Conservation Fisheries
A story of success for the Cayman Island’s Nassau Grouper
Nassau Grouper are a historically overfished population in the Caribbean, but after new regulations were implemented in 2003, has the…
Fisheries Invasive Species
Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries
Invasive species are a global phenomenon, and have been since modern human society became a global phenomenon. Many of them…
Neurobiology
Athletic Atlantic salmon grow more brain cells than couch potato Atlantic salmon
Exercise is good for growing muscles - and, as it turns out, cells in the salmon brain. After three weeks…
Behavior
A round of underwater applause: Scientists record gray seals clapping underwater
How do you get someone else’s attention underwater? It turns out some seals may clap their flippers together the same…
Genetics
Blue Coral with a Not-So-Blue Future
Before this genetics study, we only knew of one extant octocoral species producing a massive skeleton. Not only does Iguchi's…
Aquaculture Conservation Fisheries
To fish or not to fish: Exploring China’s seafood production strategies
China is the world’s largest producer of seafood and uses many different production methods to keep this reputation. These methods…
Invasive Species
Could a novel disease help curb the lionfish invasion?
Since the first sighting in the 1980s, lionfish have rapidly invaded the waters of the Western Atlantic, the Caribbean, and…
Conservation Ecology
Lionfish, Counting, and Errors, Oh My: Challenges in Measuring Biomass of an Invasive Nuisance
Invasive lionfish in the Caribbean have been called “ravenous,” “destructive,” and “a living, breathing, devastating oil spill.” The hungry predators…
Coastal Management
Protections with a bite: Are toothed whales sheltered by South African Marine Protected Areas?
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often put into place to protect biodiversity and essential fish stocks, but toothed whales are…
Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Fisheries
Increasing Warming causes Ecosystem Change along the Northeastern Shelf
Are the tropics coming to the Northeast coast of the US? Freidland and his team seem to think so. A…
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…
Climate Change
One thousand ways to experience climate loss
What exactly are we at risk of losing as the planet warms? One recent study aims to track climate-driven loss…
Biological oceanography
An arms race: Foraging Fish vs. Rorqual Whales
Ever wonder how filter feeding whales are able to capture smaller, fast fish? The authors of this study looked at…
Climate Change
Ocean Acidification is no Small Matter to Two-Toned Pygmy Squid Reproduction
Nestled in seagrass and darting through Indo-Pacific, nearshore waters, two-toned pygmy squids are miniscule cephalopods that represent a much larger…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification Physical oceanography
Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters
A recent study demonstrate the critical importance of Antarctic winds and meltwater to modeling the recent observed changes in Southern…
Conservation
Of Wildfires and Oceans
Wildfires are all over the news, from California to Australia, but do these terrestrial events have any impact on ocean…
Developmental Biology
Development of some baby fish may not be harmed by climate change
Climate change is making our oceans warmer and more acidic. These changes are bad for many fish larvae, which may…
Biology
Tagging the deepest diving mammal: the Cuvier’s beaked whale
A few years ago, the Cuvier’s beaked whale set the record as the deepest diving mammal. At the time, not…
Behavior
Deadly neurotoxin may help de-stress pufferfish
The flesh of many pufferfish is laced with a deadly neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin. This toxin successfully wards off pufferfish predators,…
Biology Economy technology
The secret life of cheese: how dairy can support biofuel production
Did you know that phytoplankton can be used for biofuels? They provide a good alternative to fossil fuels because they…