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Record Ocean Warmth During June
	31 July 2009 The surface temperature of the world’s oceans was the warmest on record for the month of June, breaking the previous record set in 2005.

Jellyfish help to stir the ocean
	30 July 2009 Jellyfish help to stir up the ocean as they move, researchers have found. Using a green dye, scientists showed how the animals' umbrella-shaped bodies were a key factor in this mixing.

Cruise liner traps whale under bows
	29 July 2009 The Sapphire Princess hit the 70ft fin whale in the ocean off Alaska and unknowingly carried it trapped beneath the bows more than 1,000 miles to Vancouver, Canada.

SA marine parks area reduced
	28 July 2009 A smaller area than first proposed will be set aside as protected marine parks in South Australian coastal waters.

Tracking TCI turtles
	27 July 2009 Marine conservation experts have attached hi-tech satellite tags to two turtles found in TCI waters. Now, for the first time in the country’s history, the stunning sea creatures can be tracked wherever they are in the world.

Which sunblock protects my skin - and the sea?
	26 July 2009 I used to think that worrying about sunscreens was the beach-bag equivalent of angsting about using a microwave: the latter's energy-saving credentials and a lack of evidence of harm overrides doubt for me.

85% World's Oyster Reefs Lost
	25 July 2009 A recent study by environmental organizations found that nearly 85 percent of the oyster reefs worldwide have been lost. But beyond providing food around the world, oyster reefs play a key role in the oceans.

Why reefs collapse
	25 July 2009 Research carried out on coral biology is helping scientists understand what makes coral reefs collapse, according to a report published in a recent issue of the journal Science.

Warm Caribbean threaten corals
	24 July 2009 Warm ocean temperatures predicted to persist through October in the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico could mean the loss of huge swaths of corals across those regions, U.S. scientists warned Wednesday.

Coral reefs 'dying out in next 20 years'
	23 July 2009 The world's coral reefs are in danger of dying in the next 20 years unless the world drastically cuts carbon emissions, a coalition of scientists led by Sir David Attenborough has warned.

Photograph shows whale's first breath
	22 July 2009 The moment a mother humpback whale lifted up her calf to take its first breath has been captured on camera in Australia.

Seal dispute on San Diego beach
	21 July 2009 The Californian city of San Diego has been given 72 hours to remove harbour seals from a small beach area originally designated for children.

Feds ban krill fishing for the whales
	20 July 2009 No one fishes for krill off the West Coast, and federal fisheries managers want to keep it that way so the tiny shrimp-like creatures remain as plentiful as possible as food for whales, salmon, and seabirds.

A Non-Ban on Whaling
	19 July 2009 At this point in its troubled history, it appears that the main function of the International Whaling Commission, which met last week on the Portuguese island of Madeira, is to ensure its own survival...

How to save a Crowded Ocean
	18 July 2009 seems like a calm, vast space. But what we see on the surface of the water is deceiving. Under the water, the ocean is thriving with life and is bustling with industrial uses.

San Diego menaced by jumbo squid
	17 July 2009 Scuba divers off the Californian city of San Diego are being menaced by large numbers of jumbo squid.

Shark victims on Capitol Hill
	16 July 2009 Nine survivors of shark attacks are in Washington today to lobby the Senate -- on behalf of sharks. The group, which was organized by a shark attack victim who works for the nonprofit Pew Environment Group, is asking for new restrictions to be placed on fishing for sharks.

32 tons of debris from Hawaii reefs
	15 July 2009 On a three-week mission to Maro Reef, Kure and Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Army 7th Engineer Dive Team pulled more than 32 metric tons of debris off coral reefs.

Pot-bellied Seahorse
	14 July 2009 Researchers at the New Zealand Marine Research Centre are celebrating the arrival of 500 pot-bellied seahorses after two males gave birth.

A Dow Jones for the ocean
	13 July 2009 It’s no big secret that the condition of the world’s oceans, seas, and their ecosystems is deteriorating.

Algal bloom spreads along coast
	12 July 2009 An algal bloom blamed for killing worms, sea urchins and other sea creatures has spread along the west coast of Scotland.

Jellyfish swarms flourish in heat
	11 July 2009 Marine experts have blamed hot summer weather for large numbers of jellyfish appearing in waters around Scotland.

El Niño Arrives
	10 July 2009 NOAA scientists today announced the arrival of El Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries

Will we empty the oceans?
	08 July 2009 Last week, Greenpeace released its semiannual seafood sustainability scorecard, which ranks US supermarket chains based on the impacts their practices have on marine life and how well they communicate these practices to the shopper.

Reefs 'could perish by end of century'
	07 July 2009 Increasingly acidic oceans and warming water temperatures due to carbon dioxide emissions could kill off the world's ocean reefs by the end of this century, scientists warned on Monday.

World 'still losing biodiversity'
	06 July 2009 An unacceptable number of species are still being lost forever despite world leaders pledging action to reverse the trend, a report has warned.

Heatwave prompts surge in basking sharks
	05 July 2009 Record numbers of basking sharks have been spotted off the coast of Britain and Ireland after the recent hot weather boosted levels of their favourite food: zooplankton.

Money to the rescue of Pacific coral
	04 July 2009 Millions of dollars are being devoted to saving coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, including the Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

PADI and Underwater Channel Alliance
	03 July 2009 PADI and The Underwater Channel, which is powered by Babelgum, today announced a new partnership that will bring scuba diving and ocean conservation video content to a global audience on www.padi.com/scuba/video.

Calls for Regulation of Shark Catches
	02 July 2009 Oceana urges Regional Fisheries Management Organisations meeting this week in San Sebastian to commit to catch limits and to fill loopholes in shark finning bans.

China uses SPLASH to track endangered sharks
	01 July 2009 For the first time on the mainland, fishery officials are using SPLASH, a state-of-the-art navigation technology, to tag and track two whale sharks

Reef Protection Act into effect Today
	01 July 2009 The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is alerting boaters, divers and anglers that the Coral Reef Protection Act goes into effect on July 1, 2009.

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