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| Alaska: Have scientists found the reason for the mysterious sea lion disappearance? |
| March 6, 2007 |
 | | For Alaska’s Steller sea lions, the difference between poverty and abundance is location and climate change. Photo: North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium |
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There’s been a mysterious decline in some Alaskan Steller sea lion populations in the past 30 years. Have scientists finally found the answer? Perhaps…
An abrupt change in ocean conditions swept through the North Pacific Ocean in 1976-77. This shift was a natural event in the ocean's climate cycle, but its effects are still felt today, according to a recent study by a team of 30 leading scientists, published in Fisheries Oceanography.
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| U.S.: Lessons From the Past May Help Puget Sound 'Dead Zones' |
| December 20, 2006 |
 | | Visitors to Hood Canal during September's low dissolved oxygen event saw dead lingcod on the beaches—one of more than 30 fish species affected by the dead zone. Photo: Janna Nichols |
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Visitors to Washington State’s Hood Canal can normally expect to see beachcombers searching the shores for oysters, and divers seeking a glimpse of places like “Octopus Hole.” But this September, the divers were met with an eerie scene.
Dead fish floated on the water and washed up on the beaches. Octopuses were swimming to the surface, fleeing the deadly waters below, while others lay unmoving on the bottom. Fish were lethargic and disoriented.
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| VANCOUVER: River Works Wraps Up Another Year of Invasive Species Removal |
| December 20, 2006 |
 | A River Works volunteer gently massages the roots of a native shrub before planting, to stimulate growth and establishment within the soil.
Photo: Amber Smith/
Vancouver Aquarium |
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River Works volunteers have been tackling the invasive species problem at Vancouver’s Fraser River Park for many years, and December 12 marked the culmination of another summer of hard work.
Armed with work gloves, loppers and high spirits, River Works volunteers have spent a combined total of 85.5 hours removing Scotch Broom and Himalayan Blackberry from Fraser River Park since May 2006.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008