The floating cities that could one day house climate change refugees0

July 7th, 2008 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

At first glance, they look like a couple of giant inflatable garden chairs that have washed out to sea

But they are, apparently, the ultimate solution to rapidly rising sea levels.

This computer-generated image shows two floating cities, each with enough room for 50,000 inhabitants.
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Olympic nightmare: A red tide in the Yellow Sea0

July 6th, 2008 by admin in Conservation and Marine biology and NEWS

BEIJING: With less than six weeks before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, the city of Qingdao has mobilized thousands of people and an armada of small boats to clean up an algae bloom that is choking large stretches of the coastline and threatening to impede the Olympic competition.
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Summer field course 2007 at Ikaria, Greece0

July 30th, 2007 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

Marine Scientific Illustration & Underwater Photography, Aegean Sea, Greece

This course is aimed at students and graduates of Illustration, Design, Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, as well as of related fields.
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Sharm bridge plan shelved0

May 30th, 2007 by admin in Conservation

Plans to build a bridge linking Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh with the Saudi Arabian mainland have been postponed, following a refusal by Egypt’s President Mubarak.
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Environmental groups sue US Navy over sonar exercises off Hawaii1

May 18th, 2007 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

HONOLULU (AP) - Environmental groups sued the US Navy on Wednesday to compel steps they believe would protect marine mammals when sailors use sonar to practice submarine hunting off Hawaii.
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WHO Says Fighting Global Warming a Win-Win To Prevent Health Problems0

May 12th, 2007 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

BANGKOK, Thailand — Countries that start battling global warming now won’t have to wait generations to see the rewards: burning cleaner fuels can yield immediate health benefits that save lives and money, world health experts say.
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OCEANA receives support from PATAGONIA to help preserve the world oceans0

May 11th, 2007 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

 The grant donated by Patagonia will support Oceana´s efforts to protect the oceans through campaigns to fight pollution and destructive fishing practices
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Huge oil spill off Lebanon threatens to ravage life in the sea0

August 20th, 2006 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

A massive oil spill off the coast of Lebanon is choking marine life. As many as 20,000 tons of heavy fuel oil poured into the Mediterranean Sea after Israeli jets bombed a power plant south of Beirut in mid-July during the first days of the war between Israel and Hezbollah. more…

Why are we being invated by jellyfish?0

August 8th, 2006 by admin in Conservation and Marine biology and NEWS

Scientists do not know the ultimate causes. The increase in the temperature of the water due to climatic change, the reduction in the number of predators due to over-fishing and the increase in nutrients due to contamination of the coasts may be some of the reasons.

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New Marine Protected Area named in Abu Dhabi0

June 28th, 2006 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, has issued an Emiri Decree declaring a group of islands off the Western Region as a Marine Protected Area.

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