Coastal Management
Are seagrasses our climate change superheroes?
Researchers use satellite data to assess the carbon sequestration potential of seagrass beds in the Bahamas
Tag: Remote Sensing
Physical oceanography
Networking in nature
Plant reproduction strategies may impact their response to sea level rise
Fisheries
Listening in on fishing vessels
Detecting boat noise on offshore reefs may help manage a recovering fishery.
Climate Change
How can remote sensing help estimate blue carbon in intertidal ecosystems?
Maria Laura Zoffoli, Pierre Gernez, Philippe Rosa, Anthony Le Bris, Vittorio E. Brando, Anne-Laure Barillé, Nicolas Harin, Steef Peters, Kathrin…
Biology
Tagging the deepest diving mammal: the Cuvier’s beaked whale
A few years ago, the Cuvier’s beaked whale set the record as the deepest diving mammal. At the time, not…
Remote Sensing
Fluid Lensing: Seeing through the Ocean’s Surface
What would the ocean look like without any water? With NASA’s up and coming FluidCam, we are able to see…
Biological oceanography Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom Remote Sensing
Cyanobacteria invasions… from space?
They may not come from space, but they can be seen from up there! Learn how microscopic plants called cyanobacteria…
Book Review Physical oceanography
12,000 feet under the sea, from space
A pair of scientists have figured out how to track deep ocean currents using gravity measurements from space.
Remote Sensing
Blooming around the world: A story of coccolithophore co-existence
Satellite remote sensing suggests that different phytoplankton species can live in harmony during phytoplankton blooms in the open ocean.
Fisheries
Annual fishing weir catches may be under-reported to the U.N. by Persian Gulf Nations
Scientists from the University of British Columbia who are a part of the Sea Around Us Project use Google Earth…