Book Review Conservation Human impacts
There are plenty of fish in the sea! ….or are there?
Tigers, pandas, and orangutans are the poster children of endangered species, but marine animals have started to join their ranks.…
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Biochemistry Biogeochemistry Chemistry Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Macrobioerosion rates and what they mean for reefs
Today macrobioerosion is a good thing that provides cement for the foundation of reef systems. So more macrobioerosion could mean…
Biology Coastal Management Evolution Human impacts Modeling
Baleen whales have a bone to pick with noise pollution
CT scans of the skull of a beached whale has helped a pair of researchers figure out how baleen whales…
Aquaculture Biology Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts Parasitism
Sunday brunch: Lox with… lice?
Lox and lice. Not a combination of critters you envision when planning your Sunday brunch. Unfortunately, an increase in drug…
Climate Change Coastal Management Human impacts Modeling Sea-level Rise
Salty Rice: Tasty Treat, or Damaging Effect of Sea Level Rise?
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is subject to groundwater salt intrusions due to sea level rise, damaging vital crops. Agricultural…
Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts technology
Are Fisheries Scientists Ringing the Dinner Bell for Marine Mammals?
Acoustic telemetry is a valuable technique used by fisheries scientists to track fish movements. However, a new study suggests that…
Human impacts Pollution
Shine on…..or should we?
The consequences artificial light pollution has on marine ecosystems is unclear. This work compiles many of the known and expected…
Biology Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
Bottom trawling changes bodies: the new seafloor diet
Seafloor trawling inevitably captures more than the species it is targeting. This means that when the remaining fishes line up…
Human impacts Pollution
Microplastics Rolling in the Deep
Everyone knows that there's a lot of plastic floating around in our oceans - we see it on our beaches…
Coral Ecology Human impacts
Don’t let your guard down: a cautionary tale from reef fish in degraded habitat.
Reef fish on degraded reef are somewhat like misguided slasher flick protagonists that ignore all warning cues and are therefore…
Coastal Management Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
How Our Love of Living Near Water Impacts Estuarine Ecosystems and Pacific Salmon
We all love a beautiful view from a pier looking out over the water. However, piers are just one example…
Biology Human impacts Pollution Toxicology
Prozac and Cons: How Marine Snails React to Antidepressants
Ever wonder where our antidepressants go after they pass through our systems? Like all waste, our drugs pass out of…
Climate Change Conservation Coral Ecology Human impacts
Can a complex model hold the fate of the crown-of-thorns starfish?
Not all starfish are cute! The crown-of-thorns starfish has been eating all the coral on the Great Barrier Reef! Researchers…
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
New housing options in unlikely places: Animals and oil platforms.
Real estate in the open ocean is a hot commodity. This research shows how enthusiastically fish and invertebrates take advantage…
Biology Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts Policy Pollution
The Great Barrier Reef is worth $15 billion – $20 billion AUS a year: A quick lesson in ecosystem economics
When discussing the value of an ecosystem, tensions run high. Some people evaluate ecosystems with heavy emphasis on non-use values,…
Climate Change Human impacts Sea-level Rise
On the Verge: Sea Level to Emerge
What is natural and what is human induced climate change? A controversial topic indeed, determining when a natural process has…
Climate Change Fisheries Genetics Human impacts
Same species, different genes: temperature tolerance and body size in the genes of the Chinook salmon
To understand how species may cope with climate change we must look into their genes. Do individuals have different levels…
Climate Change Human impacts
Stressing out about water stress
It’s not just climate change that will affect global water stress! Model simulations predict that when both climate change and…
Biology Human impacts Physiology
Whale Watching: Fun for Us, Stressful for Them
Whale watching is a popular activity around New England, especially in the summer, but this new study suggests we're doing…
Biology Book Review Chemistry Human impacts
Catfish sharks on catnip? Nope, just ocean acidification
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden found that ocean acidification may cause hyperactivity in catfish sharks.