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
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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
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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
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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
Featured news
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
Featured news
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
Top news
30 May 2018
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.
Featured news
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