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Tag: disease

Want to raise healthy fish? Try adding garlic.
Aquaculture

Want to raise healthy fish? Try adding garlic.

A familiar, stinky vegetable may have an unexpected role in helping expand aquaculture.
August 10, 2021 Ellie Oldach
Getting warmer – How will climate change shape 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,…
January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Kristin Huizenga
Are marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19?
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.
January 11, 2021January 14, 2021 Julia Zeh
Follow the breadcrumbs: Sponges show how some animals clean up viruses
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…
April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
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…
February 10, 2020September 26, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
Sea-sick – Examining ocean diseases through literature
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…
December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Jellyfish Blooms Could Increase the Risk of Bacteria-Spread Illnesses in Humans and Marine Animals
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…
November 27, 2019November 28, 2019 Ashley Mickens
Plastics increase disease risks for corals
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…
February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Ashley Marranzino
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…
March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Megan Chen
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…
January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
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…
February 27, 2015February 27, 2015 Sean Anderson
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…
December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 Sarah Giltz

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