Marine Science
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Killer Wave Research Center Opens in Russia
The 'All-Russian Killer Waves Research Center' opens in the country's far eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The center will focus on research of extreme waves in the ocean and work on prediction of the dangerous…
Seas Will Deepen Predicts NOAA
NOAA publishes a new technical memorandum that estimates global mean sea level rise over the next century. The report finds that there is very high confidence (greater than 90% chance) that global mean sea level will…
'Oil Spills in Arctic Waters' Published by US ARC
The US Arctic Research Council (ARC) in association with others, reports on research & mitigation measures for oil spills in the Arctic marine area. This “white paper” is a compilation of research on oil spills in…
Obama Administration: More Than 20 Million Acres Offshore Texas for Bid
November Sale Will Offer All Available Unleased Areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy…
Citizen Science Volunteers Needed to Transcribe Ship's Logs
NOAA and the National Archives seek citizen science volunteers to transcribe weather data from historic ship logs. NOAA and the National Archives and Records Administration are turning to citizen science volunteers to…
New Report Reveals World Fish Stocks Crisis
Head of international ocean conservation organization, Oceana, responds to alarming new report on the status of the world's fisheries. Andrew F. Sharpless, CEO of Oceana, issues the following statement about a new…