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News Archive Press Releases

2004

(Please note that the active lifespan of current online news links may vary. If a link to an article below no longer works, try the archived section at that particular source.)

December 7, 2004. Le Monde.
"Explorateurs d'abysses"
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/
0,1-0@2-3244,36-389940,0.html




December 1, 2004. Voice of America.
"Census of Marine Life Reveals Ocean's Hidden Treasures"
http://www.voanews.com/english/
Science/2004-12-01-voa68.cfm




November 23, 2004. Nouvelobs.
"13.000 espèces marines découvertes en une année"
http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/
sciences/20041123.OBS2217.html




November 24, 2004. TV 5 France.
"L'Ifremer, 20 ans au chevet des océans, mondes insondables"
http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/info/afp_article.php?
rub=sci&idArticle=041124102539.vgzbwqbn.xml




November 24, 2004. Xinhuanet.
"New species found in ocean search"
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/
25/content_2259325.htm




November 24, 2004. El Mundo.
"Descubren 13.000 neuvas especies en el fondo del mar"
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/11/24/
ciencia/1101293668.html




November 24,2004. Angola Press.
"Faune marine: 38.000 espèces répertoriées dans une banque de données"
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/
noticia-f.asp?ID=298708




November 24, 2004. Sydney Morning Herald.
"Gaps on the marine map reflect our vast oceans of ignorance"
http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/23/
1100972398208.html?oneclick=true




November 23, 2004. BBC News.
"Scientists tap into ocean's secrets"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/
nature/default.stm




November 23, 2004. MSNBC.
"Scientists finding two new fish species a week"
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6565772/



November 23, 2004. The New York Times.
"Whale-speak defined"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/
science/23obse.html




November 23, 2004. The New York Times.
"Scientists find 178 new species in oceans"
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/
AP-Marine-Census.html?oref=login




November 23, 2004. Scotsman.
"Ocean deep yields its secrets as 106 new fish species discovered"
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/
scitech.cfm?id=1345852004




November, 23, 2004. The Irish Times.
"It's true, there are plenty more fish in the sea"
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/
1123/1031109777HM1MARINELIFE.htm
l



November 23, 2004. New Scientist.
"Ocean census reveals hidden depths"
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996700



November 23, 2004. The Guardian.
"The biggest fishing trip of all time: $1bn survey unravels mysteries of the deep"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/
story/0,,1357271,00.html




November 23, 2004. Scripps News.
"Researchers probe marine mysteries off the Alaskan Coast"
http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/
article_detail.cfm?article_num=657




November 23, 2004. NouvelOBS.
"13.000 espèces marines découvertes en une année"
http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/sciences/
20041123.OBS2217.html




November 23, 2004. Cyberpress.ca.
"Faune marine: 38 000 espèces répertoriées"
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/technosciences/article/
article_complet.php?path=/technosciences/article/
1,5296,0,112004,849134.php




Med tak for spændende interview er hermed et link hvor du fra kl. 13:00 idag kan høre radioprogrammet Copenhagen Calling, hvor du er med:
http://www.euroaudio.dk/Triple_site/banns/
Copcall.asp




Fall 2004. Resources Magazine.
"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. What is the value of a Census of Marine Life?"
http://www.rff.org/rff/Publications/Resource_Articles.cfm

October 28, 2004. Slate.
"Who Got To Name the Tiny Humans? Species identification 101."
http://slate.msn.com/id/2108823/



October 6, 2004. Weymouth News
"Mom and Pop Whitman: Focus on ocean exploration"
http://www2.townonline.com/weymouth/
opinion/view.bg?articleid=97676




September 24, 2004. University of Alaska, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences News
"Scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska"
http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/news/story/?ni=66



September 27, 2004. ABC Rural Radio, Australia
"Real picture for fish species", Interview with HMAP scientist Neil Klaer
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/tas/stories/s1208094.htm



September 20, 2004. Science Update
Ocean Census, Interview with Ron O'Dor, Senior Scientist, Census of Marine Life
http://www.scienceupdate.com/index.cfm



August 16, 2004. US News and World Report
"The Blue Planet"
http://www.usnews.com/search/Search?
keywords=The+Blue+Planet&searchtype=1




September 2004. Dive Training
"Census of Marine Life: How scientists intend to count all the fishes in the sea"
PDF copy of article (2.2MB)



September 17, 2004. Stories in the News
"UAF scientist discover new marine habitat in Alaska"
http://www.sitnews.us/0904news/091704/
091704_new_habitat.html




August 21, 2004. NRC Handelsblad
"Hengelen op de oceaanbodem"
http://www.nrc.nl/buitenland/artikel/1094534945276.html



August 6, 2004. NRC Handelsblad
"Speurtocht naar leven in diepzee"
http://www.nrc.nl/buitenland/artikel/1091769370945.html



August 6, 2004. Nature
"Delights in the Deep"
http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040802/box/
040802-22_BX1.html




August 22, 2004. Petroluem News
"Arctic troubles include melting ice, Mac landslide, sovereignty"
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/881883302.shtml



August 20, 2004. Portland Press Herald
"And now, the weather: Nations warm to worldwide forecasts"
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/
state/040820climate.shtml




