Biology Ecology Physiology
Lobster Poop: Way More Interesting Than You’ve Ever Imagined
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably never ever given any thought to lobsters and their poop. In contrast, the…
Aquaculture
Cascading Effects From Geoduck Expansions
An ecosystem model predicts how the Puget Sound ecosystem could be affected as the popular geoduck aquaculture industry increases. Including…
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…
Aquaculture
How is the changing diet of farmed Atlantic salmon affecting their nutritional value?
We eat oily fish to get the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. However, the level of omega-3s in farmed…
Biology
Pet trout: domestication rapidly alters gene expression
The impact of domestication can be detected within one generation in steelhead trout, and may involve adaptation to highly crowded…
Book Review
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…
En Espanol
Los dialectos de delfines: ¿La primera evidencia de lenguaje hablado en los cetáceos?
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by GORDON OBER ⋅ Articulo: Ryabov, Vyacheslav A. “The study of acoustic signals and the…
Climate Change Coral Ecology Evolution Microbiology Natural History
Speed dating: how finding that special symbiosis saved some coral from climate change
Choosing the right symbiont might be a coral's ticket to cheating global warming.
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…
Survey
Survey! October Theme Week
We, the Oceanbites writers, want to write for you! Let us know what you're interested in reading about for a…
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…
Climate Change
Why the Southern Ocean is getting less salty
The Southern Ocean has been getting less salty for decades, and scientists have finally proved that sea-ice is responsible for…
Behavior Biological oceanography
The physics of tiny jellyfish hunting
Tiny jellyfish live, swim, and eat in a viscous environment. How they capture their food is something of a mystery.…
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Invasive Species Seagrass
Seagrass Invasion! Tunicates colonizing seagrass beds impact plant and animal community
Seagrass habitats worldwide are in decline due to a number of factors. What happens when an invasive species comes on…
Invasive Species
When Aliens Invade: Disturbed Food Webs in the Mediterranean
Invasive species can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. Learn about the fishy invasion currently underway in the Mediterranean Sea and…
deep sea Ocean Exploration Science Communication
Ocean Exploration aboard the E/V Nautilus
I am fresh off a month-long stay aboard the Corps of Exploration vessel the E/V Nautilus. Read more to learn…
Chemistry
Not better together: complex pollutant soup spells trouble for marine phytoplankton
A group of international researchers have found that marine phytoplankton communities are susceptible to impairment from complex mixtures of organic…
Climate Change Coastal Management Sea-level Rise
New Model Evaluates How Coastlines in the Northeast United States Respond to Sea Level Rise
Some coastlines are more resilient to sea level rise, whereas others just plain drown. A new study by geologists at…
Biology
Coral Microbiome Health: There’s no probiotic yogurt for that
Coral reefs are essential to the overall health of the planet. Comprised of tiny, individual animals, these massive ecosystems contain…