Coastal Management
Human Activity in Estuaries is Worse for Coastal Flooding than Sea Level Rise
Reshaping estuaries puts more coastal communities at risk worldwide.
Category: Coastal Management
Behavior Coastal Management Conservation
Do vessel operators get the seal of approval?
Watching the watchers: New study examines the behavior of vessel operators around an Australian fur seal colony
Coastal Management Conservation
The North Atlantic right whale, and the effects of multiple stressors
In this new study, researchers investigate new methods to look at how species cope with multiple stressors all at once...
Behavior Coastal Management Conservation
Porpoise Echo Chamber: When Fake Clicks Change Real Behavior
Technology can be a massive help in conservation, but sometimes have some unexpected consequences...
Coastal Management
Can New Technology Reduce Interactions Between Sharks and Humans?
Scientists are exploring new technologies that could protect humans from sharks, and vice versa, at popular swimming beaches in Australia.
Coastal Management
Offshore Wind Pushing Dolphins Away?
Fact or fiction: are wind turbines impacting local marine mammal populations?
Coastal Management Invasive Species
Rat infestations: how rats affect the ocean
Rats can be found almost anywhere on Earth, but what are they doing to the ocean?
Coastal Management
Surveying Along Rocky Coasts
How are rocky coasts surveyed and why do they matter?
Coastal Management
Are seagrasses our climate change superheroes?
Researchers use satellite data to assess the carbon sequestration potential of seagrass beds in the Bahamas
Coastal Management Ecology
It takes two: Eelgrass and clams reduce erosion in coastal environments
How do benthic communities help stabilize the sediment and prevent erosion?
Coastal Management
How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?
A recent study investigates the link between meteorological conditions and harmful algal blooms.
Coastal Management
The intersecting issues of climate change and human-wildlife conflict
We have strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict, but how are they holding up as conditions change?
Coastal Management
Mapping humanity’s impact on the coastal regions of the world
Pristine coastal regions are now rare and almost half of all coastlines are threatened by high levels of human pressure.
Coastal Management
Walking the estuary for stories of change
Through estuary walks, researchers delve into the meanings humans make about this dynamic land(and sea)-scape.
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Modeling Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Seagrass
What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.
Citation: Ha NT, Manley-Harris M, Pham TD, Hawes I. A Comparative Assessment of Ensemble-Based Machine Learning and Maximum Likelihood Methods…
Climate Change Coastal Management Human impacts
Lights out: How the aquatic food web is responding to coastal darkening in the North Sea
Have you ever been on a plane, flying over the coast, and noticed a stream of brown-colored water draining from…
Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Oysters
Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality
Lack of oxygen for a long period of time is bad for oysters, but is that the whole story?
Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries
Surf and TURF(s): A Cry for Kelp
How does kelp harvesting affect kelp populations? How can scientists use this information to better inform management policies?
Biological oceanography Coastal Management Conservation Coral
Will dead corals help reefs recover from disturbances?
This is a guest post by Kelly Wong. Kelly is a current Master’s student at California Sate University, Northridge in…
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Invasive Species
The Circle of Life: Understanding Lionfish Life Cycles
We know who's the king of the jungle, but who's the king of the reef? Lionfish may look cool, but…