Setting Targets in the Ocean Health Index
Measuring success requires knowing where you want to be, and so a raft of targets is being developed for the nascent Ocean Health Index.
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Profile: Reddy Stayed Steady During Gulf Oil Spill
Marine chemist Christopher Reddy offered dispassionate and scientific analyses of the Gulf oil spill last year when others were losing their heads.
Ocean Index Navigates Between the Politic, the Pristine
Scientists are from Mars, policymakers are from Venus, and bridging that gap is one of the goals of those designing the Ocean Health Index.
The Making of the Ocean Health Index
In the first of a series of stories tracking their progress in real time, three scientists explain the genesis of a global effort to present the health of the world's oceans with a single number.
Life Under Constant Pressure
Deep-sea researcher Craig McClain tells Curiouser & Curiouser about the bounty of life he's found in one of the least inviting places on earth -- the bottom of the ocean.
Punta Cabras and a Shipwreck
An overturned fishing boat symbolizes the plight of the world's fisheries.
What About Spilled Oil That Doesn’t Reach Shore?
Scientists studying 'natural' oil spills fear for a sea floor about to be overwhelmed by detritus from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Installing Meters at the Beach
Economic models can illuminate the monetary value of beaches and mangroves, but if local people aren't engaged in conservation, market forces — and coastal ecosystems — may be dead in the water.
Riddles of an Acerbic Sea
Aside from global climate change, carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to another equally disturbing global problem: Ocean acidification — and its potential effects on marine ecosystems, especially coral reefs — has biologists very concerned.
Harnessing the Power of the Oceans
A new generation of machines, some based on nature's own designs, is mobilizing to draw cheap and carbon-free renewable energy from the seas.