Search results for seagrass

Plants & Animals Mar 6, 2025

Tiny sea slug could have a big impact on successful coastal conservation efforts

As climate change accelerates, finding effective solutions that deliver outsized impact becomes increasingly crucial. Now, new research from Chapman University shows that a tiny marine mollusk native to the U.S. West Coast ...

Ecology Feb 25, 2025

Satellite tracking reveals key to predicting Western Australia's rock lobster populations

Western Australian scientists have developed a new method to monitor and predict Western Australia's rock lobster populations using satellite technology, in a study that could transform fisheries management worldwide.

Plants & Animals Feb 24, 2025

Protecting tidal flats: Study presents strategies to preserve marine ecosystems

A new study led by the University of South Florida highlights the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems in shallow water near the shore—an area that many beachgoers don't realize is highly important to fish populations. ...

Earth Sciences Feb 21, 2025

The rising tide of sand mining: A growing threat to marine life

In the delicate balancing act between human development and protecting the fragile natural world, sand is weighing down the scales on the human side.

Ecology Feb 20, 2025

Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to vital marine life

Seaweed farming is a rapidly expanding global industry. As a food resource, it has high nutritional value and doesn't need fertilizers to grow. Seaweed provides valuable habitats for marine life, takes up carbon and absorbs ...

Earth Sciences Feb 6, 2025

Rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted, raising serious concerns

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to ...

Plants & Animals Feb 5, 2025

AI-powered analysis uncovers marine herbivores' impact on eelgrass disease spread

Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects coastlines, improves water quality, sequesters carbon and supports fishing economies. The foundation ...

Environment Jan 29, 2025

A marine heat wave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish—it's heading south

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies.

Plants & Animals Jan 29, 2025

Sea turtles make a comeback as conservation efforts pay off

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between researchers from Deakin University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), published ...

Environment Jan 20, 2025

Different public opinions could slow down use of natural methods to protect the UK's coasts

Scientists have warned efforts to protect and restore marine habitats along the UK's coastline could be hindered by a lack of public knowledge about these initiatives.

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