Book Review
Harnessing geothermal energy from the seafloor could power the future
Geothermal heat harvesting could power the future, so why are we still burning fossil fuels? Maybe because no one has…
Author: Anne M. Hartwell
Hello, welcome to Oceanbites! My name is Annie, I'm a marine research scientist who has been lucky to have had many roles in my neophyte career, including graduate student, laboratory technician, research associate, and adjunct faculty. Research topics I've been involved with are paleoceanographic nutrient cycling, lake and marine geochemistry, biological oceanography, and exploration. My favorite job as a scientist is working in the laboratory and the field because I love interacting with my research! Some of my favorite field memories are diving 3000-m in ALVIN in 2014, getting to drive Jason while he was on the seafloor in 2017, and learning how to generate high resolution bathymetric maps during a hydrographic field course in 2019!
Biochemistry Biogeochemistry Chemistry Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Macrobioerosion rates and what they mean for reefs
Today macrobioerosion is a good thing that provides cement for the foundation of reef systems. So more macrobioerosion could mean…
geochemistry ocean engineering technology
Happy Samples
How frustrating it must be to spend a bunch of money to get to the field, only to find out…
Climate Change Glaciers Sea-level Rise
Sea ice and Albedo: Should We Be Worried?
The glaciers are melting, sea level is rising; you’ve heard it all. But did you know that both of these…
Book Review Climate Change Geology Glaciers Remote Sensing Sea-level Rise
Glacial crevasses: how deep do they go? What does it mean?
The techniques applied here provide a much needed coastal view of the Greenland ice sheets. Work done in previous studies…
Biology Conservation Ecology
Sea Turtles, Sea Grasses, and Sharks
What began as an innocent initiative to save the sea turtles may be having a detrimental impact on sea grasses…
Chemistry Coastal Management Hazards Human impacts Policy Pollution
Are coastal waters receiving drugs? Are the rivers distributing them?
Pollution is not new news. It is common to hear discussion about air pollution and trash pollution, and more recently…
Biology Book Review Chemistry Coastal Management Hazards Human impacts Policy Pollution
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! We’ve Run Aground!!…Assessing the early impacts of the Costa Concordia wreck
A week ago, on July 23, 2014, the Costa Concordia was finally towed away from its wreck site near Giglio…
Book Review
The oldest seawater chemically analyzed
Water water everywhere, water water always there, but how it’s changed you may not know, read this story and Spear…
Biology Book Review Fisheries
Shark Date.
Carbon age dating of growth bands in white shark vertebrae reveal white sharks are older than originally thought and suggest…
Biology Book Review Ecology
Successful games of hide and seek are advantageous to Canadian Scientists
A polar bear’s appetite-satisfying success at the game hide-and-seek against ringed seal pups provided Canadian scientists with the opportunity to…
Archaeology
Wrecked in New Zealand
There are well document reports recording the exploration of New Zealand and the South Pacific Ocean by Dutch explorer Abel…
Biology Climate Change
Fatter Whales Float Better
North Atlantic right whales are giant marine mammals that rely on their blubber to store energy, stay warm, and float.…
Geology
Now you see it, now you don’t!
BRMs (Burial Recording Mines) are cylindrical instruments that capture 4-D data of small scale sediment position on the sea floor…
Biology
Environmental Blow from Wind Farms
Wind farms are an ideal source of electrical power because of their ability to provide an environmentally low-impact fuel source…
Climate Change
Aquaculture as a means of food and protection?
The low lying coast of Bangladesh is burdened with natural weather patterns that bring storm surges, heavy rainfall, and intense…
Fisheries
Disease affects New England Lobsters
Lobster, an important crustaceous member of inshore rocky bottom ecosystems in southern New England and a favorite sweet-meated-treat of many…