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“Climate-driven range shifts of the king penguin in a fragmented ecosystem”: a summary of the effects of anthropogenic climate change on habitat fragmentation through genomic analysis in the king penguin community

December 24, 2018 in , /by

By Julia Saltzman, SRC intern Climate change is a hot topic today, not only in the world of science, but also in the world of politics and policy (Figure 1). Despite this fact, it has not been until recently that scientists have started to study the impacts of climate change on specific species. Because anthropogenic […]

Using Fish DNA in Threatened Albatross Diets as a Marine Conservation and Management Tool

December 21, 2018 in , /by

By Elana Rusnak, SRC Master’s Student There is an unavoidable interaction between seabirds and the fishing industry, which impacts them through feeding supplementation, resource competition, and incidental mortalities (McInnes et al., 2017).  However, resolving these problems is often difficult and requires many resources.  Sea-faring birds are attracted to the fish scraps that are discarded from […]

How do cetaceans and other marine vertebrates avoid decompression sickness? A new explanation for beating the bends.

December 17, 2018 in , /by

By Nick Martinez, SRC intern The challenge of decompression sickness (DCS) and Nitrogen Narcosis, have always proved a threat to the deep diving vertebrates of the marine world. For years, scientists have debated over how cetaceans and other marine vertebrates are able to avoid DCS. In a recent paper from Daniel Parraga and colleagues, Pulmonary […]

ouFish: Capturing recreational fishing trends in in the Mediterranean Sea through social media

November 30, 2018 in , /by

By Kaylie Anne Costa, SRC intern How do you study the impacts of recreational fishing if fisherman are not expected to report what they catch? Scientists studying the impacts of recreational fishing in the Mediterranean Sea are taking a fascinating approach. By compiling over 1500 YouTube videos posted from eight countries, the scientists can analyze […]

A Contaminating Diversification: Discovering New Algal Toxins in Our Oceans and its Negative Implications

June 15, 2018 /0 Comments/in , /by

By Casey Dresbach, SRC intern Coastal waters are one of the world’s greatest assets, yet they are being hit with pollution from all directions (U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, 2004). As we move further into the Anthropocene, water conditions worldwide are continuing to degrade. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2002 National Water Quality Inventory […]

Propeller Scars in Seagrass Beds: Recovery and Management in the Chesapeake Bay

June 8, 2018 /0 Comments/in , /by

By Grant Voirol, SRC intern Seagrass beds may seem simple on the surface, but they provide a wide variety of ecosystem services ranging the biotic and abiotic, economical and ecological. Most importantly, seagrass beds protect against coastal erosion, recycle vital nutrients, and provide habitat and food for essential species for the ecosystem and for fisheries […]

North Atlantic right whales and the dangers and effects of entanglement

June 4, 2018 /0 Comments/in /by

By Haley Kilgour, SRC intern Mysticetes (baleen whales) arguably fall under the category of charismatic marine megafauna, capable of drawing the public’s attention to their conservation concern. However, many species are in quite a bit of trouble. Injury and mortality from entanglement with fishing gear is a problem that affects whales worldwide (Knowlton et al, […]