Paleoceanography technology
Paleo-oceanography from satellite data reveal ancient tsunamis…on Mars?!
Extraplanetary tsunamis. Need I say more?
Conference
Green Eggs & Sand: A Horseshoe Crab Workshop
This month, a whole post about horseshoe crabs! How do they grow? How have they saved lives? The answer to…
Biology
Ocean Acidification Disrupts Yellowfin Tuna Development
We’ve heard a lot about ocean acidification and how it negatively impacts calcified organisms like corals or shellfish. But did…
Book Review Invasive Species
Wave the Yellow Flag
While the blue flag iris is native to United States wetlands, the yellow variety is invasive and just starting to…
En Espanol
Vamos a Despertar: ¡¡¡Nuestros Océanos están en Peligro!!!
Translated by Sandra scheier ORIGINAL POST BY SEAN ANDERSON El reporte: Living Blue Planet Report 2015 (WWF) El estado actual de nuestros océanos…
Biology Book Review Physiology
Honey, we shrunk the seafood
Atlantic surfclams have gotten smaller over the last thirty years. This modeling study explores how temperature and how we fish…
Aquaculture Biology Fisheries
When life gives you dead mussels, make…lobsters?
Many industries have been trying to figure out how to make their waste products into useful raw materials for other…
Biology
Bringing Down the Fever: Sea Star Wasting Disease
Sea stars have been wasting away--literally! Outbreaks of this poorly understood disease have been noticed many times in the last…
Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Invasive Species
Aliens attack: Predicting the spread of marine invasive species
Species invasions have become serious issues in the marine environment, mostly as a result of increased ship traffic. Once a…
Behavior Biology Ecology
Inked and Eaten: how squid have adapted a defense mechanism to help them capture prey
Just when we thought squids couldn’t get any cooler, researchers have discovered that squid use ink clouds not just to…
Atmospheric Science Book Review Climate Change Glaciers Physical oceanography Sea Ice
Not all freshwater is created equal
Glacial runoff, precipitation, and sea ice melt all contribute to the freshwater content of the upper ocean along the west…
Chemistry
What’s in the Hair of a Polar Bear?
The accumulation of toxic methylmercury is a serious threat to wildlife all over the world – especially top predators in…
Policy Science Communication
National Ocean Policy: a look inside Congress
Ever wondered what your government does for the oceans? Here’s a brief glimpse.
En Espanol
Pez– Padre animal de año, 2016
Translated by Sandra Schleier, original post by: DINA NAVON Vamos hablar de sexo (en los peces) Cuando escucho las palabras “cuidado…
Biogeochemistry
Why iron fertilization hasn’t worked
Fertilizing the ocean with iron to help algae store more carbon in the deep sea was once heralded as a…
Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Ecology Microbiology
Wasting Away in Virus-ville
Sea star wasting disease still plagues the U.S. West Coast, but clues to its nature are being uncovered. Find out…
Book Review Physical oceanography
12,000 feet under the sea, from space
A pair of scientists have figured out how to track deep ocean currents using gravity measurements from space.
technology
Double, double methane and trouble: Quantifying natural and man-made methane seeps
Researchers from Texas A&M and Woods Hole tested out a new, 3D camera system designed to look at deep sea…
Biology
How fish can help design better filters
This new study takes a closer look at the fluid dynamics happening inside filter-feeding fishes. How might this save industries…
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June 2016 Theme Week Survey
Here at OceanBites, we–the writers–like to know what you want to read! For one week each month, we write posts…