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Pollution: Learning the Limits for Marine Species
April 11, 2013 — Work by biologists and marine scientists over the past 10 years has covered such commercial resources as shrimp, scallops, herring and cod. Establishing tolerance levels for these and other species ... > full story -
Goosefish Capture Small Puffins Over Deep Water of Northwest Atlantic
April 10, 2013 — A recent study has shown that bottom-dwelling goosefish, also known as monkfish, prey on dovekies, a small Arctic seabird and the smallest member of the puffin family. To understand how this ... > full story -
Scientists Use Islands to Gauge Rainfall's Effect on Landscapes
April 10, 2013 — Researchers have used volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape ... > full story -
'Sustainable Fishing' Certification Too Lenient and Discretionary
April 10, 2013 — The certification of seafood as “sustainable” by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and discretionary, a study by a consortium of researchers has ... > full story -
Great White Sharks Scavenging on Dead Whales
April 10, 2013 — Biologists have explored the behaviors of Great white sharks scavenging on dead whales in South Africa. The team documented as many as 40 different sharks scavenging on a carcass over the course of a ... > full story -
Research Enables Fishermen to Harvest Lucrative Shellfish on Georges Bank
April 10, 2013 — New scientific understanding of toxic algal blooms on Georges Bank, along with an at-sea and dockside testing protocol, has allowed fishermen to harvest ocean quahogs and surf clams in these offshore ... > full story -
Pottery Reveals Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish
April 10, 2013 — Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic ... > full story -
Ocean Nutrients a Key Component of Future Change, Say Scientists
April 10, 2013 — Variations in nutrient availability in the world’s oceans could be a vital component of future environmental change, according to a new review ... > full story -
Surf's Up: Turbulence Tells Sea Urchins to Settle Down
April 9, 2013 — Tumbling in the waves as they hit a rocky shore tells purple sea urchin larvae it's time to settle down and look for a spot to grow into an adult, researchers at have ... > full story -
Scientists Seek Sea Urchin's Secret to Surviving Ocean Acidification
April 9, 2013 — Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key to this ability to deal with higher ... > full story
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