Tahiti's rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems—including near the Olympics surfing venue
During their days on Tahiti's turquoise ocean some years ago, fishers noticed their catches—and the fish inside—were getting smaller.
During their days on Tahiti's turquoise ocean some years ago, fishers noticed their catches—and the fish inside—were getting smaller.
Ecology
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The radio crackles into life on a small boat off an idyllic beach in Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia. Two recreational fishers are trying to catch prized spangled emperors in a sanctuary zone, where all fishing is ...
Ecology
Jun 30, 2024
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AIMS scientists have partnered with Indigenous communities in the remote Kimberley region of Australia's northwest to monitor culturally important fish populations on coral reefs and incorporate the variability in data to ...
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2024
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Swimming through the crystal clear waters of the Maldives, a nation renowned for its marine life, it could be easy to forget that these delicate ecosystems stand on the frontline of climate change and that seagrass habitats ...
Ecology
May 16, 2024
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Thirty years ago, while counting barnacles, limpets and seaweeds along rocky shores, I started noticing a daily tide of litter, mostly plastic. As a marine biology Ph.D. student at Liverpool University, I kept removing it, ...
Environment
May 6, 2024
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Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth's warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction event.
Evolution
Apr 17, 2024
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"The science we need for the ocean we want"—this is the tagline for the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030), which has just held its first conference in Barcelona, Spain. Marine scientists from around the world, including me, gathered ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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Coral reefs, like sprawling cities of the sea, support an estimated 25% of all plants and animals in the ocean. Worldwide, 1 billion people depend on these ecosystems for food, income and coastal protection.
Ecology
Mar 20, 2024
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A new paper published in Global Environmental Change featuring Imperial College London researchers explores how Indigenous-led initiatives can be scaled to protect marine ecosystems.
Environment
Mar 18, 2024
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In preparation for the 2024 Olympic surfing competition, a new judging tower is being constructed in the reef lagoon at Teahupo'o, Tahiti. That construction poses a threat to the reef and its ecosystem, according to researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2024
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