Study unveils dust patterns over time in the North Pacific
Dust blown from the Earth's continents falls into the oceans and fertilizes them with nutrients needed for plants, such as ...
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Sea otters are bouncing back in wild, but tourism posing a threat
Sea otter numbers in the northern Pacific Ocean are thought to have ranged from around 150,000 to 300,000 up until the 18th century. But overhunting for their pelts brought the number down to ...
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that ...
A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa.
Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.
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Japanese salmon lose out as rival moves north due to climate change
Chum salmon, a migratory species widely consumed in Japan, is losing out to a relative in a battle over food resources in the Northern Pacific Ocean triggered by global warming, a study found.
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...