Photo of the Week: Seeing Seadragons
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 20 April 2016
Scripps researchers photographed a leafy seadragon in Australia while searching for the rare ruby seadragon. The team studies seadragon species, with some on display and bred at Birch Aquarium, which will host a symposium in June 2016.
Keywords: Scripps Oceanography, leafy seadragon, ruby seadragon, Australia, marine research, Birch Aquarium, seadragon breeding
Patterns of Glowing Sharks Get Clearer with Depth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 5 May 2016
Researchers from Scripps and partners found catsharks can see their own green biofluorescence, enhancing contrast at depth. Using a custom “shark-eye” camera, they suggest this glow helps sharks recognize and communicate with each other.
Keywords: Scripps Oceanography, catshark, biofluorescence, shark vision, marine biology, underwater communication, shark-eye camera
Scientifically, This Was Still a Monster El Niño Year
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 5 May 2016
The 2015–16 El Niño brought less rain to Southern California than predicted but delivered record ocean observations, major coastal erosion, species shifts, and rich climate data that will guide future forecasts, resilience planning, and sea-level rise studies.
Keywords: Scripps Oceanography, El Niño 2015-16, climate data, coastal erosion, Argo program
