Climate Change Causes Timing Shifts in Fish Reproduction
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 31 July 2015
Scripps research by Rebecca Asch shows warmer ocean temperatures are shifting fish spawning seasons in the California Current, potentially mismatching larval fish with food sources like zooplankton—posing challenges for marine ecosystems and fisheries.
Keywords: Rebecca Asch, fish phenology, California Current, climate change, spawning shifts, larval fish
Voyager: How Long Can a Seadragon Live and are Seadragons Seahorses?
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 August 2015
Seadragons, close relatives of seahorses, can live up to nine years in captivity, longer than seahorses. Unlike seahorses, they swim horizontally, lack grasping tails, and males carry young on tails without pouches.
Keywords: seadragons, seahorses, lifespan, captivity, marine biology, Scripps Oceanography
DNA Sequencing Used to Identify Thousands of Fish Eggs
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 25 August 2015
Scripps researchers used DNA barcoding to identify 13,000 fish eggs from 39 species in La Jolla MPAs, mapping spawning sites via ocean current data. Findings form a baseline to study climate change impacts on fish reproduction.
Keywords: DNA barcoding, fish eggs, spawning patterns, La Jolla MPA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ron Burton, Alice Harada,
