Marine life Current Affairs, GK & News
Oil Spill from Haldia-bound Portuguese flag container ship
Indian Coast Guard is on vigilance after oil spill was reported from Haldia-bound Portuguese flag container ship. Key Points Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Colombo notified about mid-sea oil spill about 450 kms South East of Chennai. Portuguese flag Container ship MV Devon developed an underwater crack in fuel tank on passage from Colombo to Haldia, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Impact of Oil Spill • Marine life • Oil Spills • Portuguese flag container ship • Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan
Sunflower sea star breeding to increase kelp forest
The scientists in the United States are breeding the Sunflower sea stars off coast of Washington State. Background Between 2013 and 2017, warming of oceans killed 5.75 billion sunflower sea stars. Around 91% of the world sunflower sea stars are found between the sea waters of Mexico and Alaska. The scientists believe that reviving the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Alaska • Biodiversity • IUCN • kelp forest • Marine life • Mexico • Pacific Ocean • sunflower sea star
Arctic Ocean may be invaded by microbes: Study
On 14 Nov, two studies published in the journal Cell found that the diversity of microscopic organisms habiting the Earth’s oceans are the least at the higher latitudes nearer to the poles and increase in a gradient towards the equator. The two studies analysed the diversity of these organisms in samples collected from ocean water ..
Topics: Aquatic ecology • Biodiversity • Biogeography • Biological oceanography • Branches of biology • Marine life • Microorganism • Nature • Oceanography • Population genetics • Sea • Species