Chemistry Beyond CO2: Chemical Consequences of Our Love Affair with Fossil Fuels Our world relies heavily on the burning of biological materials such as wood or fossil fuels to harness energy. While…
Book Review Finding Nemo was right: what you flush down the drain can impact ocean creatures Microplastics + pharmaceuticals in your pee + increased temperatures = trouble for some fish
Behavior Biology The Manta in the Mirror: Are Manta Rays Self-Aware? Fish are not typically thought of as the most intelligent animals. Yet, new research on manta rays may revolutionize the…
Behavior Book Review Coral Ecology Evolution Parasitism Seagrass Grunts and Gnathiids: One Fish’s Daily Migration to Escape Parasites? Animals move for a number of reasons. The French grunt leaves the coral reefs at night for seagrass. A group…
Behavior Book Review Count On It: Cuttlefish Risk Management As any gambler will tell you, the higher the financial risk, the larger the potential reward. As it turns out,…
Biology Ecology Physiology Lobster Poop: Way More Interesting Than You’ve Ever Imagined If you’re like most people, you’ve probably never ever given any thought to lobsters and their poop. In contrast, the…
Aquaculture Cascading Effects From Geoduck Expansions An ecosystem model predicts how the Puget Sound ecosystem could be affected as the popular geoduck aquaculture industry increases. Including…
Aquaculture Book Review Toxicology Dangerous Toxins Threaten Aquaculture on a Global Scale Mycotoxins in fish feed threaten the health of fish, consumers, and the aquaculture market. The more we learn and understand…
Aquaculture How is the changing diet of farmed Atlantic salmon affecting their nutritional value? We eat oily fish to get the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. However, the level of omega-3s in farmed…
Biology Pet trout: domestication rapidly alters gene expression The impact of domestication can be detected within one generation in steelhead trout, and may involve adaptation to highly crowded…
Book Review What to feed a fish Stocks of small ocean-caught fish that are used to make fish feed for aquaculture are at risk of overexploitation. New…
En Espanol Los dialectos de delfines: ¿La primera evidencia de lenguaje hablado en los cetáceos? Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by GORDON OBER ⋅ Articulo: Ryabov, Vyacheslav A. “The study of acoustic signals and the…
Climate Change Coral Ecology Evolution Microbiology Natural History Speed dating: how finding that special symbiosis saved some coral from climate change Choosing the right symbiont might be a coral's ticket to cheating global warming.
Behavior Biology Book Review Dolphin Dialects: first evidence of spoken language in cetaceans? We all know dolphins are intelligent creatures that communicate with one another, but a recent study has analyzed dolphin sounds…
Survey Survey! October Theme Week We, the Oceanbites writers, want to write for you! Let us know what you're interested in reading about for a…
Biology Book Review Conservation Fisheries Human impacts Ancient swimmers: Greenland sharks live for centuries Using radiocarbon dating, scientists have discovered that the Greenland shark can live longer than any other known vertebrate. How long…
Book Review Geology Paleoceanography Mediterranean Magnetism shows Ancient Oceanic Crust Compared to the continents, oceanic crust is relatively young, less than 200 million years. But in a corner of the…
Climate Change Why the Southern Ocean is getting less salty The Southern Ocean has been getting less salty for decades, and scientists have finally proved that sea-ice is responsible for…
Behavior Biological oceanography The physics of tiny jellyfish hunting Tiny jellyfish live, swim, and eat in a viscous environment. How they capture their food is something of a mystery.…
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Invasive Species Seagrass Seagrass Invasion! Tunicates colonizing seagrass beds impact plant and animal community Seagrass habitats worldwide are in decline due to a number of factors. What happens when an invasive species comes on…