Behavior Biology Book Review Coastal Management Fisheries
A Whale Shaped Needle in a Ocean Sized Haystack
Sperm whales are very large, but they can still be tricky to find in the ocean! These researchers combined several…
Author: Austen Blair
Austen Blair is a MS candidate at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. While his current research focuses on the influences of wave fields in a hurricane-wave-ocean model, he enjoys the many interdisciplinary opportunities the field of oceanography provides. When not doing research, you can find him on the water, rock climbing, or on his bike.
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Measuring Wind is for the Birds!
There are a lot of things animals are better at than humans. What if we could get our animal colleagues…
Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Ecology Microbiology
Wasting Away in Virus-ville
Sea star wasting disease still plagues the U.S. West Coast, but clues to its nature are being uncovered. Find out…
Atmosphere science Book Review Hazards Physical oceanography
Beat the Heat: Predicting Eastern U.S. Hot Days using the Pacific Ocean
Get ready for summer! Scientists have found a new way to predict the extremely hot days that occur throughout summer,…
Biology Book Review Ecology Human impacts
Stellar’s Sea Cow and Their Not So Stellar Demise
Steller's Sea Cow provides an example of how many large animals in the Pleistocene may have gone extinct.
Fisheries Methodology ocean engineering
Echoes in the deep: Robots with fish finders
You might call it the Batmobile of the sea: Scientists put sound based fish finders into an underwater robot to…
Fisheries
Captain’s Log: Hunting for Data in an Era Gone By
Sometimes scientists of the past didn't plan their projects too well, but we can still dig up their records and…
Biology Ecology Fisheries
Some Like it Hot: Ocean Heat Content and Fish Migrations
Can a new way of looking at ocean temperatures help determine where fish like to hang out?
Cyclones Physical oceanography
A Tropical Cyclone Time Machine in an Australian Cave
Scientists look far and wide to find records of our planets history. This group used layers of mud trapped inside…