Catarina Silva – oceanbites

The Mediterranean seagrass plays very important ecological functions but human disturbances are thought to be one of the main causes…

Can marine life adapt to ocean acidification? Well, first we need to understand if these favourable characteristics (survival under elevated…

To understand how species may cope with climate change we must look into their genes. Do individuals have different levels…

Biology Ecology

Scientists found an octopus that guards its eggs for the longest period ever recorded. The super mother was filmed for…

A recent study at the global scale suggests that there are two distinct populations of whale shark (Indo-Pacific and Atlantic…

New research suggests that global warming is leaving large coral reef systems less interconnected, which can affect their ability to…

Fisheries

Incidental catches of nontarget species, also called “bycatch” have important ecological, social and economic impacts. A new study reveals the…

Biology

It can actually work! A recent multidisciplinary study combining genetics and modeling conducted in the marine protected area of Torre…

Fisheries

Recent evidence that European hake populations might be adapted to local conditions (e.g. temperature and salinity at the surface) suggests…

Fisheries

Overfishing reduces the ability to adapt in the face of change, even in highly abundant marine fishes.