Oxygen levels fell significantly in deep-sea areas of the Gulf of Mexico contaminated by the BP oil spill, researchers said Tuesday, but not enough to create biological "dead zones" that cannot harbor marine life. Moreover, the water's oxygen levels seem to have stabilized.
Heavy nets used by industrial bottom trawlers ravage crucial habitat, ripping up sea grasses and coral forests that are up to 2,000 years old. Water quality grows ever-poorer, fouled by a witch's brew of pollutants running off the land or dumped at sea. Nutrients, mostly fertilizers and sewage, have created 146 "dead zones" in the world's oceans, with oxygen levels so low that marine life cannot survive. That's the bad news. There's good news, too. Last January, the revised US Magnuson-Stevens Act adopted an ecosystem approach to ocean protection, mandating an end to overfishing and bycatch of protected species, and protection for deep-sea corals. Other nations, including Britain, Australia and New Zealand are also changing fishing practices. We're all participating in the oceans' demis...
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of the Intracoastal Waterway in Boca Raton, Florida during the Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade on Saturday, December 17, 2011. The marine parade will consist of approximately 60 vessels. The marine parade will begin at C-15 Canal then head south on the Intracoastal Waterway to the Hillsborough Bridge, where the marine parade will conclude. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters of the United States during the marine parade. The special local regulations consist of a series of moving buffer zones around participant vessels as they transit from C- 15 Canal to the Hillsborough Bridge. Persons and vessels that are not participating in the marine parade are proh...
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of the Intracoastal Waterway in Pompano Beach, Florida during the Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade on Sunday, December 11, 2011. The marine parade will consist of approximately 50 vessels. The marine parade will begin at Lake Santa Barbara, transit north on the Intracoastal Waterway, and end at the Hillsborough Bridge. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters of the United States during the marine parade. The special local regulations consist of a series of moving buffer zones around participant vessels as they transit from Lake Santa Barbara to the Hillsborough Bridge. Persons and vessels that are not participating in the marine parade are prohibited from ...
Redondo Beach. The City Council tonight is set to consider its position on the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative, a statewide process that would designate coastal no-fishing zones, with the intent of protecting ocean habitat. The city, which could bear much of the economic impact of proposed closures in popular recreational and commercial fishing areas off the Palos Verdes Peninsula, has previously asked state officials for careful consideration during the monthslong initiative process.
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of the New River and the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade on Saturday, December 10, 2011. The marine parade will consist of approximately 120 vessels. The marine parade will begin at Cooley's Landing Marina and end at Lake Santa Barbara. From Cooley's Landing Marina, the marine parade will transit east on the New River, then head north on the Intracoastal Waterway to Lake Santa Barbara. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the marine parade. The special local regulations consist of a series of moving buffer zones around participant vessels as they transit from Cooley's Landing M...
WASHINGTON -- Scientists have found 200 "dead zones" in the world's oceans -- places where pollution threatens fish, other marine life and the people who depend on them. The United Nations report Thursday showed a 34 percent jump in the number of such zones from just two years ago.
The Coast Guard proposes to establish temporary special local regulations and safety zones for marine events on the navigable waters within the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound zone for regattas, fireworks displays and swim events. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the events. Entering into, transiting through, remaining, anchoring or mooring within these regulated areas would be prohibited unless authorized by the COTP Sector Long Island Sound.
... late for some of the deep sea's undiscovered life forms. Advances in so-called "bottom trawling" tec... plants that serve as the basis for the marine food chain. Also, ocean sediments serve as natural... contributing to the outbreak of ocean "dead zones" devoid of marine life. . What can be done? For it...
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