Invasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods

One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume – and is spreading along Brazil’s coast. Scientists are trying to catch up.

Osmar J. Luiz, Senior Research Fellow in Aquatic Ecology, Charles Darwin University • conversation
June 1, 2023 ~11 min

Hurricane Harvey more than doubled the acidity of Texas' Galveston Bay, threatening oyster reefs

Climate change is making oceans more acidic globally. Now, scientists are finding that large storms can send pulses of acidic water into bays and estuaries, further stressing fish and shellfish.

Kathryn Shamberger, Associate Professor of Oceanography, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2023 ~10 min


Coastal gentrification in Puerto Rico is displacing people and damaging mangroves and wetlands

Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is booming as nations lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, but development is displacing people who have lived along its coastlines for years.

Hilda Lloréns, Associate Professor, Anthropology & Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island • conversation
June 16, 2022 ~10 min

Scientist at work: Tracking the epic journeys of migratory birds in northwest Mexico

In northwest Mexico, biologists are building a network of radio towers to track how individual migratory birds move among important wetland areas.

Julián García Walther, PhD Student in Ornithology, University of South Carolina • conversation
March 3, 2021 ~9 min

Coastal fish populations didn't crash after the Deepwater Horizon spill – why not?

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem fared better than others.

F. Joel Fodrie, Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • conversation
April 16, 2020 ~9 min

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