All About the Saltwater Crocodile
[ad_1] Crocodiles are among the most terrifying animals of all time. Their slow, quiet and sudden way of attacking is the most frightening by far. When researching predatory creatures, I’m…
Cigarette Butts are a Plague On Our Beaches
[ad_1] Walking along a breezy Florida beach is a wonderful feeling, the soft sand and gentle ocean waves enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Unfortunately, trash on our beaches is…
Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes – oceanbites
[ad_1] Reviewing: Focardi, A., Moore, L.R., Raina, JB. et al. Plastic leachates impair picophytoplankton and dramatically reshape the marine microbiome. Microbiome 10, 179 (2022). We are putting nearly 10…
Building Climate Resilience Through Ocean Justice
[ad_1] Speaking in October at the National Adaptation Forum (NAF) in Baltimore, Gullah/Geechee Nation Chieftess Queen Quet (recently Ocean Conservancy’s cultural ambassador for promotion of environmental justice and insight into the culture…
Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities
[ad_1] When we think about plastic pollution, we often think about where plastic products—from water bottles to microplastics—end up. But plastics present a much broader threat to our ocean, climate…
Coastal Erosion and Marine Litter Pollution – oceanbites
[ad_1] Citation: Andriolo, U. and Gonçalves, G., 2022, Is coastal erosion a source of marine litter pollution? Evidence of coastal dunes being a reservoir of plastics: Marine Pollution Bulletin 174,…
Everything You Need to Know About Gray Whales
[ad_1] Gray whales might not be as well known as their humpback or sperm whale cousins, but I think you’re going to fall in love with them all the same. For instance, did you…
Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27
[ad_1] In November, countries around the globe came together at the 27th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to negotiate a collective path forward towards solutions…
Bland, Blind and Beautiful – oceanbites
[ad_1] Williams, S.T., Noone, E.S., Smith, L.M. and Sumner-Rooney, L. (2022), Evolutionary loss of shell pigmentation, pattern, and eye structure in deep-sea snails in the dysphotic zone. Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14647 There…
Using acoustics to learn about Pingu – oceanbites
[ad_1] As humans forage to find snacks in their fridges, the little penguin forages in the sea, but just how effective are they in finding prey? Phillips LR, Carroll G,…
