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Plants & Animals May 21, 2020

Spiny lobster noises may be heard up to 3 kilometers away

Noises produced by European spiny lobsters—known as antennal rasps—may be detectable up to 3 kilometers underwater, according to a study in Scientific Reports. The sound, created when lobsters rub an extension of their antenna ...

Plants & Animals May 21, 2020

Virus prevalence associated with habitat

Levels of virus infection in lobsters seem to be related to habitat and other species, new studies of Caribbean marine protected areas have shown.

Plants & Animals May 19, 2020

How animals sense Earth's magnetic field

The secrets behind magnetoreception—that is, the ability of some animals to sense Earth's magnetic field—are beginning to gradually unravel, thanks in part to a new study that demonstrates magnetic sensitivity in a completely ...

Plants & Animals May 15, 2020

Regional differences for ecosystems in Canada's three oceans under climate change

Marine species are projected to decline in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans yet increase in Arctic waters—this, according to climate change scenarios created by researchers using state-of-the-art modeling.

Plants & Animals May 11, 2020

New test identifies lobster hybrids

Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters.

Ecology May 4, 2020

Magnetic pulses alter salmon's orientation, suggesting they navigate via magnetite in their tissue

Researchers in Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences have taken a step closer to solving one of nature's most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, when it's time to spawn, find their way back from distant ...

Ecology Apr 23, 2020

North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than Southern right whales

New research by an international team of scientists reveals that endangered North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer body condition than their counterparts in the southern hemisphere.

Biotechnology Apr 16, 2020

Genetics expertise could transform fish production

The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology, researchers have said.

Economics & Business Apr 14, 2020

As coronavirus threatens seafood economy, community fisheries find ways to stay afloat

COVID-19 is having a significant impact on North America's seafood economy, which is more globalized than it has ever been. Fishers, however, are scrambling to respond, adapt and share lessons with each other. Community-supported ...

Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2020

New species discovered during exploration of abyssal deep sea canyons off Ningaloo

An estimated 150-foot siphonophore— seemingly the longest animal ever recorded was discovered during a month-long scientific expedition exploring the submarine canyons near Ningaloo. Additionally, up to 30 new underwater ...

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