Saturday on Big Coppit with Reef Relief, Monroe County Recycling, T.R.A.SH.E.D. in the Keys and Waste Management. If you would like to help out this weekend, we will have about ten kayaks available for the canal/boat access areas and there is also lots of work to be done […]
Jeremy Hance. mongabay.com . November 03, 2011 Researchers with the Smithsonian have catalogued almost as many crab species on tropical coral reef bits measuring just 20.6 square feet (6.3 square meters) as in all of Europe’s seas, finds a new paper in PLoS ONE. The team used DNA barcoding to quickly identify a total of […]
By David Fleshler. Sun Sentinel. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 They are whimsical symbols of the beach, appearing on key chains, murals, logos and postcards. They form inseparable, monogamous couples. And they are hauled from the sea in nets, ground into powder for traditional Chinese medicine and dried for sale in souvenir shops. The world’s four dozen or so […]
20th Annual Meeting Of The Minds: DON’T STOP THE CARNIVAL November 3 – November 6, 2011 For decades the faithful PHlockers have met for their Parrot Head pilgrimage. This year they are marking this milestone by offering the chance to win a 5 Day / 4 Night stay for two at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel […]
ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2011) — Changing human activities coupled with a dynamic environment over the past few centuries have caused fluctuating periods of decline and recovery of corals reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, according to a study sponsored in part by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University. Using the reefs and […]
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News The Marshall Islands government has created the world’s largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly two million sq km (750,000 sq miles) of ocean. The Pacific republic will ban trade in shark products and commercial shark fishing throughout its waters. Tourism, including diving, is a staple of the Marshall Islands […]
Redorbit.com September 27, 2011 An international team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in fishing sustainability on coral reefs which could play a vital role in preventing their collapse. “Fishermen and scientists have long wondered how many fish can be taken off a reef before it collapses, says Dr Nick Graham of the […]
by Underwatertimes.com News Service – September 22, 2011 16:32 EST NEW YORK, New York — Leaders from eight countries launched an initiative today to prevent the extinction of sharks, symbolizing the latest development in the growing movement to safeguard the ocean’s top predator. Members of the coalition committed to a declaration supporting the development of […]