Age matters when determining how to protect life in the ocean; every population needs a strong cohort of adults to produce the next generation. But many marine protected areas (MPAs) are falling short of their most basic ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2024
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An international research team uses a global sampling of seawater to reveal which tropical reef fish occur where. To identify species and families, they successfully used the residual DNA shed by the animals present in the ...
Ecology
Apr 21, 2022
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The fishermen were dubious when ocean experts suggested they could save their dwindling marine stocks just by switching to new nets.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2017
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Researchers found that when water temperatures heat up for corals, fish 'tempers' cool down, providing the first clear evidence of coral bleaching serving as a trigger for rapid change in reef fish behaviour.
Environment
Oct 22, 2018
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have established that reef fish see colours that humans cannot.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2016
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Baby reef fish have an internal magnetic 'compass' that directs them home at night, world-first research has revealed.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2016
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Scientists have long sought to understand how coral reefs support such an abundance of fish life despite their location in nutrient-poor waters. According to a new study published May 23 in the journal Science, an unlikely ...
Ecology
May 23, 2019
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Washington State University marine biologists for the first time have documented a wealth of fish in the "vastly underexplored" deep coral reefs off Hawaii Island.
Environment
May 3, 2017
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Life in the Caribbean islands is an idyllic bliss. You can picture it, right? The sparkling clear water. The pristine coral reefs. The perfect amount of fish pee …
Ecology
Feb 9, 2015
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The degradation of coral reefs might have short-term benefits for some fish groups, but would be bad for fisheries long-term, according to a University of Queensland-led study.
Ecology
Dec 22, 2017
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