France court upholds Total convictions over spill
France's top court on Tuesday upheld energy giant Total's conviction for negligence in a 1999 shipwreck and oil spill that blackened much of the country's Atlantic coastline.
Sep 25, 2012
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Cook Islands declares world's largest marine park
The Cook Islands announced the creation of world's largest marine park at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum, a vast swathe of ocean almost twice the size of France.
Aug 29, 2012
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New large crab species discovered in Costa Rica
A new species of large land crab was discovered on Cocos Island in Costa Rica, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Jun 21, 2011
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Cruise to investigate impacts of ocean acidification
The UK research vessel RRS Discovery left Liverpool yesterday on the first research cruise specifically to study ocean acidification in European waters. Twenty four scientists from eight different UK institutes, ...
Jun 07, 2011
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Fading fish stocks driving Asian sea rivalries
Maritime incidents in the East and South China Seas, such as the one that sparked a major row between China and Japan, could intensify in a fight over dwindling fish stocks, experts say.
Nov 16, 2010
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Taking Japan to court over whaling is risky, says international legal expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international legal expert says Australia has some very difficult decisions about how best to approach the increasingly tense situation arising from Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Jan 11, 2010
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