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Oil spill impacts the developing hearts of fish
There is increasing concern as to the potential impacts of oil spills on the health of fish. A little over five years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico released more than 636...
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Threatened Corals Swap “Algae” Partners to Survive Warming Oceans
Caribbean star coral (Orbicella faveolata). Photo: Baker Lab. Location: Miami, Florida, USA A new research study showed why threatened Caribbean star corals sometimes swap partners to help them...
View ArticleNew Tool To Monitor Harmful Bacteria at Beaches
An international team, led by researchers has developed a new, timelier method to identify harmful bacteria levels on recreational beaches. The new model provides beach managers with a better...
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Tiger Shark Sinks its Teeth into Scientific Study
What’s happening in this video? In this video, a tiger shark investigates and eventually bites an underwater hydrophone that our team set up in the Bahamas to study tiger shark movements. This is part...
View ArticleStudy of ‘Senior Citizen’ Marine Snails Uncovered How Nerve Cells Fail During...
A new research study on marine snails uncovered the first cells in the nervous system to fail during aging. The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researchers’...
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New Study Showed Spawning Frequency Regulates Species Population Networks on...
New research on tropical coral reef ecosystems showed that releasing larvae more often is beneficial for a species’ network. The study on reproductive strategies is critical to assess the conservation...
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Saving Sharks with Satellites
In the past I have blogged about how the use of electronic tagging and tracking can support the conservation of marine animals. I have also addressed some misconceptions about shark tagging studies and...
View ArticleHow & Why Consuming Shark Fins & Meat Can Put both Humans and Sharks at Risk
I have previously blogged about the how the demand for shark fin soup poses a large threat to shark populations. However, newly published research has found high concentrations of toxins linked to...
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Shark Side of the Moon
The behavior of many animals, including humans, are influenced by the cycle of the moon. For example, many fishes time their reproductive events with the full moon. Together with Chris & Monique...
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When sharks are fished-out from coral reefs, fish body shapes change
Sounds kinda weird.. but studying nearly identical coral reef systems off Australia, my collaborators and I discovered something unusual on the reefs subjected to nearly exclusive fishing of...
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