Fisheries
Annual fishing weir catches may be under-reported to the U.N. by Persian Gulf Nations
Scientists from the University of British Columbia who are a part of the Sea Around Us Project use Google Earth…
Biology Fisheries Human impacts
Hitchin’ a Ride – The Risks of Ballast Water Exchange
Ballast water transfers occur in or near major ports all the time to keep up with the demands of global…
Chemistry
Double Trouble: Marine Plastic Debris Absorbs Toxic Pollutants
Recently, you may have heard that scientists have discovered small plastic particles floating in the open ocean and in the…
Fisheries
This Time Around, Humans Aren’t the Bad Guys in the Salmon Fishery
Salmon fishing is a huge industry in the Baltic Sea. So it comes as no surprise that when a predator…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Paleoceanography
Why lions can thank wildfires for the African Savanna
Sediment records show that wildfires caused the initial expansion of grasslands in Africa during the Miocene (8 million years ago)…
Geology
If Popocatépetl volcano blows, prepare for a few nights stuck in the airport.
Plinian eruptions have a high degree of material fragmentation, generating high altitude ash plumes that can travel far from the…
Biology Human impacts
Diamonds and Diversity: How mining waste is laying waste to marine communities.
With the holidays fast approaching, many of us are still scrambling to find gifts for friends and loved ones. Jewelry…
Biology
A unique, underwater niche for Christmas trees
Who would have thought that the Southern California Bight is a great place for Christmas trees to grow? Scientists have…
Geology
Riding the Waves of Change: A Revised Beach Cycle for Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches
A seasonal cycle of sand volume for typical sand beaches has been described for decades. This cycle does not hold…
Biology Chemistry Climate Change
Is Aragonite Saturation State (Ωa) the Best Way to Describe Calcification Rate?
Nearly every scientific report concerning the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs describes changes in calcification as a function…
Biology
Environmental Blow from Wind Farms
Wind farms are an ideal source of electrical power because of their ability to provide an environmentally low-impact fuel source…
Biology
Cuttlefish camouflage: A new method for studying the masters of disguise
Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish are considered masters of disguise in the ocean. But how do they do it? A recent…
Biology Chemistry
Like Mother, Like Son: Stingrays Pass Toxic Pollutants on to Their Offspring
Animals in early stages of development are particularly susceptible to harmful effects of toxic pollutants. For this reason, the transfer…
Biology Fisheries
How Our “Trash” Can Aid Juvenile Red Snappers
Cement, limestone, and even old barges are being used in the northern Gulf of Mexico to build additional habitats for…
Biology Chemistry
Is the Oil Sands Industry in Canada Linked to Mercury Levels in Birds?
The oil or "tar" sands in Alberta, Canada are the third largest known reserves of accessible oil in the world.…
Biogeochemistry
Carbon on Fire! The role dissolved black carbon plays in the ocean
Fire-derived carbon (or black carbon) composes at least 10% of the marine dissolved organic carbon pool and may act accelerate…
Biology Climate Change
Growing Like a Seaweed: How ocean acidification is aiding the growth and expansion of macroalgae.
While calcifying organisms like corals and bivalves are projected to struggle under future levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), non-calcifying seaweeds…
Geology
From the beach to the abyss: A sand grain’s journey at La Réunion Island
The path a grain of sand takes from land to the deep sea is largely made possible by turbidity currents-…
Chemistry
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Entering Deeper Ocean via Vertical Eddy Diffusion
The ocean is home to many creatures: plankton, fish, mammals, etc. But it is also ‘home’ to a number of…
Biology Climate Change Fisheries
Cooked fish: Ocean warming and global fisheries
Global fisheries are expected to change as ocean temperatures warm. A recent study by Cheung et al. uses mean temperature…