Marine Conservation

Aerial photographs are a great way to collect images of marine species in order to analyze their distribution patterns. Distinguishing…

Fisheries managers have begun a shift from attempting to protect individual fish species to protecting entire ecosystems. Marine Protected Areas…

Rising ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs, but a new thermal tolerant algae could help.

Tigers, pandas, and orangutans are the poster children of endangered species, but marine animals have started to join their ranks.…

Biology Ecology

Whale sharks have become an increasingly popular tourist attraction, but much of their life history remains largely unknown. This study…

Not all starfish are cute! The crown-of-thorns starfish has been eating all the coral on the Great Barrier Reef! Researchers…

When discussing the value of an ecosystem, tensions run high. Some people evaluate ecosystems with heavy emphasis on non-use values,…

Biology Ecology

Scientists found an octopus that guards its eggs for the longest period ever recorded. The super mother was filmed for…

A recent study at the global scale suggests that there are two distinct populations of whale shark (Indo-Pacific and Atlantic…

Biology

It can actually work! A recent multidisciplinary study combining genetics and modeling conducted in the marine protected area of Torre…