Citation: Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett, Brooke K. Sullivan, Katie Robinson, Osu Lilje, Peter I. Macreadie, Frank H. Gleason. Pathogenic Labyrinthula associated with Australian seagrasses: Considerations for seagrass wasting disease in the southern hemisphere, Microbiological Research, Volume 206, 2018, Pages 74-81, ISSN 0944-5013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2017.10.003. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seagrass Wasting Disease is Affecting our Oceans Ever since COVID-19 began, […]
Citation: Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett, Brooke K. Sullivan, Katie Robinson, Osu Lilje, Peter I. Macreadie, Frank H. Gleason. Pathogenic Labyrinthula associated with Australian seagrasses: Considerations for seagrass wasting disease in the southern hemisphere, Microbiological Research, Volume 206, 2018, Pages 74-81, ISSN 0944-5013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2017.10.003. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seagrass Wasting Disease is Affecting our Oceans Ever since COVID-19 began, […]
With near daily reminders that the impacts of climate change are already here but with few concrete steps being taken, it can be easy to feel paralyzed by fear and despair. It is in moments like this that a book like “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis” feels like […]
We are still making sense of coelacanths. Thought to be extinct, these rare, critically endangered, 400 million-year-old ancient fishes are now thought to live for 100 years and might be in even more danger than previously thought.
Modern research is investigating the ability of organisms to make valuable products for us. A multi-national team examined the ability of a species of protist to make important lipid molecules as well as silver and gold nanoparticles, and the results were quite exciting!
As Shark Week draws to a close, take a minute to check out how sharks are boosting ecotourism in Mexico.
Did you know that male seahorses become pregnant? Read on to find out more on this unique feature and how the male seahorse can transfer nutrients to their babies during pregnancy.
The cold, dark Southern Ocean makes it difficult for phytoplankton, the plants of the sea, to get the resources they need to grow, like iron, but new research reveals an unexpected source of iron is from deep-sea vents, read on to find out more.
Though shark attacks are uncommon, it is in humanity’s best interest to learn all we can about the sharks responsible. But how can we do that if the shark was not clearly visible by victims or witnesses? Scientists have developed ways to identify shark perpetrators by examining the DNA left behind in bite wounds.
We all know plastic pollution is a growing problem in our oceans harming sea creatures and covering beaches. What is not as well known is plastics are beginning to enter the food we eat, and scientists still do not know what the effects could be.
Often, we tell fishery science stories through peer-reviewed articles, press releases, and (ahem) blog posts. But can we use film instead? A group of Colombian fishers, researchers, and documentary filmmakers came together for a docu-conference and explored just how powerful the language of film can be.
New research out of the University of Hawaiʻi considers how spatially overlapping anthropogenic impacts in the high seas may have consequences not only for the biological communities, but for global economies as well.
Most fish have a second set of jaws deep inside their throat that helps them process food. While these jaws in many fish are stationary, those of moray eels are strong and mobile, allowing them to swallow prey on land—an impossible feat for other bony fish.
Citation: Ha NT, Manley-Harris M, Pham TD, Hawes I. A Comparative Assessment of Ensemble-Based Machine Learning and Maximum Likelihood Methods for Mapping Seagrass Using Sentinel-2 Imagery in Tauranga Harbor, New Zealand. Remote Sensing [Internet]. MDPI AG; 2020 Jan 21;12(3):355. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12030355 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing […]
Have you ever been on a plane, flying over the coast, and noticed a stream of brown-colored water draining from land into the blue-green coastal waters? Scientists have been studying this phenomenon for years and came up with the term coastal darkening, which may have serious implications for the aquatic food web.
Citation: Sibert, E. C., & Rubin, L. D. (2021). An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks. Science, 372(6546), 1105-1107. 10.1126/science.aaz3549 Fossilized remains preserved at the bottom of the ocean have revealed that around 70% of sharks suddenly went extinct about 19 million years ago. The reason why remains unclear, but this enigmatic extinction event provides a warning […]
The goal of oceanbites is to make cutting edge research in the ocean sciences accessible to all. oceanbites will also highlight classic, seminal research papers, and feature op eds about current issues in research.
Water: it’s the substance we all have in common with each other, and with the oceans. This is my last post for Oceanbites and it is a reflection of the lessons learned over the past four years of being part of this inclusive, welcoming community. While my experiences are very much inland, lessons from the
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