Large 2019 dead zone in Gulf of Mexico
This year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone of oxygen-depleted waters is the 8th largest ever recorded.
Babylegs the inexpensive, educational way to monitor ocean plastic pollution
Do you have plastic in your nearby waterway? If you want to find out, you can collect a sample for testing using Babylegs, a trawl for monitoring ocean plastic.
Biodegradable alternative to replace microplastics in cosmetics and toiletries
(University of Bath) Plastic microbeads were banned from shower gels and toothpaste in the UK last year, but could still be hiding in your suncream or lipstick. Now start-up company Naturbeads, based at the University of Bath, is working with companies to replace microplastics in these products with biodegradable microbeads made from cellulose.
Climate change likely to increase human exposure to toxic methylmercury
Researchers developed a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive model that simulates how environmental factors, including increasing sea temperatures and overfishing, impact levels of methylmercury in fish. The researchers found that while the regulation of mercury emissions have successfully reduced methylmercury levels in fish, spiking temperatures are driving those levels back up and will play a major role in the methylmercury levels of marine life in the future.
The Terrible Truth of Climate Change – Common Dreams
In June, I delivered a keynote presentation on Australia’s vulnerability to climate change and our policy challenges at the annual meeting of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the main conference for those working in the climate science community. I…
Residents of Mallorca want cruise ships to go away
The ‘mega cruises’ are harming the environment, the island’s aesthetic appeal, and local quality of life.
Green Activists With Ties To China Advised Obama Admin On Paris Climate Accord
The Natural Resources Defense Council held close ties to the Obama administration, providing advice on joining the Paris Agreement while simultaneously maintaining ties to China, according to attorneys and policy analysts who have reviewed email records obtained through a Freedom…
Marine census
(University of California – Santa Barbara) Marine scientists to monitor the health and biodiversity of marine protected areas along the California coast.
Do marine protected areas work?
(University of California – Davis) A study describes how to use data collected before and after Marine Protected Areas are created to verify that they work.
Pokémon-like card game can help teach ecology: UBC research
(University of British Columbia) Playing a Pokémon-like card game about ecology and biodiversity can result in broader knowledge of species and a better understanding of ecosystems than traditional teaching methods, like slideshows, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
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