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After a record-breaking hot summer, rare tropical fish from Australia have been spotted in New Zealand waters, lured across the Tasman sea by warm ocean temperatures.
Read moreResearchers have identified areas in the Hawaiian Islands where proper management and conservation efforts would yield the greatest increase in coastal fishery stocks if they are managed effectively.
Read moreBy analysing the shells of giant clams, we can learn more about the environmental changes that occurred in the past.
Read moreThe first comprehensive inventory of Mnemiopsis leidyi in European waters has been published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, and this brings to light evidence that we have been underestimating the role of ocean curren
Read moreFish often use kelp forests to hide from potential predators. In recent decades, kelp forests have been taken over by invasive, turf-dominated seaweed species.
Read moreAs a result of climate change, the sea ice in west Antarctica will melt and this is expected to cause the sea level to rise by up to 3.2 metres.
Read moreIn a recent study, reef fish exposed to higher temperatures for two generations have produced offspring that can tolerate warmer temperatures.
Read moreA new population of at least 700 blue whales has been found living between the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
Read moreA new study offers a hypothesis of how marine mammals generally avoid getting the bends. The key is the unusual lung architecture of whales, dolphins and porpoises, and possibly other breath-holding diving vertebrates.
Read moreIn animal communication research, vocal labeling refers to incidents in which an animal consistently uses a specific acoustic signal when presented with a specific object or class of objects.
Read moreThe Bajau are an indigenous people in parts of Indonesia renowned for their breath-holding ability when diving for food. They have been known to dive up to 70 metres using nothing more than a set of weights and a pair of wooden goggles.
Read moreThe larvae of some fish species and invertebrate depend on ocean sounds to direct them to places they are supposed to go, for instance, a sheltered location in shallow waters where they spend their juvenile or adult lives.
Read moreAbout 30 new species identified within an area of just 200 square metres—with such amazing diversity, it is no wonder that researchers are excited about the new rariphotic ocean zone in the Caribbean.
Read moreAs both its common and Latin names (Andrias japonicus) suggest, it is an endemic species of Japan that is both protected under federal legislation and formally nominated as a special natural monument because of its cultural and educational
Read moreAccording to Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), there are no reliable estimates of white shark population sizes or trends in Australian waters, but genetic evidence suggests there are two populations
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