Sentences with phrase «offshore waters during»

Measures including the current prohibition of commercial fishing from large vessels within 50 nautical miles from the coast have resulted in some protection, but the researchers say that this new information highlights that hammerhead sharks may still be in danger, due to their use of both coastal and offshore waters during early life stages.

Because of their dependence on both coastal and offshore waters during their early life - stages, we think that they may be more susceptible to fisheries than previously thought, and current protective measures in Mexico may unfortunately be insufficient.»

Not exact matches

During the spring and summer months, deep ocean water rich in carbon dioxide periodically wells up along the California coast when surface waters are pushed offshore by strong winds.

The new analysis compares water temperatures during two time periods a century apart at two of Florida's historic offshore lighthouses — Fowey Rocks Lighthouse, off Miami, and Carysfort Reef Lighthouse, off Key Largo, Florida.

More than 15 years \» experience in measuring air - as well as water - borne noise during offshore windfarm construction.

During the season's peak (roughly December through March), as many as 7,000 gray whales pass south through the offshore waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Small children and beginner snorkelers are advised to only snorkel on the rocky area of shallows along the cove, no farther than 15 - 20 feet offshore where the water is calmest during summer months.

[*) Another contributing factor to a dominantly positive phase for the NAO index is current and expected SST anomaly, with relatively cold waters west of the Azores, favouring high pressure build - up there, and relatively warm waters off the US - Canadian east coast, favouring northerly Atlantic depression formation (especially during offshore winds).]

Japan killed 251 minke whales during the last Antarctic hunt, according to government figures released last week, while last year's operation in the Pacific netted 58 minke whales in coastal waters and 132 mammals - including minke, sei and sperm whales - offshore.

During fracking, on or offshore, chemical - laced water is injected at high pressure into shale formations below ground.

Europe is currently the global leader — during 2008, 366 MW of new offshore wind capacity was installed, bringing the cumulative total in EU waters to 1471 MW.