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The Ocean Conservancy News
- Thu, 02 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000: How Ambush Predators Rule the Waves - Ocean Conservancy
Learn about these stealthy hunters of the sea
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- Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000: All About Gag Grouper - Ocean Conservancy
Learn about what makes gag grouper special, vulnerable and why they need our help
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- Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000: Why is This Sea Cucumber Called a Headless Chicken Monster? - Ocean Conservancy
Meet this pink sea-through fantasia
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- Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000: Let’s Talk About Tarpon - Ocean Conservancy
These prehistoric fish are large and in charge
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- Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000: Meet the Surgeonfish - Ocean Conservancy
These little fish are unsung heroes in sustaining our coral reefs
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The Open Channels News
- Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:24:24 +0000: Artificial light may be changing marine ecosystems - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
Editor’s note: Artificial light at night (ALAN) – whose undesirable effects are more colloquially referred to as light pollution – has long been known to affect sea turtles. Numerous studies document that adult sea turtles avoid nesting on artificially-lit beaches and artificial lights on land draw newly-hatched sea turtles away from the ocean, leading to […] - Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:46:42 +0000: Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
Study shows few downsides to incorporating climate change in ocean planning Researchers map ocean areas that can protect biodiversity, help fisheries, AND provide carbon benefits Most ocean use revenues go to small number of corporations New satellites will track global carbon and methane emissions Climate change already making equator too warm for many marine species […] - Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:54:48 +0000: The EBM Toolbox: Resources for the sustainable financing of marine protected areas - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
An update to this Skimmer article was published in January 2022 as an OCTO blog Resources for the sustainable financing of marine protected areas. - Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:41:23 +0000: Perspective: Marine ecosystem-based management and wicked problems require incrementalism, not command and control - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
By Jon Hare, NOAA Fisheries Editor’s note: Jon Hare is the Science and Research Director of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in the US. He oversees science related to NOAA Fisheries mission in the Northeast region (Maine to North Carolina) including marine fisheries, aquaculture, protected species, habitat, and ecosystem science. NOAA […] - Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:18:58 +0000: How much did the COVID-19 pandemic quiet the oceans? - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
Editor’s note: Anthropogenic noise in the ocean – from ships, sonar, construction, oil wells, windfarms, seismic surveys, and other activities – harms marine animals ranging from marine mammals to fish to invertebrates. Ocean noise has been documented to: Increase egg and larval mortality, cause developmental delays, slow growth rates, and increase bodily malformations Cause temporary […]
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution News
- Thu, 02 May 2024 18:23:36 +0000: For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionNew research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
- Thu, 02 May 2024 13:58:18 +0000: Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionHuman activities account for a substantial amount - anywhere from 20% to more than 60% - of toxic thallium that has entered the Baltic Sea over the past 80 years, according to new research by scientists affiliated with WHOI and other institutions.
- Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:45:49 +0000: WHOI Physical Oceanographer publishes peer-reviewed book about the Indian Ocean - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionThe Indian Ocean and Its Role in the Global Climate System takes a deep dive into warming trends and extreme weather events
- Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:46:21 +0000: Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health Receives Additional Five Years of Funding - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced that the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will receive funding to continue operating the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH).
- Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:01:29 +0000: A new tagging method for fragile marine species - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionNewly developed bioadhesive sensors (BIMS) are effective and less invasive than traditional tagging. Scientists can attach them with a thin layer of dried-hydrogel in less than 20 seconds.
