Ocean News
Angela Messina | Jul 24, 2012 9:15 AM
Studying the effects of lowered predation in the coral reefs of Tabuaeran Atoll in the west-central Pacific, Dr. Douglas McCauley from the University of California, Berkeley, was surprised to see that more nocturnal fish with large eyes were emerging during the day.
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Angela Messina | Jul 23, 2012 11:27 AM
Scottish Natural Heritage and the University of Exeter are using satellite tags to track the movements of eight basking sharks in the water surrounding the Scottish islands Coll and Tiree.
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Angela Messina | Jul 20, 2012 11:30 AM
Research conducted at Portland State University indicates higher levels of caffeine in certain parts of the Pacific ocean off the Oregon coastline.
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Angela Messina | Jul 20, 2012 9:11 AM
A new study carried out by geologist Dr. Scott Bryan of the Queensland University of Technology indicates that volcanic eruptions in the southwest Pacific have a significant impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s biodiversity and, in fact, may have even contributed to its creation.
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Angela Messina | Jul 19, 2012 6:55 PM
Following five fatal attacks by sharks in the last 10 months, the Western Australian fisheries minister, Norman Moore, is now questioning whether great white sharks deserve their protected status.
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Angela Messina | Jul 19, 2012 9:02 AM
An overnight engineer at the New England Aquarium in Boston noticed blood on the floor in the seal area, before realizing that one of the seals was in the midst of giving birth. She called for veterinary backup and that night, Ursula, the mother, gave birth to a new pup.
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Angela Messina | Jul 17, 2012 11:26 AM
The United Kingdom has agreed to fund two new research projects that focus on using unmanned submarines to map and monitor the sea floor. The two projects will receive £720,000 ($1,125,720 USD) total in funding.
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Matt J. Weiss | Jul 16, 2012 11:17 AM
Roger Bradbury writes that it's too late to save the reefs in an or-ed for the New York Times.
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Angela Messina | Jul 13, 2012 9:14 AM
Korea may be changing its plans to begin whaling for scientific research, which they recently announced plans to do at the annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting.
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Angela Messina | Jul 12, 2012 7:52 PM
The presence of the plastic Bisphenol A (BPA) causes fish to indiscriminately court fish of other species, according to a study conducted by Jessica Ward of the University of Minnesota.
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