Environment

How to stop plastic from entering the oceans?

It's a race against time.

Publication Date: 
16/04/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Plastics, Marine Ecosystems, UNEP, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Environment
Climate Change

The unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere summer heatwave in the New Zealand region 2017/18: drivers, mechanisms and impacts

During austral summer (DJF) 2017/18, the New Zealand region experienced an unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere heatwave, covering an area of 4 million km2. Regional average air temperature anomalies over land were +2.2 °C, and sea surface temperature anomalies reached +3.7 °C in the eastern Tasman Sea.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
M James Salinger, James Renwick, Erik Behrens & et al
Environmental Research Letters
14
4
Tags:
Heat Waves, New Zealand, Climate Change, Oceans and Seas, Atmosphere, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Marine Ecosystems
Biodiversity

Indonesia creates three marine protected areas within Coral Triangle

The Indonesian government has established three new marine protected areas within the Coral Triangle, home to the highest diversity of corals and reef fishes anywhere on the planet.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Biodiversity, Corals, Indonesia, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, Fisheries
Biodiversity

Global study shows exotic species are a complex threat

When species are introduced by humans into marine habitats, they can disrupt their new environment, according to a study at KAUST, which also identified key species for conservation efforts to focu

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
PHYS
Tags:
Biodiversity, Marine Ecosystems, Global, Biodiversity Conservation
Environment

30x30: a blueprint for ocean protection

This ocean sanctuaries scientific study maps out how to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030, a target that scientists say is crucial in order to safeguard wildlife and to help mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2019
Greenpeace
Tags:
Oceans and Seas, Climate Change, Marine Ecosystems, Protected Area Conservation, Climate Impacts
Environment

Enabling effective and equitable marine protected areas: guidance on combining governance approaches

Marine protected areas offer one of the best options for maintaining or restoring the health of ocean and coastal ecosystems, particularly when they form part of holistic policy and integrated management systems.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2019
UNEP
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Protected Area Conservation, Governance, Global
Water Resources

7 projects in Seychelles that support marine areas and fisheries get funded with grants

Seven projects in Seychelles that support marine protected areas and sustainable fisheries will get financial assistance under the second Blue Grants Fund launched in 2018.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2019
Seychelles News Agency
Tags:
Water Resources, Fisheries, Marine Ecosystems, Seychelles, Biodiversity, Climate Adaptation, Africa
Solid Waste

Africa Must Act Against the Ballooning Indian Ocean Plastic Patch

The Western Indian Ocean, comprising nine African countries and Réunion (an island under France), has a 10 000 km stretch of coastline with crystal clear waters and rich coral reefs.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Solid Waste, Plastic, Garbage, Indian Ocean, Corals, Marine Ecosystems, Africa, Egypt, South Africa
Water Resources

Lord Howe Island coral bleaching 'most severe we've ever seen', scientists say

Researchers have documented what they are describing as the most severe coral bleaching to hit the world’s southern-most reef at Lord Howe Island.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2019
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Resources, Corals, Australia, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, Global Warming, Climate Change
Biodiversity

Benthic communities of mesophotic coral ecosystem off Puducherry, east coast of India

The shallow coral reef ecosystems along the Indian coast are being threatened by anthropogenic global ocean warming and increased frequency of coral bleaching in the recent past. Identification and conservation of deeper reef habitats are essential as they serve as a source of larvae and livestock to replenish the shallow reef habitats. Information on the location and spatial extent of the mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their biodiversity is poorly known in the continental shelf of the east coast of India.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2019
P. Laxmilatha, S. Jasmine, Miriam Paul Sreeram & et al
Current Science
116
6
982-987
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Pondicherry, Corals, Marine Fisheries, Biodiversity Conservation

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