News tagged with baltic sea
Chivalry at sea a 'myth', Swedish study shows
Imagine a giant ship slowly sinking into the sea, with the men of course standing back allowing women and children to board the life boats and themselves to stoically be engulfed by the frothy waves.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Gray seals consume as much fish as the fishing industry catches
The grey seals in the Baltic Sea compete for fish with the fishing industry. The seals locally eat about the same quantities of cod, common whitefish, salmon, sea trout and eel as those taken by fishermen. This is the conclusion ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Poland plans its first atomic power plant on Baltic
Poland's first nuclear power plant, due to come on line by 2020, is set to be located near the Baltic Sea, Polish energy group PGE said on Friday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2011 |
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The Baltic Sea contributes carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
The Baltic Sea emits more carbon dioxide than it can bind. Local variations have increased the exposure of the Bay of Bothnia. These are the results from a study of how carbon dioxide flows between the water ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2011 |
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What fish is on your plate?
Low-cost catfish fillets sold as expensive sole fillets or cod caught in the North Sea but declared as originating from the Baltic Sea are both examples of types of fraud in the fisheries sector. A European Commission report ...
May 27, 2011 |
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Oxygenation and life in the Baltic Sea
Can you bring something back from the dead? Scientists in Sweden say that if it's at the bottom of the sea and oxygenation is present, you can. Oxygenation gives ecosystems the boost they need to come to life ...
May 17, 2011 |
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First North Stream gas pipeline completed: consortium
The first of two North Stream gas pipelines, due to pump gas from Russia to Germany by way of the Baltic Sea, bypassing eastern Europe, has been completed, the consortium building it announced on Thursday.
May 05, 2011 |
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Putting a price on sea fish
Hakan Eggert's studies from Iceland and the Gullmar fjord on the Swedish west coast, reveal that when commercial fishermen are given fishing rights they voluntarily choose more sustainable fishing methods and earn far more. ...
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Russia, Finland sign Nord Stream agreement
Russia vowed Friday to keep Finland fully informed about the environmental impact from the controversial Nord Stream natural gas pipeline to Europe it is currently building under the Baltic Sea.
Dec 10, 2010 |
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World's oldest champagne uncorked
Wine experts have popped the corks of two bottles of champagne salvaged from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, where they had lain in a sunken ship for nearly 200 years.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Mathematical model may result in better environment measures for the Baltic
Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea has clear negative effects, such as dead bottoms and massive blooms of cyanobacteria. But high plankton production can also have positive effects on acidification. Researchers ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Danish engineers planning manned space craft
(PhysOrg.com) -- A couple of Danish engineers are working towards launching a human being into space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2010 |
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Heat wave warms frigid Baltic Sea waters
A heat wave searing the Baltic region has warmed the usually frigid waters of the Baltic Sea to temperatures usually seen in more tropical climes, experts said Friday.
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Divers find 200-year old champagne in Baltic wreck
Now that's some vintage bubbly. Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 20, 2010 |
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French baby eels flown to Finland to replenish Baltic stock
Some 153,000 baby eels will be flown to Finland from France on Wednesday to help boost the Nordic country's stock of the endangered fish, the Federation of Finnish Fisheries Association said.
Jun 02, 2010 |
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