Coastal Management The intersecting issues of climate change and human-wildlife conflict We have strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict, but how are they holding up as conditions change?
Behavior The New Technology That is Capturing Giant Squids on Camera Taming monsters does not require brute force, but a change of mind acquired through knowledge and scientific inquiry. And in…
Human impacts Ocean Noise: The Sounds of Loudness Below the surface, the oceans are getting louder. Will this have an impact on our marine animals? A group of…
Policy Holistic management: the vital role of Indigenous Peoples in conservation on the high seas This Indigenous Peoples' Day, consider the role of indigenous and local communities in marine conservation and policy. International governing bodies…
Biodiversity Biology Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Policy Trophic Ecology Peace for Coral Reefs As the world has learned over the past several months, a little solitude goes a long way towards a healthy…
Coral In an Uncertain Future, How Might Corals Survive? Scleractinian corals form the framework for reef ecosystems but are increasingly threatened. By looking at the coral fossil record, scientists…
Conservation VaquitaCPR: Trying to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal What do you do when the species you’ve been working to save from extinction is down to fewer than 30…
deep sea Hotspots of geology, biology, and economic interest There is growing interest to exploit the resources of deep-sea hydrothermal vents to support the demand for electronic manufacturing. We…
Plastic Pollution Menacing microplastics hamper hermit crab choices How can little bits of plastic in the ocean impact a hermit crab's ability to make decisions? Microplastics can be…
Ecology Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks Why do narwhals have tusks that make them look like unicorns? As climate change continues, what is the fate of…
Fisheries Invasive Species Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries Invasive species are a global phenomenon, and have been since modern human society became a global phenomenon. Many of them…
Coastal Management Protections with a bite: Are toothed whales sheltered by South African Marine Protected Areas? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often put into place to protect biodiversity and essential fish stocks, but toothed whales are…
Conservation Of Wildfires and Oceans Wildfires are all over the news, from California to Australia, but do these terrestrial events have any impact on ocean…
Conservation Ensuring that coral reefs sound like home What does a coral reef sound like? The answer is more important than you might think. By playing the sounds…
Conservation Fisheries Human impacts Sharkbites Saturday Sharks vs. Fishing Vessels: The fatal overlap Article Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E. Humphries, et al. Nature…
Sharkbites Saturday In the hot seat: Hot spots for pelagic shark movement reflect hot spots for commercial longline fisheries in the North Atlantic. Check out the latest from Matt Larsen about shark habitat around the globe, and how these areas overlap with fishing…
Sharkbites Saturday Citizen Science and Undersea Stars: The Value of Photographs to Global Megafauna Biology Check out this article about how tourist pictures of whale sharks are helping scientists learn about whale shark populations around…
Biology Sea snakes join the dark side to cope with pollution Black sea snakes are more common in contaminated sites. Why?
Book Review Plastic Paper or plastic? Policies inspired by research to find a solution to plastic pollution Paper or plastic? In a lot of grocery stores, this is an innocent question, but recently it’s become a controversial…
Conservation Current connections: how far away coastlines influence marine reserves A research team used a state-of-the-art model to map how four remote Marine Protected Areas are connected to the surrounding…