Census of Marine Life – Terry Collins & Assoc.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

How many species on Earth? 8.7 million

terrycollins1 / August 23, 2011

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC 23 Aug 2011 Eight million, seven hundred thousand species (give or take 1.3 million). […]

Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Census of Marine Life, Climate, Environment, Fisheries, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, Stanford University, The Rockefeller University

Teeming with life, Pacific’s California current likened to Africa’s Serengeti Plain

terrycollins1 / June 22, 2011

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC / Tagging of Pacific Palagics project, Pacific Grove, CA 22 June 2011 Decade of electronic

Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Fisheries, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

First Census Shows Life in Planet Ocean is Richer, More Connected, More Altered than Expected

terrycollins1 / October 5, 2010

Census of Marine Life Washington DC, USA 4-Oct-2010 Culminating a 10-year exploration, 2,700 scientists from 80 nations report first Census

Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Census of Marine Life publishes historic roll call of species in 25 key world areas

terrycollins1 / August 5, 2010

Census of Marine Life Washington, DC 2-Aug-2010 Representing the most comprehensive and authoritative answer yet to one of humanity’s most

Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Global Health, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Explorers Inventory Hard-to-See Sea Life: Tiny but Mighty Microbes, Plankton, Larvae, Burrowers — Keys to Earth’s Food and Respiratory Systems

terrycollins1 / May 7, 2010

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-Apr-2010 Microbial mat the size of Greece found on oxygen-starved South American seafloor; Scientists

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss

terrycollins1 / November 29, 2009

22-Nov-2009 Census of Marine Life Washington DC Deep sea teeming with species that have never known sunlight Census of Marine

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of ‘natural’ animal sizes, abundance

terrycollins1 / June 1, 2009

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Census of Marine Life explorers find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, Antarctic

terrycollins1 / February 18, 2009

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 15-Feb-2009 Earth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Scientists Report Major Steps Towards 1st Census of Marine Life

terrycollins1 / November 11, 2008

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 9-Nov-2008 Among report’s revelations: Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species, behemoth bacteria, colossal sea

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Explorers find hundreds of undescribed corals, other species on familiar Australian reefs

terrycollins1 / October 9, 2008

Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 18-Sep-2008 Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Census of Marine Life lists 122,500 known species, over halfway to complete inventory by Oct. 2010

terrycollins1 / June 27, 2008

Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 25-Jun-2008 World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Marine explorers marvel at ‘Brittlestar City’ on seamount in powerful current swirling around Antarctica

terrycollins1 / May 19, 2008

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-May-2008 Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Tuna Past and Present

terrycollins1 / August 26, 2007

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC 5-Aug-2007 Historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe; Tagging reveals migration,

Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Fisheries, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Creating a Window on ‘Oceans in Motion’: Academic, Science, Engineering Experts Illuminating Sea Life Conditions, Migrations

terrycollins1 / March 7, 2007

26 June 06 Dalhousie University Ocean Tracking Network Scientists and resource managers could soon have a highly detailed picture of

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Diverse sea ‘bugs’ revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplankton

terrycollins1 / March 7, 2007

May 4, 2006 Census of Marine Life Zooplankton DNA Sequenced at Sea; scientists census tiny species with starring role in

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Antarctic marine explorers reveal first biological changes after collapse of polar ice shelves

terrycollins1 / February 25, 2007

25-Feb-2007 Census of Marine Life Deep-sea species at unusually shallow depths on uncapped seabed (photo (c) Julian Gutt, AWI) Once

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Extreme Life, Marine Style, Highlights 2006 Ocean Census; Frontiers of Marine Science Stretched by Census experts

terrycollins1 / December 10, 2006

Census of Marine Life 10-Dec-2006 A host of record-breaking discoveries and revelations that stretch the extreme frontiers of marine knowledge

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Ocean microbe census discovers diverse world of rare bacteria

terrycollins1 / July 31, 2006

31 July 2006 Census of Marine Life A startling revelation about the number of different kinds of bacteria in the

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point

terrycollins1 / December 14, 2005

14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history

terrycollins1 / October 23, 2005

23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures

terrycollins1 / July 5, 2005

29 Jul 05 Census of Marine Life A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet’s most

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian Shelf

terrycollins1 / March 1, 2005

1-Mar-2005 Census of Marine Life Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96%