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You’ll Probably Never Get to See, Let Alone Touch, Sea Silk

Marine Economy

4/9/2023 - By NATASHA FROST. SEA SILK SOUNDS LIKE THE stuff of legend. Harvested from rare clams, this thread flashes gold in the sunlight, weighs almost nothing, and comes with a heavy load of misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and misinformation. But the fiber itself is no myth. Its flaxen strands come from Pinna nobilis, or the pen shell,… SEE MORE

NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, Key and Title by uploader Eric Fisk, via Wikimedia Commons

Buying crucial time in climate change fight

Ocean Science

4/8/2023 - By Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer. MethaneSAT satellite will spot global sources of methane emissions, which in many cases can be halted with relatively simple fixes For Steven Wofsy, the satellite is worth sticking around for. Wofsy, an atmospheric scientist who spent decades investigating climate change, could be enjoying retired life… SEE MORE

San Diego Bay Inshore Fishing by James Wheeler

Fishing in San Diego, California

Fishing

4/7/2023 - By Adam Young. Our US Harbors Fishing Expert San Diego may be known for its idyllic climate and popular beaches, but you would be amiss to overlook the fantastic fishing opportunities in this southern California city. WIth its fantastic weather, and access to the rich waters of the Pacific ocean, San… SEE MORE

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Is It a Seal or a Sea Lion?

4/6/2023 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. Seals and sea lions are both pinnipeds, but there are distinct characteristics to tell them apart. Seals and sea lions, along with walruses, belong to a group of marine mammals called “pinnipeds.” Pinniped means fin or flipper-footed in Latin. These animals spend the majority of their time in… SEE MORE

Novel Coastal Wave Overtopping System Developed to Improve Coastal Hazard Forecasts

4/5/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed WireWall, which is the first system that can measure the speed and volume of overtopping water on a wave-by-wave basis in the field. The ability to measure overtopping will ultimately reduce uncertainty in overtopping forecasts and improve hazard warning systems. Previous… SEE MORE

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Spring Outlook: California Drought cut by Half with More Relief to Come

Weather & Tides

4/4/2023 - By NOAA.gov. Significant flooding is ongoing in the western U.S., especially in California, following another series of strong Pacific storms that battered the region and piled on to an already historic snowpack. According to NOAA’s U.S. Spring Outlook, the abnormally wet winter will further improve drought across much of the… SEE MORE

University of Miami Researchers Submerge Hybrid Reef Structures Off Miami Beach

Coastal News

4/3/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. A team of marine scientists and engineers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the College of Engineering, in collaboration with the City of Miami Beach, deployed two innovative artificial reef structures off Miami Beach on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, to… SEE MORE

This Arctic Ichthyosaur Should Not Exist

4/2/2023 - By atlasobscura.com. A marine reptile fossil from Svalbard challenges ideas about evolution and Earth’s greatest mass extinction. Australian-born Benjamin Kear is a hunter of the High Arctic. With colleague and friend Jørn Hurum, he chose a quarry, and set off across the treeless expanse of Norway’s Spitsbergen, part of the… SEE MORE

University of Miami Researchers Submerge Hybrid Reef Structures Off Miami Beach

Coastal News

4/1/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. A team of marine scientists and engineers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the College of Engineering, in collaboration with the City of Miami Beach, deployed two innovative artificial reef structures off Miami Beach on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, to… SEE MORE

Diets Rich in Food From the Ocean and Freshwater Sources Can Help Address Challenges

Coastal News

3/31/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. Blue foods—those that come from the ocean or freshwater environments—have tremendous potential to help address several global challenges. With careful implementation of policies that leverage these foods, nations could get a boost on efforts to reduce nutritional deficits, lower disease risk, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and ensure resilience… SEE MORE

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