Biodiversity Biological oceanography Climate Change Ecology
The New Mollusk on the Block
Have you ever wondered about how marine animals travel to a new place, you know, when they can’t swim there?…
Category: Ecology
Behavior Ecology
Why did the octopus punch the fish?
In this study, authors document for the first time, multi-species hunting events with OCTOBOSS as the leader!
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…
Ecology
Scientists set sail to survey the ocean’s plankton diversity
If you gaze into the ocean, or a lake or stream, you may be surprised at the abundance and variety…
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…
Ecology
Damselfish farmers domesticated mysid shrimp
Farming and animal domestication are trademarks of establishing stable human civilizations. But we are not the only species to develop…
Biological oceanography Biology Ecology Fisheries Plastic Pollution
Plastics and Colors and Fish, Oh My!
Have you ever wondered what happens to the garbage that ends up in the ocean? Or about what just might…
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,…
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…
Behavior Biological oceanography deep sea Ecology
Red Light, Green Light… Squid Light?
It's spooky season! And what better way to celebrate than learning about the creatures of the deep? This recent paper…
Ecology Sea Turtles
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galax-Sea
This team of scientists is studying microscopic organisms to help us understand more about the movement of sea turtles.
Biology Conservation Ecology Sea Turtles
“Breaking Bad” inspired robot tracks sea turtle poachers
Sea turtle populations are declining, in no small part thanks to poachers. Here, the authors use robot-eggs to track poacher…
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…
Biological oceanography Biology Conservation Ecology Modeling Sea Turtles
Virtual Sea Turtles: Predicting the Movement of Hatchlings at Sea
A young sea turtle emerges from its nest and races toward the sea and several others are close behind as…
Ecology
SURFO Special: Ocean Color Optics and Imaging: Phytoplankton in Narragansett Bay
What can the color of the ocean tell us about the tiny algae that live in it? SURFO student Taylor…
Ecology
Fish and Fecal Figs: How does the size of one fish affect fig seed growth?
Let’s think of well-known relationships between two different species. Sharks and remoras, hippos and small birds, and....fish and fig seeds?…
Biology Ecology
Upside-down jellies fire stinging grenades
Swimmers of Florida waters report incidences of being stung by the water! The authors set out to determine the cause.
Chemistry Ecology Fisheries Human Health
How does mercury end up in our seafood? (Guest Post by Patricia Myer)
This is a guest post by Patricia Myer. Patricia is a third-year Chemical Oceanography PhD student at the University of…
Ecology Microbiology
Oh where, oh where can micro-organisms be?
Does the width of 10 strands of human hair matter compared to the size of an entire ocean? A new…