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 Scientists sound an alarm that expanding ocean dead zones are shrinking the habitat for high value fish such as marlins in the tropical northeast Atlantic Ocean |
 LIttle is known about the early life stage of the ecologically and socio-economically important fish |
 The Great Barrier Reef’s future may depend on subzero temperatures. |
 Scientists recently discovered and described three "previously unknown species" of carnivorous sponges in the deep waters off New Zealand and Macquarie Island |
 500 million years ago, the World's first apex predator had highly acute vision, rivalling or exceeding that of most living insects and crustaceans. |
 Australian scientists have urged greater consideration for the brilliantly-hued parrot fishes that tend and renew the world’s imperilled coral reefs. |
 For the first time that the rate at which marine species have to change to cope with global warming has been quantified. |
 Researchers in Norway, the UK, Spain and France have found that oil affected such species as cod, mussels and the spotted goby. The effects of an oilspill on organisms can cause adverse effects... |
 A study, which uses global temperature records to investigate the likely climate-change responses of marine life in terms of adapting and relocating, suggests that some marine life, plants and... |
 Scientists for the first time have identified and mapped the chemical structure of molecules used by certain species of marine seaweed to kill or inhibit the growth of reef-building coral. |
 Study reveals the spiny invertebrates utilize their feet as retinas. |
 Researchers at the University of Montreal have developed a computer programme that enables regulators to evaluate the ecological and economic tradeoffs between marine mammal conservation, whale... |
 While many believe mankind may be descended from apes, Australian scientists have discovered links much closer to the sea floor. |
 Biologists have discovered signs of decompression syndrome – the bends – in several different whale fossils, a finding that could revise the evolutionary history of deep diving. |
 Besides getting into space tourism, the head of Virgin Atlantic, Richard Branson, is also delving into the business of underwater tourism. |
 Scientists have detected a plume of hydrocarbons at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico |
 Bacteria that could potentially help corals resist the devastating disease white pox have been found by researchers at the University of Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory. |
 Submersibles operated by the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) have again uncovered new and dramatic species of corals and sponges |
 On May 31, 2009, Nereus dove to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. The dive makes Nereus the world’s deepest-diving vehicle and the first vehicle to explore the Mariana Trench since 1998... |
 A surprisingly rich and diverse array of marine animals has been discovered living in total darkness in the deepest parts of the Atlantic where no sunlight ever penetrates. |
 Aqua Ray is a remote-controlled fish, the shape and movements of which have been based on the model of a manta ray. |
 Sharks and rays use a gel-like substance on their heads to help pick out and follow the trail of a bleeding prey, a new scientific study has found |
 The population of leatherback turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean has plummeted by over 90 percent in the last 20 years. Researchers hope by satelitte tagging this ocean faring creatures, will... |
 A new finding reported by American, Canadian and German earth scientists suggests a rather unremarkable area off the Costa Rican Pacific coast holds clues to better understand sea floor ecosystems... |
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