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7 April, 2022
Source: Herald
Author: Guy Rogers
Scientists are exploring deep sea refuges, southwest of Gqeberha in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province, and their importance to the said the site and its importance to the kingklip, a species of cusk eel that occurs along the South African Coast.
Marine biologist Prof Kerry Sink said that the kinglips unusual “drumming” method of communication underlined the need for progressive new thinking about underwater noise pollution from activities like offshore gas and petroleum seismic surveys.
Continue reading Protect kingdom of the kingklip, scientist urges
1 March, 2022
Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts
For the first time, we have a comprehensive overview of the gaps in our knowledge about ocean areas targeted for deep-sea mining and how they could be impacted. New research published today in the journal Marine Policy shows that the science is insufficient to support evidence-based decision-making should mining move forward.
Continue reading New study shows too many scientific unknowns for seabed mining
16 October, 2020
Source: ScienceDaily
Author: University of Bristol
The fossilised remains of ancient deep-sea corals may act as time machines providing new insights into the effect the ocean has on rising CO2 levels, according to new research carried out by the Universities of Bristol, St Andrews and Nanjing and published today [16 October] in Science Advances.
Continue reading Deep sea coral time machines reveal ancient CO2 burps
1 October, 2020
Source: Hakai Magazine
Author: Judith Lavoie
In the northeast Pacific, the upper 3,000 meters of water has lost 15 percent of its oxygen over the past 60 years, and the top 500 meters is simultaneously becoming more acidic at an unprecedented rate, a study by Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists has found.
Continue reading British Columbia’s Seamounts Are Becoming Uninhabitable
1 October, 2020
Source: Nerdist
Author: Matthew Hart
A group of deep-sea biologists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has come out with a “Top 10” list of oceanic creatures. In the video below, the biologists describe the creatures, which, of course, all look like aliens. Although many of them are also breathtakingly beautiful.
Continue reading Deep-Sea Biologists Reveal Their 10 Favorite Creatures
29 September, 2020
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Author: Abigail Eisenstadt
In the fifteen years since it was first caught on camera, the giant squid has revealed many of its secrets. Researchers now know how it swims, some of its migration patterns and even how it might hunt. But they don’t know a lot about the ocean depths where it lives.
Continue reading How Scientists Learn What Lives in the Deep Ocean