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BBC Sound Of 2012: Frank Ocean

Remarkable images of life from one of the most inhospitable spots in the ocean have been captured by scientists.

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Species spotted at deep-sea vent

A California road has slipped into the ocean following a mudslide caused by heavy rain over the weekend.

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Concerned that overfishing is destroying the ability of menhaden to reproduce, the commission that manages the Atlantic coast fishery voted Wednesday to sharply reduce the catch of the fish. Tiny, oily menhaden are called the ocean’s most important fish by environmentalists because they provide food for essential fish such as striped bass and for birds such as osprey, bald eagles and brown pelicans. Without menhaden, environmentalists say, the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay ecosystems would come crashing down. Read full article > >

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Menhaden harvest limit sharply cut by fisheries commission

Beneath the placid, summertime surface of the Chukchi Sea here on the northwest coast of Alaska, an underwater canyon acts like a bathtub drain. From the south, three currents wash in from the Bering Strait, carrying loads of nutrients. Plankton make tasty treats for bowhead whales, sea birds and fish. Benthos, organisms that live near the ocean floor, nourish walruses, diving ducks, gray whales, bearded seals and various fish. “If you eat food in the water column, if you’re a ringed seal, that’s where you want to be,” says A. Michael Macrander, an environmental ecologist at Shell Oil. Read full article > >

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Proposed oil drilling off Alaska coast prompts studies of environmental impact

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Gov. Martin O’Malley said Maryland must be open to new taxes to address the state’s budget problems next year, and he cautioned Saturday that the state must be prepared for serious ripple effects from potentially deep budget cuts by the federal government. O’Malley, who gave his annual speech to the summer conference of the Maryland Association of Counties in Ocean City, cited three primary shortfalls. The first is a state budget deficit of about $1 billion. He also said action is needed to maintain sewage treatment upgrades in the state. The governor also highlighted shortfalls in funding for transportation infrastructure. Read full article > >

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A rocket carrying a NASA satellite launched early Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a mission to measure the saltiness of the ocean from space. Read full article > >

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A rocket carrying a NASA satellite launched early Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a mission to measure the saltiness of the ocean from space. Read full article > >

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NASA launches Delta 2 Rocket

An analysis of the flight recorders shows that the jet was at 38,000 feet when a stall warning was triggered and that it plunged to the ocean in three minutes and 30 seconds.

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Details on Air France jet’s last moments

NASA says it plans a return to yesteryear by developing a space capsule that will carry humans into deep space, and splash down into the ocean upon its return to Earth.

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U.S. picks capsule for manned missions

Japan’s 11 March mega-quake shifted the ocean floor sideways by more than 20 metres, according to one instrument on the seabed off the coast.

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Instruments saw Japan quake lurch

Fifteen bodies were recovered Saturday from the wreckage of an airplane that crashed into the ocean while preparing to land in the Indonesian province of West Papua, officials said.

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Indonesia plane crash kills at least 15

The revamped Bureau of Ocean Energy Management concedes that it will take time, money and more skilled employees to properly police the oil and gas industry.

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Regulation of Offshore Rigs Is a Work in Progress

The water could soon leak into the ocean, a nuclear regulator warned, and it could further hinder workers trying to contain the nuclear crisis.

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Japan Fears Nuclear Reactor Is Leaking Contaminated Water

The U.S. is set to approve new Gulf deepwater drilling permits within in the next week-moves that have the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s top drilling regulator, Michael Bromwich, uneasy. While Bromwich complimented some companies for new safety…

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U.S. to Okay More Gulf Oil Permits