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NOAA Releases Map With The Effects Of Vessel Noise On Wildlife

NOAA has announced the release of a "story map" to illustrate the effects of vessel noise on marine wildlife inside sanctuaries.

Mediterranean Corals Affected By Global Warming May Never Recover

Marine heat waves associated with the climate crisis are making it hard for Mediterranean corals to bounce back, according to scientists.

NOAA Helps Support Offshore Wind Energy Development

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week signed an interagency memo with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to advance offshore wind energy responsibly.

Could Melting Arctic Sea Ice Play A Role In U.S. Wildfires?

Scientists for the first time have been able to describe the underlying mechanism behind the relationship between melting Arctic sea ice and worsening wildfires in the western United States.

Shark Fin Ban Petition in EU Reaches 1 Million Signatures

A European Union citizens' online petition to ban the shark fin trade has hit 1 million signatures.

Multiple Factors Affect The Growth Of Giant Kelp

Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found multiple factors affect the spatial growth of giant kelp.

2019 Heatwave Decimated Magellanic Penguin Population

A climate change-induced heatwave led to the mass die-off of Magellanic Penguins in 2019.

Derelict Fishing Gear Removed From Florida Artificial Reefs

Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection has removed derelict fishing gear from the Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves.

NOAA Releases 2021 Hawaii Marine Debris Action Plan

NOAA's Marine Debris Program has announced the release of the 2021 Hawaii Marine Debris Action Plan.

Scientists Stunned At Discovery of a Huge Antarctic Icefish Breeding Area

A research team has discovered the world's largest known fish breeding area located in the southern Antarctic Weddell Sea.

Scientists: World Ocean Was ‘The Hottest Ever Recorded By Humans’ In 2021

The world's oceans appear to have been running a fever last year, according to a new study released this week.

Demand for Offshore Wind Power Will Trigger an Unprecedented Race for Ocean Space

The exponential growth of offshore wind power will be the main driver of a nine-fold increase in demand for ocean space by the middle of the century, according to a new report.

NOAA Helps Deploy ‘Argo’ Floats To Monitor The Atlantic Ocean

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its partners have begun launching about 100 new data collection floats across the Atlantic Ocean.

Scientists Have Made A New Atlas of the Ocean’s Oxygen-Starved Waters

Scientists at MIT have generated the most detailed, three-dimensional "atlas" of the largest oxygen-deficient zones in the Pacific Ocean.

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