The aquatic life of the San Pedro Mártir River in Tabasco, Mexico, finds refuge in the submerged roots of the red mangrove forests. Credit: Octavio…
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Corals found in an area of the ocean with extremely high levels of Carbon Dioxide in the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines. Credit: University…
Experimental set-up of mesocosms at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Credit: Chris Jury, HIMB Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex, and…
The cultivation reactor that was used as the base of the model. Credit: Meiron Zollmann A new study by Tel Aviv University and University of…
Measurements of light intensity (white lines) and zooplankton abundance (black line) with ocean depth (z, in meters) show that when cloud shadows prevent sunlight from…
This image shows fish and coral. Credit: Tyler Eddy Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more.…
The dispersal of the Vishnuonyx otters from the Indian subcontinent to Africa and Europe about 13 million years ago. The star (HAM 4) shows the…
Bluefin tuna, a long-lived migratory species that accumulates mercury as it ages, can be used as a global barometer of the heavy metal and the…
New research indicates that baited shark diving can influence tiger shark social behavior. Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric…
The shell of the brachiopod Discinisca tenuis is hard and brittle but becomes soft and flexible when exposed to water. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory An…
Seadragons (Phyllopetryx taeniolatus) live off the coast in western and southern Australia. An international team involving evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer from the University of Konstanz…
A recently hatched bowfin larva facing to the left as seen through a microscope. Credit: M. Brent Hawkins International team of researchers sequence genome of…
A gravid female krill, meaning she is carrying thousands of eggs and ready to spawn. Credit: Langdon Quetin Climate conditions play a significant role in…
Scientists prepare to collect near-bottom water aboard the R/V Pelican to verify oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic…
The common cuttlefish is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. Credit: © Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and…
KAUST researchers are exploring the use of probiotic bacteria to boost the survival of corals after bleaching events. Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Morgan Bennett Smith…
The striped shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes) is a small crab found all along the West Coast of North America, and it is extremely abundant in…
Marine Ecologist Surprised To Find “Critically Endangered” Giant Sea Bass Thriving in Mexican Waters
I was looking at the seafloor, focused on identifying fish species as I normally did when diving off of the California coast, when suddenly I…
Hypoxic ocean waters are those that have little to no oxygen. These conditions can impact both coral reef and microbial communities, such as the one…
As marine heatwaves become more commonplace, coral reefs are expelling their microscopic and colorful algae and bleaching white. Scott Reef, Australia, April 2016. Credit: Australian…