Sentences with phrase «ocean island group»

The Maldives — that Indian Ocean island group allegedly most threatened by global warming — is building a new runway at its international airport.

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The Pew Environment Group's Global Ocean Legacy program has set its sights on two further massive protection areas in the near future: they hope to see New Zealand approve a 630,000 square km area in the Kermadec Islands later this year, and Australia protect 900,000 square km in the Coral Sea in 2012.

(Those who worry about mercury contamination in fish got some good news recently: In one study conducted in the Seychelles, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center tracked pregnant women who ate an average of 12 fish meals a week, about 10 times the quantity of fish eaten by the average American.

In Trafalgar Square, anonymous artistic group Luzinterruptus will install Plastic Islands, a model that alludes to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an enormous, diffuse «island» of refuse in the middle of the ocean, drawn together by global tides.

The 1982 Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom over ownership of a group of small islands in the South Atlantic Ocean also had an unexpected ecological benefit.

The event is organized by the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, a group of dedicated open - water swimmers who brave the numbing ocean every Sunday from November through April.

One of the most outstanding and diverse coral reefs in the world is found in the Ryukyu Archipelago, a group of subtropical islands and islets belonging to Japan and blessed by the warm Kuroshio ocean current.

Over three weeks, the MIT engineers, along with groups from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Australian Center for Field Robotics, the University of Rhode Island, and elsewhere, tested several classes of AUVs, and their ability to work cooperatively to map the ocean environment.

She is an experienced marine wildlife observer who has participated in both scientific and seismic surveys throughout the Southern Ocean (Antarctica), South Atlantic (South Orkney Islands), and the south and west coast of Australia for a variety of non-profit and corporative groups including the International Whaling Commission, Fundación Malpelo, and the offshore industry.

archipelago A group of islands, many times forming in an arc across a broad expanse of the oceans.

One of a group of fish which all sell for 10,000 Bells, this fish appears during late summer in the ocean and island ocean.

Independent prep school Edge Grove, has welcomed home a group of its Years 5 - 8 girls who have recently travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to the beautiful Caribbean island of St Vincent to compete in the schools» 2016 overseas netball tour.

The Marshall Islands, a group of atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, has legally banned all shark fishing in their waters — all 768,547 square miles of them — making it the largest shark sanctuary in the world.

With views of the Grand Cul - de-Sac lagoon, ocean and distant islands, this property offers great value for a group of friends or family.

The Seychelles are a group of 115 tropical islands which lie in the enchanting Indian Ocean, just east of mainland Africa and northeast of the island of Madagascar.

Stunning ocean and island views abound at Alamanda Palm Cove by Lancemore Luxury Apartment, and this sweeping beachside apartment serves as the ideal backdrop for a corporate retreat or group vacation.

Majestic Ocean Kayaking offers a wide variety of all - inclusive kayaking adventure tours, ranging from day trips in Ucluelet, Barkley Sound and the Broken Group Islands of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Flights depart daily and include a spectacular scenic flight over the Whitsunday Passage and a number of islands of the Whitsunday Island National Park group... a sprawling archipelago of jewel - green national park islands that sparkle in an aquamarine ocean... secluded beaches, fringing reefs and towering hoop pines complete the spectacular picture.

The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon IIslands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon Iislands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon IslandsIslands.

St. Kitts & Nevis and the French island of Martinique are part of the Caribbean Islands grouping whereas Seychelles is part of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Organization.

JA Manafaru marks the second international property of the group in the Indian Ocean after their ten luxury villa island property, Enchanted Island Resort in the Seychisland property, Enchanted Island Resort in the SeychIsland Resort in the Seychelles.

For 20 + years, we have been delivering a fantastic experience that is truly majestic... Majestic Ocean Kayaking offers a wide variety of all - inclusive kayaking adventure tours, ranging from day trips in Ucluelet, Barkley Sound and the Broken Group Islands of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

The group of more than 2,100 islands known collectively as Micronesia cover an expanse of the Pacific Ocean the size of the United States but have a combined landmass less than the state of Rhode Island.

The island of Palau is located in the western group of Micronesian islands in the Pacific Ocean, 400 miles north of the equator.

You're on a deserted island, miles away from the cares of the world, dancing barefoot on soft sand and getting tipsy in a singlet with a diverse group of international travellers, all buzzing on trippy mushroom milkshakes The next morning, a refreshing dip in the ocean will bring you back to life, and then what?

As the Wine Director at Ocean House, Erin plans to incorporate a teaching environment for staff and groups that visit the Center for Wine and Culinary Arts, as well as leisure guests at both the Ocean House and Weekapaug Inn, in addition to overseeing two new additions to the wine inventory at both Rhode Island luxury resorts.

