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Can catch shares prevent fisheries collapse?
2008 UC Santa Barbara and the University of Hawaii study on the effects of catch-share systems and their potential to reduce overfishing.The post Can catch shares prevent fisheries collapse? appeared...
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Health effects of the Gulf oil spill
2010 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the health of area residents and workers.The post Health effects of the Gulf oil spill...
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Global phytoplankton decline over the past century
2010 study published in Nature magazine on the change in the level of oceanic phytoplankton activity over the last 100 years. The post Global phytoplankton decline over the past century appeared first...
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Impact of whaling on the ocean carbon cycle
2010 study by the University of Maine and others on the effect the ability of whales to sequester carbon and the potential benefits of restoring whale populations.The post Impact of whaling on the...
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History of tsunami research and countermeasures in Japan
2009 report in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy detailing the nature of tsunami disasters over time and Japan’s responses.The post History of tsunami research and countermeasures in Japan appeared...
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Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and mitigation
2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken on a Tsunami activity database.The post Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and...
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Oil and gas lease utilization: Onshore and offshore
2011 report by the Department of Interior based on data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy.The post Oil and gas lease utilization: Onshore...
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Final report on the causes of BP’s Macondo Well blowout
2011 final report from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement on British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon disaster.The post Final report on the causes of BP’s Macondo Well...
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The geological record of ocean acidification
2012 paper published in the journal Science on historic patterns in carbon dioxide and ocean acidification and the implications for the future.The post The geological record of ocean acidification...
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Hotspot of accelerated sea-level rise on the Atlantic Coast of North America
2012 study in the journal Nature Climate Change on the rates of change in the ocean levels for the Northeastern United States.The post Hotspot of accelerated sea-level rise on the Atlantic Coast of...
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Global warming, rising seas and coastal cities
2014 roundup of research on climate-change risks and the regions and groups most threatened by them, attempts to mitigate these risks, and adaptive efforts for coastal regions. The post Global...
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Marine animal extinctions and rising dangers for oceans
2015 study in the journal Science consolidates a wide variety of new research findings to provide a sweeping picture of potential ocean species loss in the near future. The post Marine animal...
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Shark attacks: Research and resources
While shark attacks are rare, reports of attacks are on the rise worldwide. This collection of research examines shark-attack trends, victim injuries, how the media portrays sharks and more. The post...
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New York can expect bigger floods, much more often
Imagine a storm like Hurricane Sandy hitting New York every five years. Under new climate models outlined in a prestigious scientific journal, the storms are likely to get much worse and hit much more...
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Japan sees more local and distant tsunami events than any other country — indeed the very term “tsunami” comes from the Japanese language. The massive quake and...
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Following the destructive 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the United States Tsunami Warning and Education Act was signed December 2006. Among other...
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In March 2011, President Obama commissioned a study to determine how onshore and offshore public lands leased to oil and gas companies are being utilized, as...
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