126 news posts in Frontiers in Marine Science

Environment

15 Feb 2019

Warning over deep-sea ‘gold rush’

Harmful deep sea mining could be avoided altogether if humanity moves towards a “circular economy” that focuses on reuse and recycling of metals, reduces overconsumption and limits built-in obsolescence of technology; Frontiers in Marine Science

Environment

29 Jan 2019

Which animals will win and lose in a warming Antarctic?

Seafloor predators and open-water feeding animals will benefit from climate change, while those associated with sea ice for food or breeding are most at risk; Frontiers in Marine Science

Environment

25 Jan 2019

Boston Harbor cleanup was economically justifiable, finds new study

The cleanup of America’s filthiest harbor is now worth between $30 and $100 billion in ecosystem services; Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

18 Dec 2018

Marine Protected Areas overlook a large fraction of biodiversity hotspots

Lack of knowledge when designating MPAs lets ecologically important species slip through the net, but small, targeted changes can have big effects on protected area efficiency: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

04 Oct 2018

Climate change efforts should focus on ocean-based solutions

Call for ocean-based renewable energy and local marine conservation and restoration to be scaled-up and implemented immediately: Frontiers in Marine Science

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05 Sep 2018

Algal partner responds to climate-change stresses more strongly than coral host

The surprise discovery has implications for monitoring and protecting coral reefs threatened by bleaching: Frontiers in Marine Science

Life sciences

30 Aug 2018

New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface

Scientific divers and biologists engineer a portable chamber to study new reef species living 60-150 m under the ocean surface: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

15 Aug 2018

Invaluable to the medical industry, the horseshoe crab is under threat

Horseshoe crab blood is invaluable for drug and safety testing, but this commercial demand threatens these ‘living fossils’: Frontiers in Marine Science

Frontiers news

14 Aug 2018

Hans van Haren is new Chief Editor of Frontiers in Marine Science – Physical Oceanography

Frontiers in Marine Science is delighted to announce the new Specialty Chief Editor, Hans van Haren for Physical Oceanography

Environment

08 Aug 2018

Vessel tracking exposes the dark side of trading at sea

Exchanging catches at sea, in unregulated waters, enables illegal activities like drug smuggling and human trafficking: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

27 Jun 2018

Effects of munitions in the seas only partially known

New review identifies significant knowledge gaps on the environmental impact of old ammunition on marine ecosystems: Frontiers in Marine Science

Featured news

26 Jun 2018

First-ever video surveys of the Great Amazonian Reef System highlight urgent need for protection

The newly discovered Amazonian Reef is much larger, deeper and more diverse than originally thought – and potentially threatened by oil exploration: Frontiers in Marine Science

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08 Jun 2018

Impact of fishing gear entanglement deduced from whale hormone levels

Hormone analysis provides a new way to understand the effects of fishing gear entanglement on endangered whale species: Frontiers in Marine Science

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07 Jun 2018

Dolphins deliberately killed for use as bait in global fisheries

New research exposes deliberate and widespread killing of marine animals, including dolphins, for use as bait in global fisheries – an issue which has received little attention so far: Frontiers in Marine Science