No sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold
They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in concrete shoes or long-lost treasure chests.
Environment
May 13, 2022
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News tagged with scuba divers
Citizen divers aid understanding of fish in the Salish Sea
Hundreds of fish species live in the Salish Sea, and many face a number of threats. Monitoring the health of these fish populations is crucial. But with nearly 5,000 miles of coastline and more than 400 islands, it's no small ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2022
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Sea snake attacks may be misdirected courtship behaviours
Attacks by venomous Olive sea snakes on scuba divers may be misdirected courtship behaviors, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2021
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Genetic tool could improve monitoring of marine protected areas
Researchers used to need to scuba dive to find out which fish live in any given area of the ocean. Now, a new UCLA study has found that environmental DNA, or eDNA, can be used to identify marine organisms living in a certain ...
Ecology
Feb 25, 2021
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Remote South American kelp forests surveyed for first time since 1973
In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of South America, the relative abundance of kelp, sea urchins, and sea stars has not changed significantly since 1973. Alan Friedlander of the National Geographic ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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Facebook and Instagram gave away the presence of the 'Japan pig' seahorse in Taiwan
While monitoring of cryptic and elusive tiny creatures, such as pygmy seahorses that measure only 13 to 27 mm, might be too costly and time-consuming for research teams and institutions, the underwater activity might be proving ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2019
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Climate change, human activity lead to nearshore coral growth decline
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compares the growth rates between nearshore and offshore corals in the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the world's second-largest reef system. While ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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Monitoring CO2 leakage sites on the ocean floor
Injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) deep below the seabed could be an important strategy for mitigating climate change, according to some experts. However, scientists need a reliable way to monitor such sites for leakage of the ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2019
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Citizen scientists offer ray of hope
Volunteer snorkelers and scuba divers have been helping capture images of reef manta rays to better protect the threatened species.
Ecology
Jul 31, 2019
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Sand tiger sharks return to shipwrecks off N.C. coast
Photos taken months, and in some cases years, apart by scuba divers show female sand tiger sharks returning to the same shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast, a new study co-led by scientists at Duke University reveals.
Ecology
Apr 22, 2019
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