Paul Snelgrove Gives Census Talk at The Rooms Provencial Museum
Dr. Paul Snelgrove, Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Paul Snelgrove gave a talk on the Census of Marine Life at the The Rooms Provencial Museum in St. John’s Canada on Wednesday November, 16. The talk was well attended, with over 120 people present. Dr. Snelgrove emphasized the many interesting discoveries of the Census, the role international collaboration and how much is still unknown about the ocean. For more information about the talk, please see the article in the Telegram.
Census of Marine Life to be Featured During The 2011 International Cosmos Prize Commemorative Lecture
This symposium is held to commemorate the 2011 Cosmos Prize winner, The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) of the Census of Marine Life (CoML).
Nancy Knowlton Receives Heinz Award
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New Sonar Technology Reveals City-size Schools of Fish
In an IEEE Spectrum feature, researcher Nicholas Makris discusses UFOs (“unidentified floating objects) and an exciting breakthrough for his sonar technology.
8.7 Million Species on Earth and Counting
Kiwa hirsuta, also dubbed the “yeti crab” for its silky blond setae that resembles fur, was one of some 6000 new species discovered by Census of Marine Life scientists. This interesting looking crustacean was discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific. Credit: A. Fifis/IFREMER.Census of Marine Life Scientists Announce New Estimated Number of Species on [...]
Census community awarded 2011 Cosmos Prize
It was announced on July 27 that the Census of Marine Life Scientific Steering Committee was awarded the 2011 International Cosmos Prize for its excellent research and work that contributed to a significant understanding of the relationships among living organisms, the interdependence of life and the global environment, and the common nature integrating these interrelationships.
Report reviewing Census program now available
The final report, by David Penman and colleagues, reviewing the lessons learned from the Census of Marine Life program, particularly its governance and management related aspects, is now availalble. Read the report here.
Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD) Project Guest Edits Special Issue
The Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD) project of the Census of Marine Life guest edited this month’s issue of the journal Marine Biodiversity.
Pacific’s California Current Likened to Africa’s Serengeti Plain – Teeming with Animal Hotspots, Well-defined Highways, Annual Homecomings
Like the vast African plains, two huge expanses of the North Pacific Ocean are major corridors of life, attracting an array of marine predators in predictable seasonal patterns, according to final results from the Census of Marine Life Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) project published today in the journal Nature.
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