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Marine Habitats

Scientists Speed Coral Growth - Read Story

Report: California Has Nation's Largest 'Ocean Economy'
Los Angeles -- California Industries Along The Coast Generated $42.9 Billion in 2000, Giving it The Nation's Largest "Ocean Economy," According to a Report. The Ocean Economy Also Provided 408,000 Jobs Five Years Ago And $11.4 Billion in Wages And Salaries, According to a California Resources Agency Study Released Friday. - Read Story

Repeat Storms Compounding Florida's Beach Erosion Problems - Read Story

Toxic Algae Poisons More Than 150 People on Italian Coast - Read Story

MTV Damaged Sea Turtle Beach in Tobago
Endangered Sea Turtles Forced to Run "Gauntlet" to Nest - Read Story

Ancient Mariners Phone Home - Read Story

Corps Cites Seattle For Filling Wetlands - Read Story

Indonesia to Charge One of Six Newmont Executives Accused of Polluting Bay - Read Story

Officials Investigate Deaths of Sea Birds - Read Story

Marine Mammals

Scientists Plan to Reintroduce Gray Whales Off UK
LONDON — Squadrons of Gray Whales Could be Winging Their Way Across The Atlantic Within a Decade to Restock British Waters Under Plans Put Forward by Two Conservation Scientists. - Read Story

Commercial Whaling - Read Story

Animal Rights Group Sues Over Sea Lions - Read Story

Man Gets Prison Term For Killing Walruses - Read Story

New Dolphin Species Found in Australia - Read Story

Iceland Tells Japan Cooperation on Commercial Whaling - Read Story

Annual Count of Otters Shows Slight Decrease - Read Story

Sustainable Fisheries

Oyster Isn't Endangered, Fishermen Tell Congress - Read Story

Falling Hook, Line And Sinker For Local Halibut - Read Story

Record Fall Salmon Run Begins on Sacramento River - Read Story

Beaver Dams Inspire Fish-Friendly Hydropower Design - Read Story

Lobster Soup to Debut at Hong Kong Disney
HONG KONG, China -- Lobster Soup And Seafood Bouillon Will Replace The Controversial Shark Fin Soup at Hong Kong Disneyland Wedding Banquets, a Disney spokeswoman Said Friday. - Read Story

Scientists Wary of Red Tide Recurrence - Read Story

Working to Bring Back The Coaster Brook Trout - Read Story

Tribes, Fishermen, Conservationists Returning to Scotland to Argue Against Dams - Read Story

Lake Washington Sockeye Salmon Go MIA - Read Story

Special Interest

Antarctic Has Strong Ecosystem, Scientists Discover - Read Story

Microchip Saves Rare Cambodian Turtle - Read Story

Spiegel Grove Opens to Divers Wednesday - Read Story

Wal-Mart Experiments With Environmentally Friendly Store in Texas - Read Story

Research Lab Probes Life Under the Sea - Read Story

Canada Planes to Monitor Arctic For Ship Pollution - Read Story

Study Says Ethanol Not Worth The Energy - Read Story

Ice Shelf Collapse Reveals Undersea World Ecosystem Thrives Despite Near Freezing And Sunless Conditions - Read Story

Minnesota, Mississippi Students Win Solar Car Race - Read Story

Synthetic Fragrances Harmful to Marine Life, Study Says
Synthetic fragrances Commonly Added to Perfumes, Soaps, Shampoos, And Dozens of Other Personal Health Care Products Are Proving Harmful to The Marine Environment And Potentially to Humans as Well, According to Marine Scientists. - Read Story

Tech Divers Going to Great Depths - Read Story

Shark Week More 'Must-Sea' Than Usual - Read Story

Fake Shark Skin Could Make Navy Fleet Faster - Read Story

Wind Farms Could Meet Energy Needs - Read Story

Glacial Cover-Up Won't Stop Global Warming, But It Keeps Skiers Happy - Read Story

Scientists Raise Alarm About Ocean Health - Read Story

Sea birds Fly Pollution to The Arctic Bird Guano Makes For Hotspots of Toxins - Read Story

Officials Probe Young Pelican Deaths - Read Story

Bush Administration Asking Court to Block Dam Spills - Read Story

Humming Fish Solves Noisy Clash Turning Down Ear Sensitivity Could Help Humans Retain Their Hearing - Read Story

Pack Ice Melting Earlier, Imperiling Polar Bear, Panel Says Population Expected to Drop 30 Percent in 35 to 50 Years - Read Story

North Atlantic Ocean Temps Hit Record High - Read Story

Jellyfish Capture Prey With Crimson Bait Unusual Haul Casts Doubt on Theory That Fish Can't See Red - Read Story

Lawmakers Push Larger Ccean Sanctuaries Bills Would Expand Permanent Ban on Oil And Gas Drilling to Waters Off Sonoma Coast
SAN FRANCISCO - Fearing The Prospect of Oil and Gas Drilling Off The Northern California Coast, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer And Rep. Lynn Woolsey Appeared Tuesday in San Francisco With Marine Scientists And Conservationists to Promote Legislation That Would Expand The Boundaries of Two National Marine Sanctuaries. - Read Story

Pollution Experts Head to Grounded Ship - Read Story

The Science of Shark Attacks
What provokes Them, And What You Can Do to Avoid Them - Read Story

Carbon Emissions Threaten Sea Life - Read Story