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Researchers discovered that periods of higher lunar illumination have more shark attacks than usual, while periods of lower illumination have fewer attacks. Researchers have examined the links between lunar phases and shark attacks despite the fact that many animals demonstrate behaviors that are connected to the moon phases.

Recreational fishing in the U.S. is largely a personal hobby that scales up to a multibillion-dollar economic activity. More than 44 million people in the U.S. identify as recreational anglers making this hobby second only to jogging in terms of popular outdoor activities.

Recent reports of swimmers at the Jersey Shore thinking the fins of cownose rays are actually those of sharks have one state marine life expert advising residents of the types of creatures in the waters off the Garden State, as August approaches. Dr. Paul Bologna, professor of biology and director of the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences program at Montclair State University, said the rays have been spotted along the states entire Atlantic coast line, from Cape May up to Sandy Hook and beyond...

Source: University of Waikato How seaweed can help our agriculture industry, green shipping and electric ferries, sea level rise, aquaculture and how we protect our marine biodiversity are among the topics for discussion at the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference next week. The University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus will host 360 scientists between 5 – 8 July, presenting research on how to sustainably harness the economic potential of our marine environment while addressin...

Thursday, 1 July 2021, 9:53 am How seaweed can help our agriculture industry, green shipping and electric ferries, sea level rise, aquaculture and how we protect our marine biodiversity are among the topics for discussion at the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference next week. The University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus will host 360 scientists between 5 – 8 July, presenting research on how to sustainably harness the economic potential of our marine environment while addressing t...

A company hoping to build a wind power farm off the New Jersey coast is partnering with Rutgers University and the state’s clam industry to study the...

Atlantic Shores is funding Rutgers to Conduct a Multi-phase Modeling Effort to Study the Influence of Climate Change and Offshore Wind Development on Atlantic Surfclam Fishery Economics in the Mid-Atlantic Bight NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC (Atlantic Shores) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, announced the launch of a

Rutgers, offshore wind firm to study impact on clams off NJ WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A company hoping to build a wind power farm off the coast of southern New Jersey is partnering with Rutgers University and the states clam industry to study the potential impacts of wind farms on the shellfish. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC said Thursday it is funding a study of how New Jerseys valuable clam industry might be impacted by offshore wind...

Loading video... VIDEO: Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low nutrient waters of the North Atlantic Ocean for centuries. Scientists have discovered dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum, transforming... view more  Credit: Brian Lapointe, Ph.D. For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low nutrient waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, supported by natural nutrient sources like excretions from fishes and invertebrates, up...