SharkCam reveals secret lives of basking sharks in UK
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 6 August 2019
The REMUS SharkCam was used for the first time in the UK to study basking sharks in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. The AUV captured rare footage to aid conservation and support the proposed Sea of the Hebrides Marine Protected Area.
Keywords: SharkCam, basking sharks, REMUS, WHOI, conservation, Scotland
Blue sharks use eddies for fast track to food
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 7 August 2019
Blue sharks use warm-water eddies to dive into the ocean twilight zone for food, avoiding cold temperatures. This behavior highlights the zone’s ecological importance and the species' vulnerability to overfishing.
Keywords: blue sharks, eddies, twilight zone, WHOI, deep diving
New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition comes from hunting
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 17 September 2019
Corals get more nutrients from hunting than expected, helping them survive bleaching. New amino acid analysis reveals varied coral diets, vital for predicting reef resilience to climate change.
Keywords: corals, bleaching, nutrition, climate change, WHOI
