81. Whales And Our Oceans There are about 80 kinds of whales living in oceans around the world. Ocean color in the winter notice where the sea life is the heaviest (orange, http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/oceans/whales/

Whales and Our Oceans Whale facts: Whales are marine mammals. They have lungs instead of gills, hair instead of scales, and they give birth live. They breathe through a blowhole located on the top of their head, and they hear through holes behind their eyes. There are about 80 kinds of whales living in oceans around the world. Whales can grow to over 100 ft. long, and they can weigh over 200 tons. Whales live in family groups called pods. They communicate by making high pitched sounds. Listen to a whale! (133k .au file) Teacher Talk Activities on this page: The activities below are designed to be done by students individually, or in groups. Some can be done in one session, and others might be completed over several sessions. Look for the to find "task cards" which can be printed out. Suggested grade levels are indicated in parentheses. Whale Migrations Why should we be interested in tracking the movements of whales? Biologists and oceanographers can learn more about how the environment affects animal behavior, and they can study environmental change by watching the effects those changes have on whale movements. Whales migrate, or travel from one place to another, to find food, to breed, and to give birth to their young. They migrate for several reasons. Look at the links below, and see if you can find enough information to answer the task card questions. Gray whales migration map - notice where they spend the winter and summer.

82. Ocean The oceans, the big blue, source of life, the hallmark of Earth. We hold the oceans within us, both physically and mentally. http://www.odysseyexpeditions.org/oceanography.htm

S ummer M arine B iology A dventure V oyages for students "This summer, learn about the oceans, live the excitement of a discovery adventure, and experience the underwater realm. Join Odyssey Expeditions on the educational experience of a lifetime." S cuba D iving ... atersports visit our Extensive Oceanography Resources Page L ook face to face with a Nassau Grouper, explore tall mountain rainforests, learn about the mysteries of the oceans with expert naturalists and research scientists as your guide. Take command at the helm of your sailing yacht, steer it to a pristine coral reef, and dive into crystal clear waters to visit the marine life below. Later, relax in a hammock, take out a sea kayak, or visit ashore for dancing with a steel drum band. D iscover the excitement of living and sailing on a yacht in the Windward Islands. Dive top Caribbean dive sites, earn PADI open water, advanced, and specialty SCUBA certifications, learn to sail a large catamaran, and make great friends as you learn about the marine environment and assist in coral reef research activities. O dyssey Expeditions provides opportunities for students to share in the fun and excitement of participating in a meaningful journey, full of challenges, but free of pressure. Odyssey Expeditions is dedicated to providing a foundation in scientific principles, underwater exploration skills, and personal talents to enable participants to become Ambassadors of the Worlds Oceans.

83. BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Life - Blue Planet TV Series The BBC series about life in the oceans, from the tropics to the poles. Includes Blue Planet Challenge stars, games, and factfiles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/blueplanet/

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index FRIDAY 23rd September 2005 Text only Animals Prehistoric Life Space ... BBC Homepage In Animals Birds Mammals UK wildlife ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Animals Sea Life The Blue Planet - a natural history of the oceans A BBC1 series of eight 50 minute programmes Narrated by David Attenborough The Blue Planet , the definitive exploration of the Earth's final frontier is now over. From the deep to the shore, from pole to pole it revealed extraordinary life and behaviour that had never before been filmed. In some cases the species were only recently known to scientists. Go behind the scenes with the production team, see how they captured footage of the world's fastest fish, filmed creatures of the deep sea and the largest animal that has ever lived on earth. Read interviews with Series Producer Alastair Fothergill, composer George Fenton, blue whale specialist Bruce Mate and oceangoers Jessie Lane and Kit Rogers. For details of the book, CD and video that accompanied the series, visit the BBC Shop.

84. Biogeochemical Cycles And Life In The Oceans - EOS / UBC Biogeochemical Cycles and life in the oceans. In the oceans, physical forcing (solar input) drives the distribution and chemical composition of water masses http://www.eos.ubc.ca/research/themes/biogeochemical.htm

