Conservation
Unbelizeable, part II
A fieldwork faerie tale about an art/island paradise/conservation opportunity gone right
Category: Conservation
Conservation Ecology Human impacts
Are satellite tags the new dinner bell for harbor seals?
Satellite tags are being used to study the foraging behavior of fishes, but in the lab harbor seals have been…
Behavior Biology Conservation Natural History
The Mystery of the Virgin Birth
A female eagle ray gives birth to two female pups. But she has been housed in a tank without any…
Conservation
Unbelizeable, part I
A fieldwork faerie tale about an art/island paradise/conservation opportunity gone right
Biology Conservation Evolution Fisheries Natural History
Sea of Love: Hermaphroditic fishes
Finding a date on Valentine’s Day can be hard! Whether you are single or in a relationship, we are trying…
Behavior Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
The Search for Dolly Varden
A fish that has contributed greatly to subsistence farming in Alaska might face negative impacts of human development and become…
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Modeling Oysters Restoration technology
Oh Where, Oh Where Should This Oyster Reef Go?
Where indeed? Oyster reef restoration and use for shoreline protection requires some planning to maximize effectiveness. Find out more in…
Behavior Climate Change Conservation
Making Room for New Neighbors: Observing Penguin Foraging
What happens when we rely on models, only to realize we're missing pieces of the puzzle? Climate change models predict…
Conservation Ecology Seagrass
It’s a TRAP! Predators help trap carbon in coastal sediments
Vegetated coastal ecosystems, such as salt marshes, can trap and store carbon for millennia. This perspective investigates how the effects…
Conservation Ecology Human impacts Volcanoes
Stop: Recovery Time!: Using volcanoes to model recovery of deep-sea communities
Deep sea communities are full of weird and wonderful animals that we don't know much about, and human demand for…
Conservation Human impacts
Sea turtles vs Airguns
As we look for oil beneath the sea floor we cause a ruckus. How do sea turtles react and how…
Conservation Science Communication
Blue New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are a great way to work towards being the person you want to be. This year, why…
Biology Book Review Conservation Fisheries
Mystery Solved: Insight into the Eel Migration
Article: Béguer-Pon, M., M. Casonguay, S. Shan, J. Benchetrit, and J.J. Dodson. 2015. Direct observations of American eels migrating across…
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Seagrass
Seagrass, Disturbance, and the Blue Carbon Cycle
Seagrass beds bury carbon incredibly well! What happens to that carbon when you uproot, plow through, or otherwise disturb seagrasses?…
Coastal Management Conservation Coral Fisheries
How to Stop Dragging Our Assets: The World’s First Fishery Habitat Quota
Setting limits on fish catch is standard practice in fisheries management. For the first time in history, limits on habitat…
Conservation Coral Human impacts Noise
Small boats drowning out natural reef noise?
Don’t you hate when noises interfere with your daily activities and conversations? We create lots of noise in the environment…
Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Behavior Biochemistry Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Conservation Developmental Biology Human impacts Pollution Toxicology
Mercury at elevated levels observed in only some elephant seals, but why?
Mercury: we know it from old-school thermometers and we know if from sushi; and now we know that the distribution…
Coastal Management Conservation
Young sharks might assess habitats differently than first assumed
What if prey abundance and fewer predators are not the only things driving young sharks to seek out coastal areas…
Biology Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Pollution
Cohos in Dirty Water: Salmon and Pollution
Coho salmon are one of the six species of Pacific salmon. They can be found from California to Alaska, but…
Behavior Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Economy Policy
Will Climate Change Alter How We Vacation?
When we talk about climate change, usually we talk about the effects that it’ll have on the environment and the…