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Did you know...

• ... that in order to protect itself from predators, the batfish imitates dead leaves and plant debris by floating on the surface, lying on its side?   

Nausicaá

• ... that blackchin guitarfish is an endangered species included in the IUCN’s red list?

IUCN

• ... that the blackchin guitarfish is eaten and sold in markets in Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Morocco, Israel, and Tunisia?

Nausicaá

• ... that the California Sea Lion has external ears which are not found in seals?

Nausicaá

• ... that in the beginning of the twentieth century, the California Sea Lion almost became extinct mainly because of hunting? 

Nausicaá

• ... that the mid-oceanic ridge is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean? 

Marine Institute

Marine news around the world

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Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea

Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content fl...

2024-11-14 17:58:21

Source: Science Daily

RWE turns sod on 450MW Texan BESS projects

RWE turns sod on 450MW Texan BESS projects

Eleanore Robinson 2024-10-02 15:46:00

Source: Renews

2 GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm Could be Delivered in Two Phases as Project Advances

Ocean Winds has completed three years of development work and submitted applications for offshore [&#8230;]

Adnan Memija 2024-11-20 13:22:07

Source: offshoreWIND.biz

Work starts on New York’s first offshore wind project

South Fork Wind Farm is a 132 MW project to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project is approved to install 12 or fewer wind turbines and will use Siemens-Gamesa’s 1...

John Engel 2022-02-15 13:49:36

Source: Renewable Energy World

India To Host First-Ever Kho Kho World Cup In January 2025

2024-11-19 07:01:44

Source: Subsea World News