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"Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground"
#Oceans #Litter #Pollution

"Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground"
#Oceans #Litter #Pollution

"Climate change: World's oceans reach record temperature, prompting fears of worst mass bleaching"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Oceans

Climate change: World's oceans reach record temperature, prompting fears of worst mass bleaching

🤿 Expedition uses small underwater drone to discover 100-year-old shipwreck
#oceans

Expedition uses small underwater drone to discover 100-year-old shipwreck
The underwater drone Hydrus can capture georeferenced 4K video and images simultaneously.

"Octopuses could lose eyesight and struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study finds"
#Octopuses #Climate #ClimateChange

"Octopuses could lose eyesight and struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study finds"
#Octopuses #Climate #ClimateChange

In the deep #oceans, things change slowly, but the press for deep-sea #mining of polymetal deposits is changing quickly. Without regulation, large tracks of the still not well-documented Abyssal Plain #benthos …

Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone
Ancient glass sponges. A Barbie-pink sea pig sauntering along the seafloor. A transparent unicumber hovering in the depths.

"Ocean waves propel PFAS back to land, new study finds"
#Oceans #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

Ocean waves propel PFAS back to land, new study finds
A new study by researchers at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, published in Science Advances, reveals that PFAS re-emit into the air from crashing ocean waves at levels comparable to or greater than other sources, establishing a cyclical transport process for these "forever chemicals" between land and sea.

♨️ Five new hydrothermal vents discovered in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-hydrothermal-vents-eastern-tropical-pacific.html

Five new hydrothermal vents discovered in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
The pace of discovery in the oceans leaped forward thanks to teamwork between a deep-sea robot and a human occupied submarine leading to the discovery of five new hydrothermal vents in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.

"Ocean waves propel PFAS back to land, new study finds"
#Oceans #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

Ocean waves propel PFAS back to land, new study finds
A new study by researchers at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, published in Science Advances, reveals that PFAS re-emit into the air from crashing ocean waves at levels comparable to or greater than other sources, establishing a cyclical transport process for these "forever chemicals" between land and sea.

"Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea"
#Atlantic #Oceans #Biodiversity

Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea - Inside Climate News
A new study documents large-scale ocean system changes that threaten the stability of marine ecosystems in the sea between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

"Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea"
#Atlantic #Oceans #Biodiversity

Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea - Inside Climate News
A new study documents large-scale ocean system changes that threaten the stability of marine ecosystems in the sea between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

"Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals"
#PuertoRico #Oceans #Animals

Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals
A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit. Crews will remove nearly 3 million cubic yards of marine floor to open the San Juan Bay to larger vessels including tankers that will serve a new liquid natural gas terminal. Officials say the dredged material will be deposited into the Atlantic Ocean north of the island in a move approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.…

"Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals"
#PuertoRico #Oceans #Animals

Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals
A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit. Crews will remove nearly 3 million cubic yards of marine floor to open the San Juan Bay to larger vessels including tankers that will serve a new liquid natural gas terminal. Officials say the dredged material will be deposited into the Atlantic Ocean north of the island in a move approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.…

🐳 Study suggests starvation decimated gray whales off the Pacific Coast: Can the giants ever recover?
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-starvation-decimated-gray-whales-pacific.html

Study suggests starvation decimated gray whales off the Pacific Coast: Can the giants ever recover?
When large numbers of gray whales began washing up along North America's Pacific Coast nearly six years ago, marine scientists could only speculate on the reason: Was it disease? Ocean pollution? Increasing ship collisions?

🦠 Research into marine plastic pollution reveals bacterial enzymes actively degrading plastic
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-marine-plastic-pollution-reveals-bacterial.html

Research into marine plastic pollution reveals bacterial enzymes actively degrading plastic
A new study led by researchers at the University of Stirling has uncovered the crucial roles of bacteria living on plastic debris. The research also identifies rare and understudied bacteria that could assist in plastic biodegradation, offering new insights for tackling plastic pollution.

"No protection from bottom trawling for seamount chain in northern Pacific"
#Fishing #Oceans

No protection from bottom trawling for seamount chain in northern Pacific
The Emperor Seamount Chain is a massive and richly biodiverse set of underwater mountains stretching about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) south from the Aleutian Islands in the northwest Pacific. From the 1960s until the 1980s, bottom trawlers plied the area aggressively, decimating deep-sea coral communities and fish stocks, and removing biomass to a degree not […]

"Scientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse"
#Coral #CoralReef #Oceans

"Climate change is depleting deep sea oxygen, but tides are helping to keep the ocean healthy"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Oceans

Climate change is depleting deep sea oxygen, but tides are helping to keep the ocean healthy
Warmer water holds less oxygen, while warmer fish need more oxygen.

"Even whales in deepest parts of the ocean under threat from human pollution"
#Whales #Oceans #Pollution

Even whales in deepest parts of the ocean under threat from human pollution
In a new study, scientists identified 14 ways in which beaked whales are threatened by human activities, from climate change to sound waves used for ship navigation

Weekend #Plankton #Factoid 🦐🦠
Forams are a shelled amoeboid #zooplankton, ecologically important to the worlds #oceans

"Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution, study finds"
#Plastic #Plastics #Oceans #Pollution

Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution, study finds
New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million metric tons of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor. The article, "Plastics in the deep sea—A global estimate of the ocean floor reservoir," was published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.

"Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution, study finds"
#Plastic #Plastics #Oceans #Pollution

Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution, study finds
New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million metric tons of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor. The article, "Plastics in the deep sea—A global estimate of the ocean floor reservoir," was published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.

"Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds"
#Oceans #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Study