120 news posts in 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

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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

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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

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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

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31 May 2018

Traditional knowledge sheds light on changing East Greenland climate and polar bear hunt

The study is the first in nearly 20 years to document traditional knowledge on polar bear catches and ecology: Frontiers in Marine Science

Frontiers in Marine Science welcomes Di Jin as Chief Editor of Marine Affairs and Policy

Dr. Di Jin is a marine resource economist based at the Woods Hole Oceanography Institution, USA.

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03 May 2018

Researchers use ‘environmental DNA’ to identify killer whales

A groundbreaking new non-invasive technique may help scientists locate rare whale species in the ocean: Frontiers in Marine Science

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23 Apr 2018

Making music from animal migrations

What does elephant seal migration sound like? A study by prominent marine researchers is the first to find out.

Life sciences

21 Feb 2018

High levels of microplastics found in Northwest Atlantic fish

Study finds microplastics in 73 percent of mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic – one of the highest levels globally: Frontiers in Marine Science

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02 Feb 2018

Seabed mining could destroy deep sea ecosystems

The first global overview of seabed mining highlights potential environmental impacts, knowledge gaps and areas for future research: Frontiers in Marine Science