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Australia to open more marine parks to commercial fishing

Australiarecommendedopeningmoreofitsmarineparks,includingneartheGreatBarrierReef,tocommercialfishingWednesdayinadecisionslammedastheworstdowngradingofaprotected

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Seychelles designates huge new marine reserve

Aninnovativeexchangeofsovereigndebtformarineconservation,backedbythelikesofLeonardoDiCaprio,couldpavethewaytosavinglargeswathsoftheworld’soceansThetropicalislan

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Scientists set off to explore new Antarctic ecosystem

AteamofinternationalscientistsledbytheBritishAntarcticSurveysetoffonWednesdaytoexploreamysteriousmarineecosystemthathaslainhiddenunderaniceshelfforupto120,000ye

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'Mystery' ecosystem under huge Antarctic iceberg set for exploration

ScientistsaretravellingtoAntarcticatoinvestigateamysteriousmarineecosystemhiddenunderanicebergfourtimesthesizeofLondon.Theteam,ledbyBritishAntarcticSurvey(BAS),

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Thailand bans smoking on 24 popular beaches from Feb.1

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Feb.1(APD)--Thailand'ssmokingbanonsomeofthecountry'smostpopularbeachescomesintoeffectonFeb.1.Accordingtotheregulationpromulgatedbyt

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Tsunami carried a million sea creatures from Japan to US west coast

Thedeadlytsunamithatstrucknorth-eastJapanin2011hascarriedalmost300speciesofsealifethousandsofmilesacrossthePacificOceantothewestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Inwhatexp

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To cool planet, researchers propose spraying particles into marine cloud

AgroupofresearchersattheUniversityofWashington(UW)isinvestigatingtheideaofmarinecloudbrighteningasastrategytooffsetglobalwarming.Asashort-termmeasureforapossibl

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US, Cuban scientists partnering to protect marine reserves

USPresidentDonaldTrumphasannouncedrestrictionsontraveltoCubaandplanstomakeitmoredifficulttodobusinessthere.ButoneareathatwillremainunchangedunderTrump’spolicyis

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DNA left by ocean animals helps survey marine ecosystems

Researchershaveshownthatgeneticcluesleftbehindinshedcells,tissues,scalesandfecesbyoceananimalscanbeusedasforensicmarkerstoaccuratelyandeasilysurveymarinelifeinc

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Countries agree on measures to cope with ocean problems

The193UNmemberstatesagreedFridayonasetofmeasurestocopewithavarietyofoceanproblemsrangingfrommarinepollution,illegalfisheriestooceanacidification.Themeasuresincl

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Over 1 million people demand global ban on single-use plastic

Apetitionsignedbymorethan1millionpeopletophaseoutsingleuseplasticworldwidewithinthenextfiveyearswillbepresentedtoUNEnvironmenttosupportitsCleanSeascampaigntoend

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Chemical cocktail found in Barrier Reef turtles

HumanmedicinesandhouseholdsubstanceshavebeendiscoveredinthebloodofgreenturtlesinAustralia'sGreatBarrierReef,researcherssaidFriday,highlightingtheimpactofman-mad

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Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica

The world's largest marine reserve aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica will be created after a "momentous" agreement was finally reached Friday, with Russia dropping its long-held opposition.

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World leaders meet in Australia to discuss protection of Antarctic, Southern Oceans

​A summit attended by leaders from 25 countries and aimed at conserving the Antarctic and Southern Oceans has begun in Tasmania.

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New lab will explore South China Sea resources

China will open a laboratory in Hainan province in November that will focus on the use of marine resources in the South China Sea, a provincial official said.

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Climate change threat to bottom of marine food chain: New Zealand study

​Tiny plants that are critical to the marine ecosystem are prone to extinction during major climatic changes, according to a New Zealand study of marine plants around Antarctica out Tuesday.

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Chinese landing ship sets off for Sino-Thai joint drills

A landing craft of China's Nanhai Fleet on Sunday left a naval port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, for Thailand en route to joint drills by the two countries' marine corps.