WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Lake, not quake, source of Californian bad smell

Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)

A rotten egg smell which had Californians turning up their noses was caused by dead fish or algae in a nearby lake, and nothing more sinister, experts said Tues...

Australia acts to stop super-trawler

Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)

The Australian government Tuesday sought to change its environmental protection laws to prevent a controversial super-trawler from fishing in its waters amid co...

Bright life on the ocean bed: Predators may even color code food

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

Sinking through the inky ocean, it would seem that there is little light at depth: but you'd be wrong. 'In the mesopelagic realm [200 m] bioluminescence [light ...

Destroyed Coastal Habitats Produce Significant Greenhouse Gas

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

Destruction of coastal habitats may release as much as 1 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year, 10 times higher than previously reported, accordi...

Deep-Sea Crabs Seek Food Using Ultraviolet Vision

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

Some deep-sea crabs have eyes sensitive to ultraviolet light, which they may use to snatch glowing plankton and stuff it in their mouths, a new Nova Southeaster...

New study examines how ocean energy impacts life in the deep sea

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

A new study of deep-sea species across the globe aims to understand how natural gradients in food and temperature in the dark, frigid waters of the deep sea aff...

Chikyu Sets a New World Drilling-Depth Record of Scientific Ocean Drilling

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

Scientific deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu sets a world new record by drilling down and obtains rock samples from deeper than 2,111 meters below the seafloor of...

EU mackerel sanctions urged for Iceland

Sep 07, 2012 (UPI)

Scotland is urging the European Union to slap sanctions on Iceland after negotiations over Northern Atlantic mackerel quotas broke down this week. EU Fisheries ...

Concern about plans to close unique Canadian environmental project

Sep 07, 2012 (SPX)

The Canadian government's plans to discontinue in 2013 a unique environmental research project that has yielded insights into water pollution, climate change an...

Vietnam warns of water conflicts

Sep 07, 2012 (AFP)

Nations could soon be engaged in conflicts over access to water, Vietnam's president warned Friday, as he called for sustainable exploitation of Southeast Asia'...

Changes in water chemistry leave lake critters defenseless

Sep 07, 2012 (SPX)

Imagine that the players on your favourite football team were smaller than their opponents, and had to play without helmets or pads. Left defenseless, they woul...

Coastline erosion due to rise in sea level greater than previously thought

Sep 06, 2012 (SPX)

A new model allows researchers at UNESCO-IHE, TU Delft and Deltares to much more accurately predict coastline erosion due to rising sea levels. It would appear ...

Human Impact Felt on Black Sea Long Before Industrial Era

Sep 06, 2012 (SPX)

When WHOI geologist Liviu Giosan first reconstructed the history of how the Danube River built its delta, he was presented with a puzzle. In the delta's early s...

Trawling is changing seafloor habitats: study

Sep 05, 2012 (AFP)

Bottom trawling is dramatically altering the ocean floor and harming habitats, similar to the way that farming has permanently changed the landscape, a study sa...

Cathay bans shark fin from cargo flights

Sep 05, 2012 (AFP)

Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would no longer carry unsustainably sourced shark products on its cargo flights, dealing a blow to Hong Kong's huge shark fin i...

Study identifies prime source of ocean methane

Sep 05, 2012 (SPX)

Up to 4 percent of the methane on Earth comes from the ocean's oxygen-rich waters, but scientists have been unable to identify the source of this potent greenho...

Tracking fish through a coral reef seascape

Sep 05, 2012 (SPX)

Ocean scientists have long known that juvenile coral reef fishes use coastal seagrass and mangrove habitats as nurseries, later moving as adults onto coral reef...

Coral scientists use new model to find where corals are most likely to survive climate change

Sep 04, 2012 (SPX)

Marine conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society working with other coral reef experts have identified heat-tolerant coral species living in locat...

Super-trawler cleared to fish in Australian waters

Sep 04, 2012 (AFP)

A huge Dutch super-trawler was Tuesday given the go-ahead to fish in Australian waters but with tough conditions to minimise by-catch such as dolphins, seals an...

Increased Sediment and Nutrients Delivered to Bay as Susquehanna Reservoirs Near Sediment Capacity

Sep 04, 2012 (SPX)

Reservoirs near the mouth of the Susquehanna River just above Chesapeake Bay are nearly at capacity in their ability to trap sediment. As a result, large storms...