Study: Plastic Garbage In Pacific Ocean Has Increased 100-Fold In 40 Yearshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAKFD_wgt./SIG=156c8ceiv/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/09/152350088/study-plastic-garbage-in-pacific-ocean-has-increased-100-fold-in-40-years%3fft=1%26f=1001http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAKFD_wgt./SIG=156c8ceiv/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/09/152350088/study-plastic-garbage-in-pacific-ocean-has-increased-100-fold-in-40-years%3fft=1%26f=1001Wed, 09 May 2012 11:35:57 -0700
Scientists found the increase in hard surfaces in open ocean is already changing ocean ecology by making it easier for insects, known as "skaters" to procreate.
Pacific Ocean 'Garbage Patch' Increasing At Alarming Ratehttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAKVD_wgt./SIG=13s2cvbkg/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112531652/pacific-ocean-garbage-patch-increasing-at-alarming-rate/http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAKVD_wgt./SIG=13s2cvbkg/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112531652/pacific-ocean-garbage-patch-increasing-at-alarming-rate/Wed, 09 May 2012 10:21:00 -0700
Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com Plastic trash has been accumulating in the Pacific Ocean at an alarming rate and its effects are reverberating throughout the ecosystem, according to a new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego . The study, published in the May 9 online issue of the journal Biology Letters , found that plastic trash in the "Great Pacific Garbage ...
Lifting of Pacific ban expected to yield 90,000 MT of tunahttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAKlD_wgt./SIG=14re26ibm/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.bworldonline.com/content.php%3fsection=Economy%26title=Lifting-of-Pacific-ban-expected-to-yield-90,000-MT-of-tuna%26id=52108http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAKlD_wgt./SIG=14re26ibm/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.bworldonline.com/content.php%3fsection=Economy%26title=Lifting-of-Pacific-ban-expected-to-yield-90,000-MT-of-tuna%26id=52108Tue, 22 May 2012 08:28:25 -0700
GENERAL SANTOS -- The limited opening of the Pacific Ocean to Philippine fishing vessels is expected to yield 90,000 metric tons (MT) of tuna for local fishing companies, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said yesterday.
2 Navy ships collide in Pacific Oceanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAK1D_wgt./SIG=131ujamgg/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.kypost.com/dpps/news/2-navy-ships-collide-in-pacific-ocean_7519059http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAK1D_wgt./SIG=131ujamgg/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.kypost.com/dpps/news/2-navy-ships-collide-in-pacific-ocean_7519059Wed, 16 May 2012 17:04:18 -0700
File photo of the USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean. Handout image provided by the U.S. Navy. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse's Shadow Caught in Spectacular Satellite Photohttp://news.yahoo.com/solar-eclipses-shadow-caught-spectacular-satellite-photo-160129142.html;_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMALFD_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/solar-eclipses-shadow-caught-spectacular-satellite-photo-160129142.html;_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMALFD_wgt.Tue, 22 May 2012 09:01:29 -0700
While thousands of skywatchers were looking up on Sunday (May 20) at the annular lunar eclipse that was visible from Asia to the western United States, NASA's Terra satellite was looking down and took a spectacular image of the moon's shadow over the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific tuna ban lifting seen to yield 90,000MT; vessel deployment yet to starthttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMALVD_wgt./SIG=14f8786k6/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.mindanews.com/business/2012/05/22/pacific-tuna-ban-lifting-seen-to-yield-90000mt-vessel-deployment-yet-to-start/http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMALVD_wgt./SIG=14f8786k6/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.mindanews.com/business/2012/05/22/pacific-tuna-ban-lifting-seen-to-yield-90000mt-vessel-deployment-yet-to-start/Mon, 21 May 2012 15:09:06 -0700
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/21 May) — The limited opening of the Pacific Ocean to Philippine fishing vessels is expected to yield 90,000 metric tons of tuna, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said on Monday. But to date, no Philippine fishing companies have deployed their vessels in pockets 1 and 2 of [...]
The Pacific Ocean’s garbage-hoarding problem is getting worsehttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMALlD_wgt./SIG=141ujrv7m/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/05/09/the-pacific-oceans-garbage-hoarding-problem-is-getting-worse/http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMALlD_wgt./SIG=141ujrv7m/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/05/09/the-pacific-oceans-garbage-hoarding-problem-is-getting-worse/Wed, 09 May 2012 17:44:47 -0700
Time for a new episode of "Horders." This time, it's we're visiting Mother Earth, who has been stashing more and more garbage in the Pacific Ocean. The BBC reports the hard-to-detect fragments of plastic floating in the north-east Pacific Ocean has grown 100- fold over the last 40 years -- a growing concern for marine biologists and environmentalist. A survey conducted by the Scripps Institution ...
Horse rescued from Pacific Oceanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAL1D_wgt./SIG=13fchfspl/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/05/17/Horse-rescued-from-Pacific-Ocean/UPI-40261337279015/http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAL1D_wgt./SIG=13fchfspl/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/05/17/Horse-rescued-from-Pacific-Ocean/UPI-40261337279015/Thu, 17 May 2012 11:49:34 -0700
SUMMERLAND, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- A horse that fled from a California beach photo shoot was rescued after swimming more than two miles out to sea.
Pre-Historic Deep Sea Microbes Discovered in Pacific Ocean Depositshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAMFD_wgt./SIG=13o12madc/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//uk.ibtimes.com/articles/344253/20120523/pre-historic-deep-sea-microbes-discovered-pacific.htmhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAMFD_wgt./SIG=13o12madc/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//uk.ibtimes.com/articles/344253/20120523/pre-historic-deep-sea-microbes-discovered-pacific.htmTue, 22 May 2012 23:56:45 -0700
Researchers have discovered ancient bacteria that have not eaten for 86 million years inside the Pacific Gyre which is believed to have existed well before dinosaurs were extinct.
Scientists find hundredfold increase in plastic trash in Pacific Ocean since 1970shttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAMVD_wgt./SIG=12b3hlfv6/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.thereporter.com/rss/ci_20584097%3fsource=rsshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzKJMr5PsUMAMVD_wgt./SIG=12b3hlfv6/EXP=1337893641/**http%3a//www.thereporter.com/rss/ci_20584097%3fsource=rssWed, 09 May 2012 12:36:55 -0700
The amount of plastic in the Pacific Ocean area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has increased 100-fold since the early 1970s, according to a new study published Tuesday by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
