California's Fish Populations Are Declining
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 29 October 2015
Scripps researchers found a 70%+ decline in fish populations in the California Current since 1970, shown in two independent datasets, suggesting large-scale environmental changes, especially affecting cool-water species.
Keywords: California Current, fish decline, CalCOFI, environmental change, cool-water species, marine ecology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Citizen Science Will Help Assess Effects of El Niño
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 November 2015
Scripps Oceanography is enlisting citizen scientists to document the 2015–16 El Niño’s impact on California’s coast, gathering photos, wave data, and estuary measurements to study erosion, flooding, and sea-level rise impacts.
Keywords: El Niño, citizen science, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, coastal erosion, sea-level rise
Deep-Ocean Protections May Help Mitigate Climate Change
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 12 November 2015
Scientists urge COP21 to include deep-ocean protection in climate plans. Deep seas buffer climate change but face threats from warming, acidification, and exploitation, with recovery potentially taking centuries.
Keywords: deep ocean, COP21, ocean protection, acidification, biodiversity, marine conservation
