The new marine reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will permit no fishing or mining.
新的海洋保护区是目前太平洋中最大的保护区，这里不允许进行捕鱼或采矿。
There are quiet islands, warm, clear water, a huge amount of reefs and a variety of marine life.
这里有安静的岛屿，温暖、清澈见底的水，大量的珊瑚礁和各种各样的海洋生物。
Coral reefs are one of the most fragile, biologically complex, and diverse marine ecosystems on Earth.
珊瑚礁是地球上最脆弱、生态性最复杂、最多样化的海洋生态系统之一。
Basilosaurus was undoubtedly a fully marine whale with possibly nonfunctional, or vestigial, hind legs.
龙王鲸无疑是一种完全海生的鲸鱼，它的后腿可能没有功能，或退化了。
Mercury levels are high in marine fish, too—particularly in larger species, such as shark, tuna, and swordfish.
海洋鱼类中的汞含量也很高——尤其在体型较大的鱼类体内，如鲨鱼、金枪鱼和旗鱼。
I know of scientists who conduct marine life surveys and identify new species every time they go out on a dive.
我知道有科学家在从事海洋生物调查，并在每次潜水时都能发现新的物种。
For example, dolphins, as well as other marine animals, shut down one hemisphere of the brain when they go to sleep.
例如，海豚以及其他海洋动物，在睡觉时会关闭半边大脑。
In many marine creatures, however, the skeleton is composed of a mineral variety of calcium carbonate called aragonite.
然而，很多海洋生物的骨骼由一种叫作霰石的碳酸钙矿物变体组成。
Although most fossils are found in marine sedimentary rocks, they also are found in terrestrial deposits left by streams and lakes.
虽然大多数化石是在海洋沉积岩中发现的，但它们也存在于河流和湖泊所留下的陆地沉积物中。
There are a few technical difficulties, but I believe in the next five to ten years we will be installing commercial marine turbine farms.
存在一些技术上的难题，但我相信在未来的5到10年里，我们将会建设商用的海洋涡轮发电场。
The coastal hypothesis suggests an economy based on marine mammal hunting, saltwater fishing, shellfish gathering, and the use of watercraft.
海岸假说提出了一种以捕猎海洋哺乳动物、捕捞咸水鱼类、采集贝类和使用船只为基础的经济模式。
Le Bohec said, "The plight of the king penguin should serve as a warning about the future of the entire marine environment in the Antarctic."
LeBohec说：“应该把帝企鹅的困境当作对未来南极整个海洋环境的一个警告来对待。”
There is, however, increasing concern about the impact of fishing and other human activities on marine ecosystems, which are now far from pristine.
然而，人们越来越关注捕鱼和其他人类活动对海洋生态系统的影响，因为现在海洋生态系统远非原始状态。
We are not the ones to decide on the establishment of marine protected areas, but we hope to contribute positively with our knowledge and experience.
我们不能决定海洋保护区的设立，但我们希望以我们的知识和经验作出积极的贡献。
Unveiled recently by environment minister, Tony Burke, the proposal would be the last in a series of proposed marine reserves around Australia's coast.
环境部长托尼·伯克最近公布了这一提议，该提议将是有关澳大利亚沿海地区海洋保护区的一系列提案中的最后一项。
The dry mountain ranges of the western United States contain rocks dating back 440 to 510 million years, to the Ordovician period, and teeming with evidence of tropical marine life.
美国西部干燥的山脉包含了距今4.4亿至5.1亿年前的奥陶纪岩石，其中充斥着热带海洋生物生存的迹象。
As the ocean warms, a body of water called the Antarctic Polar Front—an upward movement of the nutrient-rich sea that supports a huge abundance of marine life—is being pushed further south.
随着海洋变暖，一个被称为南极极锋的水体——一个支持大量海洋生物生存的营养丰富的海水上升运动——正被进一步推向南方。
For example, Peter Sheldon' s studies of trilobites, a now extinct marine animal with a segmented body, offer a detailed glimpse into three million years of evolution in one marine environment.
例如，彼得·谢尔登对于三叶虫的研究，那是一种已灭绝的身体分节的海洋生物，他的研究让我们得以一窥三百万年以来一个海洋环境的进化过程。
Some researchers have argued that speciation rates, both terrestrial and marine, could be much higher in the tropics, making them a "cradle" of biodiversity.
一些专家认为，在热带地区的陆地和海域，物种形成的机率更高，这样就使热带地区成为了生物多样性的摇篮。
We are not the ones to decide on the establishment of marine-protected areas, but we hope to contribute positively with our knowledge and experience.
我们不是决定建立海洋保护区的人，但我们希望能以我们的知识和经验作出积极贡献。
This restriction not only contributed to Great Britain's rise as Europe's foremost shipping nation but also laid the foundations for an American shipbuilding industry and merchant marine.
这一限制不仅促成了英国作为欧洲最重要的航运国家的崛起，也为美国的造船业和商船奠定了基础。
Carrageenans are gel-forming hydrocolloids extracted from the cell walls of marine red algae, such as Eucheuma, Chondrus, Gigartina, Hypnea.
卡拉胶是一种红藻多糖，主要存在于红藻纲中的麒麟菜属、角叉菜属、杉藻属和沙菜属等生物的细胞壁中。
Ningaloo marine park, which includes the reef, was designated a world heritage site last month.
而珊瑚礁所处的宁格罗海洋公园，于上个月入选了世界遗产名录。
This makes them crucial in supporting a healthy marine ecosystem upon which more than 1bn people depend for food.
这使珊瑚礁对于维持健康的海洋生态系统至关重要，而全球有超过十亿人要依靠海洋提供食物。
Pershing says Roman's work is bound to get scientists thinking more about the role of large marine mammals in ocean ecosystems.
珀欣说，罗曼的研究会使科学家们更关注海洋生态系统中，大型海洋生物扮演的角色。
Scientists believe they have discovered more than 10 new marine species after exploring the hidden depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
考察大西洋隐秘的海底之后，科学家们相信，他们发现了十种以上新海洋物种。
Found only on the Galápagos Islands, marine iguanas often wear distinctive white "wigs" of salt expelledfrom glands near their noses.
仅在加拉帕戈斯群岛发现的海鬣蜥，常戴着一顶颇具特色的白色“假发”，那是由它们鼻子附近的腺体分泌的盐分所形成。
A few super-high-end luxury hotels in places like Dubai and the Maldives offer "underwater" accommodation and dining, replete with stunning views of marine life.
在迪拜和马尔代夫等地的一些超高级奢华旅馆就会提供“水下”住宿和用餐，那里有着无比优美的海底生物景观。
This week’s symposium is intended to deepen and broaden scientific knowledge on how climate change is affecting marine ecoystems and the communities that depend on them.
本周举行的研讨会旨在深化和扩大有关气候变化如何影响海洋生态系统及以其为生的社区方面的科学知识。
This week’s symposium is intended to deepen and broaden scientific knowledge on how climate change is affecting marine ecoystems and the communities that depend on them.
本周举行的研讨会旨在深化和扩大有关气候变化如何影响海洋生态系统及以其为生的社区方面的科学知识。
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