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ALIBUT HERALDSeptember 3, 2009

Unnamed Baby Beluga Spotted Being Cute

We have our very own, Kate Cummins, Beluga Observer, to thank for this ridiculously adorable shot of our just shy of3 months old baby girl who has yet to receive a name.

C San Diego to Develop Ocean Observingyberinfrastructuree U.S. has taken the next step toward construction of theolutionary Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI): a network ofan observing components, and their associatederinfrastructure, that will allow scientists to examine ocean

cesses on global, regional and coastal scales.

ce construction is completed, scientists will be able to observemplex ocean processes such as climate variability, oceanulation, and ocean acidification across a range of spatialles at several coastal, open-ocean, and seafloor locations.

ntinuous data-flow from hundreds of sensors will be integratedthe sophisticated computing network developed by Scrippsd Calit2, and will be available to scientists, policy makers,dents, and the public. The OOI will transform ocean scienceearch and education by providing unprecedented power andndwidth for an interactive connection to the ocean through

erse sets of sensors, and near real-time access to data.AD ON: http://www.physorg.com/news171122163.html


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astic Moving Boxes Saveardboard, Frogs

gBox, which also just opened in Seattle,mates that Greater Vancouver uses

out 450,000 cardboard boxes everynth for moving, and Seattle uses about 1

ion. Cardboard can be used twice, butgBoxes can be reused about 400 timesore theyre recycled.ng with driving biodiesel trucks and

ving a solar-powered website, FrogBoxes 1% of their sales to frog habitattoration. They recently gave

Mountain View Conservation inngley, BC, which has created a breedinggram for Canadas most endangered

ecies, the Oregon spotted frog.AD ON:p://www.urbalicious.com/2009/07/21/p

tic-moving-boxes-save-cardboard-gs/?wscr=1280x1024OGBOX: http://www.frogbox.com

mericans Throw Away 1,500 Aluminum Cans Per Second.e Container Recycling Institute, aside from talking about recycling statistics, alsos about the dirt behind the aluminum can. Depressing, yet necessary facts you canck out at the link below.

ough they do end with this, did you know that 1 years worth of Americas trasheds would provide enough aluminum to make more than 8,000 747s. Not that air

vel is going to last too much longer into the future without drastic changes in theustry, but still - 8,000 747s from just the cans we throw away? Amazing. We can doter!

AD ON: http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/09/03/americans-throw-away-00-aluminum-cans-per-second/

Your Green LifestyleHelps Convince Peopleof Global Warming:

Excellent Article toInspire Change!!!

The American PsychologicalAssociations Task Force on theInterface Between Psychologyand Global Climate Changestudied decades of research onenvironmental issues and humanbehavior, and came up with thefactors that are preventing peoplefrom taking immediate action" onglobal warming.

Thus, when large numbers ofus commit to meaningfullymaking our lives moreenvironmental, wedemonstrate our power toeffect change and help otherpeople to accept that globalwarming exists and issomething they have power tochange too.READ ON:http://noimpactman.typepad.co

m/blog/2009/08/your-green-lifestyle-helps-convince-people-of-global-warming.html

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ucky Luke' Of The Seas: How Ambush-eding Zooplankton Capture Preyuld you filter 100,000 cubic metres of syrup every daynd food in a concentration of two grains of rice peric metre?

s is what zooplankters, such as copepods, do every day,hering microscopic food particles (algae etc.) from ame of water approx. one million times their own bodyme to survive. It is no trivial task as water at copepode has the consistency of syrup. On top of which,epods are blind.

question is how they do it?AD ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/lucky-

e-of-the-seas/

Make Money Recycling!1. Batteries - http://bythepark.com/2. Toner Cartridges www.carts4kids.com3. Cell Phones - http://www.sellyourmobile.info/

A Career in Recycling?http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/make-money-recycling

What's Holding Antarctic Sea Ice Back FroMelting?

Global temperatures are increasing. Sea levels are rising. Ice shin many areas of the world are retreating. Yet theres somethingpeculiar going on in the oceans around Antarctica: even as globand ocean temperatures march upward, the extent of the sea icaround the southern continent isnt decreasing. In fact, it's increa

READ ON: http://www.physorg.com/news171129293.html

ttp://ww.thep2projct.org/


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ological Restoration: Climate Change

akes River Restoration Critical

ditionally, river restoration has focused on habitat loss,cies invasion, and pollution; however, Ecologicaltorationsupports a shift in riparian rehabilitation to include

partion for climate change in addition to these othercerns. Riparian ecosystems need to be made resilient, asate change will cause them to face increases in air andace water temperatures, alterations in the magnitude andsonality of precipitation and run-off, and shifts inoductive phenology and distribution of plants and

mals.AD ON: http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/climate-nge/ecological-restoration-climate-change-river-oration-critical/

Ecology of Commerce Author, Paul HawkeSpeaks On The Worlds LargestEnvironmental(ist) Movement HappeningToday! (VIDEO)

