Ocean Life News in Brief: July-15-2014
Former President of Costa Rica Calls for Long-Term Ocean Vision
Former President of Costa Rica and Co-president of the World Ocean Commission José Figueres, assured that there is a lack of long-term vision of world leaders and in general of political representatives to face immediate action for the deteriorated state of the ocean.
Fiji Island Vanau Levu New Home to Residents of Sinking Island
Press reported that over 100 thousand people living in the island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean will relocate because their island is sinking. Residents are reported to be moving to Fiji Island Vanau Levu.
Sand Fence Project at Oceano Dunes Comes to End
The Sand-Fence Project acting in California US came to end reaching positive initial conclusions. The experimental sand fence aimed to controlled pollution.
Ocean Life Forms Impacted by Ocean Acidification
Ocean life forms including fish could be having difficulties to relate due to ocean acidification.
Smaller Fragments of Ocean Plastic Disappearing
A new study assures that a significant amount of the plastic estimated to be in sea is missing. Samples and missing debris correspond to small fragments which could have been dissolved, sediment or transformed by ocean-chemistry.
“Titan Ocean Salinity Higher than Dead Sea,” NASA Says
NASA assured that the new evidence provided by the Mission CASSINI reveals that the ocean of the moon of Saturn Titan could have higher levels of salinity than those of the Dead sea.
Tropical Storm Elida Forms in Pacific Ocean
The National Meteorological Service SMN of Mexico informed on the formation of the tropical storm Elida in the Pacific Ocean.
EU Brussels Supports Ending International Water Fishing Subsidies
Brussels EU expressed support to the initiative of the World Ocean Commission to end fishing subsidies in international waters.
FotoExtremadura on Pacific Ocean Opens in Foundation FMCCB
FotoExtremadura 2013 is hosting a selection of photography of the Pacific Ocean. The event is homed in the Foundation FMCCB Mercedes Calles and Carlos Ballestero. Call for images was made by CEXECI.
Idea for Ocean Plastic Cleanup with Marine Currents
Dutch Boyan Slat has proposed to use marine currents to clean up oceans from plastic debris.
“Abundant Bacteria SAR11 Methane Production Affects Gases,” Study Says
A study of the US State University of Oregon assures that the most abundant organism of the ocean bacteria SAR11 generates saturation of methane affecting green-house gas balances. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Surfer Unhurt After Shark Bites his Surfboard off in Oceano State Beach
Lifeguards are warning of a shark attack in the water off Pier Avenue in Oceano on Saturday morning and a shark sighting off the Pismo Beach pier. A surfer was in the water sometime between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. at Oceano Dunes State Beach when the shark bit his board, Oceano Dunes District Superintendent Brent Marshal said.
MITSUI to Open new Marine Route to Cut Down Suez Canal Traffic Time
Company of Japan MITSUI OSK Lines MOL announced the opening of new regular marine route for gas transport. The route would cut down Suez canal timing in ten days.
New Marine Bird Takes Kingship of Largest Bird of History of the Planet
Bones of a marine bird spanning wings with 6.4 meters have been found in South Carolina US. The bird now holds the record of the largest bird of history. Wings of Pelagornis Sandersi double those of the albatross.
Smallest Urchins Known Dug-out in Canada
Scientists have published the findings of a dig out which revealed the smallest urchins ever registered in the world. The species span 5 centimeters and were discovered in the Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park, Canada.
Ultraviolet Vision Shrimp Takes Science Community on a Ride
Researchers of Maryland Baltimore US have revealed in their publication at the Magazine Current Biology a specie of shrimp which is equipped with color-ultraviolet optic vision.
