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Study finds plastic in 95% of dead birds
John Vincent news.scotsman.com 28 Dec 05

Scientists: Coral Reefs Spared in Tsunami
National Geographic Magazine Red Orbit 28 Dec 05

Is Norwegian salmon safe to eat?
Tan Hui Leng Today Online 28 Dec 05

Tsunami: Mangroves 'saved lives'
By Mark Kinver BBC Online 25 Dec 05

Toxic slick no danger to marine life: experts
Channel NewsAsia 25 Dec 05


Stick to wild salmon unless heart disease is a risk factor Risk/benefit analysis of farmed and wild fish shows
By Susan S. Lang EurekAlert 22 Dec 05

Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say EurekAlert 22 Dec 05

Warming Arctic Sees Return of Blue Mussels After 1,000 Years Amitabh Avasthi National Geographic 21 Dec 05

Russia to Ban Norwegian Salmon from January 1
Story by James Kilner and Aleksandras Budrys
PlanetArk 21 Dec 05


Australia, Indonesia Plan to Fight Illegal Fishing
PlanetArk 21 Dec 05

Mangrove forest saved lives in 2004 Tsunami disaster
IUCN 19 Dec 05

Tsunami's Environmental Damage Huge; Human Impact Bigger
By Michael Casey ENN 19 Dec 05

Thai Village Trades Illegal Fishers for Ecotourists
Stefan Lovgren National Geographic 19 Dec 05

Under threat: Asian mangrove replanting schemes
from Nature SciDev.net 16 Dec 05

Deep sea fisheries being threatened by overfishing
WWF 16 Dec 05

Sea slug mixes chemical defense before firing at predators EurekAlert 16 Dec 05

Healthy corals fared best against tsunami
IUCN 15 Dec 05

Green coast project aims to restore coastal areas in Asia
WWF 15 Dec 05

"Fish with Chips" Reveal Ocean Migration Routes
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 15 Dec 05

Survey: Europeans prefer responsibly sourced seafood
WWF 14 Dec 05

New Web Site Explores Oceans of the World
ENN 13 Dec 05

Time to Draw in the Net on Fishing Subsidies
Editorial by Klaus Toepfer and James Leape UNEP 12 Dec 05

Saving the world's rarest shellfish
John Lichfield The Independent, UK 12 Dec 05

Australia Battles Illegal Fishing in North, South
Story by Michelle Nichols PlanetArk 8 Dec 05

Understanding the oceans microbes is key to the Earth's future EurekAlert 7 Dec 05

Sea urchins' unexpectedly diverse 'innate' immune capability points to new research avenue EurekAlert 5 Dec 05

Scientists say too many fish are snared in the wrong nets Written by John Heilprin PlanetSave 1 Dec 05

Stanford study of sea squirt provides clue to human immune system EurekAlert 23 Nov 05

Abalones along Pacific coast may owe their huge, dinner-plate size to sea otters EurekAlert 9 Nov 05

Health of Acehnese reefs in the wake of the tsunami shows human impacts more harmful But reveals little influence of reefs on land damage EurekAlert 7 Nov 05

Caribbean Reefs Bleached by Warm Water
By Associated Press ENN website 3 Nov 05

New species found in Fiji's Great Sea Reef
WWF website 3 Nov 05

Riding the Tide - Experts Chart a Course for Marine Protected Areas IUCN website 28 Oct 05

Dubai's Man-Made Islands Anger Environmentalists
Story by Andrew Hammond PlanetArk 27 Oct 05

Half of all coral reefs in danger, experts warn
Global warming cited; U.S. warns of major event in Caribbean
The Associated Press MSNBC website 25 Oct 05
Marine protected areas make coral reefs more resilient to climate change IUCN website 25 Oct 05
INTERVIEW - Scientists Draft Blueprint to Protect World Oceans PlanetArk, 25 Oct 05

Australia wins praise for Great Barrier Reef protection plan
Channel NewsAsia 24 Oct 05
Plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef recognized as a Gift to the Earth WWF website 24 Oct 05

Nations urged to "Think as Big as the Oceans are Vast"
IUCN website 24 Oct 05

EU launches plan to protect marine environment
Written by AOIFE WHITE PlanetSave 24 Oct 05

Menu prices track fishing impact
BBC Online 23 Oct 05

Global Warming Takes Toll on Africa's Coral Reefs
PlanetArk 19 Oct 05

Seaweed yields new compounds with pharmaceutical potential Jane M. Sanders Eurekalert 12 Oct 05

Chile Group Calls for Salmon Farm Moratorium
PlanetArk 30 Sep 05

Rock pool sponge may fight cancer
BBC Online 27 Sep 05

Smallest Creatures in Ocean Hold Valuable Secrets
Story by Anna Mudeva PlanetArk 27 Sep 05

Caribbean Corals Hit by Warm, Storm-Spawning Seas
Story by Alister Doyle Planet Ark 26 Mar 05

Investing in the Environment Gives “Big Bang for Your Buck”
UNEP website, 14 Sep 05

