Human impacts

Stuck in the mud: a drilling downer for corals

Oil and gas play huge roles in shaping modern lifestyles, providing ease and comfort; while our lives may be simplified,…

Biodiversity Biology Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Policy Trophic Ecology

Peace for Coral Reefs

As the world has learned over the past several months, a little solitude goes a long way towards a healthy…

Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Policy Restoration

Make Earth Blue Again

A team of the world’s leading marine scientists reports that we are capable of rebuilding many components of marine life…

Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries Genetics Human impacts Trophic Ecology

Slowing a Thorny Invasion – Managing for COTS with DNA

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish are a natural scourge on coral reefs… or are they? The cycle of outbreaks is cruel, since it…

Chemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Developmental Biology Ecology Human impacts Ocean Acidification Physiology

Ocean acidification and baby “squidlife” crises?

Ocean acidification has been known to cause problems for marine mollusks (like oysters and pteropods), because these animals have shells…

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Life in the Abyss: the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining

Did you know that about 95% of the ocean is unexplored? The deep ocean is logistically very difficult to access,…

Aquaculture Biochemistry Biology Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Pollution Restoration Toxicology

Sargassum: An Overlooked Solution

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, provides important ecosystem services in the Atlantic. However, this new study explores how sargassum…

Climate Change Human impacts

Envisioning a better world with climate impact modeling

After October 2018, the global perspective on climate change started to shift. We dive into climate impact models, and how…

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Deep Breathing Underwater

The Labrador Sea is one of the lungs of the ocean. A new study finds that it is taking an…

Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

An Ocean on Fire

Heatwaves in Australia are stoking the flames of the wildfires currently ravaging the country. While the effects are not as…

Conservation deep sea Ecology Human impacts Ocean Exploration

Deep Sea: The Final Frontier

With the decade drawing to a close, it is a good time to look toward the future and start thinking…

Book Review Human impacts

Barnacles as a Forensic Tool

Barnacles are among the first organisms to colonize hard marine substrates. This means they quickly settle on rocks, ships, or…

Human impacts

Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution

If the adage "you are what you eat" holds true, we may be in some big trouble. A recent study…

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Category: Human impacts

Stuck in the mud: a drilling downer for corals

Peace for Coral Reefs

Make Earth Blue Again

Slowing a Thorny Invasion – Managing for COTS with DNA

Ocean acidification and baby “squidlife” crises?

Life in the Abyss: the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining

Sargassum: An Overlooked Solution

Envisioning a better world with climate impact modeling

Deep Breathing Underwater

An Ocean on Fire

Deep Sea: The Final Frontier

Barnacles as a Forensic Tool

Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution

A High-Flying Aquatic Robot

Power plays in low carbon pathways: how elite groups may influence a green transition

Sunlight May Stimulate Breakdown of Ocean Plastic

The Largest Belt on Earth?

Sharks vs. Fishing Vessels: The fatal overlap

The Sound of (Fish) Music