NOAA Fisheries denies application to import 18 beluga whales for public display August 6, 2013 Beluga whale. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Following a number of public engagement efforts, NOAA Fisheries today announced it is denying the Georgia Aquarium’s request for a permit to import 18 beluga whales from Russia for public display in the United […]
On the relationship between native grouper and invasive lionfish in the Caribbean Peter J Mumby 1, Daniel R Brumbaugh2,3, Alastair R Harborne1, George Roff1 Author and article information 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia 2 Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, […]
When you eat marine sourced food you have little knowledge about its origin. The myth of sustainable fisheries is that there is a level of harvest that will have no effect. This is not true. Even “well” managed fisheries adversely affect the marine environment but add in cheating and the tale can only be one of […]
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:50:29 +0000 From: “Grottoli, Andrea” <grottoli.1@osu.edu> Subject: [Coral-List] PhD position in coral biology and biogeochemistry To: “coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov” <coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <EF3FF88A308A3247A7EC5A831D8B3E08446B2CD1@MS1.asc.ohio-state.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″ Dr. Andrea Grottoli (Ohio State University) seeking new graduate student (PhD level) for January 2014 or sooner to study multiple stressor effects on coral biology and biogeochemistry. […]
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:29:25 -0400 From: Mike Jankulak <mike.jankulak@noaa.gov> Subject: [Coral-List] Lab Tech position in Miami, FL To: “coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov” <coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <47CDEE66-A962-4396-93D3-2436F063AD6E@noaa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Please see the following job posting for a research based lab tech position in Miami, Florida. The lab, located at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory, is interested […]
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:27:05 +0000 From: Peter Mumby <p.j.mumby@uq.edu.au> Subject: [Coral-List] Post-doc position on marine reserve design, UQ Brisbane To: “coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov” <coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>, “acrs-list@newlists.jcu.edu.au (acrs-list@jcu.edu.au)” <acrs-list@jcu.edu.au> Message-ID: <8F9A859737F9BB4F89C1C4ED995B9DB85A830E@uqexmdb4.soe.uq.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Post-doctoral research fellow, Marine Reserve Design, University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) Applications are invited for an exciting research opportunity developing the theory of […]
The coral reef community has lost one its great, early pioneers. Hans Hass, icon of early European under-water exploration and marine biology, died in Vienna on 16 July 2013. Born in 1919 in Vienna, his 73 movies and 32 books made him an idol for millions and he opened the underwater world and SCUBA diving […]
From: Stephen Whalan <stephen.whalan@scu.edu.au> Subject: [Coral-List] Expressions of interest – PhD project on coral reef ecology To: “coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov” <coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <51f5a9ddcc884811928aedb9cf243bcb@SINPR06MB060.apcprd06.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Expressions of interest – PhD project Climate change and the net growth of coral reefs: the neglected role of bio-eroding sponges We are seeking candidates who would be willing to apply […]
ICRI General Meeting 28 General Info Travel Agenda & Documents Registration The second General Meeting under the Australia-Belize Secretariat will be held from the 14th to the 17th of October 2013 at the Radisson Fort Hotel and Marina in Belize City. There will be a cocktail reception at 6.30pm on the first night. Latest news Meeting dates […]
Help us restore Belize’s stunning coral reef system We’re working to save the Mesoamerican Reef, the world’s second largest Tessa Dowell, ReefNews Inc. Many Belizean fishermen say they now work an entire season to catch the same amount of lobster they once landed in just a week. Many Belizean fishermen say they now work an […]