Biology
Spongebob used solar power before it was cool
Humans aren't the only animals who can harness solar power. These sponges supplement their diet with photosynthesis!
Biology
Some like it hot: environment and symbiosis influence coral heat tolerance
Why do some corals do better in warm water than others?
Harmful Algal Bloom SURFO Special
SURFO SPECIAL: How Toxic Phytoplankton Might Make You Regret Your Last Lobster Roll
SURFO student, Elisabeth Sellinger, describes her work with toxic algae.
Fisheries
Harnessing the Sting! The Biotechnical Uses of Jellyfish
Jellyfish are constantly caught, but hardly used. Jellyfish biology offers a host of exciting opportunities for humans to utilize!
Biology
A Conundrum of Global Marine Crustacean Diseases: Bitter Crab Disease
Stentiford GD, Shields JD. A review of the parasitic dinoflagellates Hematodinium species and Hematodinium-like infections in marine crustaceans. Dis Aquat…
deep sea
The Deep Sink: micropollutants in the deep sea
A recent literature survey highlights how even the deepest areas of the ocean are prone to the harmful effects of…
Climate Change
Earthquakes: the oceanographers you didn’t know about
The seismic waves released by submarine earthquakes have a lot of power to map temperature changes.
Pollution
Surgical masks flood the ocean: another wave of the pandemic
As covid-19 rages on the pandemic of surgical face masks in the ocean is just beginning. What will the effect…
Human impacts
Deep-Sea Mining: How impactful is it to sound in the ocean, really?
Rob Williams, Christine Erbe, Alec Duncan, Kimberly Nielsen, Travis Washburn, Craig Smith. Noise from deep-sea mining may span vast ocean areas. Science,…
Ecology
Seeing the sea to be able to eat
Eating with your eyes first is something seabirds also do – but climate change is making this more difficult.
Biodiversity
A who’s who of the parasites of Arctic zooplankton
Scientists learn about the diversity of parasites that infect some of the Ocean's smallest critters
Conservation Economy
Feeling the COVID-19 blues: The future of Grenada’s blue carbon ecosystems
This study highlights the projected environmental impacts of COVID-19 on Grenada's blue carbon ecosystems.
Biology
Inside the Mind of An Octopus!
Why are octopuses so smart? This paper looks at some of the molecular machinery involved.
Human impacts
Industrialized shipping (literally) impacts whale sharks
The world’s largest fish suffered a mysterious decline. Researchers embarked on a global tracking project to find out why. Reference:…
Biodiversity
The world’s biggest plant: and, hint, it’s not Rafflesia arnoldii
Edgeloe JM, Severn-Ellis AA,Bayer PE, Mehravi S, Breed MF, Krauss SL,Batley J, Kendrick GA, Sinclair EA. 2022 Extensive polyploid clonality…
deep sea
Deep sea daycare: largest fish nursery discovered in the Weddell Sea
Researchers are reeling at the immensity of a fish nest colony, thousands of times larger than ever seen before.
Climate Change
Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change
As the ocean becomes hotter and more acidic, phytoplankton have to change their survival tactics.
Glaciers
Vanishing ice: Where is Greenland going?
Scientists journey to the Arctic circle to track meltwater from Greenland's largest marine-terminating glacier.
Behavior
Blue shark behaviors revealed using satellite tags
Satellite tags help us better understand how different blue shark populations move and behave.
deep sea Microbiology
Enigmatic microorganisms from the depths
Magneto might be happy to find about this recently discovered magnetic microorganism from the deep sea