Biogeochemical Cycles and Life in the Oceans In the oceans, physical forcing (solar input) drives the distribution and chemical composition of water masses which strongly influence biological productivity. Reciprocally, oceanic biota affect the physical and chemical properties of seawater. EOS research in biogeochemistry seeks to understand the interactions between ocean physics, chemistry and biology, by integrating our strengths in each of these sub-disciplines. While EOS research in geophysical fluid dynamics contributes a better understanding of heat and energy transport in oceanic water masses, the research in biogeochemistry examines how the physical movement of seawater (both horizontally and vertically) is coupled spatially and temporally to biological production. As an example, one area of particular interest is the extent to which tidal mixing in estuaries affects nutrient and light availability for phytoplankton (single celled photosynthetic organisms), as well as the distribution of zooplankton (small animals which feed on the phytoplankton). Other key areas of interest include the effects of water circulation rates on subsurface oxygen concentrations and the role of various physical processes in partitioning biologically produced gases across the air-sea interface. From a chemical perspective, our research is focused on developing new analytical methods to examine the spatial and temporal distribution of elements and molecules in seawater. We are interested in measuring the total concentration and isotopic composition of a wide range of analytes, including various transition metals, trace gases and dissolved organic compounds. We are also investigating the production of a number of important biomolecules-including harmful toxins and beneficial therapeutics-produced by a variety of marine organisms. In addition to their intrinsic biochemical importance, these biogenic compounds also provide clues about the past and present environmental conditions experienced by marine organisms.

85. Life.In.Water Thus, water is crucial to our understanding of life and ecology Stratification is a summer phenomenon in temperate oceans http://www.biol.andrews.edu/ecology/Life.In.Water.html

LIFE IN WATER Introduction Also, by weight, living things consist primarily of water Thus, water is crucial to our understanding of life and ecology Here we will survey the water cycle and water ecosystems of the planet Hydrologic cycle Reservoirs of water Water shifts from one reservoir to another via the hydrologic cycle Movement Precipitation Evaporation Surface flow Subsurface flow Powered by solar energy Drives winds Causes evaporation Turnover times Vary widely The oceans Three main oceans, all interconnected Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Each ocean is bordered by smaller seas Ocean depths Averages Extremes Mauna Loa Extends 4000 m above sea level Extends to 6000 m below sea level Ocean structure Horizontal zones Littoral (intertidal) zone Shallow, near-shore zone Experiences tides Vertical zones Habitats Physical features of oceans Light Thus, the ocean appears blue Very little light reaches below 50-100 m Temperature The less dense, warmer water floats on the cooler water The warm and cold water layers are separated by a thermocline, a zone of rapid temperature change Thermal stratification Stratification is a permanent feature of equatorial oceans Stratification is a summer phenomenon in temperate oceans Stratification not even occur in polar regions Water temperature ranges over the year Surface water Water movement The sea is restless Waves Created primarily by wind Represent the flow of energy through water Waves do not shift large amounts of water from place to place Surface-water currents Currents are also driven by wind

86. Global Warming Damaging Oceans Global Warming Damaging oceans and marine ecosystems. From the tropics to the poles, widespread changes in marine life are occurring in step with http://www.environ.com/globalwarming/globalwarmingocean.htm

<%b = Request("b") BulletHTML = " Software Training Consulting Info Center ... Software Support Global Warming Damaging Oceans Our Planet's Protective Shield Is Being Destroyed New Findings Show Effects on Marine Environment Are Starting Earlier, Reaching Farther than Previously Believed A new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) finds rising global temperatures impacting ocean ecosystems to a far greater extent than previously acknowledged. From the tropics to the poles, wide-spread changes in marine life are occurring in step with rising water temperatures. The newly- assembled evidence shows dramatic impacts arriving sooner than predicted. Among the most disturbing news is research suggesting Pacific salmon may no longer find suitable habitat in the Pacific Ocean. Other effects of warming climate are appearing across the marine food chain, from plankton, penguins and polar bears to fisheries on which humans depend. Most dramatic of all is the sheer scope of the data. "Warmer temperatures are raising the biological cost of living for marine species," says Dr. Elliot Norse, President of MCBI. "This is true in polar seas, where climate changes have been most pronounced, as well as on tropical coral reefs, which are suffering unprecedented devastation due to heat stress."

87. Webshots Photo Gallery - Nature Scenes - Oceans - Crashing Waves, Shore Acres St Crashing Waves, shore Acres State Park, Oregon © Wood Sabold View all photos by Wood Sabold. Related Photos Beaches, oceans, Waves, Oregon http://www.webshots.com/g/33/628-sh/49628.html

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88. Census Of Marine Life Gulf Of Maine Area Program Research to quantify marine life in the Gulf of Maine. What will live in the oceans . Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) VII. Governance http://www.usm.maine.edu/gulfofmaine-census/Docs/Research/Research Plan.htm

