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Research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen takes off to study marine life in the waters of Cabo Verde
The research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen from the EAF-Nansen program, has just taken off for another month-long research expedition, this time around the Cabo Verde islands. On board are a team of scientists from the Norwegian Institute of…
Rising CO2 Levels In Air Hurt Sundarbans Marine Life: Scientists
A continued rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the air is harming the marine life in the Sunderbans Estuary in West Bengal by making it acidic. Animals, especially with shellfish such as oysters, clams, crabs and lobsters, are at risk.…
Students learn about Palau’s marine life and efforts to protect it | The scoop
Last Saturday, a group of students joined the Marine Safety and Fish and Wildlife Protection Division of…
Environmental groups say risks to marine life are “minimized”
Risks to marine life, including protected deep-sea sponges and 400-year-old clams, have been "downplayed" by the operator of the Cambo oil field, according to environmental groups.
A consortium of 16 organizations, including the RSPB,…
UConn researchers to explore marine life and human-sea interaction
Six research projects exploring various facets of Long Island Sound and the wider marine environment have been selected by Connecticut Sea Grant for the 2022-2024 funding cycle.
Four of them will focus on understanding marine…
Puneeth collaboration for a documentary on marine life
During the pandemic, Puneeth Rajkumar, impressed by the success of the natural history documentary “Wild Karnataka”, collaborated with his co-director Amoghavarsha JS to shoot a documentary on marine life off the coast of Karnataka. He…
Microplastics threaten the biodiversity of marine life Envirotech Online
New research at Queen's University highlights the impact of microplastics on hermit crabs, which play an important role in the balance of the marine ecosystem.
Research has found that microplastics affect the behavior of hermit crabs,…
Gulf of Mexico Reef Marine Life Project
The habitat requirements of large native mesopredators as well as several fundamental reef species will be determined using time-indexed triangulated positions from a high-density array of acoustic receptors on selected…
These sunglasses untangle marine life
These sunglasses are made from recycled fishing nets.
Costa del mar
No one likes to see abandoned fishing nets littering the ocean. But maybe you would like to wear them on your face.
The new generation of…
Hermit Crab study shows microplastic’s effect on marine life
A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science discovered that microplastics affect the behavior of hermit crabs, a key part of the ocean ecosystem. The study, conducted by Queen's University, highlights the impact of…