Ocean News

When looking for spiny butterfly rays in Valencian waters (Spain, Western Mediterranean), the researchers have to confront the fact that during summer months the waters are infested with one of the most famous Mediterranean species: the tourists. I…

Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island that hosts a great diversity of animals and plants culminating in a rich abundance of natural resources. Our island resources are important for our livelihood so appropriate action should be taken to…

Our team was very excited about deploying longlines in the Miskito Cays, given the information from artisanal fishers and the previous landings we knew surely, we would catch some sharks. This field trip was a rough one for…

As whale researchers, often we dream of having some form of x-ray vision superpower to be able to see fully the whales in their hidden world under the waves – and although we haven’t quite yet achieved superpowers…

After spending a few months in the lab, it was finally time to pack our field bags and head to Ecuador where we would spend the next few weeks collecting samples and testing the Lab-on-a-Chip at three artisanal…

Many fishing camps in the Baja California peninsula are located in remote sites unpopulated and with little or no infrastructure (e.g., electricity and running water); very few fishing camps are associated with urban and suburban centres. For the…

Readers have probably heard that there are limits on how much tuna you should eat because of the risks posed by mercury contamination. The same patterns of chemical pollution and biomagnification that make tuna potentially dangerous to human…

For the last eight months, we have been searching the Valencian waters (Spain, Western Mediterranean) looking for a critically endangered species in the Mediterranean: the spiny butterfly ray. I’m too sick to go into the water today, so…

As a kid, you were probably taught that spying on other people is wrong. Despite the warnings, I’m sure many of you have, at some point in your life, spied on a friend, neighbour, or complete stranger. Sometimes…

The Miskito Cays or as our field partner calls them the Faraway Cays are the most remote marine site in Honduras. This archipelago is made up of approximately 49 small cays (some so small you could walk around…

The Maldives archipelago, located roughly 700 km from the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, extends for over 800 km reaching the equator (0°34’S) in their southernmost atoll. Their geological history has provided them with unique features, which make…

Reviewing footage After spending days and nights out on the water deploying BRUVS to exciting moment of reviewing 101 hours of footage. Unfortunately, a few BRUVS deployments failed or the cameras had been dragged due to the currents…