Reports Reports : DRAFT Research Plan for Discussion at 24 October 2003 All Program Meeting Click here for full PDF Version of Report Contents Preface I. Summary II. Census of Marine Life 1. Introduction III. Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) IV. What lived in the ocean? History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) V. What lives in the oceans now? Ocean Realm Field Projects 1. Human Edges Nearshore Natural Geography In Shore Areas (NaGISA) Coral Reefs (tentative) Coastal Gulf of Maine Area Program (GoMP) Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) 2. Hidden Boundaries Continental Margins Margins, Canyons, and Trenches (tentative) Abyssal Plains Census of Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life (CeDAMar) 3. Central Waters Light Zone (drifters and swimmers) Global Plankton (tentative) Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP) Dark Zone (mid-water and bottom-water) Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) Biogeography of Chemosynthetic Ecosystems (ChEss) Global Seamounts (tentative) 5. Ice Oceans - Arctic and Antarctic

89. TVE's Earth Report: H In Hilltops to oceans Part 1, Earth Report looked at how the problems begin on land when On the Russian shore, the Volga River feeds the Caspian. http://www.tve.org/earthreport/archive/doc.cfm?aid=1515

90. Human Impact On Oceans Pollution from developed areas drains into the ocean killing marine life, threatens human Looting the oceans is netting vast sums of money for those http://www.eco-pros.com/humanimpact.htm

Eco-Pros HUMAN IMPACT ON OCEANS Acid rain from above and toxic waste from below. POLLUTING THE OCEAN WATERS AND SHORELINES STUDIES SOUND ALARMS FOR DESTRUCTIONS OF ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND EXTINCTIONS OF MARINE SPECIES A SEA OF TROUBLES Abandoned Seas: Reversing the Decline of the Oceans Worldwatch Paper 116 Safeguarding the Health of Oceans Worldwatch Paper 145 Destructive Fishing Marine Conservation Biology Institute Read about the types of destructive fishing equipment and the complex habitats and species that are being destroyed. Orca at home "Orcas are a key indicator species of what’s happening to the health of marine ecosystems around the world." "...at the top of the ocean food chain, they’re also “sentinels of the contaminants” all around humans." THE OCEAN IS OUR PLANET'S LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM Why do we treat it as a Global Garbage Dump? POLLUTION The ocean absorbs a great amount of carbon dioxide and pollutants, but pollution levels of our whole Earth system are reaching beyond carrying capacity. As human population has increased, so has the deterioration of the world's ocean ecosystems.

91. Self In Society Robert Harsh The biological lore of the oceans traces whales and humans back to similar In Notes from the shore, Jennifer Ackerman brings a naturalist s soul and http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/robert.harsh/Oceans.htm

Self in Society Robert Harsh © Instructor's Text/Papers Back to Home Page Chapter 4 The Oceans Within Us Casting Off on the Soul's Restless Voyage Robert A. Harsh When I come to face the sea, the great bulk of the land at my back falls away. It is the measurable and the known; before me is all unfathomed magnitude and mystery. Jennifer Ackerman, Notes from the Shore Our planet is three times more sea than land; our bodies three times more water than tissue; and earth's waters nine times more salt than fresh. In the same arithmetic of life on land and sea, a voyage is a trip beyond certainty; the deep ocean an infinite mystery of depth and darkness above an invisible geography; and a storm at sea a whirling chaos without horizon or home "The Umbilical Pull of the Ocean" The biological lore of the oceans traces whales and humans back to similar progenitors on land, our human ancestors heading home to plains and hills and the great whales out to sea. "Both whales and dolphins bear traces of their kinship to land creatures. Their flippers have bones similar to those in a human arm and hand, though much reshaped" (Ackerman 104-105). Moving further back to the beginnings of life on earth, another scientific legend has it that the first single-cell organisms were perhaps born of lightning striking a tidal pool–and the rest is our history as we know it. We cry salty tears, sweat salt from our pores, and, "solid as we seem, we are liquid beings, three-quarters water like the planet, and composed of motion down to the agitated atoms of our cells" (31).

92. Storms Whisper And Oceans Scream Storms Whisper And oceans Scream. Are we not all divided into 2 persons? Good and evil, lust and purity Not too far from shore that heavy ship went down http://journals.aol.com/st0rmwhispers/SWAOS/

var editServer = "edit.journals.aol.com"; Create a Journal Hometown Main Search Help Storms Whisper And Oceans Scream Are we not all divided into 2 persons? Good and evil, lust and purity, right and wrong, truth and lies, love and hate, politics and religion, hope and despair, suspicion and trust....they all coexist within us all....and in me they are having a rumble. Rated R because I can be a little naughty Comments appreciated!!!! PLEASE LEAVE YOUR LINKS! View Archives Alert Me as Entries are Posted All About Me No lies. No rulz. About the Title Recent Entries TAG... I'm it... ..Ever ything Seven ... e in Plans This Journal has been read times since its creation on September 7, 2004 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 TAG...I'm it.....Everything Sevens.... I tried to run....but Anmyatt caught me anyway...its these gosh dern spike heels.... 7 things I plan to do before I die 1) write a novel 2) learn to swim 3) sing on key just once 4) cross an ocean 5) fly 6) ride a horse 7 Things I Can Do: 1) wiggle my ears and my nostrils.... 2) "get away with" almost anything with a smile 3) bat my eyelashes 4) type 120 wpm.

