Robots to Study Ocean Carbon Cycle
The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council’s BIO-Carbon program will use robots to study the various ways carbon dioxide is stored by marine life.
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Restoring Sea Urchin Population In the Caribbean
Scientists from the University of Florida have made a large step towards restoring sea urchin populations. Sea urchins help reefs in that they play a critical role in maintaining the balance between coral and algae. For thousands of years, long-spined sea urchins helped keep reefs intact.
Read more‘Shark Lady’ Eugenie Clark Honored on Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will honor ichthyologist and oceanographer Eugenie Clark (1922 to 2015) with a Forever stamp.
Read moreNetwork Fish Finder Offers Revolutionary Accuracy
Furuno has unveiled the new DFF3-UHD High-Power TruEcho CHIRP™ Fish Finder for NavNet TZtouch3, providing fishermen the ability to see fish and bottom structure deeper and clearer than ever before. Furuno’s superior digital signal processing interprets the echoes from fish and underwater structures with unparalleled clarity, accuracy, and resolution.
Read moreMaine Nonprofit Launches Right Whale Protection Campaign
Mainers Guarding Right Whales, a nonprofit organization working to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction, has launched a new campaign to inform travelers heading to Maine “Vacationland” that lobster dinners at seaside harbors come at a steep price to North Atlantic right whales.
Read moreMalpelo Island Expedition Reveals Shark Migratory Habits
Mission Blue organized an expedition to Malpelo Island, a Mission Blue Hope Spot. One of the goals of the trip was to study sharks and fish that use the area, to improve their conservation.
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