Sentences with word «nearshore»

A biogeographic analysis, or «bioregionalization,» of nearshore waters was undertaken in 1998 by the Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia (IMCRA) Technical Group [4].

It is big, and it is growing, and that trend is all the more worrisome in light of rapid population growth in the coastal zones of the world and our heavy dependence on nearshore waters for economics, nutrition and recreation.

The study also highlighted information gaps that are blocking further assessments of impacts, and found that bycatch rates in small - scale fisheries in nearshore areas rival those of large - scale fisheries in the open ocean....

From the study samples, Lapointe and his collaborators clearly identified that wastewater contamination is a significant driver of water quality decline and ecological dysfunction in the St. Lucie Estuary and downstream nearshore reefs.

«The near extinction of sea otters is one of the most dramatic examples of human - induced impacts to the structure and functioning of temperate nearshore marine ecosystems,» said Rebecca G. Martone, of the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.

In a study published recently in PLOS ONE, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) scientists used a combination of field experiments and chemical analysis of water and algae to show that the quality of coastal groundwater plays a major role in determining the health of nearshore ecosystems in Hawai'i.

The British Columbia coast is rich with a mosaic of nearshore habitats from kelp forests to seagrass meadows to rocky shores.

«SGD is common on nearshore coral reefs, especially in Hawai'i, so we set out to test how SGD affects coral reef growth in Maunalua Bay, O'ahu.»

Groundwater that seeps into the coastal zone beneath the ocean's surface — termed submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)-- is an important source of fresh water and nutrients to nearshore coral reefs throughout the globe.

Townspeople know when an eruption has occurred because nearshore fish die and rock lobsters run ashore, fleeing the poisonous water.

That could explain two other anomalies from the era's geologic record, Lenton says: the large amounts of organic - rich shale that were deposited as nearshore sediments and the unusually high proportion of carbon - 13 isotopes in the rocks.

«In one corner, species such as horseshoe crabs, piping plovers, and Atlantic sturgeon are depicted as representatives of the area's coastal habitats, whereas flounders, striped bass, sharks, and marine mammals such as whales inhabit the seascape's nearshore zone and continental shelf ecosystems,» explains WCS.

Analysis of carbon isotopes in seabed samples from 14 offshore sites indicated that about 13 % of the carbon released by permafrost erosion ends up sequestered in nearshore sediments.

The company prioritizes nearshore outsourcing in order to provide effective and affordable development from the start of a project through to its conclusion.

A second project works with subsistence hunters in communities that depend seasonally on coastal sea ice for travel, hunting, or both, to furnish a systematic understanding of the dynamics of nearshore ice.

Archibald, Buler, and their colleagues further investigate this distributional pattern by analyzing the interaction between spring migratory flight behavior and the migrant exodus at nearshore stopover sites using NEXRAD radar,» according to The Nature Conservancy's Dave Ewert.

Land - based pollutants, such as fertilizers and chemicals in wastewater, infiltrate into the groundwaters beneath land and eventually exit into nearshore ecosystems as submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)-- seeping into the coastal zone beneath the ocean's surface.

This detailed study of carbon chemistry dynamics highlights the need to incorporate local effects of nearshore oceanographic processes into predictions of coral reef vulnerability and resilience.

We study how the Coastal Oceans are intimately tied to the land through Nearshore Marine Ecosystems, and how the land is intimately tied to the ocean through Coastal Watersheds.

As part of its objectives to foster trade and investment in Belize's Offshore Outsourcing Services Sector, the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) in partnership with the Caribbean Association for Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), participated in the event to showcase Belize's competitive advantages as an emerging nearshore destination inclusive of the Caribbean region as a competitive outsourcing region.

The nature of the relationship between gray whale populations and climate - sensitive ecosystem features such as sea ice, freshwater input to nearshore benthic ecosystems and benthic species composition is poorly understood [19], [20].

Long Description: Littoral Drift Nearshore # 765 (Diptych, Bainbridge Island, WA 09.05.17, Two Simulated Waves & Raining Ash from the Jolly Mountain and Eagle Creek Forest Fires) unique cyanotype 42x72»

Employing these principles may help reduce impacts to ocean recreation, nearshore ecology, coastal processes, public safety, aesthetics, and fishing access.

* Dealing with multiple streams of projects and offshore / Nearshore teams as QA Lead.

In a recent study, a team of investigators analyzed oxygen - 18 isotopes (δ18O) from the otoliths — or ear bones — from archeological Pacific cod (dating about 1790 - 1920) to reconstruct nearshore temperature regimes in the Gulf of Alaska.

But what this study clearly shows is that the only place that the material in our sediment traps could have come from was the continental shelf and slope buried nearshore.

This is similar to what characterizes nearshore tsunamis,» explains Roeber.

The study concludes that the impacts of the Exxon Valdez spill on nearshore spawning populations of fish are likely to have been considerably underestimated in terms of both the geographic extent of affected habitat and the lingering toxicity of low levels of oil.

Whether fish hunt nearshore or in the open water and what prey they eat affect the amount of mercury that accumulates in them, a Dartmouth College study shows.

Results of new budget study help establish how nearshore waters and sediments influence climate.

Data was collected from a large latitudinal range six times over a two - year period at 14 nearshore fringing reefs at islands in the GBR that experience terrestrial runoff.

Scallop shell mineralogy and crystalline characteristics: Proxy records for interpreting Antarctic nearshore marine hydrochemical variability.

Though we had planned on working nearshore today in SOCAL - BRS with some planned refueling and transfers of people and gear, the small craft advisory from large swell and 20 + knot winds in outer water ensured it.

but its use for hydrography, especially nearshore, was limited by its relative inaccuracy..

The humpbacks nearshore Moss Landing seem to be feeding on mostly anchovies while the humpbacks further out are filling their bellies with krill.

The topography of this area makes for an ideal hunting situation as the gray whales often choose to stray from their safe route nearshore and take the short cut across the bay over the deep water canyon — where the killer whales are looking for them.

The Riviera Maya offers miles of bays and beaches to explore, with sheltered nearshore waters for novices, and coral reefs washed by blue water for the adventurous.

During the October lectures, Dr. Hunter Lenihan, a distinguished researcher with the University of California at Santa Barbara, discussed his effective collaborations with local fishermen to protect California spiny lobster and nearshore rockfish populations at the Channel Islands.

[31] The substantial nearshore industrialization and shipping congestion throughout the migratory corridors of the western gray whale population represent potential threats by increasing the likelihood of exposure to ship strikes, chemical pollution, and general disturbance.

Overfishing nearshore ecosystems leads to the degradation of kelp forests.

Smaller colonies are found farther south, on nearshore islets along the Big Sur coast and, now, once again on Prince Island.