Book Review ocean engineering
Jellyfish: Future Scientists of the Sea
Is there a way to increase measurements across oceans using a hybrid of robotics and biology? In a recent study,…
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Climate Change
Phytoplankton: Small cells with a big impact
Tiny organisms called phytoplankton fuel the base of the marine food web. Did you know that every other breath of…
Evolution
How could putting 3-D glasses on cuttlefish change the way we think about vision?
3-D glasses-wearing cuttlefish can show us more than just the latest fashion trends. They can also teach us about evolution…
Ecology
Prey variety is key to coexistence of octopuses and sea stars
At family gatherings, relatives often compete for that last bite of turkey or crescent roll. How do predators living in…
Climate Change
Catch prey while the sun shines – Herring grow bigger when they can see their food
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a sea creature in possession of a home in higher latitudes (further from…
Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Biology Chemistry Climate Change Coastal Management deep sea Ecology engineerings Fisheries Glaciers Human impacts Methodology Modeling ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Physical oceanography Sea Ice technology
Deep Breathing Underwater
The Labrador Sea is one of the lungs of the ocean. A new study finds that it is taking an…
Climate Change Fisheries
Key fisheries move North to Canada, but is Canada ready to adapt to a warmer ocean?
The American Lobster, Homarus americanus (by Bart Braun) Communities Shaped by the Ocean Climate change is expected to affect the…
Book Review
Coccoliths and Carbon
As the ocean warms and acidification increases, a certain phytoplankton may be more at risk than others. The authors of…
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…
