Predicting Future Of Coral Reefs Under Climate Change
New climate model projections of the world’s coral reefs reveal which reefs will be hit first by annual coral bleaching, an event that poses the gravest threat to one of the Earth’s most important...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef Almost Drowned
An analysis of the Great Barrier Reef during a time prior to it becoming the modern shallow reef has found the World Heritage Listed ‘wonder’ almost drowned because of rapid sea-level rise from melting...
View ArticleArctic Sea Ice Loss Impacts Beluga Whale Migration
The annual migration of some beluga whales in Alaska is altered by sea ice changes in the Arctic, while other belugas do not appear to be affected. A new study led by the University of Washington finds...
View ArticleZooplankton Rapidly Evolve Tolerance To Road Salt
A common species of zooplankton–the smallest animals in the freshwater food web–can evolve genetic tolerance to moderate levels of road salt in as little as two and a half months, according to new...
View ArticleTiny Grazers New Hope For Caribbean Reefs
Thirty years ago a mysterious disease wiped out long-spined black sea urchins across the Caribbean, leading to massive algal overgrowth that smothered already overfished coral reefs. Now, marine...
View ArticleWarmer West Coast Ocean Conditions Linked To Increased Risk Of Toxic Shellfish
Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to warmer ocean conditions in waters off Oregon and Washington for the first time by a NOAA-supported...
View ArticleProfitable Coral Reef Fisheries Require Light Fishing
Fishing is fundamentally altering the food chain in coral reefs and putting dual pressures on the valuable top-level predatory fish, according to new research by the Wildlife Conservation Society,...
View ArticleChanging Atmospheric Conditions May Contribute To Stronger Ocean Waves In...
Over the past few years, a large fracture has grown across a large floating ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. The world is watching the ice shelf, now poised to break off an iceberg the size of...
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China’s Energy Security Strategies – Analysis
China invested 103 billion dollars in renewable energies in 2015, becoming the first country in the world which invested the most in this type of energy. China has several reasons for becoming greener...
View ArticleBioinvasion Jeopardizing Mediterranean Marine Communities
Non-indigenous species (NIS) are harming indigenous species and habitats in the Mediterranean Sea, impairing potentially exploitable marine resources and raising concern about human health issues,...
View ArticleWarning At Sea: Be Prepared, Be Ready – Analysis
Growing tensions in disputed waters and enforcement operations by maritime security agencies against various threats have resulted in warships and other vessels exchanging warning shots. The...
View ArticleSwarm Of Underwater Robots Mimics Ocean Life
Underwater robots developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego offer scientists an extraordinary new tool to study ocean currents and the...
View ArticleChinese Military Reforms: A Pessimistic Take – Analysis
By Roger Cliff* On the evening of May 21, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, escorted by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, departed the Norwegian port of Bergen, intending to conduct commerce raiding...
View ArticleFlorida Corals Tell Of Cold Spells And Dust Bowls Past, Foretell Future Weather
Scientists seeking an oceanic counterpart to the tree rings that document past weather patterns on land have found one in the subtropical waters of Dry Tortugas National Park near the Florida Keys,...
View ArticleJapan Seeks Stronger Strategic Ties In Southeast Asia – Analysis
By Malcolm Cook, Leo Suryadinata, Mustafa Izzuddin and Le Hong Hiep* Over six days in January 2017, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travelled over 18,000 kilometres visiting the Philippines,...
View ArticleSri Lanka To Ban Fishing Of Parrotfish
Sri Lanka is planning on banning the fishing of parrotfish. Even though parrotfish are not commonly consumed in Sri Lanka, in certain countries they are widely consumed. These fish are found in coral...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef Building Coral Under Threat From Poisonous Seaweed
The Griffith University study, conducted in collaboration with national and international experts in reef and chemical ecology, showed that if the world continues with ‘business as usual’ CO2 emissions...
View ArticleBIMSTEC At 20: Prospects For Maritime Security Governance – Analysis
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) celebrates its 20th anniversary in June. BIMSTEC needs to engage in maritime security cooperation to meet...
View ArticleA Japan-India Partnership In Maritime-Asia – Analysis
By Satoru Nagao* In recent months, Japan-India cooperation in the maritime commons has been a subject of animated discussion in strategic circles. Following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...
View ArticleBanned Chemicals From ’70s Found In Deepest Reaches Of Ocean
A study, led by Newcastle University’s Dr Alan Jamieson, has uncovered the first evidence that man-made pollutants have now reached the farthest corners of our earth. Sampling amphipods from the...
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