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Archive for tag: marine life
Inequity in Ocean Conservation Can Have Negative Effects, Study Says
In the journal Ocean Sustainability, a team of researchers have published a new paper about the importance of equity for ocean conservation. There, they talk...
Scientists Use Probiotics to Help Corals Fight a Dangerous Disease
Corals in the Florida and Caribbean waters have been largely affected with stony coral tissue loss disease or SCTLD. It is a persistent and widespread...
Want to Travel but Also Help Sea Turtles? Join These Projects
We all know that sea turtles have not been in a good place for the longest time. In order to save turtles, there are a...
Scientists Have Played Recordings of Healthy Ocean to Allure Animals to Coral Reefs
Serendipity is always welcome, particularly in times when it’s truly needed. Such was the case for Stephen Simpson, a marine biologist who’s found a way...
Isn’t Science Great? Biologists Collect Unborn Baby Sharks and Raise Them
Whenever I see dead sharks in a fish market, I sigh because I feel so helpless. But apparently there’s still hope, provided that the sharks...
From Sea Grass Change to Meth-Addicted Trout: See How Pollution Affects the Wildlife
Pollution can happen in many things. And as we know, human made pollution can harm the wildlife, land or water. Now, while noise pollution is...
Invasive Zebra Mussels Lurking from Aquarium Decor Stores in the US
Outbreaks of invasive aquatic species usually start from home aquarium. This one can be another almost undoable disaster, but let’s hope that it won’t be...
Indo-Pacific Ocean Still Targets Silky Sharks, Future Remains Unknown
Shark fin trade is still very much a thing despite the scrutiny and restriction in some countries. We know that so far there have been...
Study Finds that Microplastic Pollution Won’t Let Lobster Flourish
Whether you like lobsters or not (as food or as a species), they’re important for the marine life. Sadly, if microplastics are left alone without...