Science Communication
Inside Oceanbites: Why Do Scientists Blog?
On this International Webloggers’ Day, we decided to turn our focus to the scientist-writers who make Oceanbites possible. Since I created…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Book Review Climate Change Developmental Biology Genetics
Cool Fact! Octopuses spawn with ease when temperatures are lower
Octopuses in the YP may experience temperature changes that do not bode well for reproduction. At what point will the…
En Espanol
Entintado y Comido: Como los calamares han adaptado un mecanismo de defensa para la captura de presa
Traducido por Sandra Schleier, Artículo Original por Gordon Ober Introducción: Sin ninguna duda los calamares son animales fascinantes y misteriosos. Piénsalo,…
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation
Sea Lions and goose chases – a day at the Marine Mammal Center
I spent a morning learning about the Marine Mammal Center at Moss Landing in California, helped with the intake of…
Biogeochemistry
The Dirty Blizzard: how oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill reached the seafloor
Oil floats on water, yet oil spills are still devastating for marine life living on the seafloor. How does it…
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Hazards Human impacts Methodology Modeling Plastic Pollution Remote Sensing technology
To I.D. Debris: LIDAR as a tool to identify trash on the beach
Scientists may have a new option for figuring out how much debris litters our beaches and what it all is!…
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July Theme Week Survey
We'd love to know what you want to read about for a whole week during the month of July! Take…
Physical oceanography
Ocean circulation keeping it cool in Antarctica
A group of scientists have delved deeper to solve the puzzle of why the ocean around Antarctica has been cooling,…
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…
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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…
