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NEW SHIP HAS BALANCE WITHOUT BALLAST

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A diagram of the ballast-free ship (Photo courtesy of Professor Michael Parsons)

Cargo ships move sea life around the world. Moving aquatic life from one port to another can cause environmental havoc. Lester Graham reports there�s a new idea that could nearly eliminate the problem of transporting sea life to foreign ports:

An article from U of M with video clip

A related article from ScienceDaily

Producer: Lester Graham
Release Date: May 12, 2008
Running Time: 3:27

DEVELOPMENT MANGLING THE MANGROVES

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Mangroves at Mary's Creek, St. John (Photo by Frank Olivier)

If you were a tropical fish living in the Caribbean, there's a good chance you would have spent your youth darting between the roots of mangroves. Those saltwater plants guard young fish from predators. Mangroves also protect shorelines from erosion and hurricanes. But now it's the mangroves that need protection. Ann Dornfeld reports:

A related article from Smithsonian Magazine

Wikipedia's mangrove page

An article on mangroves and the cyclone in Myanmar from the AFP

Producer: Ann Dornfeld
Release Date: May 12, 2008
Running Time: 3:06


	Week of May 12, 2008
	BALLAST TANKS: RINSE AND REPEAT


	NEW SHIP HAS BALANCE WITHOUT BALLAST


	DEVELOPMENT MANGLING THE MANGROVES


	LIFE NOT SO SWEET FOR HONEYBEES


	BIG SHIPS REQUIRED TO FLUSH


	ORGANIC CLOTHES A BULLSEYE FOR TARGET?


	THE ANSWER IS BLOWIN' IN THE WIND


	INTERVIEW: GRIST ON BAD BOTTLES