Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean Life Count
Burgeoning marine life database tops 5 million records, 38,000 species

Life's a beach
Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory are developing new methods to rapidly assess the biodiversity of living organisms on beaches and other marine environments.

Marine pathogens spread much faster than their terrestrial counterparts
It has become increasingly clear that pathogen epidemics are as significant a component of marine systems

ESF Launches New Vision on Marine Science in the European Research Area
European Science Foundation Marine Board transmits its strategic report Integrating Marine Science in Europe to EU Commissioner Philippe Busquin in Brussels.

Rare, Tiny Ocean Find In West Australian Waters
A miniscule marine creature caught during a recent Indian Ocean research voyage is believed to be the first of its kind identified in the Southern Hemisphere

Seasonal and spatial variability of surface seawater fluorescence properties in the Baltic and Nordic Seas: results of lidar experiments
The paper analyses experimental measurements of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra in different seawaters.

The fate of nitrogen fixed by diazotrophs in the ocean
This paper seeks to synthesize what is known about the fate of diazotrophic production in the environment.

Metal–organic complexation in the marine environment
The authors discuss the voltammetric methods that are used to assess metal–organic complexation in seawater.

Impact of polychaetes (Nereis spp. and Arenicola marina) on carbon biogeochemistry in coastal marine sediments
This paper attempts to review the current knowledge on the impact of common intertidal polychaetes, Nereis spp. and Arenicola marina, on fluxes and reaction rates involving carbon in coastal sediments.

Life and death on the coral reef: an ecological perspective on scholarly publishing in the health sciences
Reflecting patterns evident in past Janet Doe lectures, the 2004 address draws on the foundations of biology to provide a model that offers insights into the advent of electronic publications and choices for the future

Global trends in world fisheries: impacts on marine ecosystems and food security
This contribution, which reviews some broad trends in human history and in the history of fishing, argues that sustainability, however defined, rarely if ever occurred as a result of an explicit policy

Gloom and doom? The future of marine capture fisheries
It reviews past forecasts, present trends and outlooks for single aspects of the fishery systems, as well as more comprehensive scenarios.

Research Links Long Droughts In U.S. To Ocean Temperature Variations
Large-scale, long-lasting droughts in the United States such as the present one in the West tend to be linked to warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean, and not just cooling in the tropical Pacific

Scientists Find Evidence Of Catastrophic Sand Avalanches, Sea Level Changes In Gulf Of Mexico
An international team of marine research scientists working for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have found new evidence that links catastrophic sand avalanches in deep Gulf waters to rapid sea level changes.

Researchers Drill Historic Hole In Atlantic Ocean Floor
Researchers from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have drilled into sections of the Earth's crust for the first time ever, and their findings could provide new insights about how Earth was formed.

Global Seismic Network Now Extends To The Deep Oceans
Ocean Drilling Program's New Technology To Open Exploration Of Earth's Interiors

Marine Reserves Are Giving Coral Reefs A Helping Hand
It may be no surprise that marine reserves protect the fish that live in them, but now scientists from the University of Exeter have shown for the first time that they could also help improve the health of coral reefs.

Marine Reserves Could Save Coral Reefs
Threatened coral reefs could be given a helping hand by establishing marine reserves, according to a research team led by the University of Exeter.

Oceans May Soon Be More Corrosive Than When The Dinosaurs Died
Increased carbon dioxide emissions are rapidly making the world's oceans more acidic and, if unabated, could cause a mass extinction of marine life similar to one that occurred 65 million years ago

Ocean Temperature Predicts Spread Of Marine Species
Scientists can predict how the distance marine larvae travel varies with ocean temperature -- a key component in conservation and management of fish, shellfish and other marine species -- according to a new study