Category: Salt water
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The Role of Science in Global Policy
I have had the opportunity this week to be a part of something new. This week, the United Nations has convened its first ever meeting on oceans and marine sustainability. This institution of international cooperation recently adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), which include such lofty but undeniably pressing global aspirations as an end to…
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Why microplastic debris may be the next big threat to our seas
Photo credit: Dr. Krista Kamer Plastic, metal, rubber and paper are some of the materials that pollute the world’s oceans, often in the form of soda cans, cigarette butts, plastic bags and bottles, and fishing gear. Environmental and marine science specialists call it "marine debris," which, simply put, means anything in the ocean that wasn’t…
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Map of New York seascape reveals a wildlife treasure trove
Text and illustration © National Geographic/Wildlife Conservation Society. Just in time for World Oceans Day, the new map displays a stunning diversity of marine life, including one of the most endangered whales on the planet. When New Yorkers think of incredible marine life, most of them do not think of that as something happening in…
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Acidified Ocean Water Widespread Along North American West Coast
photo: Tidepool organisms are threatened by acidification. (Credit: Jane Lubchenco) A three-year survey of the California Current System along the West Coast of the United States found persistent, highly acidified water throughout this ecologically critical nearshore habitat, with “hotspots” of pH measurements as low as any oceanic surface waters in the world. (From Phys.org /…
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What does the ocean have to do with human health?
Our ocean and coasts affect us all! Our ocean and coasts affect us all—even those of us who don’t live near the shoreline. Consider the economy. Through the fishing and boating industry, tourism and recreation, and ocean transport, one in six U.S. jobs is marine-related. Coastal and marine waters support over 28 million jobs. U.S.…
