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Public Release: 9-Feb-2012
 Journal of Experimental BiologyAmazing skin gives sharks a push Shark skin has long been known to improve the fish's swimming performance by reducing drag, but now George Lauder and Johannes Oeffner from Harvard University show that in addition, the skin generates thrust, giving the fish an extra boost. The duo also discovered that Speedo's shark skin-inspired Fastskin® FS II fabric surface does not improve swimming speed, although they point out that the figure hugging costumes probably enhance performance in other ways. 
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kathryn Knight
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
Proceedings of the Royal Society BLull in ship noise after Sept. 11 attacks eased stress on right whales Exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, according to a study published today in the peer-reviewed Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The study, conducted in Canada's Bay of Fundy, has implications for all baleen whales in areas with heavy ship traffic, and for the recovery of the endangered North Atlantic right whale population. Contact: Tim Lucas
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
PLOS ONEUBC researchers use Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming data The Great Wall of China is not the only thing you can see from space. Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth's satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers have used them to estimate the amount of fish being cultivated in the Mediterranean. Contact: Jennifer Jacquet
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
PLOS ONEHatchery fish mask the decline of wild salmon populations Scientists have found that only about ten percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in California's Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild salmon. Contact: Yael Franco
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
PLOS ONEOcean fish farms identified by Google Earth images Ocean fish farming is a growing industry that may need increased monitoring and regulation, and Google Earth can be a powerful tool to that end. Contact: Yael Franco
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
PLOS ONEHatchery fish mask the decline of wild salmon populations Scientists have found that only about ten percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in California's Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild salmon. A massive influx of hatchery-raised fish that return to spawn in the wild is masking the fact that too few wild fish are returning to sustain a natural population in the river.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact: Tim Stephens
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
NatureCU-Boulder study shows global glaciers, ice caps, shedding billions of tons of mass annually Earth's glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
NASA
Contact: John Wahr
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
UF report: 2011 shark attacks remain steady, deaths highest since 1993 Shark attacks in the US declined in 2011, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report released today. Contact: George Burgess
Public Release: 6-Feb-2012
Geological Society of America BulletinGlobal extinction: Gradual doom as bad as abrupt Thomas Algeo, a geologist at the University of Cincinnati, and 13 colleagues have produced a high-resolution look at the geology of a Permian-Triassic boundary section on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 6-Feb-2012
American Geophysical Union MeetingUNH ocean scientists shed new light on Mariana Trench An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. Using a multibeam echo sounder, state-of-the-art equipment for mapping the ocean floor, scientists from the University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center found four "bridges" spanning the trench and measured its deepest point with greater precision than ever before.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Beth Potier
Public Release: 6-Feb-2012
Biological ConservationSatellite tracking reveals sea turtle feeding hotspots Satellite tracking of threatened loggerhead sea turtles has revealed two previously unknown feeding "hotspots" in the Gulf of Mexico that are providing important habitat for at least three separate populations of the turtles.
US Geological Survey
Contact: Rachel Pawlitz
Public Release: 6-Feb-2012
Established journal Evolutionary Applications to publish under open-access model Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons Inc., today announced that Evolutionary Applications has joined the Wiley Open Access publishing program. All newly published articles in the journal will be open access and free to view, download and share for non-commercial use. Contact: Ben Norman
Public Release: 6-Feb-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesA bug's (sex) life: Diving beetles offer unexpected clues about sexual selection Studies of diving beetles suggest sperm evolution may be driven by changes in female reproductive organs, challenging the paradigm of post-mating sexual selection being driven mostly by competition among sperm. In the process, the researchers discovered an unexpected and stunning variety of sperm form and behavior.
National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, Systematics Research Fund
Contact: Daniel Stolte
Public Release: 3-Feb-2012
University of Miami student Bignami among 5 Guy Harvey Scholarship recipients University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science graduate student Sean Bignami received a Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation scholarship for his studies of how the changing chemistry of marine waters as a result of ocean acidification might affect the early development of large marine fish.
Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 3-Feb-2012
Batchelor Foundation challenge grant to support helicopter purchase The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science announced that it has received a challenge grant for $700,000 from the Miami-based Batchelor Foundation to support its exploration research efforts. The funds will be applied toward the acquisition of a helicopter outfitted with a suite of scientific equipment that will serve as the basis for a one-of-a-kind platform for environmental observations at the School.
Batchelor Foundation
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
ScienceScientists coax shy microorganisms to stand out in a crowd Scientists have advanced a method that allowed them to single out a marine microorganism and map its genome even though the organism made up less than 10 percent of a water sample teeming with many millions of individuals from dozens of identifiable groups of microbes.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Contact: Sandra Hines
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
Google Earth ocean terrain receives major update Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA researchers and many other ocean mapping groups from around the world. Contact: Robert Monroe or Mario Aguilera
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
WHOI scientists will install first real-time seafloor earthquake observatory at Cascadia Fault A $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will fund the first seafloor geodesy observatory above the expected rupture zone of the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia fault -- an offshore, subduction zone fault capable of producing a magnitude 9 earthquake and generating a large tsunami.
W.M. Keck Foundation
Contact: WHOI Media Relations
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
Scientific ReportsHeat and cold damage corals in their own ways, Scripps study shows Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold can also cause significant damage. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown that cool temperatures can inflict more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive in the long run.
National Science Foundation, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Contact: Mario Aguilera
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
PLOS Computational BiologyPredicting system crashes in nature and society The researchers present a mathematical methodology that uses easily obtainable information to providing early warning of crashes in natural or societal systems such as fisheries or economies. Contact: Dr. Steven J. Lade
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
BioScienceAre nuisance jellyfish really taking over the world's oceans? Evidence is lacking that populations of jellyfish and similar gelatinous plankton are surging in numbers globally and will likely dominate the seas in coming decades. Rather, increasing scientific and media interest as well as the lack of good baseline data seem to explain the widespread perception of an increase.
National Science Foundation, University of California, State of California
Contact: Tim Beardsley
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a perception that the world's oceans are experiencing increases in jellyfish due to human activities such as global warming and overharvesting of fish. Contact: George Foulsham
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and BiochemistryGlobal experts question claims about jellyfish populations A global study has questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide. Contact: Glenn Harris
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Scientific ReportsRoad runoff spurring spotted salamander evolution Spotted salamanders exposed to contaminated roadside ponds are adapting to their toxic environments, according to a Yale paper in Scientific Reports. This study provides the first documented evidence that a vertebrate has adapted to the negative effects of roads apparently by evolving rapidly. Contact: David DeFusco
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
PLOS ONESeagrass meadow found to be composed of extremely old, large organisms Mediterranean seagrass meadows contain genetically identical clones up to 15 kilometers apart, suggesting that these organisms must be thousands to tens of thousands of years old. Contact: Yael Franco
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