For centuries scientists have thought of deep-sea pelagic fish as nomadic wanderers. But new results from the ongoing Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystems program have revealed that these fishes may in fact be gathering at features such as ridges or seamounts to spawn.
Researchers have hypothesized that nutrient levels rather than temperature are the main factor controlling the latitudinal bounds of coral reefs, but the issue remains controversial. New results from a South Florida reef survey strongly support this hypothesis, suggesting human activities are reducing the areas where corals can survive.
Researchers are beginning an expedition to explore the spectacular deepwater coral reefs of Florida's Oculina Bank. The team will begin a critically needed monitoring program to complement, and evaluate the effectiveness of, new regulations and enforcement activities in the area.
Despite having to evade hurricane Katrina, a team of scientists returns to port Sunday with new tales from the seafloor beneath the storm's wake. The group has discovered a mysterious visual capability in a deep-sea crab; captured new video of a large, recently discovered squid species; and took clear video of the world's first known fluorescent shark.
A new survey has discovered that South Florida coral reefs pummeled by hurricanes have been scoured free of the devastating invasive seaweed that had been smothering them, though the problem is likely to return and could be exacerbated. Many reefs have also been buried in sand.
Scientists are presenting new experimental evidence in the contentious debate over the main causes of coral reef destruction around the world. Pollution from such sources as sewage and agricultural runoff, rather than overfishing, is the main cause of the coral-smothering spread of seaweed on many reefs.
For almost two decades HARBOR BRANCH has been searching for a deep-sea sponge that harbors a chemical with a remarkable ability to kill cancer cells, but that could not be found in sufficient quantity to allow full exploration of its potential. Now the team has found the animal's secret hideout and collected enough of it to support years of intense research.
There is enormous economic potential to farm raise marine fish, but to date the industry's progress has been slowed by regulatory and technological barriers. On Oct. 9 and 10, scientists will meet at HARBOR BRANCH to discuss new research that has overcome many of those hurdles.
On Sept. 8, researchers will embark on a mission to explore deep-sea sites in the Gulf of Mexico. They will be searching for marine organisms that hold the answers for human maladies ranging from pain and inflammation to cancer and AIDS-related infections.
Using a new lighted jellyfish lure and a unique camera system, researchers are working to reveal for the first time life in the deep sea unaltered by the sound and lights that have been an integral part of most past research there.
HARBOR BRANCH has recently begun a 3-year project to search for new marine animal-derived drugs to treat pancreatic cancer. The work will involve directed research on compounds that have already shown potential for fighting the disease as well as testing thousands of marine organisms to discover promising new compounds.
Why water cooled to just 68 degrees F. can kill massive Florida manatees has always been a mystery. Now, researchers discovered the causes of this "cold stress syndrome." The work could improve treatment for cold-stressed manatees and help officials decide two controversial management issues related to ongoing manatee protection efforts.
On June 25, scientists will meet at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution to study and discuss a deadly heart disease affecting pygmy and dwarf sperm whale populations.
According to recent reports from divers and fishers, coral-smothering non-native seaweed has become so thick on some Florida reefs it is forcing lobsters and fish away.
Today at the Oceans 2002 conference, HARBOR BRANCH bioluminescence expert Dr. Edith Widder will unveil plans for a unique new device for studying the myriad ocean creatures from bacteria to fish that give off chemical-based light, or bioluminescence.
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