June 23, 2020 By Katie Burton Geographical
A fifth of the ocean floor has now been mapped, taking researchers a step closer to the goal of a complete seabed map by 2030.
One Fifth of the Ocean Floor Now Mapped
Crab Command and Control
June 22, 2020 By L. Clarke Tate Hakai Magazine
A California team uses science to predict the risk of whale entanglements and shut down the Dungeness crab industry when necessary in “near real time.”
Ocean Plastic “Virtually Unaltered” After a Quarter of a Century
June 22, 2020 Circular
Scientists led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have now, for the first time, examined plastic items that have verifiably been at the abyssal seabed for more than 20 years. As the researchers publish in the online journal Scientific Reports, they could not find any traces of fragmentation or even degradation.
Happy Father’s Day to All the Fish Dads Underwater
June 21, 2020 By Elizabeth Preston The New York Times
Paternal care has evolved dozens of times in aquatic life, and is more common than maternal or combined parenting.
Tiny Plankton Tell the Ocean’s Story – This Vast Marine Mission Has Been Listening
June 19, 2020 By Anna Turns The Guardian
Since 1931 ‘citizen scientists’ on ships have enabled data collection on the tiny building blocks of the sea. Now this research could shape how we tackle the climate crisis.