Commission for Environmental Cooperation) A new book identifies 24 marine ecoregions defined and mapped through a system of classification intended to create consistent, standardized and understandable units out of the vastness of the North America's ocean and coastal waters.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.