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Russian Navy to send permanent fleet to Mediterranean
“Up to five or six ships must be on a permanent basis in theMediterranean Sea. They should be controlled through the command ofthe Black Sea Fleet,” Russian TV channel Zvezda quoted AdmiralChirkov as saying.Supply vessels will also be included in the permanent deploymentto the Mediterranean.The decision to send Russian ships to the Mediterranean’s waterswas first announced on March 11 by Defense Minister SergeyShoigu.”I think that we have everything to create and maintain sucha grouping. Certainly, this shows the positive dynamics ofdevelopment of the Navy,” Shoigu told top officers of theRussian Armed Forces. By 2020, the Russian Navy will include eightmissile submarines, 16 multipurpose subs and 54 combat ships, headded.Chirkov said that top Navy officers are currently in the processof strategizing the deployment of a combat group to theMediterranean. He also said that Russia is prepared to send combatships to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.”There was an experience in the history of the Navy when wehad squadrons in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Of course, ifneeded, we will [advise] the Defense Ministry’s top officials, thegovernment and the President [on the deployment of] task forces ona permanent basis there,” Chirkov explained.A Russian fleet operated in the Mediterranean Sea from 1967 to1992. At the time, Russia’s Fifth Mediterranean fleet of Navyships, consisting of at least 30 to 50 vessels, was intended tocounter the US Navy’s Sixth Fleet. … Read More
NASA plans mission to Jupiter moon Europa to look for signs of life
$2bn project, yet to get funding approval, would look for life on Europa, which has vast ice-covered oceans of water Nasa scientists have drawn up plans for a mission that could look for life on Europa, a moon of Jupiter that is covered in vast oceans of water under a thick layer of ice. The Europa…
Mercury emissions officials to decide on new treaty
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Is The Humpback Grouper The Latest Invasive Fish For The Florida Keys?
Deep-diving spearfishermen surfaced with a mystery Dec. 23 south of Pacific Reef Light off North Key Largo.
“I was shocked when I saw it,” Wayne Grammes said. “It’s an ugly-looking fish with a face on it that looks like a tripletail and a tail like a jewfish.”
The 15-pound, 27-inch fish speared by Greg Caterino of Tavernier turned out to be a humpback grouper — a species native not to Pacific Reef but to the tropical Pacific Ocean off Asia.
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Clark Little is a photographer with a gift for capturing the ocean at its most beautiful. When you take a look at his images, it’s hard to imagine that the ocean is filling up with pollution and being emptied of its wildlife. As you click through these incredible photos, you’ll remember just why it’s worth fighting to save our oceans.Read More…
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By Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor: Though some reports suggest jellyfish are taking over the world’s oceans, long-term records of these gelatinous animals fail to show a global increase in jellyfish blooms likely caused by pollution, warming, coastal development and other human influences.Read More…
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