August 19, 2004. Wired News
"Finding Nemo by microchip"
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/
0,1282,64626,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3




August 18, 2004. Dr Nyheder, Denmark
"Ingen vej uden om en fiskeriafgift"
http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/
article.jhtml?articleID=191830




August 18, 2004. Politiken, Denmark
"Fiskeri på afgrundens rand"
http://politiken.dk/VisArtikel.sasp?PageID=330825



August 12, 2004. Voice of America Radio Interview
"International Mission to US Mid-Atlantic Finds New Species, Deep-Sea Mysteries"
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=
288E4D4C-3C56-456C-B21AA922F28E0423
&title=International%20Mission%20to%
20US%20Mid%2DAtlantic%20Finds%20New%20
Species%2C%20Deep%2DSea%20Mysteries




August 6, 2004. O Estado de S. Paulo, Brazil
"Expedição garimpa criaturas raras no fundo do Atlántico"
http://www.estadao.com.br/ciencia/noticias/
2004/ago/06/37.htm




August 6, 2004. NRK Hordaland
"Oppdaget en ny verden under havet"
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/
nrk_hordaland/3978854.html




August 6, 2004. BA (Photo Gallery from GO Sars cruise)
"BILDESERIE Se bildene fra atlanterhavstoktet til 'G.O. Sars'"
http://www.ba.no/bilder/bildeserier/article1203026.ece



August 6, 2004. Taipei Times, Taiwan
"Scientists discover new species of fish"
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/
2004/08/06/2003181932




August 6, 2004. Pravda, Russia
http://www.anomalia.narod.ru/news7/787.htm



August 6, 2004. Azer Tag, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
"Marine expedition finds life and mysteries in the deep"
http://www.azertag.com/en/index.shtml?
language=english&catid=&news_year=&news_month
=&news_day=&newsid=62103&themes_viewing
=&themes_page=&themeid=&news_page=




August 6, 2004. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
"Neue Fische im Gebirge"
http://www.faz.net/s/Rub80665A3C1FA14FB9967DBF466
52868E9/Doc~EC52C01D48CB64AAD8D4737FBB7653C25
~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html




August 6, 2004. Prensa Latina, Cuba
"Nuevas especies en el fondo del Atlántico"
http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/Article.asp?ID=%
7BA23F5D80-711B-44DC-9886-36107B458470%
7D&language=ES




August 5, 2004. El Universal, Venezuela
"Expedición devela nuevas especies en profundidades del Atlántico"
http://deportes.eluniversal.com/2004/08/05/
cyt_ava_05A481297.shtml




August 6, 2004. Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, Australia.
"Atlantic deep dive nets new species".
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/
08/05/1091557991118.html




August 5, 2004. MSNBC News (Includes slide show).
"Deep sea search finds species surprises".
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5610557/



August 5, 2004. Globe and Mail, Canada.
"Something new discovered in Mid-Atlantic Ridge".
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/
story/RTGAM.20040805.wmarine0805/
BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/




August 5, 2004. Yahoo! News, Associated Press story.
"Marine expedition finds new species".
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=
story&cid=624&ncid=753&e=4&u=/ap/
20040805/ap_on_sc/atlantic_expedition




August 5, 2004. Mail and Guardian, South Africa
"Marine expedition finds new species".
http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=119855



August 5, 2004. USA Today.
"Marine expedition finds new species, deep-sea mysteries".
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/
2004-08-05-deep-sea_x.htm




August 4, 2004. Scotsman.com, Scotland.
"Professor discovers secrets of deep dark love".
http://news.scotsman.com/aberdeen.cfm?
id=891762004




July 5, 2004. The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
"SCIENTISTS Set off on Deep Sea Quest"
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3165086



July 5, 2004. Washington Post
"Scientists to Plumb Arctic Depths"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/
A28141-2004Jul4.html




June 26, 2004. CBC News and Current Affairs.
Under The Icecap: It's called the oldest water in the world and what lives in the depths is about to be seen for the first time. Marty Bergman (Department of Fisheries)
CBC Radio coverage can be heard in RealAudio by clicking the link at http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/
24/sci-tech/arctic_ocean040624




June 24, 2004. Yahoo News
"Arctic Ocean Survey May Reveal Lost World" -- Experts
http://story.news.yahoo.com/
news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=1&u=/nm/20040624/
sc_nm/environment_arctic_dc




24 June, 2004. Reuters.
"Arctic Ocean Survey May Reveal Lost World"
http://www.reuters.com/
newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5509668




June 24, 2004. BBC News.
"Hunt seeks unique Arctic sealife"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3836305.stm



June 24, 2004. Independent.
"Mission to depths of endangered Arctic Ocean hopes to discover thousands of new species"
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/
story.jsp?story=534909




June 24, 2004. CNN International.
"Arctic abyss may reveal lost world"
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/06/24/
environment.arctic.reut/




June 24, 2004. CBC News.
"Scientists launch census of Arctic Ocean"
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/24/sci-tech/
arctic_ocean040624




