KOCHI: Amid concerns from fishermen and scientists over allowing sand mining off the Kerala coast, the Union government has ...
The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...
In early February our Delta flight from Paris to Minneapolis just missed the very southern tip of Greenland and scratched my ...
A seastar that specializes in living on pieces of wood that have fallen into the ocean is among the top 10 new marine species ...
As per the study, sand mining will disrupt these crucial habitats by burying benthic fauna and delicate coral colonies, causing potentially irreversible damage to the marine ecosystem. Furthermore ...
In their new publication, Bijleveld and colleagues show that the top four most important benthic animals are shifting. First, the cockle was the most important species in terms of meat weight ...
This region experienced “Irmageddon” in 2017 and turtles were scarce after the hurricane owing to drastic changes to the benthic habitats (plants and animals living on the seafloor ...
Since 2015, the European JPI Oceans project MiningImpact, coordinated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, has been investigating the potential environmental impacts of deep-sea ...
Every year, Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection Curator Greg Rouse and ... where the remains of a deceased whale support a diverse community of deep-sea animals. The upper surface of the worm is ...
Sea life in the seafloor of New Zealand’s most productive and important commercial fishing ground shows resilience to disturbance, according to a new study published in the New Zealand Journal of ...