The 16th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl Finals Competition is taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from April 18-21, 2013 at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education.
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Oceans Awash: 5 Wins and 5 Losses in 2010 : President Obama issued an executive order in July to implement conservation-based management of our public seas -- based on marine spatial planning, or what former Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen calls, "urban planning into the water column." ...
The Ocean Offers Many Lessons : Even before Darwin first speculated that life emerged from "some warm little pond," the book of Genesis said God prefaced the creation of humanity by making the "great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water."...
Changing Wave Heights Projected As The Atmosphere Warms; ‘Considerable Uncertainty Remains’ : Climate scientists studying the impact of changing wave behavior on the world's coastlines are reporting a likely decrease in average wave heights across 25 per cent of the global ocean....
Amazing Sea Butterflies Are the Ocean’s Canary in the Coal Mine : The chemistry of the ocean is changing. Most climate change discussion focuses on the warmth of the air, but around one-quarter of the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere dissolves into the ocean. ...
As CO2 Approaches Symbolic Milestone, Scripps Launches Daily Keeling Curve Update : Levels of the greenhouse gas are approaching 400 parts per million; Scripps offering daily Twitter feed, news and analysis of climate indicators ...
Opportunity: Senior Manager, Policy : The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is pleased to announce the search for a Senior Manager, Policy. This is a regular, full-time. exempt position....
Shark-Stalking Robot Will Spy on Ocean’s Deadliest Predators : This summer, a new underwater robot will start tracking some of the ocean's top predators -- including great white sharks -- to learn more about their habits....
Marine Debris Tracker : Discarded metal, fishing gear, plastic, glass and other waste can both sully a beach and pose a health threat to its inhabitants....
Ancient DNA Found Hidden Below Sea Floor : In the middle of the South Atlantic, there's a patch of sea almost devoid of life. ...
Remember the BP Oil Spill? Malformed Fish Do : A new study shows that sediments fouled with oil from the blowout in the Gulf of Mexico caused problems for fish embryos. ...
