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5 Ocean Terms You May Not Know — But Should! These little-known but fascinating ocean phenomena will leave you wanting to learn more. 1. Tidal Bore The name “tidal bore,” also called a “bore tide,” is a bit of a misnomer — these natural occurrences are anything but boring. Also called mascaret (French), pororoca (Brazilian), and “the Bono” (Indonesian) — tidal bores occur when the water in relatively shallow, sloping estuaries or rivers moves as one massive solitary wave. In o...

Credit: Joe Tomoleoni Heart disease is a killer threat for southern sea otters feasting on domoic acid in their food web, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis. Harmful Algae, examined the relationship between long-term exposure to domoic acid and fatal heart disease in southern sea otters, a threatened marine mammal. "Sea otters are an amazing indicator of whats happening in the coastal environment, not just to other marine animals, but to us, too, especially on the...

Ocean toxin a threat to sea otters 3 minute read A southern sea otter feasts on a clam, which could expose it to domoic acid, increasing its risk of dying with heart disease. Joe Tomoleoni/Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism Domoic acid raises risk of fatal heart disease in warming ocean Heart disease is a killer threat for southern sea otters feasting on domoic acid in their food web, according to a study led by UC Davis. , published in the journal Harmful Algae, examined the relationshi...