Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
A study conducted by the University of Georgia found plastic microfibers in the stool of wild South American fur seals. The team examined stool from 51 fur seals and found that 67 %...
Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Fish ear bones are being used as a forensic tool to reveal where illegally introduced fish originated from. State biologists in Montana found two illegally introduced walleyes in Sw...
Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Despite a global ban on the use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in 2004, the chemicals persist in the environment and have accumulated up the food chain. High levels of PCBs hav...
Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Salmon, sharks, and cod are suffering cognitive problems and disorientation from high carbon dioxide levels. Gases like this dissolve better in colder, deeper waters. The problem is...
Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Just how do burrowing clams create such tight spaces? Giant clams display colourful, algae-packed frills that emerges from cracks in coral reefs, making them a favourite adornment f...
Weekly Ocean News
Biodiversity
Cleaner shrimp are the dental hygienists of the reef. They pick parasites, food scraps and dead skin off passing predators, even climbing into their mouths without, somehow, getting eaten. It turn...
Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Scientists are calling for fishing regulations to help save the Amazon forest. Why? Brazil's Pantanal is a floodplain the size of Washington State, which spends half the year underw...