There is a "cold spot" area of the North Atlantic that processes heat.... In this video by PBS which I'm linking to, an explanation on how this works is given.
Entitled Is Earth's Largest Heat Transfer Really Shutting Down?
YOUTUBE : PBS TERRA : HEAT TRANSFER NORTH ATLANTIC
Yes, this aquarium does pride itself on conservation. Here is what they have to say for themselves.
Through acoustic/satellite tagging and monitoring of several species of sharks and great whales in the New York seascape, we’re helping to guide and inform fisheries and management policies. We’re conducting long-term ecological monitoring and developing management plans for American eel and river herring as part of ongoing restoration of the Bronx River. We’re helping to secure the protection of critical habitat including the Hudson Canyon, an underwater marine marvel that rivals the Grand Canyon in scale and majesty. It’s home to an astonishing array of fish, marine mammals, invertebrates, and cold-water corals. This includes the development of the first national marine sanctuary in the mid-Atlantic. And our citizen science programs encourage the public to explore local beaches and waters, and contribute data to support marine biodiversity.
I LOVE TED TALKS and finding this collection was thrilling. So many marine biologists, oceanographers, photographers.... pros!
Would you like to listen to A CORAL REEF LOVE STORY, or perhaps HOOKED BY AN OCTOPUS? or Underwater Astonishments?
TED TALKS : PLAYLIST OCEAN WONDERS
Maybe these will help you decide which ocean or sea life career you want to pursue!
NOAA FISHERIES GOV: GREATER ATLANTIC MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK
Information: The Greater Atlantic Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network was created to provide a consistent framework in which to collect, compile, and share data about marine mammal strandings throughout the region, which extends from the Virginia/North Carolina border north to our border with Canada. The network is composed of state and federal wildlife and fisheries agencies, veterinary clinics, non-profit agencies, and academic institutions who respond to or provide professional advice on responding to strandings.
DEFINING WHAT A STRANDED ANIMAL IS : One that is dead on the beach or in the water or one that is alive on land and unable to return to the water and/or is in need of medical attention, or a live animal in the water that is unable to return to its natural habitat under its own power or without assistance....
(866) 755-6622
Global Conservation Projects
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Beluga Whale Sanctuary
Global Beach Clean Up .....
SEA LIFE TRUST HAS A VISION OF A WORLD WHERE OCEANS ARE HEALTHY, PROPERLY PROTECTED and FULL OF DIVERSE LIFE. WE CHAMPION THE NEED FOR PLASTIC-FREE OCEANS AND OUT ANNUAL 24 HOUR GLOBAL BEACH CLEAN IS A FANTASTIC WAY TO SUPPORT THIS.
WASHINGTON POST - DEEP SEA MINING and 5000 SEA CREATURES NO ONE KNEW EXISTED
Excerpts: A new analysis of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast mineral-rich area in the Pacific Ocean, estimates there are some 5000 sea animals completely new to science there. ............ There are bright, gummy creatures that look like partially peeled bananas. Glassy, translucent sponges that cling to the seabed like chandeliers flipped upside down. Phantasmic octopuses named, appropriately, after Casper the Friendly Ghost.
Excerpt: Antarctic feather stars are 'large' animals that can live anywhere from about 65 feet to about 6.500 feet underwater and have an 'otherworldly appearance' when swimming, researchers said. Although both are invertebrate ocean animals, feather stats are distinct from more well-known sea starts.
During their surveys, researchers collected eight feather stars with a distinctive body shape and discovered a new species: Promoachocrinus fragarius of the Antarctic Strawberry Feather Star...
Great photo and more information of the creature's colors and overall appearance!
MIAMI EDU : RESIDENTS MUST HAVE A VOICE IN OCEAN CONSERVATION
Excerpt: The tropics are a biodiversity storehouse, and the majority of people who are directly ocean-dependent live there," sad Daniel Suman, a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. "Those residents can be described as the 'tropical majority,' Yet, the laws and policies that affect the oceans and waterways in their countries are often made by international organizations, international financial institutions like the World Bank, and global environmental groups in richer countries located in temperate zones." ...
Suman and Rosenstiel School biological oceanographer Claire B. Paris-Limouzy are two of 25 authors - 80 percent of whom call the tropics home ad three of whom are University of Miami alumni - who recently published a paper in the journal Ocean Sustainability that calls on policymakers to address inequities in ocean science and governance.
