Aquaculture
Want to raise healthy fish? Try adding garlic.
A familiar, stinky vegetable may have an unexpected role in helping expand aquaculture.
Tag: disease
Parasitism
Getting warmer – How will climate change shape disease?
Is a warmer world really a sicker world? When it comes to the ocean, it's not always that clear. However,…
Human impacts
Are marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19?
Humans aren't the only ones susceptible to COVID-19 and as the virus continues to spread, concern for wildlife is growing.
Biology
Follow the breadcrumbs: Sponges show how some animals clean up viruses
These days, hunkered down in our homes (if we are lucky) and washing our hands till they’re raw, it can…
Invasive Species
Could a novel disease help curb the lionfish invasion?
Since the first sighting in the 1980s, lionfish have rapidly invaded the waters of the Western Atlantic, the Caribbean, and…
Methodology
Sea-sick – Examining ocean diseases through literature
From coral bleaching to sea star wasting disease, stories of an unhealthy ocean have been all over the news. But…
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology
Jellyfish Blooms Could Increase the Risk of Bacteria-Spread Illnesses in Humans and Marine Animals
Happy Thanksgiving! With Black Friday right around the corner, it might be surprising to hear that humans aren’t the only…
Conservation Coral Human impacts Plastic Pollution
Plastics increase disease risks for corals
You have probably heard about the troubles coral reefs are facing and about the detrimental effects of plastic pollution in…
Ecology
Seagrasses reduce the risk of disease outbreaks
Seagrasses are one of humans’ greatest sidekicks. They are nursery areas for many species including commercially important ones, they protect…
Biology Book Review Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Human impacts Modeling
Hard Coral or Macroalgae? Coral Reefs May Have Another Option
Most of the time coral reef communities are discussed, it seems the focus is whether they’re dominated by hard coral…
Biology Book Review Ecology Physiology
Crustaceans are smarter than you think
Ever wondered how your lobster behaves before it reaches your dinner plate? Caribbean spiny lobsters take advantage of a unique…
Biology Book Review Coastal Management
Sea-ing fewer stars: Virus linked to sea star mass die offs.
Sea stars have been dying by the millions on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and now we have an…