Ocean Life News in Brief: November-01-2015

Gabriel Medina Back on Air Track After Taking Quiksilver Pro France

Gabriel Medina from Brazil retook the Year at WSL by taking the Quiksilver Pro France. Medina proved his surf has still much to amaze viewers around the world. WSL Elite World Tour is on the verge of ending an amazing 2015 World Tour. In Women Elite Tyler Wright from Australia took the Roxy Stop.

Clipper Around the World Off South African Ocean Waters

Clipper Around the World Race -regatta raced by teams of amateurs prepared and skilled for the race reported to meet the high pressure system off South African ocean waters. The challenges still are found ahead for the teams which signed up for the extreme event.

Australian Antarctic Division Expert Warns on Antarctic Ecosystem Krill Domino Effect

The New York times reported from Sydney Australia on the work of Dr. Kawaguchi, a biologist who works for the Australian government’s Antarctic Division. Dr. Kawaguchi warned and signaled to warming oceans and their impact on the key specie of Krill -fundamental for the entire Antarctic Ecosystem. “We thought the krill might be more robust,” Dr. Kawaguchi said adding, “we were not expecting such a clear result”. Dr. Kawaguchi has been working on the krill Antarctic speice for the past 25 years.

Viral Video of Giant Sunfish Kickstarts Debate on Ecological Niche Impacts

Recent video footage made public by photographer Miguel Pereira brought the Giant Sunfish also known as the Mola Mola into the international media spotlight. The Giant fish which is registered to weight over 2.2 thousand kilos and is known as the largest fish on the oceans “dwarfed the diver” in the footage that went viral on the web. Mola Mola share ecosystems with other giants of the oceans such as Manta Rays unlike Manta Rays Mola Molas population are not under rapid decline. Experts urge for studies of impacted ecological niches and energy opportunities left open by threatened populations in decline. The footage was shot just off the coast of Santa Maria Santa Maria Island in Portugal.

99% of Internet Data Travels Through Submerged Ocean System

VOX ran a visual report on the internet communication infrastructure which transfer data through underwater cables found under the ocean. Vox reported that despite the cable´s “thin” structure they are responsible for the distribution of 99 % of international data which drives everything from high frequency trading around the Arctic to high tech consumer internet services.

Transatlantic Jacques Vabre: Days to Start Revises 500 Years of Ocean Course History

Sail World reported on the backstory of the Transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race just days before it is set to start from France to Brazil. “The Transat Jacques Vabre transat race may date back just 22 years but there is a history of the coffee route between the two cities, Le Havre and Itajaí, which goes back 500 years. In 1504 a French merchant ship L’Espoir arrived by chance in the region of Santa Caterina, not far from Itajaí. And by 1728 there was a coffee route established, a precedent which is now reflected in the Transat Jacques Vabre course,” Sail World went historical while Teams were ready to set sails in the tough course ahead.

Rolex Middle Sea Race 2015: The “Must Do” Race

After breaking a record of entries in 2014 the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2015 kicked off on October 17 proving it is still a “highly rated offshore classic”. The Race shares prestige among international sailing events such as Rolex Fastnet, Rolex Sydney – Hobart and Newport-Bermuda as a “must do” race.

Schmidt Ocean Institute To Reveal Mysteries of World´s Largest Volcano

Schmidt Ocean Institute is at Tamu Massif -1000 miles east of Japan studying the magnetic anomalies of the World's Largest Volcano found deep within ocean waters. “With an area equivalent to Japan or California, the undersea volcanic mountain - a part of the western Pacific Shatsky Rise oceanic plateau is believed to have formed during the late Jurassic period,” the Institute detailed. The expedition states that they plan to transform believes and mysteries of the volcano into known facts. Scientists on this 32-day expedition aboard the Falkor hope to reveal its origins.

Surfer Magazine Covers Santa Cruz O’Neill Coldwater Classic Take Over

Surfer Magazine reported from Santa Cruz where at Steamer Lane Surf Rider Rafael Teixeira from Brazil took the 2015 O’Neill Coldwater Classic. The event is known as the “longest running surf contest on the West Coast”.

Ocean2k Goes Live in Barcelona: Over 600 International Scientists Assist

Participants of the International Project Ocean2k are meeting face to face for the first time in Barcelona after years of virtual encounters and events. CSIC -local organizer of the event reported that over 600 scientists from around the world were expected to assist. Temperature and evolution of the ocean is among the hot topics debated in the event which aims to unravel the Ocean's crucial role in the regulation of the weather and future stages.

Barcelona Researchers Grow Environmental Restoration Powered Bacteria

Researchers of the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona have identified in the basin of river Besos a bacteria of the gender Dehalogenimonas which has the capacity of transforming certain contaminant compounds -specifically toxic organoclorados into innocuous substances. The bacteria has been cultivated by experts in Europe for the first time. The issue now opens doors to production and application of the bacteria in recovery programs designed to restore affected hydric environments. The Gender in question was described recently in 2009. The bacteria had been successfully isolated in US Louisiana and had been sequenced before in Artic Ocean, Baltic Ocean, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Taiwan and the US.

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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