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EMECO-NOOS Meeting, 2-3 June, Lowestoft
EMECO-NOOS meeting to be held 2-3 June 2009, Lowestoft, UK

EMECO-NOOS Meeting, 2-3 June, Lowestoft

FerryBox and EMECO Meeting
Highlights from the FerryBox/EMECO meeting 29th September to 1st October 2008 at the National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton, UK.

FerryBox and EMECO Meeting

Lobsters flourish in first marine reserve
Lundy Island lobsters are 7 times more abundant than they were 5 years ago

Lobsters flourish in first marine reserve

Mystery of tumbling puffin population
British puffin populations have tumbled by upto a third over the past 5 years

Mystery of tumbling puffin population

The salmon business: Can marine farming ever be eco friendly?
Every day, a million Britons tuck into salmon, and demand is rising fast. Marine farming is the supermarkets' answer – but can it ever be eco-friendly? Martin Hickman reports

The salmon business: Can marine farming ever be eco friendly?

WGOOFE 2nd meeting 15th-17th June 2009, Aberdeen
Second meeting of ICES WGOOFE

WGOOFE 2nd meeting 15th-17th June 2009, Aberdeen

EuroGOOS Conference 2008
The 5th EuroGOOS conference, 2008: Coastal to Global Operation Oceanography: achievements and challenges.

EuroGOOS Conference 2008

Storm over planned ocean fertilization experiment (updated)
Mitigating climate change?

Storm over planned ocean fertilization experiment (updated)

Arctic currents may be warming the world
Global warming may be worse than we thought...

Arctic currents may be warming the world

Greenpeace wages war at sea against tuna fishers in Pacific Ocean
Greenpeace vows to "interfere" with tuna fishers..

Greenpeace wages war at sea against tuna fishers in Pacific Ocean

North Sea is slow to feel the heat as spring springs
The North Sea is slow to warm...

North Sea is slow to feel the heat as spring springs

ICES ASC 2009
ICES announce the 2009 Annual Science Conference.

ICES ASC 2009

Scientists aim to dispel great white myths with public dissection
Watch the dissection of a 10ft juvenile great white shark.

Scientists aim to dispel great white myths with public dissection

Has the Arctic melt passed the point of no return?
The Arctic warms faster then the rest of the world

Has the Arctic melt passed the point of no return?

Scottish WaveNet deployment complete
The Scottish extension of the WaveNet network of buoys that monitor wave activity around the UK is now complete.

Scottish WaveNet deployment complete

Summary of EMECO-NOOS meeting minutes, Lowestoft
A summary of the June, 2009 EMECO-NOOS meeting with links to presentations and photos.

Summary of EMECO-NOOS meeting minutes, Lowestoft

UK invests in monitoring the health of the planet
The UK is to invest £82m in the European Space Agency's flagship Global Monitoring for Environment & Security (GMES) programmes, and a new ESA facility is to be based in the UK.

UK invests in monitoring the health of the planet

EU faces battle over fish quotas
EU fisheries ministers are meeting in Brussels shortly to decide how much fish can be caught from Europe's seas next year.

EU faces battle over fish quotas

Algaware-November 2008
View the latest Algaware report

Algaware-November 2008

Forecast for big sea-level rise
Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century.

Forecast for big sea-level rise

Climate change affecting UK's coastal wildlife
The National Trust forecasts dramatic changes for the UK's coastlines

Climate change affecting UK's coastal wildlife

Europe signs Earth observer deal
Plans for five spacecraft to track changes in land, oceans, climate, and weather

Europe signs Earth observer deal

Killer whales blamed for decline of Scottish seals
Killer whales blamed for unexplained declines of Scottish seals

Killer whales blamed for decline of Scottish seals

New Bill to save UK sea life
A new marine bill to protect up to a fifth of Britains coastal waters

New Bill to save UK sea life

Navy sonar blamed for death of beaked whales
Anti-subamrine sonar blamed for a group of beaked whales found washed up in the Hebrides

Navy sonar blamed for death of beaked whales

WP2.1 Observing systems
Intercomparison of biogeochemical sensors

WP2.1 Observing systems

Huge plankton bloom detected from space
Scientists monitor a large plankton bloom developing on the Southwest coast (UK)

Huge plankton bloom detected from space

North-east Atlantic sharks and rays critically endangered
Overfishing threatens 26% of north-east Atlantic sharks with extinction

North-east Atlantic sharks and rays critically endangered

Satellites map cholera outbreaks
Scientists map cholera outbreaks using Satellite marine monitoring

Satellites map cholera outbreaks

MARBEF World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
11-15 November, 2008, Valencia Spain.

MARBEF World Conference on Marine Biodiversity

ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Jan 2009
Nice, France, 25-31 January 2009.

ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Jan 2009

Blooms Like it Hot
Global warming may fuel harmful toxic blooms.

Blooms Like it Hot

Profet Policy
Profet Policy aquaculture and fisheries in Europe

Profet Policy

ICES 2008 Annual Science Conference
The 2008 ICES Annual Science Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

ICES 2008 Annual Science Conference

ICES Recognitiion Programme/ICES Awards
The ICES Recognition Programme honours individuals whose contributions to marine science has been outstandings.

ICES Recognitiion Programme/ICES Awards

Floating Off-shore Windfarms
Plans to build Britains first floating windfarm off the Scotish coast.

Floating Off-shore Windfarms

Last chance to save the tuna?
As demand soars and stocks dwindle, conservationists say time is running out for the fish

Last chance to save the tuna?

Do octopuses have a favourite tentacle?
Twenty-five octopuses will today begin twiddling a Rubik's Cube in the name of scientific research.

Do octopuses have a favourite tentacle?

G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases
World leaders will aim to set a global target of cutting carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2050

G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases

Africa moves to stop fish theft
African ministers are meeting in Namibia to discuss how to stop illegal and unregulated fishing.

Africa moves to stop fish theft

Rare Seahorses Breeding in the Thames
Conservationists have revealed that colonies of rare seahorses are living and breeding in the River Thames.

Rare Seahorses Breeding in the Thames

EUR-OCEANS Modelling Summer School
A summer school aiming to equip students with the skills required to apply modelling tools to a range of marine environmental studies.

EUR-OCEANS Modelling Summer School

AMEMR Symposium 2008
The 2nd AMEMR symposium will take place this year and will cover all aspects of model based marine ecosystem research and contribute toward the next generation of model developement.

AMEMR Symposium 2008

AlgAware-latest report
Get the latest SMHI AlgAware Report

AlgAware-latest report

Tough new rules brought in to curb Scottish seal killings
As headless animals are found on a Skye beach, the government takes action to stop year-round slaughter

Tough new rules brought in to curb Scottish seal killings

Loss of biodiversity threatens livelihoods of world's poorest
Mass extinctions of plants and animals could severely impact the world's poorest...

Loss of biodiversity threatens livelihoods of world's poorest

The Ocean in a High CO2 World
The Second International Symposium on “The Ocean in a High CO2 World” was held in Monaco, 6-9 October 2008.

The Ocean in a High CO2 World

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EMECO-NOOS Meeting, 2-3 June, Lowestoft
EMECO-NOOS meeting to be held 2-3 June 2009, Lowestoft, UK
FerryBox and EMECO Meeting
Highlights from the FerryBox/EMECO meeting 29th September to 1st October 2008 at the National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton, UK.
Lobsters flourish in first marine reserve
Lundy Island lobsters are 7 times more abundant than they were 5 years ago
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