WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Food chain collapse predicted in world's oceans

Oct 12, 2015 (AFP)

The world's oceans are teeming with life, but rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a collapse in the marine food chain from the top down, researchers in ...

Self-regulating corals protect their skeletons against ocean acidification

Oct 09, 2015 (SPX)

Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) have found a species of coral living in a dynamic reef system, which is able to ...

A balanced diet is good for corals too, study finds

Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)

A new study found that a nutrient-rich, balanced diet is beneficial to corals during stressful thermal events. The research led by scientists at the University ...

Indonesia seizes shark fins destined for Hong Kong

Oct 07, 2015 (AFP)

Indonesian authorities have seized about 3,000 shark fins that were about to be flown to Hong Kong, an official said Wednesday, a rare success in the battle aga...

Illegal, industrial fishing threaten oceans: experts

Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)

The world's oceans are under threat from both illegal and mass industrial fishing, in which millions of fish are caught and discarded, experts warned Tuesday. "...

New water-tracing technology to help protect groundwater

Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)

UNSW Australia researchers have used new water-tracing technology in the Sydney Basin for the first time to determine how groundwater moves in the different lay...

Gulf Stream ring water intrudes onto continental shelf like 'Pinocchio's nose'

Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)

Ocean robots installed off the coast of Massachusetts have helped scientists understand a previously unknown process by which warm Gulf Stream water and colder ...

Chile declares huge Easter Island marine reserve

Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)

Chile declared huge new marine reserves in the Pacific in water off Easter Island on Monday as it hosted a major conference on protecting the world's oceans and...

The 'water mafias' that suck Karachi dry

Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)

The moment they saw the city water tanker stop in their neighbourhood, Mohammed and Nayla rushed towards it. That day, the water was free -- a rare event in Kar...

Novel tag developed for squid, jellyfish

Oct 02, 2015 (SPX)

Invertebrates, such as squid and jellyfish, play a crucial role in the marine food web and are also vital commercial fisheries. Despite their importance, little...

Scientists solve deep ocean carbon riddle

Oct 02, 2015 (SPX)

New research involving scientists from University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) has identified a crucial process behind...

Extreme Pacific sea level events to double in future

Oct 02, 2015 (SPX)

Many tropical Pacific island nations are struggling to adapt to gradual sea level rise stemming from warming oceans and melting ice caps. Now they may also see ...

Loss of ocean predators has impact on climate change strategies

Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)

Continued unsustainable harvesting of large predatory fish, including the culling of sharks, can have far-reaching consequences for the way we tackle climate ch...

EU warns Taiwan over illegal fishing or risk ban

Oct 01, 2015 (AFP)

The EU on Thursday warned Taiwan and the Comoros they had six months to take stronger action against illegal fishing or risk an import ban in the world's single...

New device tests shellfish for sickness-causing toxins

Sep 30, 2015 (UPI)

For some unlucky eaters, the presence of marine toxins in mussels, clams, shrimp and other shelled seafood causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. A new device p...

New Zealand to create massive marine sanctuary

Sep 29, 2015 (AFP)

New Zealand has unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean env...

U.K. experiencing highest tides in more than 18 years

Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)

Much of the United Kingdom's coast will experience the highest tides in nearly two decades -- the result of a periodic combination of astronomical phenomena. Th...

Earth's oceans show decline in microscopic plant life

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

The world's oceans have seen significant declines in certain types of microscopic plant-life at the base of the marine food chain, according to a new NASA study...

Sustainable coral reefs and fisheries

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

The University of Guam Marine Laboratory leads the way in research to demonstrate how scientists help managers measure the effectiveness of marine conservation ...

Nearly half of US seafood supply is wasted

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

As much as 47 percent of the edible U.S. seafood supply is lost each year, mainly from consumer waste, new research from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable ...