16 May 2013
In Post-Tsunami Japan, A Push To Rebuild Coast in Concrete
In the wake of the 2011 tsunami, the Japanese government is forgoing an opportunity to sustainably protect its coastline and is instead building towering concrete seawalls and other defenses that environmentalists say will inflict serious damage on coastal ecosystems.
02 May 2013
A Key Experiment to Probe the Future of Our Acidifying Oceans
In a Swedish fjord, European researchers are conducting an ambitious experiment aimed at better understanding how ocean acidification will affect marine life. Ultimately, these scientists hope to determine which species might win and which might lose in a more acidic ocean.
18 Apr 2013
As Final U.S. Decision Nears, A Lively Debate on GM Salmon
In an online debate for Yale Environment 360, Elliot Entis, whose company has created a genetically modified salmon that may soon be for sale in the U.S., discusses the environmental and health impacts of this controversial technology with author Paul Greenberg, a critic of GM fish.20 Mar 2013
A Leading Marine Biologist Works to Create a ‘Wired Ocean’
Stanford University scientist Barbara Block heads a program that has placed satellite tags on thousands of sharks, bluefin tuna, and other marine predators to better understand their life cycles. Now, using data available on mobile devices, she hopes to enlist public support for protecting these threatened creatures.
28 Feb 2013
Will Reform Finally End The Plunder of Europe’s Fisheries?
Maria Damanaki, Europe’s crusading fisheries minister, is making major headway in changing a cozy, “old boys” network that over-subsidized the European fishing industry and brought about the severe overfishing of the continent’s marine bounty.
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14 May 2013: Shifting Petrel Diets Suggest Effect of Humans on Ocean Food Web
03 May 2013: Seawater Energy Technology Is Focus of Pilot Project in China
29 Apr 2013: Ocean off the U.S. Northeast Was Warmest in 150 Years, Report Says
16 Apr 2013: U.S. Offshore Seismic Testing Threatens Many Marine Species, Study Says
12 Apr 2013: Many Marine Mammal Species Have Rebounded Since U.S. Protections
11 Apr 2013: Marine Council's ‘Eco-Labeling’ Process Is Too Lenient, Report Says
20 Mar 2013: Interview: A Marine Biologist Works to Create a ‘Wired Ocean’
08 Mar 2013: Largest U.S. Dam Removal Releases Huge Amount of Sediment
08 Feb 2013: Memory of Magnetic Landscape Guides Salmon to Home Rivers, Study Shows
05 Feb 2013: Sea Urchins Offer a Clue To New Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide
