http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/acidification/ Click link to see the film Acid Test by Natural Resources Defense Council Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem Increased carbon dioxide is changing the chemistry of the earth’s oceans, threatening marine life. Earth’s atmosphere isn’t the only victim of burning fossil fuels. About a quarter of all carbon dioxide emissions are absorbed ...Click Here to Read More.
http://wearblueforoceans.org/ Don’t just wear blue – Share blue! Come and join us at one of the planned events in San Francisco, CA; New Orleans, LA, or Washington DC! Read below for more info on each event. Just click on the city closest to you and let us know you plan on attending, and we’ll see you there. Make sure to wear blue on January 13th and spread the word! Share ...Click Here to Read More.
http://blogs.edf.org/personalnature/2010/01/08/religion-and-climate-change/ January 8, 2010 The president of a religious institution isn’t the first person you think of as a likely EDF spokesperson. But in a recent television ad sponsored by EDF, Dr. Dan Boone, the president of Trevecca Nazarene University in Tennessee, made an impassioned plea for Congress to pass climate change ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS30271+04-Jan-2010+PRN20100104 Ecosystems Project Demonstrates Success. Sun Jan 3, 2010 11:10pm EST // // // // The Ocean Foundation Releases Successful Monitoring Report on Its First Seagrass Restoration Project. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The monitoring report for the first SeaGrass Grow project shows a successful program that ...Click Here to Read More.
http://drreese.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/sea-life-along-the-edge The next time you are walking along the seashore, take a closer look at the wave-battered coast. The beauty of this extremely brutal ecosystem is enhanced many fold by a growing understanding of how it works. There is an intriguing collection of animal and plant life that loves along this edge. They are exposed to harsh physical ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthy-oceans-can-help-save-us-from-climate-change-70396897.html Healthy Oceans Can Help Save Us From Climate Change International coalition advances marine conservation as part of the solution to climate change WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A large international coalition today urged the United States to support marine conservation ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.marinephotobank.org/resources/Marine-Photobank-Bulletin-Library.php Marine Photobank: Advancing Ocean Conservation through Imagery see new images of ocean life and threats Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/lsps/climatechange#OVERVIEW:false,false,false,n,n,n:null; The Politics of Global Warming: Can World Leaders Reach a Climate Change Pact? Summary: The international climate conference in Copenhagen ended with a watered-down agreement that some observers believe will be ineffective in slowing global warming. During the meeting, the U.S. agreed to contribute ...Click Here to Read More.
[caption id="attachment_144" align="alignnone" width="45" caption="David Helvarg"][/caption] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-helvarg/the-blue-bayou-climate-so_b_388065.html David Helvarg President, Blue Frontier Campaign Posted: December 14, 2009 11:51 The Blue Bayou Climate Solution It’s been said that rainforests are the lungs of the world. In fact its tiny photosynthetic algae ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/2009/12/26/SUN_reefsand.html Steve Spring The town has monitored The Breakers rock pile, seen here on Nov. 17, 2008, for signs of sand burial from beach fill projects of 2003 and 2006. Source of sand on reef off Breakers under investigation By WILLIAM KELLY Daily News Staff Writer Saturday, December 26, 2009 Sand from the 2003 and 2006 ...Click Here to Read More.
http://bluecarbonblog.blogspot.com/ All things regarding natural ocean carbon / blue carbon / solutions to climate change… See recent post by David Helvarg Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
Letter by Dr. Thomas Goreau of the Global Coral Reef Alliance dated December 18 2009 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties 15 Copenhagen, Denmark COP-15 CONDEMNS CORAL REEFS, LOW ISLANDS, AND LOW COASTS TO EXTINCTION Any agreement that might be reached in Copenhagen today will condemn coral reefs, low lying island nations, and all low lying coastlines to ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14599 01:00 27 August 2008 by Linda Geddes No-take areas might protect reefs against overfishing, but they seem powerless to help corals fight the effects of global warming. Coral bleaching refers to the loss of colour caused by the expulsion of symbiotic algae which usually live inside coral tissue. It is caused by unusually high ocean temperatures, ...Click Here to Read More.
Cry of the Water Seeks Outstanding Florida Waters Designation for Broward County, Fl. Reefs An application for designation of Outstanding Florida Waters will be submitted by the Ft Lauderdale, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and Pompano Beach nearshore coral reef communities to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This designation is being sought in order to increase the level of water ...Click Here to Read More.
December 26, 2009: The Town of Palm Beach could face millions of dollars in mitigation costs because of damage to Breaker’s Reef caused by past beach renourishment projects. …read more Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
The Center for Biological Diversity has recently filed a petition to have 83 coral species found in U.S. waters placed on the endangered species list. The 191-page long petition was sent to the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as the director of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, abbreviated NOAA, and contains everything from the biology to abundance of the corals ...Click Here to Read More.
Marine debris — trash and garbage in our waters from land and ocean sources — is a major problem world-wide. It is especially noticeable in the Florida Keys because of our many miles of shoreline that collect debris that the tides and currents carry our way. Added to that is the intensive use of the Florida Keys for tourism and commercial fishing activities which together result ...Click Here to Read More.
