Ocean Life News in Brief: February-01-2015

North Carolina Scientists Publish Marine Anatomy Report Setting new Ocean Giant Ranking

Scientists of the US North Carolina National Evolutionary Synthesis Center published a new report on ocean giants. The report released in Magazine PeerJ reveals anatomy dimensions of marine creatures. Lion Head Medusa ranks the world ocean largest marine creature.

Seasteading Institute Ocean Engineering Breaking Frontiers

The Seasteading Institute is working on the engineering blueprints for the construction of massive floating structures. “We want to create the Silicon Valley of the Ocean,” Joe Quirk of the Seasteading Institute signaled to the direction of of the ocean project.

Magazine Nature Releases Innovative Method to Measure Coral Recovery

Magazine Nature published a new report which presents a new and innovative method which allows for the quantification of coral reef´s capacity to withstand and recover from damages caused by climate change impacts.

Marine Biologist Sylvia Earle Meets with President of Chile

Notorious Sylvia Earle Marine Biologist visited Chile and met with the President Michelle Bachelet. The Scientist addressed historical damages and impacts which have affected the ocean focusing in the past 50 years. Chile -country leading diverse ocean sectors and homing rich and ranged ocean environments received the marine biologist with top honors..

Rare “Out of Season” Cyclone Formation Generated in Indic Ocean

International press reported that a powerful cyclone is gaining momentum in the Indian Ocean. The cyclone was ranked Category 4 representing no direct threat to land but scientists warned that cyclone system formation as the manifested is “rare for the time of the year”. Further investigations were urged.

Volcanic Activity Creates New Island in Tonga Archipelago Island 176

South Pacific Tonga saw the creation of a new island due to volcanic activity. The small island number 176 of the archipelago was molded by the Volcano Hunga Ha’apai and was last reported to span 1 kilometer in width and 2 kilometers long. Last height reported was of 100 meters. Volcanic islands are to be considered dynamic geological areas in constant change.

Chile Ocean Producers Utilize Web to Reveal Submerged Worlds

A new series of the producers of the Documentary Ocean was premiered in Coquimbo Chile through the free video online platform Vimeo. The director of the serie Carlos Cortes -leading a group of marine biologists and professionals in the area of audiovisual communication explained that the series will explore and reveal “Chile Submerged Worlds and Historical Wrecks”.

Mexico Declares 2015 Pacific Ocean Tuna Capture Season Open

Mexico CONAPESCA National Commission of Aquaculture and Fishery informed on January 19th 2015 that the Tuna Capture Season for the Pacific Ocean Waters was officially open. Season ends November 2015.

Pacific Ocean Indonesia on Tsunami Alert

International press reported that a seismic activity of 7.3 registered in the Pacific Ocean generated a tsunami alert for countries including Indonesia, Filipinas, Islas Salomón, Papúa Nueva Guinea and Japan.

New York Subways Dumped in Numbers into Atlantic Ocean to Create Artificial Reefs

Photographer Stephen Mallon has been documenting for the past three years images of New York Subway cars being dumped into the Atlantic ocean in an environmental effort to create artificial reef habitats for fostering sea life. Reefs provide protection from surges, storms, high tides and other related events.

New Sulfate-breathers Discovered in Uncharted One Third of Earth's Environment

The University of Southern California released a new report which addressed the investigation which concluded with the discovery of new species which breathe and bio-chemically synthesis sulfate for vital life energy processes. The species dwell in an environment which belongs to the wider one third of the uncharted Earth´s environment. The microbes, have yet to be classified and named and exist in massive undersea aquifers -- networks of channels in porous rock beneath the ocean where water continually churns.

Spain Professional Athletes Behind the Command of MAPFRE Position Volvo

MAPFRE of Spain is sailing out the Volvo Ocean Race as teams move through Malacca known for intense maritime international traffic. “We will not let our position escape,” Fernandez of MAPFRE Team hoisted.

Ocean Life News in Brief

Ocean Level Increase Dropping Oceans Floor: International Press reported on December 5 on the findings of new research which assures that due to ocean level increase the ocean floor is sinking. The study published online in Geophysical Research Levels used mathematical equations to accurately measure the Ocean's floor impact driven by the increased of water volume weight. Using data from 1993 to 2014 researchers found that ocean level increase is causing the Ocean floor to drop globally by the milimeters. Ocean Dead Zones Up By Four: On January 8 New York Daily reported that Ocean Dead Zones have quadrupled.Researchers warned in a new study that oxygen-starved ocean dead zones, where animals and plants are struggling to survive, have increased fourfold and it may not be reversible. The new study was published in the Journal Science. The increase of Dead Zones was linked to climate change. La Niña´s Polar Wave Hitting Hard the US -Freezing Oceans: International Press reported on the Polar Wave hitting hard the US. The event is linked by experts to the influence of La Niña. “For the past couple of weeks, parts of North America have been chilling down to record temperatures, with massive snowfall and icy cold conditions putting life at a standstill for many,” media reported. The US East Coast has been particularly badly hit with the likes of Boston down to Philadelphia reaching bone-chilling lows of near 0°F , with icy winds making it feel closer to around -10°F to -20°F. Officially 18 were dead and 100 million affected. Government of Bali Declares a Garbage Emergency: On January 5 Ocean Conservancy reported on a New Waste Management Emergency in Bali. Massive amounts of ocean debri are affecting the island. The situation has reached its peak as the Government of Bali declared a “Garbage Emergency”. Clean up works have began. “Ivory Coast Village Swallowed by Ocean Increase,” Aljazeera Reports: On January 8 Al Jazeera reported that ocean increase levels are affecting infrastructure in the Ivory Coast. “Rising tides and more frequent, devastating storms are slowly destroying what is left of Lahou-Kpanda, the offshoot of what was once a major colonial town near the mouth of the Bandama River, the longest river in Ivory Coast,” Al Jazeera reported. Arctic Ocean Radioactive Levels on the Rise: IFL Science reported on January 3 on the findings of new report which assures that radioactive levels in the Arctic Ocean are on the rise. “Concentrations of radioactive radium-228 in the Arctic Ocean increased between 2007 and 2015,” the report reads. While levels have not yet reached a mark of concern the trend is worries experts. Lauren Kipp of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution addressed the issue. New World Wide Ocean Turtle Study Says 90% of Plastic Pollution Cases Result in Death: Earth Sky Org reported on January 7 that hundreds of marine turtles die every year after getting tangled in trash in oceans and on beaches. A research published in the journal Endangered Species Research took on a World-Wide Survey covering the major oceans where turtles live. They discovered that 91 % of the entangled turtles were found dead. They also suffered serious wounds from entanglement, leading to maiming, amputation or choking. Double Whirlpools Discovered for First Time: December 4 Press reported that Double Eddies have been registered for the first time in History. Tangled up Double Eddies can travel great distances affecting ecology significantly. Eddies are a natural part of the ocean environment but double whirlpools had only been theorized by mathematicians.

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