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Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China
5 months, 1 week ago

Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China

China Daily  

Science-Based Conservation and Restoration of Marine Ecosystems China coordinates and integrates the conservation and systematic restoration of marine ecosystems in a manner that respects and protects nature and follows its laws. Panel 3 China's Red Lines for Marine Eco-Environmental Conservation To date, China has drawn red lines covering a total area of 150,000 sq km across several types of ecosystems, …

China Protection Coral Reefs Hong Kong Restoration Mangrove Forests Chinese
Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China
5 months, 1 week ago

Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China

China Daily  

Science-Based Conservation and Restoration of Marine Ecosystems China coordinates and integrates the conservation and systematic restoration of marine ecosystems in a manner that respects and protects nature and follows its laws. Panel 3 China's Red Lines for Marine Eco-Environmental Conservation To date, China has drawn red lines covering a total area of 150,000 sq km across several types of ecosystems, …

Conservation China Protection Coral Reefs Hong Kong Restoration Coastal
Archipelago balances conservation with growth
1 year, 1 month ago

Archipelago balances conservation with growth

China Daily  

Seals rest on a rocky outcrop on an island in the Changdao archipelago in Shandong. CHINA DAILY Over the past two months, Yuan Jiangpo has been overseeing a project to construct seagrass beds off Daheishan Island in the Changdao archipelago, which is administered by Yantai city, Shandong province. To promote green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the islands, Changdao was …

Island Shandong Sea Seagrass Changdao
Archipelago balances conservation with growth
1 year, 1 month ago

Archipelago balances conservation with growth

China Daily  

Seals rest on a rocky outcrop on an island in the Changdao archipelago in Shandong. CHINA DAILY Over the past two months, Yuan Jiangpo has been overseeing a project to construct seagrass beds off Daheishan Island in the Changdao archipelago, which is administered by Yantai city, Shandong province. To promote green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the islands, Changdao was …

Zone Islands Shandong Sea Archipelago Seagrass Changdao Island
The Scottish village reviving a loch
1 year, 4 months ago

The Scottish village reviving a loch

BBC  

Seawilding: the Scottish community reviving a loch Philip Price/Seawilding The Scottish village of Ardfern is restoring oysters and seagrass meadows to its local Loch Craignish, in an effort to rewild it Loch Craignish in Scotland is being 'seawilded' with oysters and seagrass meadows: some of the world's most depleted habitats. For three years now, it has been home to one …

Credit Restoration Scotland Marine Village This Story Native
Dozens of Florida manatees in rehab amid ongoing starvation
1 year, 11 months ago

Dozens of Florida manatees in rehab amid ongoing starvation

LA Times  

Manatees gather in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., canal near an outflow of warm water from a power plant in 2010. More than six dozen threatened manatees are in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution, wildlife officials said last week. World & Nation Florida manatees face starvation, though fewer have died this …

Florida Cape Canaveral Manatees Ongoing Starvation
Dugong conservation range notified by TN govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Dugong conservation range notified by TN govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The State government notified India’s first ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ in the Palk Bay, covering 448 square kilometres of the coastal waters of Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts in a bid to protect the endangered Dugong species and its marine habitats in the region on Wednesday. The announcement on the conservation reserve was made by the State government on the floor …

State Dugong Conservation Seagrass Beds Palk Bay
India gets its first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 3 months ago

India gets its first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu on Wednesday notified the country’s first ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ in Palk Bay covering the coastal waters of Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts with an area of 448 square kilometers. The coastal communities along Palk Bay understand the need to conserve dugongs and they have been cooperating with forest department in the conservation efforts ever since. To realise these objectives …

Tamil Nadu Dugong Conservation Seagrass Beds Palk Bay Conservation Reserve Dugong Conservation Reserve
Sharks are millions of years older than dinosaurs and 5 other facts that may surprise you
2 years, 4 months ago

Sharks are millions of years older than dinosaurs and 5 other facts that may surprise you

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Sharks have been around since before Pangea broke apart, said Catherine Macdonald, director of Field School and lecturer at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science. “It’s probably these bigger species that play an outsized role in helping shape the ecosystems they’re a part of.” Shark pregnancies …

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Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing
2 years, 6 months ago

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wildlife officials working to prevent threatened Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area. Seagrasses have been found growing recently in small areas of the Indian River Lagoon along Florida’s east coast where chronic pollution has wiped out much of …

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55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees
2 years, 9 months ago

55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — More than 55 tons of lettuce have been fed to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the slow-moving marine mammals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution, wildlife officials said Wednesday. “That’s a substantial amount,” said Ron Mezich, feeding program coordinator for the Florida wildlife commission. “We’re not …

Fed Manatees Florida Wildlife Starving Florida
Growing 'undersea prairies' brings life to oceans
2 years, 11 months ago

Growing 'undersea prairies' brings life to oceans

China Daily  

Zhang Peidong prepares to plant seagrasses in Laizhou Bay in Shandong province with one of his team members. Professor Zhang Peidong from the Ocean University of China has devoted the past 15 years to one thing: planting "grass" in "undersea prairies" to restore lush habitats to protect coasts, boost wildlife and store carbon. The "prairies" are seagrasses, widely recognized to …

Team Coastal Zhang Shandong Seagrass Beds Seagrass Coastal Bays
Shark Bay's seagrass meadows could die in another major marine heatwave, scientists say
3 years ago

Shark Bay's seagrass meadows could die in another major marine heatwave, scientists say

ABC  

Scientists say they are worried another major marine heatwave in Shark Bay could be the final nail in the coffin for seagrass meadows. Key points: A previous marine heatwave wiped out massive tracts of seagrass in Shark Bay Scientists are worried another marine heat wave could affect Western Australia's coast There are concerns that another major marine heat wave could …

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Seagrass meadows provide essential services for marine life, need to be protected say experts
3 years, 3 months ago

Seagrass meadows provide essential services for marine life, need to be protected say experts

Firstpost  

A wide range of animals depend on them, including tiny invertebrates that are a food source to fish prized by small-scale, artisanal fishing operations. With the world’s biggest biodiversity summit set to kick off Friday in the Mediterranean city of Marseille, experts are sounding the alarm over a long-overlooked seagrass increasingly threatened by human activity. Named posidonia oceanica — or …

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How do Sharks, Ocean's Predators Play Major Role to Stablise Ecosystem
3 years, 4 months ago

How do Sharks, Ocean's Predators Play Major Role to Stablise Ecosystem

News 18  

In this intricately orchestrated world put to life by mother nature, each and every organism plays its role. For example, according to National Geographic, a 2007 study noted that the deficiency of great white sharks, led by their loss in the Atlantic Ocean, caused the number of cownose rays to shoot up. Not just this, sharks also store carbon in …

Ocean Role Sharks Seagrass
This marine seagrass can catch and remove plastic from oceans
3 years, 11 months ago

This marine seagrass can catch and remove plastic from oceans

Live Mint  

For the first time, researchers have described the natural mechanism of a marine seagrass that can filter and trap plastics in coastal areas. The posidonia oceanica seagrass, an endemic marine phanerogam, or seed-bearing plant, performs many important ecological roles in the marine environment: it provides shelter, nutrition and habitat through its dense prairies. Due to the mechanical erosion in the …

Marine Sea Plastic Seagrass