June 24, 2004. News 24, South Africa.
"Census takes on deep Arctic"
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/
0,6119,2-13-1443_1548265,00.html




June 24, 2004. Sydney Morning Herald.
"Scientists go into the abyss to a world frozen in time"
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/
0,6119,2-13-1443_1548265,00.html




June 24, 2004. Presina Latin, Mexico.
"Expertos investigarán las profundidades del Océano Artico"
http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/
Article.asp?ID=%7B64C8A6BC-FF39-4CD2-9F2D
-64A27038EC50%7D&language=ES




June 24, 2004. Diariohoy.net, Argentina.
"Adelantan censo de vida marina en el Artico por el cambio climático"
http://www.diariohoy.net/v5/verNoticia.phtml/html/116569/



June 24, 2004. Voila.fr, France.
"Des scientifiques jugent urgent un recensement de la vie marine en Arctique"
http://actu.voila.fr/Depeche/
depeche_science_040624180023.d4ydv9bh.html




June 25, 2004. Radio Caracol, Columbia.
"Censo de vida marina en Artico acelerado por cambio climático"
http://www.caracol.com.co/proyectos/
salud/tema.asp?c2=CIENCIA&id=226516




June 7, 2004. The Norway Post
"International Marine Research Expedition Underway".
http://www.norwaypost.no/content.asp?
cluster_id=25523&folder_i=8




July, 2004. Earthwatch Radio Interview.
Earthwatch reporter Diane Pansky interviews Census scientist Michael Vecchione about what scientists expect to find during a two-month cruise this summer to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge aboard the Norwegian research vessel, GO Sars. (Zip file).



May 15, 2004. Dutch Newspaper: Brabants Dagblad.
"Zweven in de zee door"



May 15, 2004. Radio RTE, Galway, Ireland.
Giselle Firme of the International Secretariat of the Census of Marine Life interveiwed on the Seascapes Program on Irish National Public Radio in Galway Ireland on May 15, 2004 while attending the Eurocean 2004 Conference.
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/evening/seascapes/13may.html



May 1, 2004. NRC Handelsblad
"De Wapenwedloop op de bodem van de diepzee".
http://www.nrc.nl/buitenland/artikel/1086672630587.html
or download a pdf file without photographs.



April 24, 2004. MaineToday.com -- Portland Press Herald Online.
"Go to Web for a swim in data on Maine's gulf".
http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/040424research.shtml



April 21, 2004. USA Today.
"Doubled protection of oceans, aquatic life urged".
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/
2004-04-20-ocean_x.htm




March 22, 2004. LJWorld.com.
"KU marine life expert works from dry land".
http://www.ljworld.com/section/frontpage/story/165012



March 9, 2004. Science Daily.
"Duke study gives first worldwide measure of sea turtle casualties by longline fishing".
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/
03/040309072753.htm




March 2004. Scuba Diving.
"Searching for new signs of life".
Reprinted here with permission of the author. Download article (103K).



February 27, 2004. LJWorld.com.
"One-Stop Taxonomy"
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/303/5662/1267b.pdf



February 26, 2004. Whyflies.
"Tracking creatures through the trackless sea".
http://whyfiles.org/196ocean/



February 25, 2004. Stanford Report.
"Following a dream, and tuna, with electronic tracking".
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/
february25/aaas-blocksr-225.html




February 23, 2004. National Geographic News.
"Tagged animal 'army' help map ocean, expert says".
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/
02/0223_040223_tagging.html




February 19, 2004. The Economist.
"From black box to blue box".
http://www.economist.com/science/
displayStory.cfm?story_id=2441734




February 14, 2004. Nature.
"Safeguarding the Ocean Road".
http://www.nature.com/nsu/040209/040209-16.html



February 14, 2004. The Guardian.
"Ocean 'road' safety key to survival".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/fish/story/
0,7369,1148076,00.html




February 14, 2004. The Scotsman.
"Experts to keep tabs on 5,000 Pacific creatures".
http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=178472004



February 14, 2004 (subscription). Financial Times.
"Tagged marine animals shown to swim along ocean highways".
https://registration.ft.com/registration/sub/
barrier.jsp?location=http%3A//news.ft.com/
servlet/ContentServer%3fpagename=FT.com/
StoryFT/FullStory%26c=StoryFT%26cid=
1075982542727&resource=ftarc




February 13, 2004. Innovations Report.
"New technologies reveal mysteries of marine megafauna".
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/
environment_sciences/report-25792.html




February 13, 2004. New Scientist.
"Half of endangered turtles snared each year".
http://www.newscientist.com/news/
news.jsp?id=ns99994677




February 13, 2004. BBC News.
"Longlines imperil Pacific turtles".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3485195.stm



February, 2004. NBC6 South Florida.
"Study Says Sharks Have Much To Fear From Humans"
http://www.nbc6.net/news/2815745/detail.html



January 11, 2004. Los Angeles Times.
"A closer look at unexplored worlds: Oceans".
Reprinted here with permission of the author. Download article (75K).



January 1, 2004. Communique - Publication of The American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
"Unprecedented Exploration of the Oceans Underway"
http://www.aza.org/Publications/2004/
01/Jan04Census.pdf



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