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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Forecasting the Future of Southern Ocean Ecosystems

by Rebecca Owen 26 March 202526 March 2025

A new ensemble of marine ecosystem models aims to improve understanding of how climate change will affect the waters surrounding Antarctica.

Close up view of a cylindrical yellow ocean temperature sensor affixed to a green fishing net sitting on a metal surface, with a fish lying flat beside the sensor
Posted inScience Updates

The Moana Project Braids Tradition and Science for a More Sustainable Ocean

by João Marcos Azevedo Correia de Souza, Julie Jakoboski, Jonathan Gardner, Maui Hudson and Malene Felsing 31 May 202424 September 2024

Scientists and Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand are gathering knowledge on marine conditions and ecosystems to protect livelihoods and help ensure a sustainable future for the blue economy.

One orange fish chases another in water.
Posted inNews

Young Salmon in British Columbia Are Getting Bigger

by Carolyn Wilke 12 February 202412 February 2024

A rediscovered catalog of sockeye scales gave researchers access to century-old fish DNA.

Two men on a boat empty shrimp and other sea creatures out of a large net, which hangs above them and drips water.
Posted inNews

Bottom Trawling Shreds the Seafloor. It May Also Be a Huge Source of Carbon Emissions.

by Max Graham, Grist 24 January 202424 January 2024

Dragging nets along the ocean bed wrecks marine life, but researchers can’t agree on how bad it is for the climate.

A boxy remotely operated vehicle is lowered by crew in yellow hard hats into the ocean off CCGS Amundsen.
Posted inNews

Local Fishers Help Uncover Coral Clinging to Underwater Cliffs

by Andrew Chapman 6 December 20236 December 2023

Their knowledge led to more accurate seafloor maps and a hidden trove of biodiversity in the Labrador Sea.

Imagen de peces capturados con colores azules y plateados
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Las protecciones marinas no afectan la captura de peces en México

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 July 202326 July 2023

La captura de especies como el atún y el pez espada no disminuyeron después de que un área marina protegida del tamaño del estado de Nueva York fuera establecida en las costas de México en 2017.

A red tide washes over a Florida beach.
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Florecimientos de algas nocivas: nada bueno, solo lo malo y lo feo

by James E. Silliman 20 July 202320 July 2023

Diversos factores humanos y naturales están generando florecimientos de algas nocivas cada vez más frecuentes y prolongados. Estudios recientes han comenzado a revelar la magnitud del problema y nos informan sobre soluciones potenciales.

Silver-colored fish with blue and yellow markings lie in a pile after being caught.
Posted inNews

Marine Protection Does Not Affect Fish Catches in Mexico

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 13 July 202326 July 2023

Catches of species such as tuna and swordfish did not decrease after a marine protected area the size of New York State was established off the coast of Mexico in 2017.

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Posted inNews

Warming Waters Drive Some Mariners to Piracy

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 June 202312 June 2023

As fish production waxes and wanes with climate change, so too does the risk of maritime piracy in East Africa and the South China Sea.

Maps showing the composite average of “open” and “closed valve” conditions for the Labrador Current.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Gulf Stream Closes the Valve of the Labrador Current

by Takeyoshi Nagai 17 March 202316 March 2023

Virtual particles released in the Labrador Current revealed that the westward penetration of the current into the shelf seas is inhibited by warm core rings emanating from the Gulf Stream.

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