Marine Environment
Sea sponges under the spotlight
Researchers at James Cook University are beginning to unravel the larval life of a common Great Barrier Reef sponge, paving the way for sustainable ways to stock public aquariums. The work has established how larvae of the sponge Coscinoderma mathewsi find their way to coral reefs where they then sp...
Turning seaweed into energy
The problem of replacing fossil fuels with an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative attracts constant media coverage. Now a company in India believes it has found a solution: seaweed.
Heat stress crippled Caribbean reefs
Coral reefs suffered record losses as a consequence of high ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean in 2005 according to the most comprehensive documentation of basin-scale bleaching to date.
Chinese regulations on the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships
We refer Members to previous circulars on the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships (“the Regulations”) and the requirement that owners/operators of (a) any ship carrying polluting and hazardous cargoes in bulk or (b) any oth...
