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MedSeA oceanographic cruise along the Mediterranean Sea
May 6th, 2013 @ Anna
On the 2nd of May 2013 the MedSeA oceanographic cruise along the Mediterranean Sea departed from Cadiz. The major campaign objective is to conduct a comprehensive water column sampling from each of the basins of the Mediterranean Sea. There will be sediment core sampling, plankton tows and aereosol collectors. The cruise has two legs: from […]
2nd MedSeA annual meeting in Crete
April 5th, 2013 @ Anna
To discuss and share knowledge about ocean acidification and climate change impacts on this dynamic marine environment, over 60 scientists from 12 countries, mainly from the Mediterranean region, met in Heraklion, hosted by the Hellenic Centre of Marine Research, on 5th and 6th March 2013 for the 2nd Annual Science Meeting.
Mesocosm experiment in Villefranche, February/March 2013
February 7th, 2013 @ Anna
A joint mesocosm experiment will take place in February/March 2013 in the bay of Villefranche, near the Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV; http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/LOV/). Nine mesocosms (52 m3) will be deployed over a 30 days period and 6 different levels of pCO2 and 3 control mesocosms (~ 400 μatm), will be used, in order to cover the […]
Mediterranean Vermetid reefs at extinction risk
July 10th, 2012 @ Anna
A MedSeA team of Israeli and Italian scientists concluded a survey of vermetid reefs along the Mediterranean coast of Israel that took place form the 6th to the 10th of July. Vermetid reefs are considered hot spots of biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. These reefs are built by two species of sessile snails cemented by […]
Stareso Mesocosm experiment has started
June 5th, 2012 @ Anna
The Stareso Mesocosm Experiment takes place from June 4th to July 22nd at the Stareso Station. The station is located near Calvi (North West of Corsica) in a wild area. A blog has been set up to follow the day to day evolution of the experiment.
Ocean acidification gets deep in the Mediterranean Sea!
April 12th, 2012 @ Anna
In recent years the issue of ocean acidification has moved rapidly up the political, economic and social agendas and is especially pertinent when combined with other pressures upon the marine environment, such as increased seawater warming and oxygen loss, overfishing and proliferation of invasive species. The Mediterranean Sea is of special interest to ocean acidification […]
Message for Rio+20: Ocean Acidification: acting on evidence
February 15th, 2012 @ Anna
There is little doubt that the ocean is undergoing dramatic changes that will impact many human lives now and ever more so in the coming generations, unless we act quickly and decisively. Previous acidification events in the Earth’s geological record were often associated with extinctions of many species. Whilst the causes of such extinction episodes […]
Hot, sour and breathless – Oceans under stress
November 28th, 2011 @ Anna
The “Ocean Under Stress” guide explains how the the three interacting stressors: ocean acidification, ocean warming and ocean deoxygenation are affecting the ocean. This guide will be presented by C. Turley (PML, an MedSeA partner) at the Conference of the Parties 17 at the UNFCCC meeting in Durban, South Africa. Download the Guide Press release
COP 17/CMP 7 side event – Ocean Acidification: The other half of the CO2 problem event
November 24th, 2011 @ Anna
CO2 is causing our oceans to acidify at rates not seen for last 20 million years; business as usual scenarios for CO2emissions will lead to increases in ocean acidity by 2050 with potentially dramatic effects on marine life, includingsocioeconomic. This side event will address the other CO2 problem. Date: 8 December 2011, 18.30-20.00 Venue: Durban […]
