Conservation Where there are birds… there are whales? You've probably heard that where there's smoke, there's fire. A new study shows a similar connection between whales and birds.
Human impacts Industrialized shipping (literally) impacts whale sharks The world’s largest fish suffered a mysterious decline. Researchers embarked on a global tracking project to find out why. Reference:…
Policy Dynamic Ocean Management: Saving Whales and Shipping Responsibly This new study examines how blue whales can be protected while still using marine resources via dynamic ocean management.
Ecology Hazards Human impacts Pollution The disastrous effects of an oil spill: A tale of Mauritius vs. MV Wakashio Does Mauritius ring a bell? This tiny Indian Ocean Island was hit by the worst oil spill it had ever…
Policy Sea Ice How do we navigate a climate-changed sea? By getting Inuit perspectives on the map. Climate change is impacting the waters of Arctic Canada. As ice cover declines, interest in using these routes for international…
Biology Coral Invasion in the Gulf of Mexico The black sun coral is "invading" the Gulf! Once settled, it could out-compete other benthic epifauna and change the dynamic…