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August 7, 2003 - "Predator diversity hotspots in the blue ocean" by Boris Worm, Heike K. Lotze, Ransom A. Myers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA Vol. 100: pp. 9884-9888.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1333941100
Researchers used detailed scientific observer records from longline fisheries from the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean to document that oceanic predators, such as tuna, sharks, billfish, and sea turtles that are vulnerable to overfishing, concentrate in hotspots. Through modeling, the researchers predicted that protecting these hotspot areas from fishing would yield greater benefits for threatened species than closing any other area.


News Release from Institut fur Meereskunde an der Universitat Kiel on research published in the August Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A regarding the discovery that large oceanic predators concentrate in unique diversity hotspots much like those that exist on land and suggest these hotspots are ideal candidates for marine reserves.


July 2003 - The first version of the OBIS Schema for geo-referenced taxonomic data is now available at the OBIS website.


June 2003 - On June 12-13, scientists from the CoML MAR-ECO field project conducted dives over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the MIR I&II submersibles. Read about the dives at the MAR-ECO website.


June 24, 2003, BBC News Online
"Weird ocean life surprises". Report by Dr. David Whitehouse, Online Science Editor.
New species of underwater life, including a giant sea spider and armoured shrimps, have been discovered by an expedition trawling in deep water northwest of New Zealand.


May 15, 2003, Nature
"Net losses: Industrialized fishing hits fish stocks" - .


May 15, 2003, Nature
"Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities" by Ransom A. Myers and Boris Worm
For more information: http://fmap.dal.ca/newsevents.php


May 14, 2003 - "Key Ocean Fish Species Ravaged, Study Finds" - Washington Post.


May 13, 2003 - "Exploring the deep blue sea: The best oceanographers may turn out to be the animals who live there" Correspondent Larry O'Hanlon reports on the Census of Marine Life's project Tagging of Pacific Pelagic's unprecedented effort to equip 4,000 animals from 20 different species of whales, turtles, seals, birds, sharks, squid, and tuna to learn more about the ocean areas in which they travel.- Boston Globe.


April 25, 2003 - "Ocean Diversity" - Arctic Science Journeys Radio.


April 2003 - "Squid Sensitivity" - Discover Magazine


February 17, 2003 - Article on MAR-ECO - VG NETT (in Norwegian)


February 2003 - "Census Time for the World's Oceans" - Rodale's Scuba Diving


January 2003 - "Sea Searchers: Scientists launch a $1 billion effort to track marine life worldwide" - Smithsonian Magazine


February 2003 - MAR-ECO received tremendous publicity this month. After being featured in Norway's largest newspaper, project leader Odd Aksel Bergstad was interviewed on a popular Norwegian talk show.


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