This unknown movement is the most diverse movement the Eaever seen.WATCH VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1fiubmO

range Jellies of the Icy Depths

Scientists have published descriptions of a range of jelly-like animals that inhabit the deepoceans of the Arctic.The animals were originally filmed and photographed during a series of submersible dive2005.One of the biggest surprises is that one of the most common animals in the Arctic deep sea type of jellyfish that is completely new to science.READ ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/strange-jellies-of-the-icy-depths/

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side the White House: The Garden

ATCH VIDEO:p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVpEr3kfWjc

bino Otter Spotted byhotographer

are albino otter has been captured on camera by anateur wildlife photographer in the north of Scotland.AD ON:p://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6122842/Alo-otter-spotted-by-photographer.html

ea Turtle Satellite Taggingxpedition At Cocos Island, Costaca Swims Into Action

AD ON:p://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_i81703956104

Robot Designed to Help Earth Plants Grow on M

READ ON: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/robot-colonizemars-plants.php

15 Fun and Surprising Facts about the EarthsOceans

Life in the oceans of this planet, even the very little we know about isunrivaled in its beauty and strangeness. Furthermore, the promise of it may teach us about the planet we live on stretches the imaginationTo give you an idea of the numerous surprises that dwell in the oceanand hopefully make you eager to learn more, here are 15 fun tidbits athe awe-inspiring world that lies below the oceans surface.

1. For starters, did you know that 94 percent of life on Earth isaquatic? That makes us land-dwellers a very small minority.

2. About 70 percent of the planet is ocean, with an average depmore than 12,400 feet. Given that photons (light) cant penetrmore than 330 feet below the waters surface, most of our plain a perpetual state of darkness.

3. Fifty percent of the United States (in terms of complete legaljurisdiction, which includes ocean territory) lies below the oce

4. The deep sea is the largest museum on Earth: There are moartifacts and remnants of history in the ocean than in all of thworlds museums, combined.

READ ON: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-CommunitySurprising-Facts-About-The-Oceans.aspx


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VIEW MORE: http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-incredible-images-magnetic-storms/14828

Archival Photo

Visitors lined up at entrance of Aquarium, view from room, 1958


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Library News

ew Movies

acGillivray Freeman's Coral Reef Adventure

ew Books

ettas: a complete pet owner's manual(2001) by Robert J. Goldstein

hoosing fish for your aquarium(2000) by Mary Bailey and GIna Sandford

xotic Pets Handbook: Family guide to buying, caring for and breeding unusual pets (1998) by David Manning

eopard and Fat-Tailed Geckos(1999) by R.D. Bartlett

he Leopard Gecko Manual(2004) by Phillipe de Vosjoli

ortheast Pacific Flatfishes(1995)By Donald E. Kramer

eat the heat!

ooking for a nice cool place to have a break from the sun? The library is a great place to go. We now have a third computeration that you can use to browse the catalogue or do research or check your email. Library hours are 8:00-3:30 Monday iday.

or more library news, book reviews, access to our online catalogue and much more, visit us on the aquanet:tp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/default.aspx

et your up-to-the minutes news via RSS feed from the librarys Whats new pages. Currently, there are two Whats new pagesnning a variety of interesting news feeds

hats New Animals and Nature for news about birds, reptiles, marine mammals, and places such as the Arctictp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/WhatsNewAnimalsandNature.aspx

hats New Business and General for news about business, finance, tourism, visitor experience and marketingtp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/What%27sNewBGN.aspx

ews on Environmental conservation and education will soon be available via the Conservation Current

tp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/ConservationCurrent/Pages/Default.aspx

d you know that the Library has access to over 100 journals and magazines??least 80 of these are available full text online.

or a complete hyperlinked list, visit the library journals page on Aquanet:tp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/Journals.aspx

s well, you can find new books and movies listed on this page of Aquanet:tp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/LibraryCatalogue.aspx


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From Earth to Ocean: Stories from Gwaii Haanas

Parks Canada has identified the waters around Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (QueenCharlotte Islands) as a potential national marine conservation area reserve.

To present the stories of Gwaii Haanas, Parks Canada has partnered with The Vancouver Aquarium to offer a unique

speaker series open to the public. Participation is free, though seats are limited. Each engaging event allowsaudience members to explore a different aspect of the region and understand the benefits of its protection. Starting inSeptember, join us to find out more about:

Session 1: Exploring the IslandsMonday September 14A virtual tour of Gwaii Haanas with stunning visual footage and presentations by the people who live, breathe andrespect this extraordinary B.C. region.

Session 2: Icons of the PacificMonday October 26A look into the history and journey of whales throughout Gwaii Haanas and why protecting these habitats benefits usall.

Session 3: Changing SeascapeMonday November 16Learn about ancient Haida villages, changing sea levels and how historical trade practices have all played a role inshaping todays Gwaii Haanas.

Session 4: Healthy oceans, healthy peopleMonday December 7Whether its dining out or reporting a whale sighting, your actions can make a difference to our oceans. Join us for thisspecial conclusion to find out what you can do to help

Each session takes place at The Vancouver Aquarium from 7 9 pm.

Please enter at the AquaQuest Administrative Entrance.

To confirm your seat, email: [email protected] or call 604-659-3432.

Please identify which session you would like to attend. Seating is limited.


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Contest (Not open to Canadians but there are a few Americans here!)


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