projectpowerplant.com

msnbc The world’s oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses a threat to sea life and Earth’s fragile food chain, German researchers told delegates at a U.N. conference on climate change. Oceans have already absorbed a third of the world’s emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming, leading to [...]

Science Daily A three-week scientific expedition to French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument returned to Honolulu on Sunday with the discovery of many new species and a better understanding of marine biodiversity in the Hawaiian Archipelago. An all-star team of world-renowned taxonomists (biologists specializing in identifying and naming organisms) and [...]

msnbc Large species of coral that form underwater reefs and create rich habitat for marine life are disappearing from around the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean, a leading researcher said Tuesday. The larger species are being replaced by smaller varieties, which don’t grow high enough to protect the fish, lobster and [...]

Associated Press : Tourists spend billions of dollars each year on hotels and tours to experience the marine habitats in areas including the Caribbean, Australia and the Pacific islands. But that money could dry up, as record amounts of coral have died off in the Caribbean and Pacific from pollution, overfishing and rising sea temperatures [...]

Associated Press A new survey of coral reefs along Madagascar’s southwestern coast found massive damage from coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures, researchers said Thursday. However, the survey team, funded by Conservation International and led by the conservation groups Blue Ventures and the Wildlife Conservation Society, said scientists also discovered several small reefs with [...]

Conservation International Bird’s Head Seascape Two recent expeditions led by Conservation International (CI) to the heart of Asia’s “Coral Triangle” discovered dozens of new species of marine life including epaulette sharks, “flasher” wrasse and reef-building coral, confirming the region as the Earth’s richest seascape. The unmatched marine biodiversity of the Bird’s Head Seascape, named for [...]