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Marine Biology
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Jan 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Coral Disease Threatens Hawaiian Corals
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Another outbreak of coral disease has damaged the reefs of Kane’ohe Bay, O’ahu. In March 2010, an outbreak of acute Montipora White Syndrome (MWS) destroyed over 100 colonies of rice coral, Montipora capitata. The same diseaseJan 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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People
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SEJ’s Shark Attack: “Humankind at Its Worst”
Emily Tripp Senior Writer The ‘breakfast breakout session’ titled “Shark Attack: ‘Human Kind at Its Worst’” at the SEJ Conference on Saturday was composed of a group of four people, passionate about sharks. The session title came from impressive words from Jean-Michel CousteauOct 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Jean-Michel Cousteau: “Protect the ocean and you protect yourself.”
Emily Tripp Marine Science Today Senior Writer Jean-Michel Cousteau made an appearance at the Society of Environmental Journalists Conference in Miami this year. He, along with his family, spoke at the opening night about his legendary father Jacques-Yves Cousteau, andOct 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Physical Oceanography
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Decrease in Sea Ice Increases Harp Seal Mortality Rates
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Over the last 32 years, warming in the North Atlantic has dramatically reduced winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds. According to a new study from Duke University, this has led to a sharpJan 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Coral Disease Threatens Hawaiian Corals
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Another outbreak of coral disease has damaged the reefs of Kane’ohe Bay, O’ahu. In March 2010, an outbreak of acute Montipora White Syndrome (MWS) destroyed over 100 colonies of rice coral, Montipora capitata. The same diseaseJan 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Policy
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World Oceans Summit 2012
Emily Tripp Senior Writer The Economist’s World Oceans Summit will begin one month from today, from February 22 to 24, in Singapore. The Summit will be chaired by John Micklethwait, Editor-in-chief of The Economist and will focus on how theJan 22, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Saving Whales by Creating Harvest Quotas
Emily Tripp Senior Writer An economist and two marine scientists have suggested that we could save whales by creating tradable harvest quotas. Every year, anti-whaling nonprofit organizations spend nearly $25 million on efforts to end commercial whaling. Unfortunately, every year,Jan 18, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Technology
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Bacterial Carbon Fixation in Dark Ocean Depths
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer The biological process of carbon fixation plays indispensable roles at the primary level of ecosystems and in the world’s carbonic cycle. Where there is sufficient sunlight to drive photosynthesis, the process bySep 08, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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PC World Finds a Great Win 7 Theme Pack for Ocean Lovers
PC World magazine regularly reviews new screensavers and theme packs and they’ve found one that has some great HD images of marine life for your Windows 7 computer. Check out the review by Kim Saccio-Kent and use the download linkMay 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other
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Number of Whale Sightings Already High in 2012
Emily Tripp Senior Writer In just the first two weeks of the New Year it is clear that the number of whale sightings will be much higher than previous years. To start, the annual southward migration of gray whales beganJan 11, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Satellite Data to Protect Bluefin Tuna
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Scientists from the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) have developed a new model that will track bluefin tuna on a daily basis through satellite remote sensing data. This model provides the first overall view ofNov 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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Risk Factors of Maine Lobster Boom
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer Authentic Maine lobster is considered by many to be an unparalleled seafood dining experience. Despite estimations that a large percentage of “Maine lobster” sold worldwide doesn’t actually originate from the Maine coast, these crustaceans have been the enduring cornerstone of the state’s seafood industry. Lobstering here has [...]
Aug 29, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Plesiosaurs’ Live Birth
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer There is a tendency to identify viviparity, that is, giving birth rather than laying an egg, as a trait exclusively characteristic of mammals. However, just as there are examples of egg laying mammals (the platypus, to name one), cases of live birth can be seen across multiple classes [...]
Aug 28, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
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The Latest from Taiji, Japan
Senior Writer Emily Tripp Next Thursday (Sept 1) is the official start of the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. While the documentary, The Cove, exposed this secret when it was released in 2009. Ric O’Barry spent ten years of his life capturing and training dolphins; however, he has spent the last 38 years working [...]
Aug 27, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Seafood Labeling Fraud: Chilean Sea Bass
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Clemson University population biologist Peter Marko and his colleagues Holly Nance and Kimberly Guynn, have found discrepancies among certified Chilean sea bass. Some fish sold in stores do not come from areas that are certified as sustainable. What’s worse is that some fish are not even Chilean sea bass at all. [...]
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Human Sewage Responsible for “Threatened” Status of Caribbean Elkhorn Coral
Emily Tripp Senior Writer The cause of white pox disease of Caribbean elkhorn coral has finally been revealed. A group of researchers from Rollins College in Florida and the University of Georgia has determined that human sewage is responsible for this fatal pathogen. Their study was recently published in PLoS ONE. Elkhorn coral used to [...]
Aug 22, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Latest Model Indicates Ice Caps Can Recover
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer Today, the body of evidence that points towards the climate change driven melting of the polar ice caps is substantial, and continues to grow. The environmental implications of this process have been consistently shown to be severe, and the problems associated with the subsequent rise in sea levels [...]
Aug 21, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Marine Park Makes a Full Recovery
Emily Tripp Senior Writer According to researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a marine reserve and wildlife park near the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula is the most robust reserve in the world. This ten-year analysis Cabo Pulmo National Park (CPNP) was published in PLoS ONE and revealed that the [...]
Aug 19, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Hydrogen “Fuel Cells” in the Deep Ocean
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology and the Cluster of Excellence MARUM recently discovered mussels living near hydrothermal vents that have their own “fuel cells.” Their results were published in the current issue of Nature. These real-life fuel cells are in the form of symbiotic bacteria whose energy [...]
Aug 17, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Puffins’ Migration Mystery Begins to Unravel
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer The Atlantic Puffin is a species of monogamous seabird with a long history in the arts and culture, thanks to its distinctive appearance and unique habits during mating season. During the summer months breeding pairs can be found sparsely distributed throughout northeastern America, as far north as [...]
Aug 10, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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Things to Keep in Mind While You’re Watching Shark Week
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Discovery channel’s “Shark Week” has been going strong for 24 summers. It has gained more than 20 million viewers every year since 1995. While it’s safe to say that this series promotes shark education, there are many who worry that there isn’t enough emphasis on conservation. With show titles like “Rogue Sharks”, “Killer Sharks” [...]
Aug 04, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
