Sentences with phrase «affecting ocean health»

Monterey, CA About Blog The Aquarium's Conservation and Science programs are tackling some of the most critical issues affecting ocean health.

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As horrific as the tolls from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy — or those from the tsunamis in Japan (2011) and the Indian Ocean (2004)-- were, Galea reveals how the social context in each affected region transformed the population's health, in ways good and bad, for years afterward.

Pollution in the ocean directly affects ocean organisms and indirectly affects human health and resources.

Lionfish outlive, out - eat and out - breed all other marine species, which affects the health of the ocean.

Cuomo says the EPA's decision is in direct violation of the 1972 Ocean Dumping Act, which outlaws dumping that could affect human health or the environment.

Policy makers and managers could use the index to guide decision making — for example, about whether offshore wind energy should be expanded in the U.S., whether land or ocean conservation measures will benefit coral reefs in Fiji and how marine - zoning plans in Brazil might affect overall ocean health.

And hopefully, international collaboration to reduce plastic litter will lay a foundation for broader cooperation on other significant issues affecting the health of our oceans.»

However, this process also increases the acidity of seawater and can affect the health of marine organisms and the ocean ecosystem.

And in July 2015, the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X Prize was awarded to another U.S. team for its development of ocean sensors that improve scientific understanding of how carbon dioxide emissions are affecting ocean acidificaOcean Health X Prize was awarded to another U.S. team for its development of ocean sensors that improve scientific understanding of how carbon dioxide emissions are affecting ocean acidificaocean sensors that improve scientific understanding of how carbon dioxide emissions are affecting ocean acidificaocean acidification.

Ocean health can be broadly defined based on factors that affect productivity, species diversity, and resilience such as adaption to climate change.

Dr. Willie Soon is a Smithsonian Institution astrophysicist paid by Charles Koch, ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute and coal utility Southern Company to write papers dismissing climate change, publish op - eds saying coal pollution won't affect our health, refute the seriousness of ocean acidification, and apparently anything else he can be paid to deny.

The record numbers of stranded marine mammals we've seen in recent years indicates there is an urgent need for more science to help us all better understand how large - scale human impacts, such as climate change, overfishing and pollution, may be affecting the health of these animals and their ocean environment.

What we do know is that the record numbers of stranded marine mammals we've seen all year indicate there is an urgent need for more science to help us all better understand what's going on off the coast of California and how large - scale human impacts, such as overfishing and pollution, may be affecting the health of these animals and their ocean environment as well.

Sub-lethal effects of domoic acid on California sea lions, sentinels of ocean change that affect human health.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

These changes all pose risks for marine life and may affect the oceans» ability to perform the wide range of functions that are vitally important for environmental and human health.

«The impacts of climate change — including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification and sea - level rise — are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and public health across the Nation,» reads an executive order signed this morning by President Obama.

Plastic pollution is poisoning our oceans and land, injuring marine life, and affecting our health!

«We are building a diverse group of ocean champions in Congress who understand that the health of the ocean affects all of our health and well being,» added Wilmot.

The health of the oceans is already being adversely affected by rising temperatures and acidification.

Mr. Baghdasarian is one of a series of scientists who are collaborating with 5 Gyres to find out more about how plastics affect the oceans and our health.