Shell-forming animals like corals, crabs, oysters and urchins are getting hit first because ocean acidification robs ... oysters and reef fish to crabs, whales and sea otters. Like global warming, the ...

Sea urchins play a crucial role as 'gardeners' of the reefs ... Rising water temperatures, ocean acidification, and changes in marine currents can stress marine organisms, making them more vulnerable ...

Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...

In our previous experiments, we found that fertilisation success in two sea urchin species is low in a sperm competition ... You can also test the effects of global change scenarios, i.e. ocean ...

These events increase concern that coastal and marine ecosystems are being transformed, degraded, or lost due to climate change impacts, particularly sea-level rise, ocean acidification ... explosions ...

The study, by Mote Marine Laboratory, connects increased harmful algae blooms with the long-term acidification of Florida’s ...

A new study by Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota has revealed a potential link between red tide algal blooms and long-term ...

There are growing concerns about the worldwide expansion of coral reef destruction. Research team: “This is an extremely ...

The Caribbean, Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean are critical regions for the world's coral reefs, and mortality rates for sea urchins in these areas are very high—over 90 percent. As of now ...