Conservation Policy
Sleeper Sharks: From the jaws of defeat
There are many stories of species close to extinction. Sometimes, species can go locally extinct, disappearing from a particular area.…
Category: Conservation
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…
Conservation
The Regenerative Power of Whale Sharks
How fast can a whale shark heal from a wound? For the first time, researchers look deeper at the healing…
Conservation
Can a little bit of a good thing be worse than nothing at all?
The world’s oceans are increasingly managed as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) where human activities are carefully regulated to support ocean…
Behavior Conservation
Mommy dearest: Female sperm whales are the pillars of their families
Still living with your mom? Nothing to be embarrassed about - especially if you are a sperm whale!
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Coral
Does coral size matter?
Nina Bean is a 2nd year master’s student at the California State University, Northridge in Dr. Peter Edmunds’ Polyp Lab.…
Conservation
Plastic in the ocean chokes albatrosses
Albatrosses are amazing wanderers of the ocean, but they are threatened by ocean plastic pollution. Read on to learn more…
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Modeling Natural History Sea Ice
Warming up to the neighborhood: a gentoo penguin’s new digs
With warming temperatures, scientists expect to see species popping up in environments where they’ve previously been absent. Climate change virtually…
Biodiversity Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts Restoration Seagrass
Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage
A recent study exposes an overlooked carbon sink in the form of kelp forests. According to scientists' estimates, a kelp…
Conservation
How to Plan a Marine Protected Area
The start of a new decade offers a chance to reflect on the past. We’ve missed our target conservation goals…
Conservation
Protecting the unknown: how scientists are evaluating conservation efforts in undescribed areas of the deep sea
Large areas of the seafloor are designated for deep-sea mining, but much of this seascape has not been sampled or…
Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Fisheries Human impacts
Fisheries, Food and the Future
As we approach 2021, the idea of "the future" seems closer than ever before. In a recent article, Cabral and…
Conservation
Drowning in bad news about the ocean? Cheer up with these uplifting stories!
Bad news fatigue is real, and a strategy called ocean optimism means to tackle it. These success stories of victories…
Aquaculture Biogeochemistry Conservation Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Oysters Restoration
Eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay
This post is in support of #BlackInMarineScience week highlighting Black scientists who have contributed to and are currently working in…
Behavior Biology Conservation Ecology
Peek-a-Boo, I See You and My Food Too
Imagine yourself floating in a metal cage off the side of a boat. You are waiting to see something rare,…
Conservation
Two by two includes corals too? Researchers call for a coral “Noah’s Ark”
In the Bible, the story of Noah’s Ark describes a storm so intense and so long that the earth is…
Aquaculture Biodiversity Biological oceanography Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Invasive Species
No language bounds in the ocean
What happens when an animal is found outside of its native range? Does it take over? How does it get…
Biological oceanography Biology Conservation Ecology Fisheries Sharkbites Saturday
“Bienvenidos” to Baja California, Baby White Sharks!
Tamborin, E., Hoyos-Padilla, M., Sánchez-González, A., Hernández-Herrera, A., Elorriaga-Verplancken, F., Galván Magaña, F. (2019). “New Nursery Area for White Sharks…
Conservation Human impacts Plastic Pollution
Microplastics, Canned Fish, and You: How plastic pollution may play a role in your next lunch
Did you know that many plastic items can shed tiny particles called microplastics? These microplastics are present everywhere in our…