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Saanich Peninsula-based recordings key part of worldwide data

Saanich Peninsula-based recordings key part of worldwide data

More than 100 middle and senior students from across the island were given an insight into life beneath the ocean at a virtual seminar organised by the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme. Experts from...

A new study led by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences suggests that a small fraction of marine microorganisms are responsible for most of the consumption of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide in the ocean

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. A new study led by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences suggests that a small fraction of marine microorganisms are responsible for most of the consumption of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide in the ocean. This surprising discovery, published in Nature, came from a new method that provides unprecedented insight into these organisms that help govern complex carbon dioxide exchange between the atmosphere and ocean. Scie...

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Sea levels are rising. Storms are intensifying. And the world’s sandy beaches and dunes are more important than ever for the protection of coastal environments. And yet sand mining is on the increase — much of it for beach nourishment. But is beach nourishment doing what we want it do? And is the public money used for beach protection actually preserving a public resource for the public good?

Oceanographer James Scourse argues that funding for blue-skies research is essential to understand how depleted the current marine environment is, and what can be done to recover

No secret deal exists behind Bermuda’s draft marine conservation plans that have drawn the ire of fishermen, the Minister of Home Affairs insisted yesterday. Walter Roban spoke after the Fishermen’s A...

Angry fishermen have threatened the Government with legal action over a sweeping marine conservation strategy they said was hatched in secret. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, unveiled in Augus...