oceanbites

OceanTech: profiling the sub-surface via Argo floats

The final post of theme week introduces the Argo array, an international effort to understand the ocean's sub-surface via technological…

technology

TBT Old School Ocean Tech: Simple Sampling Gear

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that make it all worth it! Well, it may just be me, but…

technology

Under the Sea(floor): Ocean Drilling and Scientific Discovery

Deep, dark, and mysterious, the ocean seafloor contains clues and records of past life and climates on earth. Understanding the…

ocean engineering

Mucus flux and other amazing discoveries with underwater cameras

Scientists have been taking pictures underwater since the turn of the 19th century. But only recently have researchers and engineers…

ocean engineering

Ocean Tech: Using Robots to Conduct Deep-Sea Research

The deep sea is the largest habitat on Earth, but with freezing water and high pressures it is difficult for…

En Espanol

Los microplásticos desmitificados: Un resumen de como los plásticos diminutos actuan cuando se transfieren los contaminantes.

Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post By ANNA ROBUCK Articulo: Lohmann, R. Microplastics Are Not Important for the Cycling and Bioaccumulation…

Sharkbites Saturday

Sand Tiger Sharks: Tracking US east coast movement for better management

Sand tiger sharks are a coastal species common throughout the world that can interact with many fisheries. Here we explain…

Plastic Pollution Toxicology

Microplastics demystified: a review examining how these tiny plastics act in pollutant transfer

Paper: Lohmann, R. Microplastics Are Not Important for the Cycling and Bioaccumulation of Organic Pollutants in the Oceans—but Should Microplastics…

Coral

I’m Gonna Soak Up the Sun: Sunscreen’s Impact on Coral Communities

Sunscreen prevents skin cancer but may also be linked to coral bleaching and harm to coral larvae. Read more to…

Biochemistry Biological oceanography Book Review Genetics Methodology Survey technology

The Entire Ocean in a Drop

Article: Stoeckle MY, Soboleva L, Charlop- Powers Z (2017) Aquatic environmental DNA detects seasonal fish abundance and habitat preference in…

Biological oceanography Fisheries Genetics genomics

The Molecular Industrial Complex: What shrimp exoskeleton formation can tell us about life’s building strategy

Have you ever wondered just how our bodies know to repair damaged skin or build muscle after an intense workout?…

Physical oceanography Plastic Pollution

The end of the line for ocean plastics

A team of researchers set out on an Expedition around the Arctic Ocean to prove what scientists have long suspected:…

Coastal Management Sharkbites Saturday

Does long term SCUBA diving affect shark behaviour?

What happens when SCUBA divers and sharks mix? Do divers scare off sharks or attract them? Read more to find…

Coastal Management Human Health Human impacts Pollution Toxicology

Tarballs invading our coastlines: Ghosts of oil spills past

We live in a world that is torn between reliance on fossil fuels and renewable energy. Although we have made…

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June 2017 Theme Week

The Oceanbites Team wants to know what you want to read about for a whole week next month!

Biological oceanography

Put your cilia in the air and wave ‘em like you just don’t care

A new study out of Woods Hole sheds some light on how marine phytoplankton enhance their ability to take up…

En Espanol Sharkbites Saturday

¿Cuanto se necesitan los tiburones y los arrecifes de coral?

Translated by Sandra schleier, Original Post by Nicole Couto Articulo: Roff, G., C. Doropoulos, A. Rogers, Y.-M. Bozec, N. C. Krueck,…

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Benthic biology on a thermally boring deep-sea ridge

The deep ocean is vast and full of neat ocean dwellers, many of which scientists know little about. One way…

Biological oceanography Physical oceanography

Best of both worlds: stromatolites of the intertidal zone

Did you know that the earliest form of life on Earth can still be found today? Read more to find…

Biogeochemistry Climate Change

Suffocating crabs and a one-way street for carbon

Seafloor life is in danger of running out of oxygen as the ocean warms, but this may actually help to…