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Released: 11-Oct-2021 1:15 PM EDT
The unknown consequences of plastic’s legacy, found in seabirds around the world
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Seabirds from Gough Island in the south Atlantic, Marion Island near Antarctica and the coasts of both Hawaii and Western Australia have a dangerous habit: eating plastic.

Newswise: A new method for predicting the response of ecosystems to marine heatwaves developed by international collaboration
Released: 8-Oct-2021 5:35 PM EDT
A new method for predicting the response of ecosystems to marine heatwaves developed by international collaboration
University of Hong Kong

Marine heatwaves, driven by climate change, are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide.

Released: 8-Oct-2021 5:30 PM EDT
Team discovers invasive-native crayfish hybrids in Missouri
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

In a study of crayfish in the Current River in southeastern Missouri, researchers discovered – almost by chance – that the virile crayfish, Faxonius virilis, was interbreeding with a native crayfish, potentially altering the native’s genetics, life history and ecology.

Released: 8-Oct-2021 12:30 PM EDT
Understanding how a crab’s complex life cycle will respond to climate change
University of Connecticut

For many marine animals, like the Dungeness crab, seasonality and timing are components of complex life cycles, where disruptions can have serious implications for the population.

Released: 7-Oct-2021 6:30 PM EDT
Crayfish and carp among the invasive species pushing lakes towards ecosystem collapse
University of Cambridge

Certain invasive, non-native species can disrupt lakes to the point of rapid ecosystem collapse, contaminating water for drinking, aquaculture and recreation, a new study has found.

Newswise: Something fishy going on? Recent discovery hints at northward shift in fish distribution
Released: 7-Oct-2021 6:20 PM EDT
Something fishy going on? Recent discovery hints at northward shift in fish distribution
University of Tsukuba

The sleeper fish Eleotris oxycephala is found in freshwater streams and estuaries from tropical to temperate zones.

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Released: 6-Oct-2021 1:50 PM EDT
Canadian Scientist Receives University of Oklahoma International Water Prize
University of Oklahoma, Gallogly College of Engineering

Cultural anthropologist Dawn Martin-Hill, Ph.D., has been named the 2022 University of Oklahoma International Water Prize recipient for her commitment to improving water security for the people of the Six Nations of the Grand River, the largest Native reserve in Canada.

Released: 5-Oct-2021 2:15 PM EDT
New fish identified after years in scientific studies
Texas A&M AgriLife

Kevin Conway, Ph.D., is among a team of three who have discovered and classified a fish that has been swimming in the tanks of neuroscientists for years.

Released: 5-Oct-2021 8:40 AM EDT
Study Finds Growing Potential for Toxic Algal Blooms in the Alaskan Arctic
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at which a previously rare phenomenon—widespread blooms of toxic algae—could become more commonplace, potentially threatening a wide range of marine wildlife and the people who rely on local marine resources for food. That is the conclusion of a new study about harmful algal blooms (HABs) of the toxic algae Alexandrium catenella being published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

1-Oct-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Hidden Mangrove Forest in the Yucatan Peninsula Reveals Ancient Sea Levels
University of California San Diego

In a new study, researchers across the University of California system in the United States and researchers in Mexico examine a red mangrove forest that is thriving in fresh water in the Yucatan Peninsula—more than 124 miles from the nearest ocean.

Released: 1-Oct-2021 11:50 AM EDT
URI leads team of researchers awarded $1.5 million NOAA grant
University of Rhode Island

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Penn State University have been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the effects of sea level rise and how it may exacerbate the impact of extreme weather.

Released: 30-Sep-2021 11:10 AM EDT
FSU researchers find endangered species remain vulnerable in some marine-protected areas
Florida State University

Florida State University researchers have found that some marine-protected areas may not work as predicted in safeguarding and conserving endangered species. A team of international researchers found that hawksbill turtles in Brazil are most often searching for food and breeding outside the boundaries of marine-protected areas, which are designated regions of seas, oceans, the Great Lakes and estuaries set aside for conservation purposes.

Released: 29-Sep-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Emergency Expedition Saves Thousands of Diseased Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park
Nova Southeastern University

An emergency response mission to save corals in Dry Tortugas National Park was recently conducted and the results exceeded researchers’ expectations

Newswise: Could Climate Change be Altering the Marine Food Web?
Released: 28-Sep-2021 11:45 AM EDT
Could Climate Change be Altering the Marine Food Web?
Stony Brook University

Research by scientists at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) reveals that climate velocity is affecting where large marine mammals are distributed relative to their prey species, which could have important implications for marine food web dynamics.

Released: 27-Sep-2021 3:40 PM EDT
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution enter partnership to map the world’s ocean
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in recognition of both organisations’ work to advance our understanding of ocean bathymetry. This will complement the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Newswise: Study Says New York Waters may be an Important, Additional Feeding Area for Large Whales
Released: 23-Sep-2021 11:50 AM EDT
Study Says New York Waters may be an Important, Additional Feeding Area for Large Whales
Wildlife Conservation Society

A new study finds that that some large whale species (humpback, fin and minke whales) use the waters off New York and New Jersey as a supplemental feeding area feasting on two different types of prey species.



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