Tag: ocean
Ecology
Pollutants rapidly changing the waters near Ieodo Island
There has been frequent occurrence of red tides in coastal waters around Korea....
Research
Two months at sea to explore the Southern Ocean's contribution...
The Southern Ocean, which surrounds the Antarctic continent, south of the Atlantic,...
Research
Oceanographers have an explanation for the Arctic's puzzling...
Since the 1970s, researchers have observed a peculiar pattern in the Arctic: In...
Ecology
Recovery of an endangered Caribbean coral from parrotfish...
Some parrotfish species also occasionally graze coral—a behavior known as corallivory.
Ecology
Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan's...
Over 75% of the plastics found in the samples were made from polyethylene
Ecology
Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in the Pacific Ocean is a trap for...
Humans produce more than 400 million tons of plastic each year
Ecology
Hazardous pollution: microplastics discovered in the air...
As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking...
Ecology
CRISPR helps researchers uncover how corals adjust to warming...
Nobel Prize-winning technology can be deployed to guide conservation efforts for...
Ecology
The most consumed species of mussels contain microplastics...
The Bayreuth team investigated the microplastic load of four mussel species
Fishing sector
NOAA Enforcement deploys remotely operated vehicles to...
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement deploys ROVs to inspect offshore lobster gear.
Subsea Technology
WHOI reveals upgrades to iconic submersible Alvin
One of the world’s most prolific research submersibles will put 99% of the ocean...
Ecology
Research expedition begins to measure world’s largest system...
Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery has departed Southampton to measure one of the...
Ecology
Study: Seaweed-munching crabs could help save coral reefs
Herbivorous crabs can be used as another tool for coral reef restoration.
Ecology
Scientists organize to tackle crisis of coral bleaching
An international consortium of scientists has created the first-ever common framework...
Ecology
U.S. coral reefs’ health assessed for the first time on...
Condition status score is ‘fair,’ but reefs are vulnerable and declining
Autonomous Shipping
NOAA chooses DriX USV to help build the next generation...
The autonomous solution is expected to be put to sea by mid-2021.