93. PAPER 60 - URANTIA DURING THE EARLY LAND-LIFE ERA Land elevation, cooling crust and cooling oceans, sea restriction and 150000000 years ago the early landlife periods of the world s history began. http://www.urantia.org/papers/paper60.html

Previous Paper Next Paper Contents Search The Urantia Book ... Home THE URANTIA BOOK PART III - THE HISTORY OF URANTIA Page 685 PAPER 60 - URANTIA DURING THE EARLY LAND-LIFE ERA The era of exclusive marine life has ended. Land elevation, cooling crust and cooling oceans, sea restriction and consequent deepening, together with a great increase of land in northern latitudes, all conspired greatly to change the world's climate in all regions far removed from the equatorial zone. The closing epochs of the preceding era were indeed the age of frogs, but these ancestors of the land vertebrates were no longer dominant, having survived in greatly reduced numbers. Very few types outlived the rigorous trials of the preceding period of biologic tribulation. Even the spore-bearing plants were nearly extinct. 1. THE EARLY REPTILIAN AGE The erosion deposits of this period were mostly conglomerates, shale, and sandstone. The gypsum and red layers throughout these sedimentations over both America and Europe indicate that the climate of these continents was arid. These arid districts were subjected to great erosion from the violent and periodic cloudbursts on the surrounding highlands. Few fossils are to be found in these layers, but numerous sandstone footprints of the land reptiles may be observed. In many regions the one thousand feet of red sandstone deposit of this period contains no fossils. The life of land animals was continuous only in certain parts of Africa.

94. Pathway Services: Browse Topic: Aquatic Life Search USGS for additional topics related to aquatic life, conservation, EPA s Office of Wetlands, oceans and Watersheds (OWOW) integrates the http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/aquatic.html

Browse Topics Index OSU Library Government Documents OSU Library OSU Aquatic Life Department of Commerce The mission statement for the Department of Commerce emphasizes the creation of conditions for economic growth and opportunity through the promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and stewardship. In support of this mission, one of the DOC's primary strategic goals is to "observe, protect, and manage the Earth's resources to promote environmental stewardship". The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the administrative bureau responsible for upholding the Department's mission. NOAA's commitment to fulfilling this charge is stated in their mission to "understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs" From NOAA's websites, you can search by keyword for information from all of NOAA's organizations or you can restrict your search to a specific NOAA website. The following National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration organizations should be valuable to anyone who needs to locate information relating to the marine environment and aquatic life: National Weather Service National Ocean Service NOAA Research NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations ... Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Another vital part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the

95. Implement The Marine Life Protection Act The ocean waters from the shore to three miles off the coast are held in trust California ’s Marine life Protection Act was passed to set aside areas in http://actionnetwork.org/surfrider/alert-description.tcl?alert_id=2512808

96. CSIRO Marine Research how the EAC influences life offshore and onshore, and in the coastal zone. How else does the EAC influence life along Australia s eastern seaboard? http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/37eac/

Research Research priorities Research activities Media releases ... Doing Business Information Sheets The East Australian Current The East Australian Current is the largest ocean current close to the coasts of Australia, generating and enriching life on the driest continent. With its source in the tropical Coral Sea, north-east of Queensland, the East Australian Current (EAC) moves a substantial volume of low-nutrient tropical water south down the Australian coastline towards the temperate regions, with ocean eddies peeling off into the Tasman Sea on the way. Few Australians realise the EAC is especially relevant to their lifestyle and livelihood - renewing fish stocks and aiding fisheries sustainability; dispersing effluent and marine pollution from coastal cities and renewing water quality; providing a 'comfortable' water temperature for beachgoers, swimmers and surfers; and for assisting yachts sailing south in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The Life of a Current Sea surface temperatures taken from North American satellites indicate the pattern of warm and cooler water east of Australia One of the earliest European records of an ocean currrent off the Australian coast was made by Captain James Cook on his South Pacific voyage of discovery. In his log of 15 May, 1770 when nearing Cape Byron, he wrote: 'Winds southerly, a fresh gale'. Searching for more sea room, he headed offshore until, 'having increased our soundings to 78 fathoms, we wore and lay with her head in shore until 5 o'clock a.m., when we made sail. At daylight we were surprised by finding ourselves father to the southward than we were in the evening, and yet it has blown all night southerly".

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