But the marine life has been attracting divers since the days when prisoners were still locked away.
Chlorophyll concentrations are vitally important because chlorophyll forms the building blocks of marine life.
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Dr. MOBY SOLANGI (Director, Marine Life Oceanarium): I was in a helicopter on Saturday morning.
Nor is it just marine life that stands to benefit from removing river impediments.
The impacts of ocean acidification on marine life, and ultimately the socio-economic effects, are potentially dramatic.
"Marine life in the ocean are mistaking plastic for their natural food, " Lamson said.
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It would get consumed by all sorts of marine life and cause vast death and pollution.
During their sea voyage, team members will obtain data on marine life, oceanography and meteorology.
If all that floating plastic rubbish isn't eaten by marine life, it eventually washes ashore.
Like much of the marine life in Japan, firefly squid are commercially fished and eaten as a seasonal delicacy.
According to Unesco, the Tubbataha Reefs National Park is home to a great diversity of marine life.
Even a small increase in ocean acidity, the alarmists claim, can have devastating impact on marine life.
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Savvy divers head here from all corners of the world, lured by the extraordinarily rich marine life.
Bleaching damages corals and is a sign that marine life is stressed by a number of factors.
If this is the case it would have damaging consequences for every aspect of marine life, say researchers.
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The ocean is a complex web of marine life, with many species being driven to extinction year after year.
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The process is energy-intensive, and releases brine into the surrounding ocean, which has the potential to harm marine life.
Ira Flatow will be here with a conversation with Sylvia Earle about what the oil spill means for marine life.
Among the many structures demolished when Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast was the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The 11 sq km (1100 hectares) area of seabed, includes kelp forests, rocky reef habitat and limestone ledges encrusted in marine life.
Low oxygen (hypoxic) areas known as dead zones, where most marine life cannot survive, can result in the collapse of some ecosystems.
Building on a decade-long census of marine life, these powerful tools provide quantitative baselines of biodiversity at the regional and global level.
Hamaydin says that the oil slick has hit more than 40 percent of Lebanon's beaches, affecting a fragile ecosystem and marine life.
The vessel has also quickly become a friendly spot for marine life.
Fish and other marine life are starting to come back, and Nedimyer is hopeful that in time, the Keys' ecosystem will recover.
Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, boasts several tour operators offering day cruises to view penguins and other marine life.
Reclamation work would also threaten marine life, including the Chinese white dolphin.
This machine could take passengers over a 1, 000 feet below sea level allowing them to explore marine life rarely seen by the world.
The move comes after a committee was formed last August to find ways of protecting marine life without damaging the Manx fishing industry.
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) is an open, online database and tool on the biodiversity, geographic distribution and abundance of marine life.
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