Investing in the Environment Yield High Returns
IUCN website, 15 Sep 05

Spending on Environment Yields Big Returns - Report
Story by Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
PlanetArk website, 15 Sep 05

Oysters Worldwide Contaminated with Norovirus
PlanetArk 14 Sep 05


'Geotubes’ fail to halt erosion in Johor
R. Sittamparam New Straits Times 7 Sep 05

What’s your marine ecosystem worth?
IUCN website, 5 Sep 05

Coral Reef Ecosystems Found To Be in Decline in U.S. Waters
By John Heilprin, Associated Press ENN website, 19 Aug 05

Pacific Coast Ecosystems Return to Normal
after Winds Arrive Late

By Terence Chea, Associated Press ENN website, 17 Aug 05

Black Abalone Withering Towards Extinction, Scientists Say
John Roach for National Geographic News National Geographic website, 9 Aug 05

Global warming? Scientists are seeing
more dead birds, fewer fish on the Pacific Coast

by Terence Chea PlanetSave, 2 Aug 05

Ancient Channels, Seasons Shape Beach Erosion, Lab Finds John Roach for National Geographic News
National Geographic website, 1 Aug 05


Big fish halved by overfishing, study says
Researchers find five healthy hotspots around the Earth
by Associated Press MSNBC website, 28 Jul 05
Fish Study Shows Decline in Tuna, 'Game' Fish
PlanetArk website, 27 Jul 05

Researcher Trying to Breed Tropical Fish
Associated Press Environment News Network, 27 Jul 05

Watch Your Step: Study Shows Life in Tidal Areas at Risk
John Roach National Geographic website, 25 Jul 05

High DDT Levels Found in Breastmilk of Hong Kong Mothers PlanetArk website, 25 Jul 05

Scientists Speed Coral Growth
By Sam Kean, St. Louis Post Dispatch Environment News Network, 20 Jul 05

Scientists Raise Alarm About Ocean Health
By Associated Press ENN website 14 Jul 05

Oceans at Risk from Global Warming – Scientists
Story by Jeremy Lovell Planet Ark 1 Jul 05

Up to a quarter of coral reef fishes threatened with extinction
IUCN website, 23 Jun 05

Toxic Snail Venoms Yielding New Painkillers, Drugs
by John Roach National Geographic News, 14 Jun 05

New sea creatures found off Philippines
By Chang Ai-Lien, The Straits Times 13 Jun 05
on the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research News page

Scientists clone marine DNA in "drugs from the sea" breakthrough Channel NewsAsia, 1 Jun 05

High-Tech Ship Sets Course for Green Ocean Transport
by Simon Johnson PlanetArk website 30 May 05

Deep sea weapon against superbug
BBC News Online 25 May 05

Worldwide coastal cleanup bags 4,000 tons of debris
by Jeannette J. Lee PlanetSave website 19 May 05

Escaped farmed fish threaten wild salmon stocks, warns WWF
WWF website 12 May 05

Large fish 'may follow dinosaurs'
By Jonathan Amos BBC News website, 14 May 05

Ocean waters yield cancer therapy
BBC News Online 13 May 05

Coral Reef Damage Could Have Global Impact - Experts
by George Thande PlanetArk website, 26 Apr 05

Australian scientists discover massive new coral reef system Channel NewsAsia, 22 Apr 05

Residents of popular HK island concerned over threat to ecology By Roland Lim Channel NewsAsia 15 Apr 05

Noisy Reefs Preferred by Young Fish, Study Says
by John Roach National Geographic News website, 7 Apr 05

The heron rises from the ashes about the terrestrial and shore wildlife of Pulau Semakau
by Chua Mui Hoong The Straits Times, 7 Apr 05

Ecolabelling schemes to support sustainable fisheries get a boost
UN FAO website 23 Mar 05

State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2005
Fisheries and aquaculture are important to Asian economies and fish are a significant food source. However, the global potential for marine capture fisheries has been reached, and more rigorous plans are needed to rebuild depleted stocks and prevent the decline of those being exploited at or close to their maximum potential. UN FAO website 7 Mar 05

Copying nature in Thailand, one artificial reef at a time
Channel NewsAsia, 6 Apr 05

Corals proposed for endangered listing for first time
PlanetSave, 4 Mar 05

Island-building covers coral reefs, alters Gulf environment
Planet Save.com, 25 Feb 05

Deep Sea Chemicals Looking to nature for medical discoveries What generates the medical properties Medical applications
PBS Online Focus, 16 Feb 05
with links to streaming video and real/audio.

There's still hope for Port Dickson Explores the plight of corals, mangroves, littering and pollution, and the lack of 'soul' in the beachfront resort. A reflection of the same issues in Singapore? by Elizabeth John and P. Sharmini The New Straits Times, 6 Feb 05

Dying Reefs Disappearing coral reefs; What's killing coral reefs? Saving coral reefs; Establishing an ocean policy
PBS Online Focus, 1 Feb 05 with links to streaming video and real/audio.

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