April 30, 2020 By Katarina Zimmer The Counter
President Obama created some of the world’s largest protected marine reserves, a decision long protested by the fishing industry. Yet some are hopeful that these no-fishing zones may actually help fishermen in the long run.
April 30, 2020 By Natalie Hunter-Smith oceanographic
After consecutive years of coastal development, the ongoing pressure of tourism, bleaching events and escalating climate change, the reef communities are declining. The coral rubble sweeps into the waves, distorting that instantly recognisable blue. However, on the small volcanic island of Tahiti, in the Mo’orea Island lagoon, a group of young ocean lovers has decided to do something to try and protect their paradise.
April 29, 2020 By Pedro Arrais Times Colonist
University of Victoria researchers have published one of the first studies to assess the direct impact of heat stress on reef fish. Members of UVic’s biology department documented how higher water temperatures linked to climate change slashed a Pacific Ocean coral reef fish community by half.
April 28, 2020 By Chloe Williams Hakai Magazine
Fish skin leather was once common in fishing communities; now artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition.
April 28, 2020 By Peter T. Spooner The Conversation
Changes in ocean circulation may have caused a shift in Atlantic Ocean ecosystems not seen for the past 10,000 years, new analysis of deep-sea fossils has revealed.