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Bon Voyage to Oceanbites
Oceanbites has been an incredible experience. Today is my goodbye post and my thank you to the readers and Oceanbites…
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The Antarctic Peninsula is cooling… for now
Temperature records from the Antarctic Peninsula show that the region has been cooling since the end of the 20th century.…
Book Review Climate Change Cyclones
A Cluster of Typhoons: Intensification over the last three decades
Tropical Cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean have been intensifying in recent decades, but different data sets and methodologies made…
Biogeochemistry Book Review Coastal Management Human Health Human impacts Pollution
From Wastewater to Seahorses to the Medicine Cabinet
Pollution of metals could be getting into the tissue of seahorses--the very tissues that are used to make a special…
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Finding Nemo was right: what you flush down the drain can impact ocean creatures
Microplastics + pharmaceuticals in your pee + increased temperatures = trouble for some fish
Behavior Book Review Coral Ecology Evolution Parasitism Seagrass
Grunts and Gnathiids: One Fish’s Daily Migration to Escape Parasites?
Animals move for a number of reasons. The French grunt leaves the coral reefs at night for seagrass. A group…
Behavior Book Review
Count On It: Cuttlefish Risk Management
As any gambler will tell you, the higher the financial risk, the larger the potential reward. As it turns out,…
Aquaculture Book Review Toxicology
Dangerous Toxins Threaten Aquaculture on a Global Scale
Mycotoxins in fish feed threaten the health of fish, consumers, and the aquaculture market. The more we learn and understand…
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What to feed a fish
Stocks of small ocean-caught fish that are used to make fish feed for aquaculture are at risk of overexploitation. New…
Behavior Biology Book Review
Dolphin Dialects: first evidence of spoken language in cetaceans?
We all know dolphins are intelligent creatures that communicate with one another, but a recent study has analyzed dolphin sounds…
Biology Book Review Conservation Fisheries Human impacts
Ancient swimmers: Greenland sharks live for centuries
Using radiocarbon dating, scientists have discovered that the Greenland shark can live longer than any other known vertebrate. How long…
Book Review Geology Paleoceanography
Mediterranean Magnetism shows Ancient Oceanic Crust
Compared to the continents, oceanic crust is relatively young, less than 200 million years. But in a corner of the…
Atmospheric Science Book Review technology
Measuring Wind is for the Birds!
There are a lot of things animals are better at than humans. What if we could get our animal colleagues…
Book Review Conference Conservation Science Communication
Highlights from the International Marine Conservation Congress, Newfoundland, Canada
At the International Marine Conservation Congress this year, I got a first-timer’s look into the world of marine conservation research…
Book Review Climate Change Glaciers Sea-level Rise
Watermelon snow – Colorful algae speed up the melting of glaciers
Red snow algae can form massive blooms on ice sheets every summer as the snow starts to melt. But their…
Book Review Physical oceanography
A salty ocean makes a happy home (planet)
The first things we learn about the ocean are that it’s big and salty. We know that its bigness is…
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Antarctic krill, stuck with rocks in a hard place
Krill have been washing up on the coast of an Antarctic island with pebbles stuck in their digestive tracts. As…
Behavior Biology Book Review Developmental Biology Ecology
Do You Have Your Exit Buddy?
It’s a tough ocean out there for a larval fish—sticking together can be the best thing to do. But until…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Book Review Developmental Biology Evolution
Killer whale pods: hunting dynamics
Killer whale pods spend almost all of their time together, with the exception of when they hunt. Why are they…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Book Review Climate Change Developmental Biology Genetics
Cool Fact! Octopuses spawn with ease when temperatures are lower
Octopuses in the YP may experience temperature changes that do not bode well for reproduction. At what point will the…
