Coastal & Marine Conservation

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Stewart study finds that larger North Atlantic right whale females have more calves

Northern Atlantic right whale length-at-age is decreasing due to the impacts of sub-lethal entanglements, and the body condition of the population is poorer than closely related southern right whales.
June 22, 2022
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What if we get this right? Ayana Johnson interviewed in On Being

Next-generation marine biologist and Switzer Fellow Ayana Elizabeth Johnson was featured in On Being with Krista Tippett, a podcast that explores the big questions of meaning at the intersection of spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and the arts.
June 21, 2022
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Parker speaks on traditional ecological knowledge at fisheries conference

Salmon, sturgeon, lamprey and other fish have been keystone cultural species for Native American tribes of the Klamath River Basin for thousands of years. Keith's work merges the paradigms of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western ecological knowledge to manage these species.
June 1, 2022
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Brooks awarded NSF CAREER grant for Antarctic conservation

Cassandra Brooks' research will fill a critical gap in the knowledge of Antarctic toothfish and deepen understanding of biological-physical interactions for fish ecology, while contributing to knowledge of impacts of fishing and environmental change on the Ross Sea system.
May 3, 2022
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Hamilton quoted in National Geographic on seahorse decline

"There is absolutely no way seahorses can sustain today's level of exploitation," Healy Hamilton said. "And people need to know: We are headed toward a world bereft of too many of these extraordinary fishes."
April 14, 2022
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Cronin awarded 2022 Smith Fellowship

For her Smith Fellowship research, Melissa Cronin will complete a project titled, “Conservation and Food Security Implications of Large- and Small-Scale Fisheries Interactions”. The Smith Fellowship seeks to identify and support early-career scientists who will shape the growth of applied conservation science.
March 16, 2022
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Fulweiler TEDx Talk promotes expanding coastal ocean research through sensors

Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler presented Coastal Ocean's bold vision for conducting ocean science in a talk at TEDx Boston.
January 12, 2022
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Morello-Frosch and Cushing map more than 400 toxic sites in California at risk of flooding from sea level rise

This three-year project, dubbed Toxic Tides, is the first systematic look at the environmental justice ramifications of sea level rise and hazardous sites along the entire coast of California.
December 1, 2021
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Stoddard authors report on impact of Hurricane Florence on animals and farmers in North Carolina

Millions of poultry died and thousands of pigs and their waste was washed into local waterways by the millions of gallons, with negative impacts for the health of environmental justice communities and local ecosystems.
November 16, 2021
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Miner publishes paper on emergent biogeochemical risks from Arctic permafrost degradation

The Arctic cryosphere is collapsing, posing overlapping environmental risks. In particular, thawing permafrost threatens to release biological, chemical and radioactive materials that have been sequestered for tens to hundreds of thousands of years. As these constituents re-enter the environment, they have the potential to disrupt ecosystem function, reduce the populations of unique Arctic wildlife and endanger human health.
October 27, 2021