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Iceland to hunt 20 minke whales in 2006
Iceland to start whaling again
Plastics a major marine pollutant
Grim outlook for world’s fisheries
Marine pollution
SOx and NOx
Contaminants in Icelandic fish
Tuna massively overfished
Disastrous state of world’s oceans
Disappearing seaweed in Japan
Climate change, fisheries & poor nations
Deep-water fish contain more mercury
Fish farming depletes reserves of ocean fish
Bluefin tuna fishing ban imposed by EU
Sharks in danger
Troublesome jellyfish found off Finland
Fishing management turned upside down
Cook Inlet belugas now under protection
Nitrogen use responsible for dead zone off Louisia
Rising ocean temperatures could boost hurricanes

 

External news links

February 27, 2012 World Bank Issues SOS For Oceans, Backs Alliance 

August 19, 2011 Human Fecal Waste Is Coral Killer, Research Shows  

June 22, 2011  Ocean Life On The Brink Of Mass Extinctions: Study 

January 21, 2011 Thailand Closes Dive Sites To Halt Damage To Reefs

January 18, 2011 Scandinavian Sea May Get Too Warm For Cod

June 25, 2010 Whales Face New Threats Deadlier Than Whaling 

June 21, 2010 Oceans Choking On CO2, Face Deadly Changes: Study 

May 5, 2010        Oil Cleanup Chemicals Worry Environment Watchdogs 

November 20, 2009  Melting Sea Ice Dilutes Water, Endangers Sea Life  

August 4, 2009     US scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific

July 7, 2009    Great Barrier Reef will be gone in 20 years, says Charlie Veron 

June 21, 2009  Japan, Norway Subsidizing Unprofitable Whaling: WWF

March 9, 2009  Rising Ocean Acidity Cutting Shell Weights - Study  

February 13, 2009 Fish Seen Shifting 125 Miles By 2050 Due To Warming

January 27, 2009 Antarctic Sea Creatures Hypersensitive To Warming

January 5, 2009 Coral Growth Slows Sharply On Great Barrier Reef

September 18,2008 EU Fisheries Policy Not Working, Needs Review

September 11,2008 Colourful Bacteria Could Spot Oil Spills - Scientist

August 18, 2008 Rising Ocean Acidity Slows Marine
Fertilisation

August 13, 2008 Some Big Whales Recovering Since Hunt Ban – Survey

August 1, 2008  Fish, Coral "Hotspots" Linked to Geology - Study

July 14, 2008 Acidifying Oceans Pose Severe Danger to Coral Reefs

June 25, 2008 Fisheries, not whales, to blame for shortage of fish  

June 6, 2008 European Union Agrees United Stance Against Whaling

April 17, 2008 Oceans Absorbing Less CO2 May Have 1,500 Year
Impact

April 15, 2008 Forecast for big sea level rise

March 25, 2008 Some Algae May Help Corals Withstand Warmer Waters

December 5, 2007 EU Has No Idea How Much Fish It Catches - Watchdog

November 1, 2007  Parrotfish on Menu Puts Caribbean Coral at Risk

July 16, 2007   Coral "Shuffle" Helps Reefs Survive Warmer World - Study 

June 25, 2007  More Species Overfished in US in 2006 - Report

June 8, 2007  Constant EU Overfishing Threatens 80 Percent of Stocks

May 28, 2007    New Law May Threaten Indian Marine Life, Fishermen

May 25, 2007 Scientists Seek Approval to Kill Sharks

May 7, 2007  Famous Caymans Coral Reefs Dying, Scientists Say  

April 10, 2007  Acidic Oceans Threatening Sea Life, UN Panel Says

November 24, 2006  UN Drive for Ban on Ocean Bottom Trawling Fails

November 1, 2006  France Says 25 States to Protest Iceland Whaling 

October 30, 2006  Belize Barrier Reef Suffers, Global Warming Blamed

October 4, 2006 United Nations to consider deep sea trawling ban

September 18, 2006
Indonesia: Dozens of new species found in underwater wonderland

September 26, 2005
North Sea 'needs joined-up thinking'

September 21, 2005
EU Bans Canary and Azores Trawling to Save Coral Reefs

September 20, 2005
Depleted Canada Cod Stocks Face Devastation - WWF

September 5, 2005
Irish Coral Reefs Bulldozed By Deep-Sea Trawlers

August 26, 2005
Tanzania Receives Grant for Coastal Conservation

August 3, 2005
Scientists puzzle over oddities along Pacific coast

August 1, 2005
Arctic Ocean Depths Teeming with Life - Explorers

July 29, 2005
Fish Study Shows Decline in Tuna, 'Game' Fish

July 11, 2005
Europe unites against marine polluters

June 30, 2005
Emission cuts 'vital' for oceans  

June 29, 2005
Global Warming Makes Sea Less Salty

September 20, 2004
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Final Report: Oceans in Trouble



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