Situated off the shore of Camarines Norte, Calaguas Group is a cluster of islands and islets scattered over the Pacific Ocean.

Due to the ocean conditions we can have in the Gili Islands, each group has to stay with their dive guide.

Now with the Giant Tortoise you would be forgiven for thinking I was in the Galapagos Islands but in fact I was in the Seychelles, a group of islands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wilIslands but in fact I was in the Seychelles, a group of islands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wilislands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wild life.

The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas is hosting a night of wine, food, and jazz on September 16 from 5:30 p.m. Located on the resort's main lawn overlooking the ocean, the event will offer island - inspired cuisine from Kauai chefs and live jazz music, featuring headliners Hawaii neo - soul / jazz group AdOcean Resort Villas is hosting a night of wine, food, and jazz on September 16 from 5:30 p.m. Located on the resort's main lawn overlooking the ocean, the event will offer island - inspired cuisine from Kauai chefs and live jazz music, featuring headliners Hawaii neo - soul / jazz group Adocean, the event will offer island - inspired cuisine from Kauai chefs and live jazz music, featuring headliners Hawaii neo - soul / jazz group Adagio.

From birdwatching in Kakadu National Park, snorkelling with Whale Sharks in Ningaloo Marine Park, whale watching out of Sydney Harbour, tracking Thorny Devils around Uluru, diving with Manta Rays off Lady Elliot Island or spotting wild Koalas along the Great Ocean Road, the group caters to wildlife enthusiasts that are eager to connect with various wildlife categories across diverse habitats, whilst supporting guides in the regeneration of precious ecosystems.

Good Times Tours is owned and operated by Jono Ingram and specialises in small group two day adventures of Victoria's best destinations, including the Great Ocean Road, Grampians, Wilson's Promontory, Phillip Island and Mount Buffalo.

The Marietas Islands are a splendid grouping of rocky islands near the PacificIslands are a splendid grouping of rocky islands near the Pacificislands near the Pacific Ocean.

Head out with our professional dive - masters to the Marietas Islands, a group of rocky isles near the border where the calm waters of Banderas Bay meet the Pacific Ocean.

«I think that Curaçao has been really lucky so far,» we were told by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist who did her doctoral research on fishing practices around coral reefs on the island and now runs the Waitt Institute, a conservation group helping Caribbean islands develop «Blue Halo» marine zoning plans designed to allow communities to «use the ocean without using it up.»

A few years ago I traveled to the area of Svalbard, Norway, a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean.

Early this week I was sent an encouraging update from a conservation group on the status in the Hawaiian Islands of the short - tailed albatross, a remarkable ocean - roaming bird that once numbered in the millions but, devastated by the feather trade and other impacts, nearly vanished early in the 20th century.

The Azores are an island group located in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, a region characterized by marine stratocumulus clouds.

MOO Milk reminded me of a similar cooperative here in Rhode Island called RhodyFresh which is a group of Rhode Island dairy farmers who banded together several years ago to save what was becoming a dying industry in the Ocean State.

The project's local contractors included: AECOM, Aero Mechanical Inc., AIS Observers, Aladdin Electric, Badd Brothers, Bay Crane New England, Blount Boats, Challenge Electronics, Communication Systems Inc., DiPrete Engineering, Duffy & Shanley, E.W. Audet, Eagle Elevator, ESS Group, Essex Newbury, Fuss & O'Neill, GeoEnvironmental, GZA, Hart Engineering, Hinckley Allen, Inspire Environmental, Keough & Sweeney, Mayforth Group, Meridan Ocean Services, Mott MacDonald, National Grid, Rhode Island Fast Ferry's Atlantic Wind Transfers, Specialty Diving Services, VHB, Waterson Terminal Services, and WF Shea, among others.

ADELIE PENGUINS ON DREAM ISLAND, WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Credit: William Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group

Forests in California, East Africa, on Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, as well as in the Eastern Afromontane region round out the grouping.

Mireille captured this image on the Svalbard Archipelago, a group of frozen islands between the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.

At the lonely center of the largest ocean lies a group of islands brimming with wildlife.

Earlier this month conservation group Oceana predicted that ocean acidification could lead to enormous economic losses, including damage to the coral reefs off the Hawaiian Islands that produce around $ 360 million in economic benefits each year, and harm to the $ 10 billion global shellfish - farming industry.

While this discovery was shocking to the group, especially given that we were on one of the most remote islands in the Pacific Ocean, it was a sight that I first saw in 1998 when I made my initial trip to Midway Atoll.

Puerto Rico is a group of islands situated in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,000 miles from the coast of Florida.

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