Friday, July 20, 2012

PLoS One of the Day

Evidence That Marine Reserves Enhance Resilience to Climatic Impacts



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Establishment of marine protected areas, including fully protected marine reserves, is one of the few management tools available for local communities to combat the deleterious effect of large scale environmental impacts, including global climate change, on ocean ecosystems.



NJScuba.net

Certainly worth visiting, this website hosts an encyclopedia's worth of information on ship wreck anatomy, marine biology, and diving locations around New Jersey. A variety of species are displayed here, from Sand Tiger sharks to striped bass, AND it includes dozens of linked maps of coastal areas of New Jersey. 

Click on chart labels

This is a map, with links to more maps, which have links to even more maps. Upon clicking on a specified location, you get information on depth, species, artifacts found, history of the ship wreck (if the site is a ship wreck), potenital hazards, visibility, comments, and so much more. 

I was not aware previously of what New Jersey had to offer in terms of scuba sites, but now I know. There are thousands, which are mainly ship wrecks, filled with artifacts and rich historical tales. 

Also on this site is a variety of information on oceanic environmental conditions here in Jersey.

Everything from types of fishing vessels to decimation of species, this site has it all.

Definitely check it out!