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A new study has found that warming ocean waters and increased acidification could weaken the skeletal structure of Canada’s iconic glass sponge reefs. The potential loss of glass sponge reefs, which ...
The same species of glass sponge in this 2005 photo from British Columbia waters is one of a trio of reef-building sponges that have been discovered on the seafloor 30 miles west of Grays Harbor. The ...
VANCOUVER, March 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Keeping our oceans clean, safe and healthy is essential for our environment and our economy. The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the ocean and the ...
Vast mounds made of the skeletons of glass sponges have been discovered 600 metres down on the seabed of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary off California. The mounds are unlike anything ...
Spots slated to gain protection include a rare ecosystem known mostly from dinosaur-era fossils. An area of sea floor twice the size of Washington state would be protected from fishing under a ...
Vast mounds made of the skeletons of glass sponges have been discovered 600 metres down on the seabed of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary off California. The mounds are unlike anything ...
The genome of a glass sponge species suggests that silica skeletons evolved independently in several groups of sponges. The genome of a glass sponge species suggests that silica skeletons evolved ...
Sponges are among earth’s most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...
Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...
The captain of a fishing vessel has been fined $40,000 for setting prawn traps in a protected glass sponge reef area near West Vancouver. On Friday, O Van Nguyen was handed the penalty in North ...
A research team has published a study on the discovery of a new sponge that is abundant in the region, making up nearly 20 per cent of the live sponges in the reefs off the coast of British Columbia.