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• Video: Giant jellyfish invade Japanese waters

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Swarms of giant jellyfish are threatening Japans fishing industry as the huge seaborne creatures are ruining fishermens nets and catches
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• Red Gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis

  
  Phillip Colla Photography — Authority: 115
  The Red gorgonian ( Lophogorgia chilensis ) is my favorite species of sea fan. I got some nice shots of red gorgonians at San Clemente Island a few weeks ago. Like the golden gorgonion alongside which it is commonly found, the elegant red gorgonian is a colonial invertebrate that grows on rocky temperate ...
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• Scottish bill threatens pregnant seals | Terry Nutkins

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 164
  A new marine bill allows for the shooting of seals during breeding season. This callous policy would damage Scotlands reputation I have spent all my life living close to the sea. I am extremely lucky to be able to see seals and many other marine mammals on a regular basis. Seals are fascinating creatures – ...
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• Scalloped Hammerhead and Bonnethead Sharks Have 360 Degree Vision

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 637
  The old idiom "eyes in the back of your head" holds somewhat true for scalloped hammerhead and bonnethead sharks, according to new research that found these sharks possess a 360 degree field of vision. Virtually nothing can escape their view. ...
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• Census of Marine Life

  
  Zooillogix — Authority: 118
  Surely, youve heard about the Census of Marine Life , a 10 year long effort to "assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life." You may have wondered why it took until 2000 to launch such a project, or why you didnt think to do it first. This epic venture (which weve posted about ...
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• California Golden Gorgonian, Muricea californica

  
  Phillip Colla Photography — Authority: 115
  The California golden gorgonian ( Muricea californica ) is a common gorgonian species in southern California. It is typically found growing on rocky reefs from 40′ to 200′ deep. The California golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of individual polyps, each of which secretes calcium ...
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• Seeing stars: A new descriptor for Linckia sea stars?

  
  The Right Blue — Authority: 407
  by B. N. Sullivan Linckia sea stars all have plump, cylindrical arms, making the genus easy to recognize.  Earlier this month we posted a photo of a purple sea star , Linckia multifora .  Our fellow diver and underwater photographer Andrew Cooper commented that, to him, Linckia sea stars look like something a ...
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• The cautionary tale of The Whale | SE Smith

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 164
  The killing of a blue whale by a research vessel off the Californian coast raises larger questions about marine protection Fort Bragg , with a population of 7,000, is a ragged former timber town on the northern reaches of the California coast. It is in some ways the epitome of idealised small town America: the kind ...
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• Hammerhead sharks see the world in glorious 3D, sight tests reveal

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  The wing-like heads of hammerhead sharks with their widely spaced eyes give the creatures excellent binocular vision, scientists have found The bizarre appearance of hammerhead sharks has led generations of marine biologists to ponder the same question: why the wide face? Part of the answer may now be at hand. Eye ...
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• Country diary: Northumberland

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Northumberland This month is the main breeding period in the year for the grey seal colony on our north-east coast, and with 4,000 currently reported here it is the largest habitat suited to these seals in England. Hundreds of seal pups are born on the Farne Islands, although the mortality rate can be very high for ...
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• Piglet Squid, Football Octopod, Other Bizarre Underwater Species Found

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 139
  Be amazed! Deep within the dark ocean depths are bizarre and odd-shaped deep-sea creatures that were discovered during the ten-year Census of Marine Life, which ends in 2010. This is what they found. Video Courtesy: Census of Marine Life Piglet Squid Helmet Jelly Sea Angel Football Octopod Jewel Squid ...
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• Census of Marine Life Project Releases Preliminary Results

  
  Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science — Authority: 135
  Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) from East Timor. Photo credit: Nick Hobgood/Wikipedia The Census of Marine Life , a network of researchers in 80 countries spanning 10 years, released preliminary results this week, although final results are not due until October 2010.  Results announced ...
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• Your Local Ocean Day

  
  Watamu Turtle Watch — Authority: 92
  We have had an exciting event this month, i collaboration with A Rocha Kenya and Turtle bay Beach Club we held our inaugural Local Ocean Day We had a total of over 250 school children and community groups who participated in the day’s events which included a beach cleanup, sand art sculpture competition and ...
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• From the Deep Sea

  
  Evolving Complexity — Authority: 424
  A football octopod and a piglet squid are just a few of the bizarre deep-sea creatures uncovered during the ten-year Census of Marine Life, which ends in 2010. Video Courtesy: Census of Marine Life
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• Whales save seal from orcas

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Humpback takes seal under its flipper to cheat predators There are plenty of stories of cetaceans saving humans. Indeed, Jonah was rescued by a whale when he was thrown overboard, and there have been tales of dolphins assisting swimmers in distress or shielding them from circling sharks. Killer whales, however — ...
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• Census of Marine Life Discovers Thousands of New Species

  
  glassbox-design.com — Authority: 427
  This past Sunday the Census of Marine Life released a report  covering most of the 17,500 plus species that have been discovered living below 650 feet. In the wake of this release, scientists are demanding more exploration of the most uncharted areas of our planet. Some scientists believe more than one million ...
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• “Dumbo” and Other Deep-Sea Oddities Found

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 139
  Strange and bizarre deep-sea creatures from the ocean’s depths … take a look at oil-eating tubeworms and a 15-tentacled sea cucumber which are among the 5,000 deep-dwelling species identified by the Census of Marine Life, a ten-year effort to chronicle life in the deep ocean. “Dumbo,” Other Deep-Sea ...
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• Rethinking Light & Sound

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 140
  Image by blprnt_van via Flickr The director of the Census of Marine Life on broadening the scope of global change to include illumination and noise. “ Son et lumiѐre ”—sound and light—may stir thoughts of a clamorous and brilliant display on a holiday evening, animating Versailles, the pyramids ...
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• Psalm 148:7 and the Census of Marine Life Image Gallery

  
  The Domain for Truth — Authority: 119
  Psalm 148:7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, Look at the Census of Marine Life Image Gallery: http://www.coml.org/imagegallery/ God’s beautiful creation below Posted in Bible, census of marine life, Christianity, ocean, psalm 148:7
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