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Author: Lis Henderson

I am studying for my doctoral degree at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. My research addresses fisheries and climate change in the Northwest Atlantic. In my free time, I like to cook and spend time outdoors, sometimes at the same time.
Behavior Book Review Ecology

Tracking the movements of a heavily fished Fijian shark

The silvertip is a reef shark targeted for its fins. Scientists tagged a Fijian silvertip to learn more about what…
October 18, 2015 Lis Henderson
Plastic Pollution

Tiny plastic pieces accumulate in a huge marine filter-feeder

Scientists find microplastic pieces in the intestines of a baleen whale for the first time.
July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Lis Henderson
Book Review Climate Change Fisheries

North Sea fish stick to warming shallows rather than cooling off at depth

Models based on historical survey data indicate that with long term warming trends, fish distributions in the North Sea will…
June 2, 2015 Lis Henderson
Climate Change Physiology

Offspring inherit trait developed in parents

Damselfish offspring inherit a trait developed by parents raised in warmer temperatures.
May 4, 2015May 5, 2015 Lis Henderson
Book Review Climate Change Fisheries

Growth of a deep-sea predatory fish is affected by surface current strength

A deep-water predatory fish is found to have faster growth rates when productivity is enhanced by the Leeuwin Current along…
April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 Lis Henderson
Biology Ecology

The Antarctic minke whale foraging strategy

Filter feeding whales face a body size and feeding strategy trade-off in foraging efficiency. Researchers from the Marine Mammal Institute…
November 7, 2014November 7, 2014 Lis Henderson
Biology Book Review Chemistry Human impacts

Catfish sharks on catnip? Nope, just ocean acidification

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden found that ocean acidification may cause hyperactivity in catfish sharks.
October 3, 2014October 4, 2014 Lis Henderson
Chemistry Human impacts

Measuring “Roundup” in the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists estimated the degradation time for glyphosate, an herbicide in "Roundup", in the Great Barrrier Reef. This is the first…
September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 Lis Henderson
Fisheries

Impostor! How mislabeled seafood affects the amount of mercury you ingest

Seafood mislabeling is a big problem for both consumers and fisheries management. Using genetic data and mercury concentrations, scientists figured…
August 11, 2014August 11, 2014 Lis Henderson
Biology Climate Change Fisheries

Too much acid in the mahi: Ocean acidification and larval dolphinfish

How will increased atmospheric carbon dioxide affect your dinner? Larval dolphinfish (or, 'mahi mahi') are apparently very sensitive to increased…
July 14, 2014 Lis Henderson
Biology Climate Change Fisheries

How will climate change affect coastal fisheries production?

Forecasted impacts of climate changes on fisheries production in coastal ecosystems suggest modest changes on average with significant increases in…
June 11, 2014June 11, 2014 Lis Henderson
Geology

Oceanography in space! Using a satellite to profile an extraterrestrial lake

In 2013, a satellite orbiting Saturn passed by its largest moon, Titan. The satellite track offered a rare opportunity to…
April 16, 2014April 23, 2014 Lis Henderson
Biology Climate Change

Hooded seals of the Greenland Sea

Hooded seals have been hunted for centuries in the North Atlantic. Despite increased regulation over the last three decades, a…
April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 Lis Henderson
Biology

Abundant bacterial vesicles found in seawater

An abundant species of photosynthetic bacteria is found to release numerous membrane-bound packets. This is the first evidence of vesicle…
February 12, 2014February 17, 2014 Lis Henderson
Biology

Cuttlefish camouflage: A new method for studying the masters of disguise

Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish are considered masters of disguise in the ocean. But how do they do it? A recent…
December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 Lis Henderson
Biology Climate Change Fisheries

Cooked fish: Ocean warming and global fisheries

Global fisheries are expected to change as ocean temperatures warm. A recent study by Cheung et al. uses mean temperature…
November 10, 2013November 11, 2013 Lis Henderson
Biology Climate Change Fisheries

Fish follow climate velocities through space and time

We expect marine species to respond to climate change by either adapting or changing geographical ranges. But observed shifts in…
October 14, 2013November 10, 2013 Lis Henderson

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