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Jacques Cousteau's ship Calypso is to be relaunched

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10264797.stm

2010-06-08

ocean marine exploration Jacques Cousteau Calypso ship

Angels and devils under Arctic ice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8767000/8767832.stm

2010-06-30

photography marine ocean Arctic Ocean

Marine census publication marks 'decade of discovery'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11443210

2010-10-04

ocean biodiversity marine biology toread

Snails flash a green alarm light

The snail, Hinea brasiliana, produces flashes of green light, which scare away predators. Its tiny "bioluminescent" body part is lodged permanently within its shell, but the shell amplifies the light, and the faint glow it produces illuminates the whole shell surface.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9287000/9287789.stm

2010-12-15

animal light biology marine protection toread

Vast shark sanctuary created in Pacific

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15142472

The Marshall Islands government has created the world's largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly two million sq km of ocean.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15142472

2011-10-03

ocean Marshall Islands shark protection marine reserve