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Illustration of a boat sailing across a black background with colorful plankton in its wake
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Plankton Biodiversity Mapped Globally

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 November 2019

A team of scientists sailed around the world to catalog the diversity of plankton species in the ocean. Their findings have important economic implications as climate warms.

Map of the present-day Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network, showing moorings, ships of opportunity, and time series measurements currently in the network
Posted inScience Updates

Progress and Planning in Understanding Ocean Acidification

by J. A. Newton, F. Chai and M. Dai 18 July 2019

The 4th Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) International Workshop; Hangzhou, China, 14–17 April 2019

A seal with a radio transmitter on its head surfaces in the ocean
Posted inScience Updates

Designing the Global Observing System for Marine Life

by P. Miloslavich, N. Bax and E. Satterthwaite 26 June 2019

Identifying the Backbone of a Global Observing System for Marine Life and Planning Its Implementation for the Next Decade; Santa Barbara, California, 5–7 March 2019

Black sea bass swimming above a coral reef
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Global Warming Hits Marine Life Hardest

by Mary Caperton Morton 2 May 2019

The lack of thermal refugia in the ocean means marine life has nowhere to escape from rising sea temperatures.

Sea grass wafting in an underwater landscape.
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Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Carbon-Storing Sea Grass

by N. Lanese 17 January 2018

A new model predicts that as ocean temperatures rise, carbon-storing sea grass may disappear and even go extinct in some ecosystems.

This visualization shows water level changes as Hurricane Georges moves into the Caribbean Sea in 1998.
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A Test Bed for Coastal and Ocean Modeling

by R. A. Luettich Jr., L. D. Wright, C. R. Nichols, R. Baltes, M. A. M. Friedrichs, A. Kurapov, A. van der Westhuysen, K. Fennel and E. Howlett 4 August 201715 August 2017

An ocean modeling program is improving our ability to predict circulation along the U.S. West Coast, dead zones and other coastal ecosystem responses, and storm surges in island environments.

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Survival of Young Sardines Flushed Out to Open Ocean

by J. Rosen 4 March 20154 March 2015

Despite favorable conditions within eddies and streamers that form ideal habitats for larval sardines, the young fish may not survive when flushed into the open ocean.

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