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133 news posts in Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

05 Feb 2021

Mapping hotspots of undersized fish and crustaceans may aid sustainable fishing practices

Study uses size distribution of catch to identify hot spots for reproduction of fish and crustaceans in Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

08 Jan 2021

One-two punch: sea urchins are stuck belly up in low-oxygen hot water

How do sea urchin cope with climate change? Frontiers in Marine Science

Environment

07 Jan 2021

Harbor porpoises on the decline in the German North Sea

Numbers of Phocoena phocoena harbor porpoises, a sentinal species, have declined over the past two decades due to human activities: Frontiers in Marine Science

Life sciences

06 Jan 2021

Low genetic diversity in two manatee species off South America

Low genetic diversity in manatees off South America raises alarm for conservation actions: Frontiers in Marine Science

Environment

15 Dec 2020

Scientists warn of likely massive oil spill endangering the Red Sea, region’s health

Scientists from Stony Brook warn of the risk of massive oil spill in Red Sea: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

19 Nov 2020

Synthesis study demonstrates phytoplankton can bloom below Arctic sea ice

The results of synthesis study suggest that primary production in some regions of the ocean may be an order of magnitude greater than originally predicted: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

29 Oct 2020

Male fin whales surprise scientists by swapping songs

Fin whales vary their song structure and pick up new songs from other whale groups, study suggests: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

24 Sep 2020

Choanozoan and picozoan marine protists are probably virus eaters – study

Are these marine protists the first known virus-eating organisms? Frontiers in Ecology in Marine Science

Life sciences

07 Sep 2020

Poetry in motion: engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in marine snails

How marine snails “fly” through the water: Frontiers in Marine Science

Life sciences

02 Sep 2020

Reef manta rays make long-term use of marine-protected areas

Reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi, are homebodies: Frontiers in Marine Science

Climate action

17 Aug 2020

Effects of nutrient pollution in marine ecosystems are compounded by human activity

Climate change worsens effect of eutrophication on coastal ecosystems: Frontiers in Marine Science

Environment

05 Aug 2020

Tracking humanity’s latest toxins in stranded whales and dolphins

High levels of anthropogenic toxins found in stranded cetaceans: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

01 Apr 2020

An inexpensive and fast clinical test that can save human lives and spares at-risk populations of horseshoe crabs

New method could save hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs per year and enable life-saving clinical uses for humans: Frontiers in Marine Science

Top news

03 Mar 2020

Life Below Water: towards a sustainable ocean

Our new Research Topic on UN Goal 14 to find science-based solutions towards a sustainable ocean is now open for submissions.

Featured news

30 Jan 2020

Recreational fishers catching more sharks and rays

Catches of these fishes have increased over the last six decades around the world: Frontiers in Marine Science