Biological oceanography
Deep-dwellers of the sea affected by clouds in the sky
Plankton and fish daily vertical migrations are affected by cloud shadows, a previously undescribed phenomenon.
Tag: migration
Biological oceanography
Measurements of zooplankton breathing, pooping & peeing? Oh my!
While tiny in nature, zooplankton are important in regulating carbon in the ocean. Read on to learn how!
Conservation
Gray whales not in great shape
Research reveals waning body conditions in gray whales as high mortality period continues.
Behavior
Cookiecutter sharks chomp on everything, everywhere
From deep-sea crabs to large apex predators near the surface, nothing seems to escape the sharp jaws of cookiecutter sharks.
Sea Turtles
Where do baby sea turtles go?
Where do baby sea turtles go after hatching on the beach and heading out towards sea? New tracking technology is…
Behavior
The Natural GPS Ability of Sharks
How are sharks able to migrate so precisely across long-distances in the ocean? This question has long puzzled scientists. New…
Behavior
Mysterious Wintertime Travels of Black Guillemots Revealed in Canada
The Black Guillemot is a plump little seabird that lives along the Atlantic coast from the Arctic to the Gulf…
Behavior
There and back again: Uncovering the mysteries of gray whale migration
Gray whales undertake one of the longest migrations of any animal, swimming 12,000 miles round-trip between their northern feeding grounds…
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…
Sea Turtles
Are you jelly? Citizen scientists find jellyfish to help sea turtles
The largest leatherback ever recorded weighed 2,019 pounds, and yet this behemoth lives on a diet composed almost entirely of…
Sharkbites Saturday
Tracking the Bay’s Rays: Cownose ray migration along the Atlantic coast
If you’ve ever tickled the back of a stingray in an aquarium’s touch tank, you’ve likely introduced yourself to a…
Sharkbites Saturday
Homebodies on the move: Documenting partial seasonal migration in mature nurse sharks
If I asked you to name a migrating shark, you might list pelagic ocean rovers like the white (Carcharodon carcharias),…
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…
Sharkbites Saturday
The Great Migration: Blacktip Sharks
Over ten thousand sharks gather off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida in one of the most impressive migrations in…
Human impacts
Crude oil cripples sandpiper flights
Maggini, I., L.V. Kennedy, A. Macmillan, K.H. Elliott, K. Dean, and C.G. Guglielmo. 2017. Light oiling of feathers increases flight…
Biology
Candidate compass genes in fish
A team of American researchers use next-generation sequencing to ask: "magnetoreception, how does it work?"
Book Review
Beyond Florida-bound: Birds tweak their winter travel plans in response to climate change
Seabirds are switching up their annual winter travels in response to climate change...read on to discover how researchers used museum…
Evolution
Swashbuckling spiders sailed the high seas
Long before the Vikings reached North America, a group of coastal spiders was already sailing around the world using prevailing…
Behavior Book Review Coral Ecology Evolution Parasitism Seagrass
Grunts and Gnathiids: One Fish’s Daily Migration to Escape Parasites?
Animals move for a number of reasons. The French grunt leaves the coral reefs at night for seagrass. A group…
Fisheries
You look like your mom: parental effects in Atlantic salmon
In honour of our Mother's Day theme week, we'll look at how the environment experienced by parents during reproduction and…