The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

DSCC's Submission to the UN Secretary General's Review of Implementation of UN GA 61/105
27 May 2009 A review of the DSCC's submission to the UN Secretary General's Review of Implementation of UN GA 61/105 More

Text of Manado Ocean Declaration
26 May 2009 World Ocean Conference Ministerial/High Level Meeting Manado, Indonesia, 11-14 May 2009 More

Manado Declaration Commits To Marine Protected Areas
26 May 2009 The World Oceans Conference in Manado, Indonesia, which was attended by high-level representatives from around 90 countries, ended with a strong Declaration about the impacts of climate change on the oceans. More

Researchers find 4,000-year-old coral species
Deep-sea corals are the oldest living animals with a skeleton in the seas
23 March 2009

Deep-sea fish found with "transparent head"
16 March 2009

Seven new species of deep sea coral discovered
9 March 2009

FAO report on high seas bottom fisheries released
A new report, "Worlwide Review of Bottom Fisheries in the High Seas", has been released by the FAO at the meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries in Rome.

Scientists Find Deep-Sea Coral Dying
During deep-sea exploration off the coast of Tasmania, a team of US and Australian scientists has discovered a range of previously unknown sea creatures. However, the reefs the scientists encountered appeared to be dying, something that has happened recently to most coral deeper than 1,300 metres.

Norwegian Coral Reefs Threatened
A Greenpeace Media Release

Marine Invasive Species Advance 50km per Decade
A rapid, climate change-induced northern migration of invasive marine is one of many research results announced Tues. Nov. 11 during opening day presentations at the First World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, in Valencia.

10 Highlights from the Marine Census of Life
Eight years into the most comprehensive analysis of living things in the world's oceans ever undertaken, scientists from 82 countries are giddy with excitement. Begun in 2000, the Marine Census of Life is being carried out by more than 2,000 scientists from 82 different nations.