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New species of fish discovered in ocean trench near NZ
New Zealand Herald | 05 Feb 2013
An expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific, giving scientists a better understanding of biodiversity in the deep seas around New Zealand.

FAO Releases Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the North Atlantic Catalogue
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 04 Feb 2013
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a catalogue titled "Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the North Atlantic," which presents a comprehensive and updated treatment of the identification, taxonomy, distribution, biology and ecology of the sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras of the North Atlantic.

Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity | Fish

Study Underway to Survey Europe's Marine Biodiversity
news.seadiscovery.com | 31 Jan 2013
Scientists from 16 countries have begun a new EU funded survey that focuses on marine biodiversity, and the environmental standing of the seas in Europe.

Biodiversity | Research

Sri Lanka's Wilpattu Ramsar Wetland Cluster
Ramsar Convention | 29 Jan 2013
The Secretariat is very pleased to announce the listing of Sri Lanka's sixth Wetland of International Importance, effective on World Wetlands Day at the end of this week. Seagrass beds, mangroves, salt marshes, swamps and floodplain forests are also found and contribute to the area's rich biodiversity.

Indian Ocean | Biodiversity | Blue Carbon

CBD Side Event Highlights Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas
thegef.org | 17 Jan 2013
HYDERABAD, India – Protected Areas (PAs) – on land and sea – are one of the main tools for biodiversity conservation under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and in the conservation community as a whole. Establishing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a way to restore, safeguard and enhance valuable fish stocks and fragile habitats while providing long-term options for sustainable economic development.

Biodiversity | Marine Protected Area

Exclusive new footage of giant squid in natural habitat - video
Guardian Unlimited | 10 Jan 2013
Filmmakers have released video footage of a giant squid in its natural, deep-sea habitat - something that has never been done before

Biodiversity | Deep Sea

Giant squid filmed in natural habitat for the first time - video
Guardian Unlimited | 08 Jan 2013
A Japanese film crew and a team of scientists have captured the first footage of a giant squid in its natural habitat.

Pacific Ocean | Biodiversity | Research

Monster of the deep: Giant squid captured on film for the first time
The Independent UK | 08 Jan 2013
Here it is, the monster of the depths, the sea-creature of nightmares, filmed for the first time in its natural habitat: the giant squid.

Pacific Ocean | Biodiversity | Research

Jellyfish experts show increased blooms are a consequence of periodic global fluctuations
EurekAlert | 31 Dec 2012
(University of Southampton) Scientists have cast doubt on the widely held perception that there has been a global increase in jellyfish.

Biodiversity | Research

Number of crocodiles in Australian waters soars
The Independent UK | 31 Dec 2012
A record haul of man-eating saltwater crocodiles was removed from waterways in the "Top End" of Australia last year, confirming that numbers of the feared reptiles are ballooning.

Pacific Ocean | Biodiversity

WHOI research projects awarded $5.2 million to support marine microbial research
EurekAlert | 27 Dec 2012
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) There are more microbes in a bucket of seawater than there are people on Earth. Despite their abundance, humans are only just beginning to fathom the complex role marine microbes play in the ocean ecosystem.

Biodiversity | Research

'Huge' flame shell bed discovered
BBC | 27 Dec 2012
A huge colony of an elusive and brightly coloured shellfish species is discovered in coastal waters in the west of Scotland.

Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity

Flame shell reef off Scotland could be world's biggest
Guardian Unlimited | 27 Dec 2012
The discovery of a large shellfish reef on the west coast of the UK could be the biggest find of its kind in the world, experts believe.

Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity

Flame shell reef discovery Loch Alsh find 'could be largest in the world'.
fishupdate.com | 24 Dec 2012
A huge colony of an elusive and brightly coloured shellfish species numbering at least 100 million has been revealed in coastal waters in the west of Scotland.

Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity

Islands deliver two successful events and support a revised Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity
glispa.org | 12 Dec 2012
After two years of review which started after COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan, the revision of the special work programme for islands within the Convention on Biodiversity was adopted at COP-11 in Hyderabad.

Biodiversity | Small Island Developing States

Answering the SOS call from the wild: dolphins, rhinos, tigers and others to benefit from more fundi...
IUCN | 27 Nov 2012
Dolphins, dugongs, manatees, gibbons, rhinos, tigers and many other lesser known yet similarly threatened species such as river turtles, Asian crocodiles, flying foxes, myriad freshwater fish and plant species are going to benefit from what will be the second round of species conservation projects within the SOS initiative.

Biodiversity | Conservation | Marine Mammals

Development of maritime territories and biodiversity
UNESCO | 26 Nov 2012
Marine biodiversity provides basic goods and ecosystem services that are crucial to human life and to the reduction of poverty.

Biodiversity | Research

Workshops, Group of Experts Contributing to World Ocean Assessment
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 23 Nov 2012
The projected completion date for the first World Ocean Assessment (WOA) report is 2014. Workshops have been held to contribute a regional perspective and content to the WOA. In addition, a Group of Experts has provided scientific oversight of the first WOA report.

Biodiversity | Research

Independent review for Sound of Barra SAC announced
fishupdate.com | 21 Nov 2012
AN independent review of the scientific case for the proposed designation of Sound of Barra as an SAC is to be carried out, after a high number of individual objections.

Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity | Conservation | Marine Mammals

Creatures of deep new to scientists
New Zealand Herald | 16 Nov 2012
Weird underwater discoveries such as an egg-eating Australian sea serpent and a strikingly coloured worm named after Star Wars ' Yoda could carry on for decades to come, with new research estimating that up to one third of species remain undiscovered.

Biodiversity | Research

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