A parasite that devastated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and Florida in 2022 has caused another die-off more than 7,000 miles away in the Sea of Oman.
Researchers from Florida State University have created a tool for objectively defining the onset and demise of the Indian Summer Monsoon - a colossal weather system that affects billions of people annually.
Large numbers of dugongs, sea snakes and other marine animals disappeared from the UNESCO World Heritage Site Shark Bay, Western Australia, after a heat wave devastated seagrass meadows, according to recently released research.
- Diego CARDEÑOSA uses DNA to track and monitor the shark fin trade.
99.8 percent of silky shark fins that were sampled originated from the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
- This study emphasizes the need for increased monitoring in this region.
- The long-term goal of CARDEÑOSA research is to provide information about where shark fins originate in order to better direct more concentrated shark conservation efforts and fisheries management.
University of Miami oceanographer Lisa BEAL and others spent 26 days at sea in the Cape Cauldron off South Africa measuring the dynamic mixing of Indian Ocean and Atlantic waters in an effort to learn more about weather and climate.