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="310" caption="Craig & DeeVon and Monroe County Mayor George Neugent"][/caption] Reef Relief Founders Step Down after 23Years, 6/10/09 Florida Keys Keynoter Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
Michael Blades with (l to r) Laura Urian, Wendy Weir, Sylvia Earle No Direction Home, Michael Blades blog about Reef Relief and the founders’ retirement Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
Last week, Admiral Allen testified before Congress on the merits of a National Ocean Policy as a representative of the Obama Administration’s Ocean Policy Task Force. …Read more Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming published by the Union of Concerned Scientists and Penquin Classics, features an entry by Craig Quirolo of three images of a single coralhead and how it changed over a ten year period. Launch the interactive book. Buy the hardcover. Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
Craig Quirolo talks about some of the thousands of photos he’s made of coral reefs around the world… Read More Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
Proceedings for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force held in Puerto Rico in November 2009. Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.coralations.org/Planning_Board/index.html (See Spanish-language version at above link) Planning Board of Puerto Rico is proposing radical zoning changes/redefinitions that pose a threat to Culebra’s Natural Resources and quality of life. Summary: The Planning Board is planning radical zoning changes / “redefinitions” (Reg #4) which will impact the entire island of Puerto ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.cleanwaternetwork-fl.org/content/press/060108-SewageRpt-Press.pdf THE RUSH TO FLUSH Groups call for legislation, planning and enforcement to protect Gulf of Mexico from sewage A report on the current condition of thousands of domestic wastewater treatment facilities along the Gulf Coast of Florida (from Pensacola to Key West) reveals that decades of poor planning and lax enforcement ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.cccturtle.org/pressreleases.php?page=n_CCC_NMFS_Loggerheads Groups Sue National Marine Fisheries Service to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles Date: December 21, 2009 Contact: Marydele Donnelly (352) 373-6441 Tallahassee, Fla, Fla. – Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC), along with five other conservation groups, went back to court today in their continuing battle to protect ...Click Here to Read More.
Florida’s Harmful Algae Blooms Claims Thirteen Victims in 1998 By Donald Sutherland, Member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, published by North Carolina State University Florida’s first victims are suffering from a syndrome of illnesses similar to those experienced by residents of North Carolina and Maryland exposed to a toxic single cell marine organism responsible for ...Click Here to Read More.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Technical Report, WOI-98-03 ABSTRACT Substantial impacts of boating activity discussed at this workshop include: sediment and contaminant resuspension and resultant turbidity; laceration of aquatic vegetation with loss of faunal habitat and substrate stability; toxic effects chemical emission of boat engines: increased turbulence; shearing of plankton; shorebird ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710142935.htm ScienceDaily (July 11, 2008) — A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published today by Science Express. Leading coral experts joined forces with the Global Marine ...Click Here to Read More.
reprinted from In Grove Miami Magazine 1990 This early article offers a good perspective on Reef Relief’s efforts to protect coral reefs. by Dana Robbin North America’s only living coral reef appears to be thriving. Six miles offshore and some 158 miles in length, this underwater Eden swings like a charm on a bracelet from a band of tiny islands called the Florida Keys, out past ...Click Here to Read More.
Report: Coral bleaching, disease link closer than thought UM researcher discovers new information By LUISA YANEZ lyanez@MiamiHerald.com Posted – Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:00 AM EDT The same oceanic temperature shifts that created Hurricane Katrina in 2005 also caused warm water to settle over parts of the Florida Keys, triggering mass coral bleaching that affected ...Click Here to Read More.
Sewage Nutrients Fuel Coral Disease This dated report is still important today. January 11, 2004 New Scientist Print Edition Nutrient-rich water damages Caribbean corals by encouraging the spread of infections, a marine study has found. This is the first experiment in the ocean to show how agricultural run-off and sewage may destroy coral. It will also fuel debate about whether run-off from ...Click Here to Read More.
Scientists examine the decline of Florida Bay Scientists Examine Decline of Fla Bay This is a dated but significant story on the causes of the extensive loss of marinelife in Florida Bay. Sunday, October 17, 2004 By CATHY ZOLLO, crzollo@naplesnews.com Twenty years after it began its downward spiral, the debate still rages about what is causing big problems in Florida Bay. The western part ...Click Here to Read More.
http://www.flyrodreel.com/node/12185 Submitted by Ted Williams on Sat, 05/02/2009 – 07:40. Tallahassee – May 1, 2009 Today the Florida legislature unanimously passed a bill (HB1423) regarding the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission which included provisions to better protect and restore coral reefs from boat groundings and anchoring in southeast Florida waters. The provisions, ...Click Here to Read More.
Florida Keys Keynoter: Study Links Sewage and Reef by Pamela J. Suarez, July 20, 2007: Studies by Dr. James Porter and others document that nearshore waters and offshore coral reefs in the Florida Keys are contaminated with human sewage. Share and Enjoy: ...Click Here to Read More.