Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world
Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local ...
Tag: Oceanography
Algal symbiosis could shed light on dark ocean
Credit: Ryan Kerney/Gettysburg College New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander ...
Surface clean-up technology won’t solve ocean plastic problem
Credit: Making Oceans Plastic Free Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, ...
New method lets scientists peer deeper into ocean
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean's depths, establishing an ...
Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What’s in your shellfish?
New UCI-led study finds coastal urbanization increases contamination in seafoodCredit: Michelangelo Pignani Irvine, Calif., July 30, 2020 -- The first ...
Sea slugs: discovering other inhabitants in the Barcelona coasts
City catalogue of opisthobranchsCredit: Miquel Pontes, VIMAR Study Group A study on marine biodiversity has identified seventy-three species of sea ...
Newer PFAS compound detected for first time in Arctic seawater
Credit: Hanna Joerss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in many household products and food packages, have raised concerns because ...
Decreased iron levels in seawater make mussels loosen their grip
Credit: Jonathan Wilker Mussels secrete sticky plaques that help them attach to wet surfaces, such as rocks on the beach. ...
Deep sea microbes dormant for 100 million years are hungry and ready to multiply
Credit: Image: JAMSTEC KINGSTON, R.I., -- July 28, 2020 -- For decades, scientists have gathered ancient sediment samples from below ...
Massive seagrass die-off leads to widespread erosion in a California estuary
Following an unprecedented estuary-wide collapse of the seagrasses in Morro Bay, scientists documented extensive erosion and geomorphological changes, which may ...
New depth map of the Arctic Ocean
The IBCAO 4.0 bathymetric chartCredit: Stockholm University (Sweden) An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map ...
Ocean features and changes in the past are explored to anticipate future climate
A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) provides a detailed description of the climate changes taking place ...
Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures
Credit: David A. Paz-GarcÃa Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in ...
Discovery of first active seep in Antarctica provides new understanding of methane cycle
Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is ...
Florida harmful algal blooms produce multiple toxins detrimental to human health
Cyanobacterial blooms released downstream from Lake Okeechobee coincided with red tides placing Florida's west coast in a toxic viceCredit: Paul ...
NOAA names University of Miami to lead cooperative institute
Awarded up to $310 million over the course of five years, potential for renewal for another five years based on ...
Breakthrough in studying ancient DNA from Doggerland that separates the UK from Europe
Credit: Dr Martin Bates, UWTSD Thousands of years ago the UK was physically joined to the rest of Europe through ...
Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganeseCredit: Hang Yu/Caltech Caltech microbiologists have discovered bacteria that feed ...
A new look at deep-sea microbes
UD study looks at life inside and outside of seafloor hydrocarbon seepsCredit: Graphic by Jeffrey C. Chase Microbial cells are ...
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...