Data now flowing from new Antarctic Ocean observatory
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 11 March 2026
Ocean Networks Canada and Spain's CSIC have doubled data capture capacity at their Antarctic subsea observatory off Livingston Island, with new CTD and dissolved oxygen sensors monitoring Southern Ocean conditions in near real-time.
Keywords: Southern Ocean, Antarctic observatory, ocean monitoring, CTD, subsea observatory, Livingston Island, oceanographic data
Tiny Organisms, Big Insights: Phytoplankton Research Transforming Marine Science
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Published: 5 March 2026
Texas A&M Galveston researchers are using phytoplankton as indicators to study PFAS contamination in Texas coastal oyster beds and investigating how these forever chemicals persist in marine ecosystems.
Keywords: phytoplankton, PFAS, forever chemicals, oysters, marine pollution, coastal ecology, Gulf of Mexico
Marine conservation on the high seas
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB)
Published: 17 March 2026
The AGELESS project will investigate how climate change is reshaping marine biodiversity and develop conservation recommendations under the new UN High Seas Treaty.
Keywords: marine conservation, high seas, biodiversity, climate change, BBNJ, UN High Seas Treaty, marine protected areas
