Fisheries
Sheepshead, a lesson from the past
What happens when archeology and science intertwine to teach us a lesson from the past? Read on to find out…
Author: Samantha Setta
I'm a PhD student in the Rynearson Lab at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO). My research interests are focused on human impacts on the oceanic ecosystem, particularly effects on the primary producers (phytoplankton) at the base of the food web. Currently, I work with cultures from regions of the ocean that are nutrient limited and will conduct experiments to investigate how these phytoplankton survive.
Conservation Coral
How citizen scientists are preventing coral bleaching
Researchers and citizen scientists teamed up across an enormous ocean region to document the 2016 coral bleaching event in the…
Fisheries Remote Sensing
The ugly truth behind seafood
Some large-scale commercial fishing vessels that operate on the high seas have a problem. Read on to learn more about…
Biogeochemistry Pollution
Mercurial fish: Climate change and temperature could change how much mercury you’re eating
Dr. Amina Schartup’s research focuses on many important issues to both marine and human health, including methylmercury concentration in fish.…
Ecology
It’s a cold, cold winter for Arctic phytoplankton
Ever wonder what winter is like for marine organisms? What about those that rely on light for growth? In a…
Book Review
SURFO Special: How do we address the massive fluoro-pollutant crisis in the United States?
Every summer, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography hosts undergraduate research interns called SURFOs. In this post learn about how…
Remote Sensing
SURFO Special: From outer space to the microscope: How NASA’s satellites are helping us understand the ocean’s smallest life
Every summer, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography hosts undergraduate research interns called SURFOs. In this post learn about how…
Climate Change Fisheries Noise
Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound
Ever hear a snapping underwater? Wonder who is making the sound? Researchers can use sound to take the pulse of…
Coral
How corals thrive in deep ocean waters
Ever wonder how corals live in the cold, dark depths of the ocean? How could climate change impact these organisms?…
Conservation Ecology Glaciers
Antarctic Sea Ice – What do Adélie Penguins have to do with it?
In light of global climate change and warming ocean waters, is there any good news? Turns out some Antarctic penguins…
Book Review
Fisheries and Sustainability Certification: Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
What do sustainability certification labels on fish at the market mean? How do these measures impact fishers, industry, and governments?…
Biological oceanography Coral
Turning up the heat: lab-adapted symbionts help coral survive warming waters
Ever wonder how organisms might adapt to climate change? How about humans aiding in this evolution? Read on to see…
Book Review ocean engineering
Jellyfish: Future Scientists of the Sea
Is there a way to increase measurements across oceans using a hybrid of robotics and biology? In a recent study,…
Conservation Fisheries
A story of success for the Cayman Island’s Nassau Grouper
Nassau Grouper are a historically overfished population in the Caribbean, but after new regulations were implemented in 2003, has the…
Biological oceanography
An arms race: Foraging Fish vs. Rorqual Whales
Ever wonder how filter feeding whales are able to capture smaller, fast fish? The authors of this study looked at…
Microbiology
Lights, Camera, and the Action-Packed World of Giant Viruses
A newly discovered giant virus might even be capable of altering its hosts ability to derive energy. A virus that…
Climate Change
Sea Level Rise in the Age of the Paris Agreement
Global greenhouse gas emissions are resulting in global warming and climate change. Some of the effects of global warming can…
Alternative Energy ocean engineering
Artificial photosynthesis uses CO2 drawdown for fuel
Can CO2 in the world oceans be used to create a fuel source and reduce atmospheric concentration at the same…
Plastic Pollution
Traces of human plastic pollution in ocean sediment
Is the plastic we produce being stored in our oceans’ sediments? To answer this question scientists studied a sediment core…
Fisheries
Does ocean circulation provide prey for a top ocean predator?
Ocean circulation patterns are generally thought to move water from one area to another in the world’s oceans. One example…