Ocean Life News in Brief: June-01-2015
2015 Pacific Ocean Hurricane Season Opens with 19 Expected Formations
The National Commission of Water of Mexico communicated a total of 19 expected hurricanes to form in the Pacific Basin. National System of Civil Protection issued recommendations and warnings for the 2015 Pacific Ocean Hurricane Season.
Brazil and China Work to Construct Transoceanic Railway
Brazil and China reached 35 agreements valued in 7 billion USD. Among the projects of bilateral cooperation countries are working to construct a Transoceanic Railway system.
Science Magazine Study Says Pacific Ocean Mega Earthquake can be Predicted
Science Magazine published a study which assures that the recent earthquakes registered in Japan could signal to a Mega Earthquake which could cause devastating tsunamis. Earthquakes are being studied for their potential to reveal the epicenter of the coming tectonic movements.
NOAA Releases Unknown Information from Puerto Rico Expedition
NOAA initiated the release of information sourced from their latest expedition in Puerto Rico: Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs. The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer explored unknown and poorly known deepwater regions around Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
NOAA Reveals First Warm Blooded Fish
Researchers of NOAA revealed findings of the first warm blooded fish swimming in ocean waters. The Real Moon -living in deep waters keeps its body warm just as mammals and birds, capacity which offers the specie an advantage in the depths.
Fiji Cloud 9 Floats Celebrations in the Middle of the Tranquil Ocean
International Tourism press reported on the Fiji Pacific ocean floating bar known as Cloud 9. Holding up to 100 people the floating Fiji bar is accessible through touristic operators.
WSL Rio Pro World Tour Stop Shakes Ups Rankings in Quarter Finals
Surf News Network reported that the World Surf League Rio Pro Event -stop of the Samsung World Tour caused a title shakeup through the quarter finals.
Tech Times On Top SSA Paper for Climate Model Alterations Consequences
Tech Times reported on a new study published at the American Chemical Society´s Central Science which address mobilization of SSA Sea spray aerosol and their impact on climate models. SSA elements are absorbed into the cycles of microbes and other ocean organisms which contribute to atmospheric equilibrium.
Endangered Turtles Find Way Back into Ocean in Nest Fest
The Georgia Sea Turtle at US released a total of 17 endangered turtles into the Atlantic Ocean at Jekyll Island. The organization steps up its pace with this release marking the biggest single release of endangered sea turtles on the island. Turtles were released at the Nest Fest Celebration.
Barcelona Team Designs Floating Fish Farms Thinking of World Hunger
Daily Mail reported on the project designed by a Team from Barcelona which aims to solve world hunger by harvesting fish and crops in the open ocean. The impressive design includes ocean rigs “that could feed the world in upcoming decades. The multi-levelled structures would be used to catch more than 1.7 million fish a year, Daily Mail reported.
6 Year TARA Study Reveals Massive Microscopic Ocean Life Forms
CNET reported that the hidden life of the ocean was revealed in new giant survey. A team of international scientists has provided an unprecedented look at microscopic life in the ocean.“For three years starting in 2009, the schooner Tara sailed the oceans collecting samples of water. For another three years, researchers analysed those samples. Now, the team has unveiled its findings -- a massive world of microscopic creatures dwelling in seas all around the globe. In a special issue of Science magazine released on May 22, an international, interdisciplinary team of 160 scientists published a series of papers detailing the findings of the Tara expedition,” the media reported.
NASA Selects Instruments for Habitability Search of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa
Universe Today reported that “in a major move forward on a long dreamed of mission to investigate the habitability of the subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s mysterious moon Europa, top NASA officials announced today, Tuesday, May 26, the selection of nine science instruments that will fly on the agency’s long awaited planetary science mission to an intriguing world that many scientists suspect could support life”.
Washington University Study Focuses on Marine Bacteria Influence on Ocean Algae
The University of Washington communicated that “a common diatom grows faster in the presence of bacteria that release a growth hormone known to benefit plants on land”. The authors of a new report showed that these bacteria exchange material with the diatoms while in turn producing auxin, a well-known hormone made by microbes living around the roots of land plants.
Andres Tropical Storm Forms in the Pacific Ocean
National Service of Meteorology of Mexico SMN reported that the Tropical Storm Andres is formed and located in the Pacific Ocean 1.115 kilometers off Manzanillo, Colima. Winds speed were reported to peak to 65 kilometers and likely to increase.
