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Ancient Civilizations Reveal Ways to Manage Fisheries for Sustainability
March 23, 2012 — In the search for sustainability of the ocean's fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past. Marine scientists reconstructed fisheries yields over seven centuries of ... > full story -
One Solution to Global Overfishing Found
March 19, 2012 — A new study indicates that "co-management" -- a collaborative arrangement between local communities, conservation groups, and governments -- provides one solution to a vexing global problem: ... > full story -
Rising Ocean Temperatures Harm Protected Coral Reefs
March 15, 2012 — Special conservation zones known as marine protected areas provide many direct benefits to fisheries and coral reefs. However, such zones appear to offer limited help to corals in their battle ... > full story -
Global Warming Threat to Coral Reefs: Can Some Species Adapt?
March 10, 2012 — Coral reefs are among the ecosystems most severely threatened by global warming, but hopeful new evidence has emerged that some coral species may be able to adapt to warmer oceans. Researchers now ... > full story -
A Test of the Senses in the Search for a 'Shoal Mate'
March 8, 2012 — Young coral reef fish use sounds, smells and visual cues to find their nursery grounds, according to new research. By testing how young French grunts (a common fish in Curaçao and throughout ... > full story -
Counting Reef Sharks With Cameras: 'Chum Cam' Underwater Video Survey Shows That Reef Sharks Thrive in Marine Reserves
March 8, 2012 — Scientists have used video cameras to count Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) inside and outside marine reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef in the Caribbean Sea. Using survey data ... > full story -
Ocean Acidification Rate May Be Unprecedented, Study Says
March 1, 2012 — The world's oceans may be turning acidic faster today from human carbon emissions than they did during four major extinctions in the last 300 million years, when natural pulses of carbon sent global ... > full storyMore: -
Breaking Up Isn't Hard to Do: The Secret Lives of Corals on Dark and Stormy Nights
March 1, 2012 — Forming a unique part of the animal kingdom, corals have built the only living entity visible from space: the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists have recently discovered a previously unknown reproductive ... > full story -
Coral Reef Study Traces Indirect Effects of Overfishing
February 27, 2012 — A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya has found dramatic effects of overfishing that could threaten the long-term health of the ... > full story -
Coral-Eating Sea Star Invaders Turn out to Be Locals
February 21, 2012 — Researchers have disproven the secondary outbreak hypothesis in the Central Pacific. One of the greatest biological threats to tropical coral reefs can be a population outbreak of crown-of-thorns ... > full story
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