- 12 March 2010
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blogAbsolute Awesomeness of Arthropods Vol. I (#invwars) (Deep Sea News)
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blogDeep Sea Tweets for March 11th, 2010 (Deep Sea News)
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newsAustralian Federal Police Return Sea Shepherd’s Logbooks (Sea Shepherd News - Sea Shepherd)
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newsShepherds Bust the Hump in Santa Monica (Sea Shepherd News - Sea Shepherd)
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blogYour Chilean sea bass dinner deprives killer whales (Ocean Sentry - Defending Oceans and Whales)
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blogCoastal and ocean birds most at risk from global warming (Ocean Sentry - Defending Oceans and Whales)
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- 11 March 2010
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blogNew U.N. Climate Change Group is All Male (Dot Earth)
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twitterUFO Witnessed From Casino Cruise Ship - Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary http://redir.ec/zcqB (via @IQXS (IQXS UFO), MPA - Twitter search)
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blogKlamath Water Woes: Drought Conditions Pit Farmers Against Fish Again (Blue Living Ideas)
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Undersea Mountains Exposed in Oceanography Magazine (Consortium for Ocean Leadership» - Ocean Leadership) -
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Social Science Analyst / Biological or Physical Scientist (Consortium for Ocean Leadership» - Ocean Leadership) -
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The North-West Pacific region offers wide rage of climate, ranging from sub-arctic in the north to tropical in the south. The seas and coastal areas in the region are influenced by the cold Oyashio Current (or Kurile Current) that originates in the Sea of Okhotsk and flows southward, and the warmer Kuroshio Current that originates in the western Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Taiwan and flows northeastward. The confluence zone where these two major currents meet gives rise to some of the most productive areas in the region. At northern area, cool but fertile waters support enormous fisheries, while at southern area, oligotrophic waters support development of tropical coral reefs and mangroves.... 








