Two-month study of life in mid-Atlantic yields trove of species, new insights & questions
Exploring life in the mid-Atlantic at various depths down to 4 km (2.5 miles), 60 scientists from 13 ...countries on a two-month expedition have surfaced a wealth of new information and insights, stunning ...images and marine life specimens, several thought to be species never before known to science.... ...Using remotely-operated deep-sea vehicles, hydroacoustics and other technologies for sampl...Increasing ozone over the Atlantic ocean
This release is also available in .........Ship-borne ozone measurements, performed by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the German Weather Service over the Atlantic Ocean during the period 1977-2002, show that the ozone trends in the northern mid-latitudes are small. In contrast, remarkably large ozone trends occur at low latitudes and in the Southern Hemisphere, implyin...Ocean dye to help Rutgers scientists trace Hudson River's path miles into the Atlantic
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. Shipboard marine scientists from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will release a nontoxic red dye into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey during the week of May 2 to help reveal the contents and fate of Hudson River water after it joins the Atlantic.... ...The dye release is the first of three experiments in Rutgers' ongoing study of the Hudson River Plu...Researchers discover new family of Atlantic corals in groundbreaking study
An international research team led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, has identified a family of corals found only in the Atlantic--a first for such classifications in that ocean--in a study that could transform the way corals are viewed and classified throughout the world........U of A scientist finds Atlantic salmon escapes higher than government reports
New research shows that Atlantic salmon are escaping from their British Columbia farms at an alarming rate and putting native species at risk--a discovery that proves the federal government's current method of evaluating the fish isn't working, says a University of Alberta scientist.... ...Dr. John Volpe, a U of A fisheries ecologist in the Faculty of Science, has just published a paper in the jo...Coral layers good proxy for Atlantic climate cycles
Tree rings may tell how old a tree is, but the rings or annual bands in some skeletal coral may tell not only the age of the animal, but also something of the dynamics of the ocean in which it grew, according to Penn State and University of Miami researchers. ... "Some coral grows like a tree; each year a complete layer with both a high and low-density skeletal calcium carbonate band is formed by...North Atlantic swordfish stocks nearly recovered
NEW YORK (OCT. 3, 2002) -- Strong regulations backed by hard science played a significant part in the remarkable comeback of North Atlantic swordfish populations, which have largely recovered, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS played a key role in making scientific recommendations adopted by fishery regulators to protect swordfish, which were being rapidly d...At present rate of decline, most valuable seafoods will be only a memory within a decade say scientists... ......An international group of leading fisheries scientists will release the results of the first ever ocean-wide synthesis of the status of fisheries in the North Atlantic today at a press conference at the American Association of the Advancement of Science in Boston. ......The scientist...URI oceanography models migration and foraging strategies of North Atlantic right whales
Right whales feed on zooplankton, primarily copepods, tiny drifting animals approximately the size of a small grain of rice. Because of this specialized diet, right whales must locate feeding areas where copepods are concentrated into high-density patches. URI oceanographer Robert D. Kenney is studying how right whales find their feeding grounds and, once there, how they locate dense zooplankton...Wealth of new species discovered from the abyssal plains of the Atlantic Ocean
Preliminary findings from an expedition last year to the deep-sea of the Angola Basin are revealing a wealth of new information on biodiversity in the poorly known depths of the south Atlantic Ocean. ... The early results from the project Latitudinal Gradients in the Deep Sea of the Atlantic Ocean: DIVA were presented at a workshop at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, on September 18, 2001....Electronic tags reveal transatlantic migrations and breeding grounds of Atlantic bluefin tuna
Bluefin tuna tagged in the Western Atlantic with electronic data recording tags are mixing on their feeding grounds but moving to distinct spawning grounds in the Western Atlantic and the Eastern Mediterranean.... ...These and other significant insights into the migrations, diving patterns, thermal biology and environmental preferences of the prized warm-blooded giants are described in a new stud...Study is first to link adult female copepods and cannibalism in the open ocean... ...... Using a combination of field samples from the Norwegian Sea and a new method for analyzing sea life populations, researchers have shown that tiny marine crustaceans called copepods use cannibalism as a mechanism to limit their population.... ... Traditional notions have assumed that fluctuations in marine...Penn State to lead Atlantic Slope Consortium with a $6 million grant from U.S. EPA
. University Park, Pa. --- With the aid of a $6 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, researchers from Penn States Environmental Resources Research Institute will lead a consortium in an integrated assessment of the watersheds and estuaries across the Atlantic Slope, an area that includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and...Seafloor off Mid-Atlantic coast highly charged with gas
. . . . A team of scientists investigating whether possible cracks along the outer continental shelf off the mid-Atlantic coast might lead to a tsunami-causing landslide has discovered that the entire area is charged with gas.. Based on preliminary results from a just-completed two-week cruise to the area funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the scientists say the suspected cra...Mid-Atlantic region streamflow has increased and ground-water levels have risen
. Streamflow has increased throughout the.Maryland/Delaware/D.C. region, and ground-water levels at.the end of September are mainly in the normal range for this.time of year, according to hydrologists at the U.S..Geological Survey (USGS). Although heavy rains near the end.of August had little effect on ground-water levels in.Maryland and Delaware, the rain from Hurricane Floyd and the.subseq...As Hurricane Floyd moves up the Atlantic Coast . . . .
.As Hurricane Floyd continues to bring heavy rain and dangerous storm surges to.the Atlantic Coast, USGS scientists are tackling the challenges that a storm of.this intensity brings to coastal resources -- from flood-swollen rivers, to.saturated hillsides, to vulnerable barrier islands, to altered wildlife.habitats.. . . .The USGS network of streamflow gaging stations located in every state.cont...Atmospheric carbon monoxide levels decreasing in mid-Atlantic region
.Levels of atmospheric carbon monoxide (CO) are decreasing in the.U.S. mid-Atlantic region, according to a new study by University of Maryland and.National Park Service scientists. In a paper to be published in the September 15.issue of Geophysical Research Letters, they compare carbon monoxide.concentration levels at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, in.the periods 1988-1989 an...Some Atlantic Coast Beaches Are Shrinking While Florida's Beaches Better Off Than Most
.GAINESVILLE --- Other states aren't so lucky, but when beachgoers in.Florida dig their toes in the sand this summer, they may be glad to know.many of the state's shores are in little danger of washing away -- and some.are even getting larger.. . Contrary to popular perception and the trend in most other states on the.East Coast, Florida's beaches generally are not falling victim to coast...Atlantic Salmon Cancer Virus Identified
. Genetic tests confirm identity of cancer-causing virus in Atlantic salmon,.Cornell disease experts report . .ITHACA, N.Y. -- Researchers in the Cornell University College of Veterinary.Medicine, working with federal fisheries personnel, have made the first.identification of a virus believed responsible for cancerous tumors in Atlantic.salmon in the New England region.. .The name given to the n....A new satellite tagging technology has proven that it can help resolve the.mysteries of tuna migration at a time when management strategies for these.remarkable and commercially valuable fish are in dispute and their breeding.population is in sharp decline. .The microprocessor tags, deployed in 1996 and 1997 by scientists from Stanford.University, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the National Mari.... ATHENS, Ga. -- A small gentle shorebird, hunted nearly to extinction.earlier this century as an adornment for women's hats, is perched on the brink.again. Crowded off its natural beachfront nesting grounds by frisbee-throwing.vacationers and high-rise hotels, the beleaguered Atlantic least tern has.resorted to nesting on roof-tops. . . A new study by University of Georgia wildl...