Oysters play unexpected role in protecting blue crabs from disease
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Published: 9 February 2026
Study finds oyster filter feeding removes over 60% of a deadly parasite within an hour, making juvenile blue crabs near live oysters one-third less likely to become infected.
Keywords: oysters, blue crabs, disease, filter feeding, parasites, Chesapeake Bay, marine ecology, reef restoration
New research to understand the impact of marine heatwaves on fisheries
New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Published: 1 February 2026
NIWA researchers secured MBIE funding to develop multi-month marine heatwave forecasts for New Zealand waters, where sea surface temperatures have warmed 0.2-0.3 degrees C per decade.
Keywords: marine heatwaves, fisheries, New Zealand, ocean warming, forecasting, climate impacts, sea surface temperature
Making waves: researchers set out to uncover secrets of Antarctica's underwater tsunamis
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 15 January 2026
An international team led by BAS is investigating how glacier calving triggers powerful underwater tsunamis that rival wind-driven mixing in redistributing heat across polar oceans.
Keywords: Antarctica, underwater tsunamis, glacier calving, ocean mixing, polar oceanography, POLOMINTS, RRS Sir David Attenborough
